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 / 46 ____ is responsible for keeping the process from the program? Monitor ALL Options CPU Operating system 2 / 46 Which of the following is not an operating system? MS-DOS PASCAL UNIX Linux 3 / 46 BIOS is used by _________. Operating system Application System Compiler Interpreter 4 / 46 A(n) _______ is device that electronically process data, converting it to information. Software Computer Algorithm Program 5 / 46 Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the process that requests the CPU first? Shortest Job First First-Come First Served Scheduling Round Robin Scheduling Priority Scheduling 6 / 46 A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have Operating system Assembler Loader Compiler 7 / 46 Android operating system was acquired by Google in 2005 2007 2004 2002 8 / 46 Program which is used to control system performance is classified as System software None Application software Web based software 9 / 46 In which one of the following year Mobile phones were invented? 1952 1973 1930 1927 10 / 46 Which of the following operating system supports only real time applications? Real time OS Network OS Distributed OS Batch OS 11 / 46 What is true about OS? An OS is an interface between computer user and computer hardware. An OS is a collection of software. All options The OS is a vital component of the system software in a computer system 12 / 46 Operating 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 13 / 46 The two major categories of software include Operating system and utility System and utility System and application Personal productivity and system 14 / 46 If the displayed system date and time is wrong, you can reset is using Alarm & Clock Control Panel Calendar Photos 15 / 46 Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information Is a(n) ____ Record Database program Database Data warehouse 16 / 46 Which of the following statements is correct about virtual memory? None It is a virtual network memory It is a combination of the logical memory and physical memory It is a separation of user logical memory and physical memory 17 / 46 In multiprogramming environment, the OS decides which process gets the processor when and for how much time. This function is called ______. Process scheduling Traffic controller management Process rescheduling Processor 18 / 46 What is Microsoft window? Operating system Word processing Graphic program Database program 19 / 46 The operating system work between None User and computer Network and User One user to another 20 / 46 What should be extension to executable file? COM BAT EXE All given options are correct 21 / 46 Today's fastest growing mobile phone operating system is Google's Android Apple's IOS Black berry OS Mac OS X 22 / 46 ______ is an example of single user Operating system. UNIX Basic MS-DOS Linux 23 / 46 What is full form of IOS Internet Operating System Internetworking Operating System Indian Operating System Iphone Operating System 24 / 46 Which of the following software cannot be categorized application software? Word processing MS DOS Spreadsheet DBMS 25 / 46 The first OS created by Microsoft was? MS-DOS Seattle AIX Windows 26 / 46 Buffer is a ______. Permanent area Large area Small area Temporary area 27 / 46 In OS, Memory management refers to the management of? Flash memory Primary memory Both Primary and Secondary Memory Secondary memory 28 / 46 An operating system that can do multiprocessing means that _______ Multiple people can use the computer concurrently Several programs can be operated concurrently All Options are correct The OS can divide up work between several CPUs 29 / 46 Which of the following is a condition that causes deadlock? Hold and Wait Circular Wait All Options are correct Mutual Exclusion 30 / 46 The mobile phone is an invention of an American engineer named as Sir Igory Sikorsky Sir Thomas Edison Sir Philo Taylor Farnsworth Sir Martin Cooper 31 / 46 What is the use of directory structure in the operating system? All of the option The directory structure is used to solve the problem of the network connection in OS. It is used to store folders and files hierarchically It is used to store the program in file format 32 / 46 Which of the following method is used to improve the main memory utilization? None Swapping Memory stack Operating system 33 / 46 Which of the following is not a part of the OS? Job control program Memory program I/O control program Performance monitor 34 / 46 Which is the name of the software system which combines much independent function into one package? Integrated system Multi adjustment system Expert system Knowledge based system 35 / 46 Which of the following does not interrupt the running process? Power failure Scheduler process Timer interrupt Device 36 / 46 A program is execution is called Instruction Process Procedure Function 37 / 46 Which of the following software can't categorize application software? Word processing Spreadsheet DBMS MS-DOS 38 / 46 A program 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 39 / 46 The size of virtual memory is based on which of the following? CPU Data Bus Address Bus RAM 40 / 46 A processor None of these is the device where information is stored is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory is a sequence of instructions 41 / 46 Which of the following shut down method is often called warm boot? Restart Hibernate Shutdown Sleep 42 / 46 OS is collection of Software routines Input Output devices Hardware components All option 43 / 46 What does I/O controller do? Keeps tracks of all devices Keeps tracks of primary memory Keeps tracks of processes All options 44 / 46 Identify false statement: You can increase free space of disk by sending files in recycle bin You can find deleted 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 45 / 46 Which of the following is not an operating system? Windows DOS Oracle Linux 46 / 46 Which of the following is not an important function of an OS? Virus Protection File Management Memory Management Processor Management Your score isThe average score is 78% 0% Restart quiz Post Views: 1,618
