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Digital Skills Unit 1 Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. 1. Keeping your operating system and applications up to date helps you to

a)

Increase the memory size of your hard drive

b)

Store information about software update

c)

Extend the life of your device’s battery

d)

Fix bugs and address security updates

2.

You can enter the same keyword for a search but get different results from each search engine you use. This is because

a)

some search engines are a lot slower than others

b)

some search engines put results in alphabetical order

c)

every search engine uses a different formula

d)

search engines often make mistakes

3.

Which is the most important reason to back up files?

a)

It clears your physical memory and speed up your device

b)

You can sort files and put them where you can find them

c)

It is a good way to share files with other people

d)

You can recover your files if you have a hardware failure

4.

Windows, iOS and Linux are examples of

a)

Computer

b)

An operating systems

c)

Applications

d)

Desktop icons

5.

Your friend is tying to save a 18GB file onto her computer. Where is the problem?

a)

On Local Disk –(C:) 15.9 GB free of 199 GB

b)

On DVD RW Drive (E:)

c)

On Nick - (F:) 469 GB free of 931 GB

d)

On TEMp_PART01 (D:) 385 free of 385

6.

What is an operating system?

a)

A powerful program that controls and manages the hardware, application and other software on a computer.

b)

The physical objects on the computer system.

c)

A program which enables only hardware to function.

d)

It is a powerful application which enables user to interact with another user.

7.

Each computer requires an operating system for ........

a)

all devices

b)

table

c)

chair

d)

carpet

8.

The current operating system is

a)

Windows 10

b)

Windows Vista

c)

Windows 7 Prof

d)

Windows 7 Home Edition

9.

iOS is an operating system used for mobile devices and manufactured by

a)

Google

b)

Amazon

c)

Apple Inc..

d)

Android

10.

Software is divided into two main part and they are

a)

Application Software and System Software

b)

Application Software and Office Software

c)

Application Software and Manufacture Software

d)

Manufacturer Software and System Software

11.

The term OS is short for?

a)

Operational System

b)

Open System

c)

Operating system

d)

Optional System

12.

The operating system is a type of

a)

system software

b)

general purpose software

c)

utility software

d)

application software