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 The operating system work between One user to another User and computer None Network and User 2 / 46 The size of virtual memory is based on which of the following? Data Bus RAM CPU Address Bus 3 / 46 Which of the following is a condition that causes deadlock? Circular Wait All Options are correct Mutual Exclusion Hold and Wait 4 / 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 5 / 46 The two major categories of software include System and application Operating system and utility Personal productivity and system System and utility 6 / 46 Which of the following is not an operating system? Windows DOS Oracle Linux 7 / 46 Which of the following software can't categorize application software? DBMS MS-DOS Spreadsheet Word processing 8 / 46 In 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 9 / 46 BIOS is used by _________. Compiler Interpreter Operating system Application System 10 / 46 Which of the following statements is correct about virtual memory? It is a virtual network memory None It is a combination of the logical memory and physical memory It is a separation of user logical memory and physical memory 11 / 46 The first OS created by Microsoft was? AIX MS-DOS Windows Seattle 12 / 46 Program which is used to control system performance is classified as Web based software Application software None System software 13 / 46 Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the process that requests the CPU first? Shortest Job First Round Robin Scheduling First-Come First Served Scheduling Priority Scheduling 14 / 46 A(n) _______ is device that electronically process data, converting it to information. Software Computer Program Algorithm 15 / 46 Which of the following does not interrupt the running process? Power failure Scheduler process Device Timer interrupt 16 / 46 Operating systems All options are correct Inks a program with subroutine it references Enable the programmer to draw a flow chart Provides a layer, user friendly interface 17 / 46 A program 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 18 / 46 Which of the following is not an important function of an OS? Processor Management Virus Protection Memory Management File Management 19 / 46 Which of the following is not a part of the OS? I/O control program Memory program Performance monitor Job control program 20 / 46 What does I/O controller do? Keeps tracks of primary memory Keeps tracks of all devices All options Keeps tracks of processes 21 / 46 What should be extension to executable file? All given options are correct BAT COM EXE 22 / 46 Which of the following operating system supports only real time applications? Distributed OS Network OS Batch OS Real time OS 23 / 46 A program is execution is called Process Instruction Procedure Function 24 / 46 Today's fastest growing mobile phone operating system is Black berry OS Mac OS X Google's Android Apple's IOS 25 / 46 Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information Is a(n) ____ Record Database program Database Data warehouse 26 / 46 What is Microsoft window? Database program Graphic program Word processing Operating system 27 / 46 Which is the name of the software system which combines much independent function into one package? Knowledge based system Expert system Multi adjustment system Integrated system 28 / 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 29 / 46 ____ is responsible for keeping the process from the program? Operating system Monitor CPU ALL Options 30 / 46 Which of the following shut down method is often called warm boot? Restart Hibernate Shutdown Sleep 31 / 46 OS is collection of Software routines Hardware components All option Input Output devices 32 / 46 Which of the following software cannot be categorized application software? Word processing MS DOS Spreadsheet DBMS 33 / 46 An operating system that can do multiprocessing means that _______ The OS can divide up work between several CPUs Multiple people can use the computer concurrently All Options are correct Several programs can be operated concurrently 34 / 46 The mobile phone is an invention of an American engineer named as Sir Thomas Edison Sir Martin Cooper Sir Igory Sikorsky Sir Philo Taylor Farnsworth 35 / 46 ______ is an example of single user Operating system. UNIX Linux Basic MS-DOS 36 / 46 A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have Compiler Loader Assembler Operating system 37 / 46 What 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 38 / 46 A 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 39 / 46 Android operating system was acquired by Google in 2004 2002 2005 2007 40 / 46 Buffer is a ______. Large area Small area Temporary area Permanent area 41 / 46 If the displayed system date and time is wrong, you can reset is using Calendar Control Panel Alarm & Clock Photos 42 / 46 In OS, Memory management refers to the management of? Secondary memory Primary memory Flash memory Both Primary and Secondary Memory 43 / 46 In which one of the following year Mobile phones were invented? 1973 1930 1927 1952 44 / 46 What is full form of IOS Internetworking Operating System Iphone Operating System Indian Operating System Internet Operating System 45 / 46 Which of the following method is used to improve the main memory utilization? Memory stack Operating system Swapping None 46 / 46 Which of the following is not an operating system? MS-DOS Linux PASCAL UNIX Your score isThe average score is 72% 0% Restart quiz Post Views: 1,765
