Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous - Study Mode

[#211] The MS-DOS operating system is a .....
Correct Answer

(C) command-driven interface, single-tasking operating system

Explanation

Solution: The MS-DOS operating system is a command-driven interface, single-tasking operating system. MS-DOS allows the user to navigate, open, and otherwise manipulate files on their computer from a command line instead of a GUI like Windows.

[#212] Which of the following was an early desktop operating system that included an integrated graphic user interface with point-and-click features?
Correct Answer

(B) Mac OS

Explanation

Solution: Mac OS was an early desktop operating system that included an integrated graphic user interface with point-and-click features in Mac OS. It was also the underlying basic operating system on which early versions of Windows ran as a GUI.

[#213] The most recent version of the Mac OS is based on the
......... operating system.
Correct Answer

(C) Unix

Explanation

Solution: The most recent version of the Mac OS is based on the Unix operating system. UNIX is an operating system which was first developed in the 1960s, and has been under constant development ever since. By operating system, we mean the suite of programs which make the computer work. It is a stable, multi-user, multi-tasking system for servers, desktops and laptops.

[#214] The ............ operating system was initially created in the early 1970s at AT & T Bell Labs.
Correct Answer

(C) Unix

Explanation

Solution: The Unix operating system was initially created in the early 1970s at AT & T Bell Labs. The history of Unix dates back to the mid-1960s. When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AT & T Bell Labs and General Electric were jointly developing an experimental time-sharing operating system called Multics for the GE-645 mainframe.

[#215] The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that
Correct Answer

(C) any programmer can modify Linux code, which is not permitted with Windows.

Explanation

Solution: The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that any programmer can modify Linux code, which is not permitted with Windows. Linux is Open Source and is free to use. Windows is not open source and is not free to use.