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Basics of OS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Operating systems

a)

enables the programmer to draw a flow chart

b)

provides a layer, user friendly interface

c)

links a program with subroutine it references

d)

all of these

2.

Operating system is a collection of

a)

Software routines

b)

Input-output devices

c)

Hardware components

d)

All of these

3.

Which of the following is not an operating system?

a)

UNIX

b)

MS-DOS

c)

CP/M

d)

PASCAL

4.

The primarily takes care of the behind the scenes details and manages the hardware

a)

Hard disk

b)

Peripheral devices

c)

Application software

d)

Operating system

5.

The capabilities of the operating system is to enable two or more than two programs to execute simultaneously in a single computer system by a single processor is

a)

Multi-execution

b)

Multi-programming

c)

Multi-tasking

d)

Multi-processing

6.

Characteristics of an operating system is/are

a)

Error recovery

b)

Resource management

c)

Memory management

d)

All of the above

7.

What is an operating system?

a)

collection of programs that manages hardware resources

b)

system service provider to the application programs

c)

interface between the hardware and application programs

d)

all of the mentioned

8.

To access the services of operating system, the interface is provided by the ___________

a)

System calls

b)

API

c)

Library

d)

Assembly instructions

9.

Which one of the following is not true?

a)

kernel is the program that constitutes the central core of the operating system

b)

kernel is the first part of operating system to load into memory during booting

c)

kernel is made of various modules which can not be loaded in running operating system

d)

kernel remains in the memory during the entire computer session

10.

Which one of the following error will be handle by the operating system?

a)

power failure

b)

lack of paper in printer

c)

connection failure in the network

d)

all of the mentioned

11.

Which one of the following is not a real time operating system?

a)

VxWorks

b)

QNX

c)

RTLinux

d)

Palm OS

12.

The first UNIX operating system was written in

a)

Java

b)

Pascal

c)

Programming C

d)

Machine language

13.

DOS stands for

a)

Disk Operating Signal

b)

Disk Operating System

c)

Disk Orientation System

d)

Disk Orientaional Signal

14.

Which of the following extension refers to System files?

a)

.PRG

b)

.EXE

c)

.COM

d)

.SYS

15.

Which of the following is an example of operating system?

a)

MS Word

b)

MS DOS

c)

MS Excel

d)

MS Access

16.

Which is used to keep track of information, its location and status?

a)

Memory Management

b)

Device Management

c)

Storage Management

d)

Both a and b

17.

________ is the operating system that reads and reacts in terms of actual time.

a)

Time sharing system

b)

Real time system

c)

Batch system

d)

Quick response system

18.

What is called the starting up on operating system?

a)

Formatting

b)

Booting

c)

Starting

d)

Entering

19.

Which command creates a directory or sub directory?

a)

Dir

b)

Md

c)

Mkdir

d)

Both b and c

20.

The operating system is the most common type of ______ software.

a)

Application

b)

Communication

c)

word processing

d)

System