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Quiz No. 1 - Operating System Basics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a type of system software?

a)

word processing software

b)

backup software

c)

BIOS

d)

operating system

2.

What would you expect the extension of a compressed archive file to be?

a)

pdf

b)

xps

c)

zip

d)

docx

3.

Which type of backup does NOT reset each file’s archive attribute to Off after backing it up?

a)

full

b)

differential

c)

incremental

d)

none of the above

4.

A user interface based on a graphical environment, in which users interact with it using a pointing device or touch screen as the primary input device.

a)

graphical user interface (GUI)

b)

command-line interface

c)

utility software

d)

none of the above

5.

Software that blocks hackers from accessing a computer by closing unnecessary services and ports.

a)

spyware

b)

disk checking program

c)

anti-spam software

d)

firewall software

6.

What application would open the file List.pdf?

a)

Paint

b)

Microsoft Access

c)

Adobe Reader

d)

Word Pad

7.

Which type of backup backs up every file in the specified list and clears each one’s archive attribute?

a)

full

b)

differential

c)

incremental

d)

none of the above

8.

A virtual machine allows you to:

a)

Run one operating system inside of another

b)

Run more applications than you have memory to run normally

c)

Speed up the CPU

d)

Run a 64-bit operating system on a 32-bit platform

9.

Which of these is a thin client OS?

a)

Windows Server

b)

Chrome OS

c)

Mac OS X

d)

UNIX

10.

This is the complete descriptor of a file’s location, including the volume and folders. (e.g. E:\Personal\Financial\Budget.txt)

a)

Root Directory

b)

Path

c)

Folder Tree

d)

None of the Above

11.

To create logical divisions of the available space on a storage medium such as an HDD; or, a logical division of space on a storage medium.

a)

partition

b)

format

c)

file system

d)

file extension

12.

An operating system that comes preinstalled on a chip on a portable device such as a smartphone.

a)

SoC

b)

IOS

c)

Windows

d)

Linux

13.

The ability to have more than one OS installed and to choose at startup which one to run.

a)

multi-boot

b)

virtualization

c)

virtual machine

d)

distribution

14.

Software that rejects junk email messages.

a)

firewall software

b)

anti-spam software

c)

disk checking program

d)

registry cleanup program

15.

Which is NOT a function performed by the operating system?

a)

Provides the user interface

b)

Communicates with the hardware

c)

Runs Applications and Manages Files

d)

Designs the graphical user interface