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 / 46What does I/O controller do? Keeps tracks of processes Keeps tracks of all devices Keeps tracks of primary memory All options 2 / 46The size of virtual memory is based on which of the following? Address Bus Data Bus RAM CPU 3 / 46In which one of the following year Mobile phones were invented? 1927 1973 1930 1952 4 / 46A program is execution is called Function Process Procedure Instruction 5 / 46Program which is used to control system performance is classified as System software Application software Web based software None 6 / 46A(n) _______ is device that electronically process data, converting it to information. Algorithm Program Software Computer 7 / 46An operating system that can do multiprocessing means that _______ The OS can divide up work between several CPUs Several programs can be operated concurrently Multiple people can use the computer concurrently All Options are correct 8 / 46Which of the following method is used to improve the main memory utilization? None Operating system Swapping Memory stack 9 / 46______ is an example of single user Operating system. Basic MS-DOS Linux UNIX 10 / 46OS is collection of Hardware components All option Software routines Input Output devices 11 / 46Which of the following is not an important function of an OS? Processor Management Memory Management Virus Protection File Management 12 / 46Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the process that requests the CPU first? Round Robin Scheduling First-Come First Served Scheduling Shortest Job First Priority Scheduling 13 / 46Which of the following software cannot be categorized application software? MS DOS Word processing Spreadsheet DBMS 14 / 46____ is responsible for keeping the process from the program? ALL Options Monitor Operating system CPU 15 / 46Which of the following is not a part of the OS? Memory program Performance monitor I/O control program Job control program 16 / 46Android operating system was acquired by Google in 2004 2005 2007 2002 17 / 46BIOS is used by _________. Compiler Operating system Interpreter Application System 18 / 46What is Microsoft window? Graphic program Word processing Database program Operating system 19 / 46What is full form of IOS Iphone Operating System Internetworking Operating System Internet Operating System Indian Operating System 20 / 46Identify false statement: You can increase free space of disk by sending files in recycle bin You can right click and choose empty recycle bin to clean it at once You can find deleted files in recycle bin You can restore any files in recycle bin even if you ever need 21 / 46What is the use of directory structure in the operating system? It is used to store the program in file format It is used to store folders and files hierarchically All of the option The directory structure is used to solve the problem of the network connection in OS. 22 / 46Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information Is a(n) ____ Data warehouse Database Record Database program 23 / 46In multiprogramming environment, the OS decides which process gets the processor when and for how much time. This function is called ______. Traffic controller management Processor Process rescheduling Process scheduling 24 / 46Which of the following does not interrupt the running process? Power failure Device Scheduler process Timer interrupt 25 / 46Operating systems Provides a layer, user friendly interface Enable the programmer to draw a flow chart Inks a program with subroutine it references All options are correct 26 / 46Which of the following is not an operating system? Linux DOS Windows Oracle 27 / 46A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have Loader Operating system Assembler Compiler 28 / 46Which of the following shut down method is often called warm boot? Restart Shutdown Sleep Hibernate 29 / 46In OS, Memory management refers to the management of? Secondary memory Flash memory Both Primary and Secondary Memory Primary memory 30 / 46The operating system work between One user to another User and computer None Network and User 31 / 46Buffer is a ______. Small area Permanent area Temporary area Large area 32 / 46Which is the name of the software system which combines much independent function into one package? Integrated system Knowledge based system Multi adjustment system Expert system 33 / 46If the displayed system date and time is wrong, you can reset is using Calendar Alarm & Clock Control Panel Photos 34 / 46What is true about OS? The OS is a vital component of the system software in a computer system All options An OS is a collection of software. An OS is an interface between computer user and computer hardware. 35 / 46Which of the following is a condition that causes deadlock? Mutual Exclusion Circular Wait Hold and Wait All Options are correct 36 / 46A program None of these is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory is a sequence of instructions is the device where information is stored 37 / 46The first OS created by Microsoft was? Windows MS-DOS Seattle AIX 38 / 46Today's fastest growing mobile phone operating system is Black berry OS Apple's IOS Google's Android Mac OS X 39 / 46A processor is a sequence of instructions None of these is the device where information is stored is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory 40 / 46Which of the following statements is correct about virtual memory? None It is a separation of user logical memory and physical memory It is a combination of the logical memory and physical memory It is a virtual network memory 41 / 46Which of the following is not an operating system? MS-DOS PASCAL UNIX Linux 42 / 46Which of the following software can't categorize application software? Word processing DBMS Spreadsheet MS-DOS 43 / 46The two major categories of software include Personal productivity and system Operating system and utility System and application System and utility 44 / 46Which of the following operating system supports only real time applications? Real time OS Network OS Batch OS Distributed OS 45 / 46The mobile phone is an invention of an American engineer named as Sir Philo Taylor Farnsworth Sir Martin Cooper Sir Igory Sikorsky Sir Thomas Edison 46 / 46What should be extension to executable file? BAT COM All given options are correct EXE Your score isThe average score is 78% 0% Restart quiz Post Views: 1,542
