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Working with operating system

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an operating system with a character User Interface

a)

MS Windows

b)

Mac OS

c)

UNIX

d)

None of these

2.

Which of these functions are performed by an operating system in a computer system?

a)

Manages the user's Files

b)

Provides the interface to allow the user to communicate with the computer hardware

c)

Controls the various peripheral devices

d)

All of these

3.

Which of these is not a system icon that is found on the desktop?

a)

Paint icon

b)

Computer icon

c)

Recycle Bin Icon

d)

Network Icon

4.

Which is not a part of the taskbar

a)

Start Button

b)

Middle Section

c)

Notification area

d)

Cascade windows

5.

Which button will you use to maximise a window?

a)

Restore button

b)

Close button

c)

Maximise button

d)

Minimize button

6.

Which program is designed to store files that you delete from your computer?

a)

Computer

b)

My Documents

c)

Network

d)

Recycle Bin

7.

Which of these will delte a file permanently instead of sending it into the recycle Bin?

a)

Select the file Press Alt+Delete Keys

b)

Select the file Press Delete Keys

c)

Select the file Press Shift+Delete Keys

d)

Select the file Press Ctrl+Backspace Keys

8.

Which is not a program of the Windows Accessories menu?

a)

Wordpad

b)

Paint

c)

Notepad

d)

MS Word

9.

When you right click on the desktop area what do you get

a)

A Context menu

b)

A short icon

c)

Documents Folder

d)

All Programs

10.

Which shortcut key should be pressed to switch between open program windows

a)

Alt + Tab

b)

Ctrl+Tab

c)

Shift+Tab

d)

Shift+Alt

11.

Windows distinguishes between the different drives by means of a naming convention. Each drive is designated by a letter followed by

a)

A Colon ( :) sign

b)

An Asterisk (*) Sign

c)

An exclamation point (!) Sign

d)

A semicolon (;) Sign

12.

Which of the following will you use to display the contents of a drive

a)

Shift + Click

b)

Right Click

c)

Double Click

d)

Ctrl +Click

13.

Which of the following characters is allowed in a windows filename or folder

a)

:

b)

?

c)

>

d)

None of these

14.

You can copy and paste files from one folder to another using the Copy and paste command in the ___________Menu

a)

File

b)

View

c)

Special

d)

Edit

15.

Which of the following is Not a method of deleting files and folders

a)

Select and press Delete Key

b)

Right Click and select delete option

c)

Use the shortcut menu

d)

Hold down Shift key, Select and Delete

16.

In Windows Explorer, the currently selected folder in the navigation pane is :

a)

Bold faced

b)

shaded

c)

italicized

d)

highlighted

17.

Where are the deleted files stored

a)

Computer

b)

Recycle Bin

c)

Documents

d)

Folder

18.

Which of the following is a method for copying a file or a folder

a)

Click on Edit - Cut option on the explorer menu bar

b)

Right Click the file and then select copy . Go to the required location , right click and paste

c)

Press ESC key and then drag and drop the folder or file to the target location

d)

Drag the file of folder to the same disk

19.

Which of the following is NOT an icon view in the Explorer window?

a)

List

b)

Details

c)

Tiles

d)

Context

20.

The Undo option in Windows Explorer lies in the

a)

File Menu

b)

View Menu

c)

Organize menu

d)

None of these

21.

Which option in the start menu opens a list of all softwares loaded in the hard disk of a computer

a)

Shortcut

b)

File

c)

Edit

d)

All Programs

22.

Which of these denotes D drive in the computer program

a)

D:

b)

A:

c)

C:

d)

F:

23.

What is the most used operating system in the world?

a)

Linux

b)

MacOS

c)

Windows

d)

Ubuntu

24.

1. What is an operating system?

a)

a) interface between the hardware and application programs

b)

b) collection of programs that manages hardware resources

c)

c) system service provider to the application programs

d)

d) all of the mentioned

25.

1. What is an operating system?

a)

a) interface between the hardware and application programs

b)

b) collection of programs that manages hardware resources

c)

c) system service provider to the application programs

d)

d) all of the mentioned

26.

2. What is the main function of the command interpreter?

a)

a) to provide the interface between the API and application program

b)

b) to handle the files in the operating system

c)

c) to get and execute the next user-specified command

d)

d) none of the mentioned

27.

3. To access the services of the operating system, the interface is provided by the ___________

a)

a) Library

b)

b) System calls

c)

c) Assembly instructions

d)

d) API

28.

4.  Where is the interrupt in operating system?

a)

a) either low or high memory (depending on the location of interrupt vector)

b)

b) in the low memory

c)

c) in the high memory

d)

d) none of the mentioned

29.

5. Which one of the following is not a real time operating system?

a)

a) RTLinux

b)

b) Palm OS

c)

c) QNX

d)

d) VxWorks

30.

6. In a timeshare operating system, when the time slot assigned to a process is completed, the process switches from the current state to?

a)

a) Suspended state

b)

b) Terminated state

c)

c) Ready state

d)

d) Blocked state

31.

7. For an effective operating system, when to check for deadlock?

a)

a) every time a resource request is made at fixed time intervals

b)

b) at fixed time intervals

c)

c) every time a resource request is made

d)

d) none of the mentioned

32.

8. To recover from failures in the network operations _____________ information may be maintained.

a)

a) operating system

b)

b) ip address

c)

c) stateless

d)

d) state

33.

9 The two steps the operating system takes to use a disk to hold its files are _______ and ________

a)

a) caching & logical formatting

b)

b) logical formatting & swap space creation

c)

c) swap space creation & caching

d)

d) partitioning & logical formatting

34.

10 In Unix, which system call creates the new process?

a)

a) create

b)

b) fork

c)

c) new

d)

d) none of the mentioned

35.

1) What is the use of directory structure in the operating system?

a)

The directory structure is used to solve the problem of the network connection in OS.

b)

It is used to store folders and files hierarchically.

c)

It is used to store the program in file format.

d)

All of the these

36.

What is a program?

a)

a line of instruction

b)

a list of instructions

c)

a computer

37.

Where does the taskbar appear by default?

a)

on top of Windows Desktop

b)

at the bottom of Windows Desktop

c)

at the sides of Windows Desktop

38.

What manages the hardware and runs the software?

a)

Computer Systems

b)

Dedicated Systems

c)

Embedding Systems

d)

Operating Systems

39.

What is a good definition of software?

a)

parts of a computer that are soft

b)

Parts of a computer that you can't see

c)

A set of rules that tell a computer what to do

d)

games

40.
Which of the following is the process of starting or restarting a computer or mobile device?
a)
Booting
b)
Lauching 
c)
Loading
d)
Keying
41.

Earlier computer systems utilized Command Line Interface to tell a computer what to do, which interface does the computer utilize now?

a)

Command Line Interface

b)

Touch User Interface

c)

Natural Language Interface

d)

Graphical User Interface

42.

What is accessibility?

a)

Changing how a system looks

b)

Changing the brightness of the computer

c)

Allowing as many people to access computers and technology

d)

Changing the graphics and monitor to handle your screen

43.
A(n) ______________________ is the most important software that runs on a computer.
a)
Operating System
b)
Windows
c)
Anti Virus
d)
iOS
44.
What operating system is this a symbol of?
a)
Mac OS X
b)
Linux
c)
Windows
45.
What is the purpose of an operating system?
a)
Manage software on computer
b)
Manage hardware on computer
c)
Manage all hardware & software on computer
46.

Which of these is not a function of an OS:

a)

Provide a user interface

b)

Communicate with hardware

c)

Allow the computer to multi-task

d)

Improves CPU performance

47.

What does GUI stand for?

a)

Genuine Umpire Impressions

b)

Graphical User Interface

c)

Graphic Up Industry

48.
These are example of Stand-alone OS Except for
a)
Ubuntu
b)
Linux
c)
Microsoft Mac
d)
Mac OS X
49.
These are example of Server OS Except for
a)
Linux
b)
OpenSolaris
c)
Solaris
d)
Microsoft Windows 10
50.
These are example of Mobile OS Except for
a)
iOS
b)
Symbian OS
c)
Linux OS
d)
Android OS
51.

The ability for different people to use the same computer is made possible through:

a)

Open-source software

b)

Desktop elements

c)

User accounts

d)

Settings app

52.
Which of the following operating systems can you freely modify if you choose?
a)
OS X
b)
iOS
c)
BlackBerry
d)
Linux
53.
Peter, a friend of yours, has a piece of software that was written for Mac OS X. Which of the following OSs will that software run on?
a)
Mac OS X only 
b)
Mac OS X and Linux
c)
Mac OS X and Chrome OS
d)
Mac OS X, Linux, and Chrome OS
54.
Keeping track of the location of processes in memory and allocating space to new processes is known as...
a)
Memory Management
b)
Process Management
c)
Memory Scheduling
d)
Process Scheduling
55.

The term OS is short for?

a)

Apple

b)

Operating Software

c)

Operating System

d)

Overload System

56.

Which of the following are NOT Operating Systems (tick all that apply)

a)

iOS

b)

Linux

c)

Samsung

d)

iPhone

e)

MacOSX

57.

What do device drivers do?

a)

Allows the OS to communicate with hardware

b)

Drives around the motherboard

c)

Increases the amount of storage

58.

How does the OS handle file management?

a)

Deals with movement, editing and deletion of data

b)

Colour codes data

c)

Translates data into binary

59.

which is task of an operating system among follow tasks

a)

Manages files and folders

b)

handles input and output

c)

Manages system security

d)

all of these

60.
Which of the following is not one of the most common operating systems for personal computers?
a)
Microsoft Windows
b)
IBM
c)
Linux
d)
Mac OS X
61.

This symbols represents

a)

Microsoft Windows

b)

iOS

c)

Android

d)

Symbian OS

62.

1. Without the Operating System the computer is useless

a)

True

b)

False