Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

os 2

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Operating system is a set of programs that connects and manages software with ________

a)

System

b)

User

c)

Hardware

d)

Application

2.

Responsibilities of OS include

a)

Handling "interrupts" generated by the I/O controllers

b)

Making external devices to work properly

c)

Creating instructions to connect user's PC to the local network

d)

Finding ways for student to answer this question

3.

Which of this is not the part of OS?

a)

Kernel

b)

User's interface

c)

Device drivers

d)

File manager

4.

_________ is the most important software that runs on a computer.

a)

MS Word

b)

Operating system

c)

CPU

d)

Ms Excel

5.

An Operating system help us to __________ with computer even without knowing computer Language.

a)

Translate

b)

Trade

c)

Communicate

d)

none of these

6.

Operating system is a Hardware.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

which is task of an operating system among follow tasks

a)

Manages files and folders

b)

handles input and output

c)

Manages system security

d)

all of these

8.

_____ is not an example for Operating system

a)

windows

b)

android

c)

Linux

d)

power point

9.

Duplicating a file or folder is done by _______ action.

a)

Delete

b)

cut - paste

c)

rename

d)

copy - paste

10.

which is the Operating system developed by Apple company ?

a)

Windows

b)

Android

c)

Mac OS

d)

None of these

11.

After Deleting files from computer where they go and settle ?

a)

Drive

b)

Documents

c)

Recycle bin

d)

Folder

12.

System software is a set of_______________needed for a computer to_______________.

a)

program, work

b)

instructions , pause

c)

instructions, work

13.

The Operating System is a program that allows different ____________ and various pieces of hardware to _________with each other.

a)

application, software

b)

software , application

c)

application , communicate

d)

software, communicate

14.
________________programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.
a)
Software
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
15.
_________________are programs that designed to help users to be more productive with their personal tasks.
a)
Software
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
16.
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
17.
What is defragmentation?
a)
Rearranging files to occupy contiguous space.
b)
Speeding up processing.
c)
Rearranging the RAM.
d)
Rearranging processes queued for processing.
18.

A message sent by the OS to change the CPU schedule is known as...

a)

Interrupt

b)

Poll

c)

Cache

d)

Defrag

19.
Peter, a friend of yours, has a piece of software that was written for Mac OS X. Which of the following OSs will that software run on?
a)
Mac OS X only 
b)
Mac OS X and Linux
c)
Mac OS X and Chrome OS
d)
Mac OS X, Linux, and Chrome OS
20.
You just deleted a shortcut to an important work presentation. What happened to the data in the presentation?
a)
Nothing
b)
It's in the Recycle Bin/Trash
c)
It's deleted
d)
It's in the recovery partition
21.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command line
b)
Graphical user interface
22.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical user interface
23.
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
24.
Processor scheduling is one of the functions managed by the OS.  Which one is a scheduling method used by the scheduler
a)
Round To It
b)
Round Table
c)

Round Robin

25.
The purpose of the GUI is to
a)
hide the complexities of the machine from the user
b)
Guide the user
c)
to make the screen look nice
26.
What is the purpose of an operating system?
a)
Manage software on computer
b)
Manage hardware on computer
c)
Manage all hardware & software on computer
27.

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

28.

How can the OS help manage security of the system?

a)

The OS can hire backup

b)

User accounts may be password protected

c)

Files can self destruct after a set time

29.

POST is short for

a)

Power On Self Test

b)

Power Off Self Test

c)

Program On Self test

d)

Program Off Self Test

30.

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

a)

multitasking

b)

multiprogramming

c)

multiprocessing

d)

timesharing

31.

The grouping of jobs that require similar resources

a)

timesharing

b)

serial processing

c)

multiprogramming

d)

batch processing

32.

Which term relates to a multiuser system

a)

batch jobs

b)

timesharing

c)

serial processing

d)

punch cards

33.

Software program that carries out some action

a)

process

b)

command

c)

software

d)

direction

34.

Which is not a process state?

a)

waiting

b)

terminated

c)

blocked

d)

redirected

35.

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

36.

To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a .........?

a)

User Connection

b)

User Interface

c)

Virtual Connection

d)

Remote Accesss

37.

Which type of User Interface is text-based and requires the user to write commands?

a)

Command Line Interface

b)

Graphical User Interface

c)

Menu Interface

d)

No User Interface

38.

Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is dealt with under:

a)

Memory Management

b)

File Management

c)

Processor Management

d)

Peripheral Management

39.

This piece of software is used to control hardware devices and allow an Operating System to make use of the hardware

a)

Device Management

b)

Device Driver

c)

Device System

d)

Hardware Peripheral Device

40.

Which Operating System function enables the allocation of folders?

a)

User Interface

b)

Memory Management

c)

User Management

d)

File Management

41.

If an OS has the ability to run more than one program simultaneously what is this called?

a)

Mutlihandling

b)

Multitasking

c)

Multiuser

d)

Multiprogram

42.

What are the main goals of operating system?

a)

Convenience and Efficiency

b)

Reliable and Affordable

c)

Fast and Stable

43.

Write True or False for the following:

Under Edit menu you can rename the file.

a)

True

b)

no comments

c)

False

44.

Write True or False for the following:


Windows provides a quick and easy way to install new software.

a)

False

b)

True.

45.

When you start the computer system, the task bar appears ___________on the screen.

a)

Up

b)

Middle

c)

Bottom

46.

To select non-consecutive file or folder press and hold down ___________ key

a)

SHIFT key

b)

CTRL key

c)

ENTER

47.

Displays a list of installed program, which a user can start or use

a)

My Picture

b)

All Programs

c)

My Documents

48.

Fill the space,

wait(S)

{


while (S<=0);


_______

}

a)

S++;

b)

S--;

c)

S--

d)

S;

49.

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

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Mark Zuckerberg

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Larry Page

50.

As you open or run something the OS allocates _____________ to it.

a)

The Kernel

b)

Memory

c)

Storage

d)

Disk Space

51.

You can manage memory by using ....

a)

Task manager

b)

The bootstrap

c)

The OS

d)

The VRAM

52.

What does contiguous mean?

a)

Data is split into random allocations

b)

Data is stored randomly another

c)

Data is illogically stored onto memory

d)

Data is logically stored one after another

53.

The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory

a)

encoding

b)

retrieval

c)

chunking

d)

recognition

54.

The process by which information is maintained over a period of time

a)

encoding

b)

confabulation

c)

procedural

d)

storage

55.

Your short-term memory is most similar to which of the following parts of a computer?

a)

monitor

b)

mouse

c)

random access memory

d)

hard drive

56.

The idea that information needs to be converted into a form that is meaningful to the person learning it is referred to as

a)

Encoding

b)

Storage

c)

Recall

d)

Consolidation