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Computer Operating Systems Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following features is exclusive to Windows 10 Pro and not available in Windows 10 Home?

a)

Cortana

b)

Hyper-V

c)

Windows Defender

d)

Task View

2.

What is the maximum amount of RAM supported by a 32-bit operating system?

a)

2 GB

b)

4 GB

c)

8 GB

d)

16 GB

3.

Which command in Linux is used to change file permissions?

a)

ls

b)

chmod

c)

mv

d)

cp

4.

What utility is used in Windows to manage startup programs?

a)

Task Manager

b)

Disk Cleanup

c)

Services.msc

d)

Event Viewer

5.

What is the purpose of the "bootrec /fixmbr" command?

a)

Rebuild the BCD

b)

Repair the master boot record

c)

Check the disk for errors

d)

Format the boot partition

6.

Which of the following is a common form of biometric authentication?

a)

Smart card

b)

Fingerprint scanner

c)

Username and password

d)

CAPTCHA

7.

What is the primary purpose of BitLocker?

a)

File compression

b)

Full disk encryption

c)

System optimization

d)

Backup creation

8.

A user reports receiving an email claiming they’ve won a prize but must click a link to claim it. What type of threat is this?

a)

Ransomware

b)

Phishing

c)

Trojan

d)

Rootkit

9.

What security protocol is used to encrypt email messages?

a)

SSL

b)

S/MIME

c)

FTP

d)

DNS

10.

Which file system supports file encryption on Windows?

a)

FAT32

b)

exFAT

c)

NTFS

d)

EXT4

11.

A Windows system boots to a black screen with no error message. What should be your first troubleshooting step?

a)

Check the monitor connection

b)

Boot into Safe Mode

c)

Replace the power supply

d)

Reinstall Windows

12.

A user reports that their computer is running slowly. What should you check first?

a)

Task Manager for resource usage

b)

Reinstall the OS

c)

Replace the hard drive

d)

Run Disk Cleanup

13.

Which command would you use to test network connectivity to a specific IP address?

a)

netstat

b)

ping

c)

nslookup

d)

ipconfig

14.

A laptop keyboard is unresponsive. Which troubleshooting step should you try first?

a)

Replace the keyboard

b)

Update the keyboard driver

c)

Reinstall the operating system

d)

Connect an external keyboard

15.

A computer fails to boot, showing a "Missing Operating System" error. What is the most likely cause?

a)

Corrupted MBR

b)

Faulty RAM

c)

Bad GPU

d)

Overheated CPU

16.

Which Windows tool is used to partition and format drives?

a)

Disk Management

b)

Device Manager

c)

Control Panel

d)

Event Viewer

17.

What type of software is used to remove malware?

a)

Firewall

b)

Antivirus

c)

Disk defragmenter

d)

Backup software

18.

What is the purpose of a virtual machine snapshot?

a)

To increase the speed of the VM

b)

To restore the VM to a previous state

c)

To back up the host operating system

d)

To update the VM software

19.

Which of the following is a free Linux text editor?

a)

WordPad

b)

Nano

c)

Notepad++

d)

TextEdit

20.

What command would you use to display the IP address of a Linux system?

a)

ipconfig

b)

ifconfig

c)

ping

d)

traceroute