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 OS is collection of Input Output devices Hardware components Software routines All option 2 / 46 Identify 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 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 3 / 46 Which of the following method is used to improve the main memory utilization? Memory stack Swapping Operating system None 4 / 46 In OS, Memory management refers to the management of? Flash memory Both Primary and Secondary Memory Secondary memory Primary memory 5 / 46 Which of the following software cannot be categorized application software? DBMS MS DOS Word processing Spreadsheet 6 / 46 What should be extension to executable file? EXE BAT All given options are correct COM 7 / 46 A processor is the device where information is stored is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory None of these is a sequence of instructions 8 / 46 A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have Assembler Operating system Loader Compiler 9 / 46 An operating system that can do multiprocessing means that _______ The OS can divide up work between several CPUs All Options are correct Multiple people can use the computer concurrently Several programs can be operated concurrently 10 / 46 Which is the name of the software system which combines much independent function into one package? Multi adjustment system Integrated system Knowledge based system Expert system 11 / 46 Which of the following is not an operating system? UNIX MS-DOS PASCAL Linux 12 / 46 What is full form of IOS Internetworking Operating System Iphone Operating System Indian Operating System Internet Operating System 13 / 46 Which of the following shut down method is often called warm boot? Shutdown Sleep Hibernate Restart 14 / 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 15 / 46 A program is execution is called Function Procedure Process Instruction 16 / 46 The two major categories of software include Personal productivity and system System and application Operating system and utility System and utility 17 / 46 A(n) _______ is device that electronically process data, converting it to information. Software Computer Algorithm Program 18 / 46 What does I/O controller do? All options Keeps tracks of primary memory Keeps tracks of all devices Keeps tracks of processes 19 / 46 Program which is used to control system performance is classified as Application software Web based software System software None 20 / 46 Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the process that requests the CPU first? First-Come First Served Scheduling Round Robin Scheduling Priority Scheduling Shortest Job First 21 / 46 What is true about OS? An OS is an interface between computer user and computer hardware. The OS is a vital component of the system software in a computer system An OS is a collection of software. All options 22 / 46 Which of the following is a condition that causes deadlock? Mutual Exclusion All Options are correct Circular Wait Hold and Wait 23 / 46 Which of the following software can't categorize application software? MS-DOS Word processing Spreadsheet DBMS 24 / 46 Which of the following is not an important function of an OS? Memory Management Processor Management File Management Virus Protection 25 / 46 What is Microsoft window? Database program Operating system Graphic program Word processing 26 / 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 27 / 46 Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information Is a(n) ____ Record Data warehouse Database Database program 28 / 46 Which of the following operating system supports only real time applications? Network OS Distributed OS Real time OS Batch OS 29 / 46 BIOS is used by _________. Operating system Compiler Application System Interpreter 30 / 46 The first OS created by Microsoft was? Windows AIX Seattle MS-DOS 31 / 46 Android operating system was acquired by Google in 2004 2005 2002 2007 32 / 46 Today's fastest growing mobile phone operating system is Black berry OS Apple's IOS Google's Android Mac OS X 33 / 46 Buffer is a ______. Temporary area Permanent area Large area Small area 34 / 46 ____ is responsible for keeping the process from the program? Monitor ALL Options Operating system CPU 35 / 46 Operating systems Provides a layer, user friendly interface Enable the programmer to draw a flow chart All options are correct Inks a program with subroutine it references 36 / 46 Which of the following is not an operating system? Linux Windows Oracle DOS 37 / 46 A program is a sequence of instructions is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory None of these is the device where information is stored 38 / 46 Which of the following is not a part of the OS? Job control program Memory program Performance monitor I/O control program 39 / 46 The operating system work between Network and User One user to another User and computer None 40 / 46 In which one of the following year Mobile phones were invented? 1973 1930 1927 1952 41 / 46 Which of the following does not interrupt the running process? Timer interrupt Device Power failure Scheduler process 42 / 46 ______ is an example of single user Operating system. Basic UNIX Linux MS-DOS 43 / 46 Which of the following statements is correct about virtual memory? It is a combination of the logical memory and physical memory It is a virtual network memory None It is a separation of user logical memory and physical memory 44 / 46 If the displayed system date and time is wrong, you can reset is using Alarm & Clock Photos Control Panel Calendar 45 / 46 The size of virtual memory is based on which of the following? RAM CPU Data Bus Address Bus 46 / 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 Processor Process rescheduling Your score isThe average score is 72% 0% Restart quiz Post Views: 1,744
