WorksheetsOS Basics & Booting Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 15mins
Explain the difference between cold boot and warm boot.
Cold boot is when the computer is overheated, warm boot is when it's too cold.
Cold boot is starting from a powered-off state, warm boot is restarting without turning off.
Cold boot involves ice, warm boot involves fire.
Cold boot is for winter, warm boot is for summer.
List three functions of an operating system.
Hardware maintenance
Network management
Process management, Memory management, File system management
User interface design
An interface between the user and the computer.
(a)
Name two types of booting methods commonly used in operating systems.
Rebooting
Soft booting
Hot booting
Cold booting, Warm booting
What does GUI stand for?
Genuine Umpire Impressions
Graphical User Interface
Graphic Up Industry
Which of these is an example of an operating system?
Windows
Word
Excel
PS3
The term OS is short for?
Apple
Operating Software
Operating System
Overload System
A computer can function without an operating system
True
False
Which of the following is the process of starting or restarting a computer or mobile device?
Booting
Lauching
Loading
Keying
A graphical environment where a mouse acts as a pointing device.
(a)
What operating system is this a symbol of?
Mac OS X
Linux
Windows
What manages the hardware and runs the software?
Computer Systems
Dedicated Systems
Embedding Systems
Operating Systems
What does the BIOS stand for?
Which one is MBR?
Master Boat Record
Memory Boot Record
Master Boot Record
Master Boot Recognition
An operating system where only one user can effectively work on computer at a time.
(a)
What is the meaning of this symbol?
WiFi
Font
Power
Upload
I am known as the "brain" of the computer because I receive information and carry out commands. I tell other parts of the computer what to do and when to do it.
processor (CPU)
motherboard
power supply
hard drive
What is software?
Anything connected to the computer that is soft.
Any set of instructions that you can work with
Anything connected to the computer that you can touch
Any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do
The most popular operating system for personal computers is ________.
Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows
Ubuntu Linux
An Operating System or OS is the most important software that runs on a computer; this software communicates with the hardware and allows other programs to run. Which of these are examples of Operating Systems?
iOS
Microsoft Windows
Android
All of these are Operating Systems
