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WorksheetsQuiz on Operating System Basics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these is NOT a type of system software?
word processing software
utility software
BIOS
operating system
Which of these is a thin client OS?
Windows Server
Chrome OS
Mac OS X
UNIX
What file system is the default for Windows 11 system volumes?
NTFS
FAT32
HFS+
UDF
C:\Books\Current\Chapter01.docx is an example of a:
Volume
Path
Folder Tree
Registry Entry
What application would open the file Birthdays.pdf?
Paint
Microsoft Access
Adobe Reader
Word Pad
What would you expect the extension of a compressed archive file to be?
exe
com
docx
zip
Which type of backup does NOT reset each file’s archive attribute to Off after backing it up?
Full
Differential
Incremental
Which type of backup backs up every file in the specified list and clears each one’s archive
attribute?
Full
Differential
Incremental
A user interface that uses pictures and a pointing device to issue commands
GUI
Unix
Linux
Shell
An operating system that comes preinstalled on a chip on a portable device
SoS
SoC
SoN
SoP
The top-level folder on a volume
Root Directory
Path
Folder Tree
Disk
This performs a task (or set of tasks) that optimizes, repairs, or safeguards the computer or its data.
Operating System
Application Software
Utility Software
System BIOS
This is a graphical representation of a volume’s storage hierarchy, with subordinate branches for folders and subfolders.
Path Tree
Folder Tree
File
Partitioning
This is a code at the end of a filename that indicates the file’s type.
File extension
File name
File size
File description
There are many types of utility software for performing various system maintenance tasks.
True
False
A computer’s platform is its type of software. Only certain operating systems can run on certain platforms.
True
False
A drive is a physical storage unit, such as an HDD, a SSD, or a DVD drive.
True
False
An operating system can have either a graphical user interface (GUI) or a command-line interface.
True
False
System software is a software that starts the computer and keeps it running, performing basic system tasks such as running applications, managing files, and correcting errors.
True
False
There are two main hardware platforms for desktop and notebook computers: Apple and Intel (IBM-compatible).
True
False
Backup hardware can save your backup files to external media, such as a writeable DVD or an external hard drive, or to a network or Internet location.
True
False
Backup software can automate the process of backing up important files.
True
False
The System BIOS is the built-in software on the motherboard that starts the computer.
True
False
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.
GUI
CLI
GLI
CUI
This is when you 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.
Partition
Format
Volume
Storage
