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Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 27mins
Operating system is a set of programs that connects and manages software with ________
System
User
Hardware
Application
Responsibilities of OS include
Handling "interrupts" generated by the I/O controllers
Making external devices to work properly
Creating instructions to connect user's PC to the local network
Finding ways for student to answer this question
Which of this is not the part of OS?
Kernel
User's interface
Device drivers
File manager
_________ is the most important software that runs on a computer.
MS Word
Operating system
CPU
Ms Excel
An Operating system help us to __________ with computer even without knowing computer Language.
Translate
Trade
Communicate
none of these
Operating system is a Hardware.
True
False
which is task of an operating system among follow tasks
Manages files and folders
handles input and output
Manages system security
all of these
_____ is not an example for Operating system
windows
android
Linux
power point
Duplicating a file or folder is done by _______ action.
Delete
cut - paste
rename
copy - paste
which is the Operating system developed by Apple company ?
Windows
Android
Mac OS
None of these
After Deleting files from computer where they go and settle ?
Drive
Documents
Recycle bin
Folder
System software is a set of_______________needed for a computer to_______________.
program, work
instructions , pause
instructions, work
The Operating System is a program that allows different ____________ and various pieces of hardware to _________with each other.
application, software
software , application
application , communicate
software, communicate
A message sent by the OS to change the CPU schedule is known as...
Interrupt
Poll
Cache
Defrag
Round Robin
Which of these is not a function of an OS:
Provide a user interface
Communicate with hardware
Allow the computer to multi-task
Improves CPU performance
How can the OS help manage security of the system?
The OS can hire backup
User accounts may be password protected
Files can self destruct after a set time
POST is short for
Power On Self Test
Power Off Self Test
Program On Self test
Program Off Self Test
The ability for a computer to execute more than one task simultaneously
multitasking
multiprogramming
multiprocessing
timesharing
The grouping of jobs that require similar resources
timesharing
serial processing
multiprogramming
batch processing
Which term relates to a multiuser system
batch jobs
timesharing
serial processing
punch cards
Software program that carries out some action
process
command
software
direction
Which is not a process state?
waiting
terminated
blocked
redirected
Preemption means
process can be paused by system
process cannot be halted once execution begins
process has high priority
process is short
To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a .........?
User Connection
User Interface
Virtual Connection
Remote Accesss
Which type of User Interface is text-based and requires the user to write commands?
Command Line Interface
Graphical User Interface
Menu Interface
No User Interface
Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is dealt with under:
Memory Management
File Management
Processor Management
Peripheral Management
This piece of software is used to control hardware devices and allow an Operating System to make use of the hardware
Device Management
Device Driver
Device System
Hardware Peripheral Device
Which Operating System function enables the allocation of folders?
User Interface
Memory Management
User Management
File Management
If an OS has the ability to run more than one program simultaneously what is this called?
Mutlihandling
Multitasking
Multiuser
Multiprogram
What are the main goals of operating system?
Convenience and Efficiency
Reliable and Affordable
Fast and Stable
Write True or False for the following:
Under Edit menu you can rename the file.
True
no comments
False
Write True or False for the following:
Windows provides a quick and easy way to install new software.
False
True.
When you start the computer system, the task bar appears ___________on the screen.
Up
Middle
Bottom
To select non-consecutive file or folder press and hold down ___________ key
SHIFT key
CTRL key
ENTER
Displays a list of installed program, which a user can start or use
My Picture
All Programs
My Documents
Fill the space,
wait(S)
{
while (S<=0);
_______
}
S++;
S--;
S--
S;
Who is a co-founder of Microsoft? (Windows creator)
Steve Jobs
Mark Zuckerberg
Bill Gates
Larry Page
As you open or run something the OS allocates _____________ to it.
The Kernel
Memory
Storage
Disk Space
You can manage memory by using ....
Task manager
The bootstrap
The OS
The VRAM
What does contiguous mean?
Data is split into random allocations
Data is stored randomly another
Data is illogically stored onto memory
Data is logically stored one after another
The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory
encoding
retrieval
chunking
recognition
The process by which information is maintained over a period of time
encoding
confabulation
procedural
storage
Your short-term memory is most similar to which of the following parts of a computer?
monitor
mouse
random access memory
hard drive
The idea that information needs to be converted into a form that is meaningful to the person learning it is referred to as
Encoding
Storage
Recall
Consolidation
