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[#116] ....... is an intermediate storage for deleted files
Correct Answer

(C) Recycle bin

Explanation

Solution: In computing, the Trash (also known as the Recycle Bin in Windows and by other names in other operating systems ) is temporary storage for files that have been deleted in a file manager by the user, but not yet permanently erased from the file system. Typically, a recycle bin is presented as a special file directory to the user, allowing the user to browse deleted files, undelete those that were deleted by mistake, or delete them permanently (either one by one, or by the "Empty Trash" function).

[#117] We can start the application from?
Correct Answer

(D) Run

Explanation

Solution: On the Microsoft Windows operating system, the Run command is used to directly open an application or document whose path is known. It functions more or less like a single-line command line interface.

[#118] Which of the following is not process states?
Correct Answer

(D) Finished

Explanation

Solution: Finished is a not process state. Ready State– A state in which a process is ready and waiting for its execution. Blocked State– A state in which a process doesn't execute until and unless a process event occurs, like completion of an Input/output operation. Running State– A state in which the process is currently executing.

[#119] In DOS, the maximum length of filename is
Correct Answer

(B) 8

Explanation

Solution: The older MS-DOS FAT file system supports a maximum of 8 characters for the base file name and 3 characters for the extension, for a total of 12 characters including the dot separator. This is commonly known as an 8.3 file name.

[#120] The question mark (?) indicates in file searching
Correct Answer

(A) A single character

Explanation

Solution: Sometimes abbreviated as char, a character is a single visual object used to represent text, numbers, or symbols. For example, the letter "A" is a single character. With a computer, one character is equal to one byte, which is 8 bits.