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Final Examination in Operating System

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What manages the hardware and runs the software?

a)

Computer Systems

b)

Dedicated Systems

c)

Embedding Systems

d)

Operating Systems

2.

Which of these is not a function of an OS:

a)

Provide a user interface

b)

Communicate with hardware

c)

Allow the computer to multi-task

d)

Improves CPU performance

3.

How does the OS handle file management?

a)

Deals with movement, editing and deletion of data

b)

Colour codes data

c)

Translates data into binary

4.

Which of these is an example of an operating system?

a)

Windows

b)

Word

c)

Excel

d)

PS3

5.

What can an operating system do?

a)

Allow the hardware and software to communicate?

b)

Make a computer run faster

c)

Make tea

d)

carry out hospital operations

6.

Application software is...

a)

help the user run specific tasks like word processors, web browser, email, clients, games, etc

b)

run tasks like the operating systems, utilities, etc

c)

help the user run things down

d)

run tasks like the doing my homework, revision, etc

7.
What is processor speed measured in?
a)
Kilometers per hour Km/h
b)
Bits per second BPS
c)
Gigahertz GHz
d)
Megabits Mb
8.

Why is it important to keep the operating system up to date?

a)

To impress your friends

b)

To avoid buying a new one

c)

To protect your computer form malware

d)

Because it's the law

9.

Smart phones don't need operating systems, only computers do.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

what is the main part of the operating system

a)

user interface

b)

kernel

c)

system utilities

d)

device drivers

11.

what is this operating system called

a)

windows

b)

mac os x

c)

linux

d)

penguin dude

12.
________________programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.
a)
Software
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
13.
Function of system software is to serve as the _________ between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware
a)
interface
b)
program
c)
application
d)
server
14.
There are three(3) types of system software
a)
True
b)
False
15.
____________a set of programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources
a)
Operating system
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
16.
These are example of Mobile OS Except for
a)
iOS
b)
Symbian OS
c)
Linux OS
d)
Android OS
17.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical user interface
18.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command line
b)
Graphical user interface
19.

Which of the following is not an example of an OS for Smart phone?

a)

UNIX

b)

IOS

c)

Windows Phone 7

d)

Android

20.

This symbols represents

a)

Microsoft Windows

b)

IOS

c)

Android

21.

Most people have this Operating System on their Computer System.

a)

UNIX

b)

LINUX

c)

IOS

d)

Microsoft Windows

22.

The ability for a computer to execute more than one task simultaneously

a)

multitasking

b)

multiprogramming

c)

multiprocessing

d)

timesharing

23.

The grouping of jobs that require similar resources

a)

timesharing

b)

serial processing

c)

multiprogramming

d)

batch processing

24.

Which is not in the PCB

a)

Process state

b)

resources needed

c)

program counter

d)

processor size

25.

Which is not a process state?

a)

waiting

b)

terminated

c)

blocked

d)

redirected

26.

Preemption means

a)

process can be paused by system

b)

process cannot be halted once execution begins

c)

process has high priority

d)

process is short

27.

FCFS is operates similar to a

a)

stack

b)

sorting algorithm

c)

circle

d)

queue

28.

SJF is short for

a)

Shortest Job First

b)

Software Job First

c)

System Job First

d)

Shortest Job Final

29.
Allocating time on the processor to individual processes is known as...
a)
CPU Scheduling
b)
CPU Timing
c)
CPU Clocking
d)
CPU Sorting
30.
A process is a...
a)
program in execution
b)
program on the hard drive
c)
high level program
d)
low level program 
31.
When the OS creates temporary RAM on the Hard Drive it is known as...
a)
Virtual Memory
b)
Cache
c)
Registering
d)
Defragmenting
32.
A message sent by the OS to change the CPU schedule is known as...
a)
Interupt
b)
Poll
c)
Cache
d)
Defrag
33.
Keeping track of the location of processes in memory and allocating space to new processes is known as...
a)
Memory Management
b)
Process Management
c)
Memory Scheduling
d)
Process Scheduling
34.
Keep track of where a program is in the Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle is...  
a)
Process Management
b)
CPU Scheduling
c)
Process Scheduling
d)
CPU Management
35.

Which of the followings is not GUI operating system?

a)

DOS

b)

Windows

c)

iOS

d)

Linux

36.

What do device drivers do?

a)

Allows the OS to communicate with hardware

b)

Drives around the motherboard

c)

Increases the amount of storage

37.

How many applications can be processed by the CPU at a time?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

Several

38.

Who is a co-founder of Microsoft? (Windows creator)

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Mark Zuckerberg

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Larry Page

39.

2 types of operating systems for PC are?

a)

Android and Windows

b)

Windows and IOS

c)

Linux and Windows

d)

Android and IOS

40.

What system did Microsoft create in 2000?

a)

Windows 10

b)

Windows Vista

c)

Windows XP

d)

Windows 100

41.
What operating system is this a symbol of?
a)
Mac OS X
b)
Linux
c)
Windows
42.
What operating system is this a symbol of?
a)
Mac OS X
b)
Windows
c)
Linux
d)
IBM
43.

What icon represents to Microsoft?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Which one of the following statements about OS is NOT true?

a)

Operating Systems are the interface between computer hardware and the user

b)

The CPU can run multiple processes at the same time

c)

A computer can support several applications being open at the same time

d)

Peripherals require software called "drivers" in order for the OS to control them

45.

full form of MS-DOS

a)

microsoft disk operating system

b)

microsoft disk orientation system

c)

microsoft dustbin offfensive scenery

46.

What is Turnaround time?

a)

the total waiting time for a process to finish execution

b)

the total time spent in the ready queue

c)

the total time spent in the running queue

d)

the total time from the completion till the submission of a process

47.

Scheduling is done so as to ____________

a)

increase the turnaround time

b)

decrease the turnaround time

c)

keep the turnaround time same

d)

there is no relation between scheduling and turnaround time

48.

What is Response time?

a)

the total time taken from the submission time till the completion time

b)

the total time taken from the submission time till the first response is produced

c)

the total time taken from submission time till the response is output

d)

none of the mentioned

49.

Round robin scheduling falls under the category of ____________

a)

Non-preemptive scheduling

b)

Preemptive scheduling

c)

All of the mentioned

d)

None of the mentioned

50.

What is FIFO algorithm?

a)

first executes the job that came in last in the queue

b)

first executes the job that came in first in the queue

c)

first executes the job that needs minimal processor

d)

first executes the job that has maximum processor needs

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