Test Your Knowledge! MCQ [ Computer Software and Operating System] April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 by jaminrai Computer Software and Operating System. Test Your Knowledge. MCQ.This is the collection of MCQs on the topic computer software and Operating Systems. Check Your knowledge on the topic! Choose the best option. You can only choose once for one question. Best of luck. 1 / 46Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information Is a(n) ____ Data warehouse Record Database Database program 2 / 46A processor is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory None of these is a sequence of instructions is the device where information is stored 3 / 46Which of the following is not a part of the OS? Performance monitor Job control program Memory program I/O control program 4 / 46Which of the following does not interrupt the running process? Scheduler process Device Power failure Timer interrupt 5 / 46Operating systems Enable the programmer to draw a flow chart Inks a program with subroutine it references All options are correct Provides a layer, user friendly interface 6 / 46Buffer is a ______. Permanent area Small area Temporary area Large area 7 / 46Which of the following is a condition that causes deadlock? All Options are correct Mutual Exclusion Circular Wait Hold and Wait 8 / 46BIOS is used by _________. Operating system Interpreter Compiler Application System 9 / 46Identify false statement: You can find deleted files in recycle bin You can increase free space of disk by sending files in recycle bin You can restore any files in recycle bin even if you ever need You can right click and choose empty recycle bin to clean it at once 10 / 46Which of the following operating system supports only real time applications? Distributed OS Batch OS Real time OS Network OS 11 / 46An operating system that can do multiprocessing means that _______ The OS can divide up work between several CPUs Multiple people can use the computer concurrently Several programs can be operated concurrently All Options are correct 12 / 46What does I/O controller do? Keeps tracks of all devices Keeps tracks of primary memory Keeps tracks of processes All options 13 / 46A(n) _______ is device that electronically process data, converting it to information. Software Computer Algorithm Program 14 / 46Program which is used to control system performance is classified as System software Web based software Application software None 15 / 46Which of the following software can't categorize application software? Word processing MS-DOS DBMS Spreadsheet 16 / 46What is the use of directory structure in the operating system? It is used to store folders and files hierarchically It is used to store the program in file format All of the option The directory structure is used to solve the problem of the network connection in OS. 17 / 46What should be extension to executable file? EXE COM All given options are correct BAT 18 / 46A program is the device where information is stored is a sequence of instructions None of these is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory 19 / 46Android operating system was acquired by Google in 2004 2007 2005 2002 20 / 46The mobile phone is an invention of an American engineer named as Sir Philo Taylor Farnsworth Sir Thomas Edison Sir Martin Cooper Sir Igory Sikorsky 21 / 46Which of the following shut down method is often called warm boot? Restart Shutdown Hibernate Sleep 22 / 46The operating system work between Network and User One user to another None User and computer 23 / 46If the displayed system date and time is wrong, you can reset is using Calendar Control Panel Alarm & Clock Photos 24 / 46A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have Operating system Compiler Assembler Loader 25 / 46In which one of the following year Mobile phones were invented? 1927 1952 1973 1930 26 / 46A program is execution is called Instruction Function Process Procedure 27 / 46In OS, Memory management refers to the management of? Both Primary and Secondary Memory Flash memory Primary memory Secondary memory 28 / 46The two major categories of software include Personal productivity and system System and utility Operating system and utility System and application 29 / 46Which of the following is not an operating system? Windows DOS Linux Oracle 30 / 46Today's fastest growing mobile phone operating system is Google's Android Apple's IOS Mac OS X Black berry OS 31 / 46Which of the following is not an important function of an OS? Memory Management Processor Management File Management Virus Protection 32 / 46The first OS created by Microsoft was? AIX Windows Seattle MS-DOS 33 / 46Which of the following software cannot be categorized application software? MS DOS Word processing DBMS Spreadsheet 34 / 46Which of the following is not an operating system? UNIX PASCAL MS-DOS Linux 35 / 46What is true about OS? All options An OS is an interface between computer user and computer hardware. An OS is a collection of software. The OS is a vital component of the system software in a computer system 36 / 46The size of virtual memory is based on which of the following? Address Bus CPU Data Bus RAM 37 / 46What is Microsoft window? Operating system Database program Graphic program Word processing 38 / 46______ is an example of single user Operating system. MS-DOS UNIX Linux Basic 39 / 46OS is collection of Software routines Input Output devices Hardware components All option 40 / 46____ is responsible for keeping the process from the program? ALL Options CPU Operating system Monitor 41 / 46In multiprogramming environment, the OS decides which process gets the processor when and for how much time. This function is called ______. Process rescheduling Traffic controller management Process scheduling Processor 42 / 46Which of the following method is used to improve the main memory utilization? None Memory stack Operating system Swapping 43 / 46What is full form of IOS Internet Operating System Iphone Operating System Internetworking Operating System Indian Operating System 44 / 46Which of the following statements is correct about virtual memory? It is a virtual network memory None It is a separation of user logical memory and physical memory It is a combination of the logical memory and physical memory 45 / 46Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the process that requests the CPU first? Priority Scheduling Shortest Job First Round Robin Scheduling First-Come First Served Scheduling 46 / 46Which is the name of the software system which combines much independent function into one package? Expert system Integrated system Knowledge based system Multi adjustment system Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz Post Views: 1,398
