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 / 46If the displayed system date and time is wrong, you can reset is using Alarm & Clock Control Panel Photos Calendar 2 / 46The size of virtual memory is based on which of the following? Data Bus Address Bus RAM CPU 3 / 46Operating systems Provides a layer, user friendly interface Inks a program with subroutine it references All options are correct Enable the programmer to draw a flow chart 4 / 46A program is execution is called Function Procedure Instruction Process 5 / 46Which of the following is not a part of the OS? I/O control program Job control program Memory program Performance monitor 6 / 46What is true about OS? The OS is a vital component of the system software in a computer system An OS is an interface between computer user and computer hardware. All options An OS is a collection of software. 7 / 46The two major categories of software include Personal productivity and system Operating system and utility System and utility System and application 8 / 46A(n) _______ is device that electronically process data, converting it to information. Program Software Computer Algorithm 9 / 46Which of the following software cannot be categorized application software? MS DOS DBMS Word processing Spreadsheet 10 / 46Which of the following shut down method is often called warm boot? Shutdown Restart Sleep Hibernate 11 / 46BIOS is used by _________. Interpreter Operating system Compiler Application System 12 / 46Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information Is a(n) ____ Data warehouse Database program Database Record 13 / 46Android operating system was acquired by Google in 2007 2004 2005 2002 14 / 46In which one of the following year Mobile phones were invented? 1952 1927 1973 1930 15 / 46The mobile phone is an invention of an American engineer named as Sir Philo Taylor Farnsworth Sir Thomas Edison Sir Igory Sikorsky Sir Martin Cooper 16 / 46Which of the following operating system supports only real time applications? Real time OS Batch OS Distributed OS Network OS 17 / 46What is the use of directory structure in the operating system? The directory structure is used to solve the problem of the network connection in OS. It is used to store the program in file format It is used to store folders and files hierarchically All of the option 18 / 46Program which is used to control system performance is classified as System software None Application software Web based software 19 / 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 restore any files in recycle bin even if you ever need You can find deleted files in recycle bin 20 / 46Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the process that requests the CPU first? Priority Scheduling Round Robin Scheduling First-Come First Served Scheduling Shortest Job First 21 / 46In multiprogramming environment, the OS decides which process gets the processor when and for how much time. This function is called ______. Process scheduling Process rescheduling Processor Traffic controller management 22 / 46Which of the following software can't categorize application software? MS-DOS Word processing Spreadsheet DBMS 23 / 46Which of the following is a condition that causes deadlock? Circular Wait All Options are correct Hold and Wait Mutual Exclusion 24 / 46OS is collection of Hardware components Input Output devices Software routines All option 25 / 46A processor is a sequence of instructions None of these is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory is the device where information is stored 26 / 46Which of the following method is used to improve the main memory utilization? None Memory stack Operating system Swapping 27 / 46A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have Operating system Assembler Compiler Loader 28 / 46Which of the following does not interrupt the running process? Power failure Device Timer interrupt Scheduler process 29 / 46Which of the following is not an operating system? MS-DOS PASCAL Linux UNIX 30 / 46The operating system work between Network and User None User and computer One user to another 31 / 46Today's fastest growing mobile phone operating system is Black berry OS Google's Android Apple's IOS Mac OS X 32 / 46What is Microsoft window? Word processing Database program Operating system Graphic program 33 / 46What does I/O controller do? Keeps tracks of primary memory All options Keeps tracks of processes Keeps tracks of all devices 34 / 46Which of the following is not an operating system? Oracle DOS Windows Linux 35 / 46Which is the name of the software system which combines much independent function into one package? Knowledge based system Multi adjustment system Expert system Integrated system 36 / 46What should be extension to executable file? BAT All given options are correct COM EXE 37 / 46Which of the following statements is correct about virtual memory? 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 None 38 / 46____ is responsible for keeping the process from the program? Monitor CPU Operating system ALL Options 39 / 46Buffer is a ______. Permanent area Temporary area Small area Large area 40 / 46An operating system that can do multiprocessing means that _______ All Options are correct The OS can divide up work between several CPUs Multiple people can use the computer concurrently Several programs can be operated concurrently 41 / 46______ is an example of single user Operating system. Basic UNIX MS-DOS Linux 42 / 46What is full form of IOS Internetworking Operating System Iphone Operating System Indian Operating System Internet Operating System 43 / 46The first OS created by Microsoft was? AIX MS-DOS Seattle Windows 44 / 46A program is a sequence of instructions is the device where information is stored None of these is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory 45 / 46In OS, Memory management refers to the management of? Primary memory Flash memory Secondary memory Both Primary and Secondary Memory 46 / 46Which of the following is not an important function of an OS? Virus Protection Memory Management File Management Processor Management Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz Post Views: 1,359
