Operating System

If there are multiple recycle bin for a hard disk

Identify false statement

If the displayed system time and date is wrong, you can reset it using

You should save your computer from?

World Wide Web is being standard by

A co-processor

A Microsoft Windows is a(n)

Which of the following is program group?

Which is not application software?

The ...... program compresses large files into a smaller file

Which of the following is an example of a real time operating system?

Which of the following operating system does not implement the multitasking truly?

Which of the following windows version support 64 bit processor?

What program runs first after computer is booted and loading GUI?

Which of the following operating system do you choose to implement a client server network?

Which of the following Operating systems is better for implementing a Client-Server network

My Computer was introduced from

Which of the following Windows do not have Start button

Which is the latest version of MS Windows?

Which operating system doesn't support networking between computers?

Which of the following does not support more than one program at a time?

Which of the following is not an operating system?

Linux is a(n) ....... operating system

Which operating system can you give smallest file name?

Which one is not operating system?

Which of the following is not a multitasking operating system?

You should choose Sleep option when

The ..... displays the name of every computer user on the computer

The category of software most appropriate for controlling the design and layout of complex document like newsletters and brochure is:

Which one is not a system tool?

The memory which allocates space for DOS and application is called

The operating system creates _____ from the physical computer

Which menu bar selection would you access to open file?

Which mode loads minimal set of drivers when starting Windows?

Which of the following are loaded in safe mode?

A ....... is a named location on a disk where files are stored

Which type of command requires additional files to perform specific operations?

Which of the following is system software?

A user-interface that is easy to use is considered to be

A ..... is a flash memory storage device that plugins into a USB port

The ....... is the drive containing the files to be copied

Which one of the following is not a multitasking operating system?

The most recent version of MAC OS is based on the ...... operating system

In Windows, start button is used to

Which one is true for unconditional disk formatting?

Once text has been cut to the clipboard, you can ...... that text into another document

What is the function of radio button?

The Banker's algorithm is used

The primary purpose of an operating system is:

You can use print manage window

Which of the following operating system reads and reacts in actual time?

All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT

The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that

What is dispatch latency?

A page fault occurs when

Whenever you move a directory from one location to another

The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) resides in

Which of the following does not occur during the power-on-self-test (POST)?

The maximum size of a write file is limited to only

Which of the following is drop down list?

Recently deleted files are stored in

Which components appear in the initial Windows start up display?

A small part of taskbar that has icons of background running applications is

An operating system version designed for use with a media center PC is Microsoft Windows XP

An operating system version designed for use with a tablet PC is Microsoft Windows XP

If you hard disk is partitioned into 3 drives, the number of recycle bin for that hard disk is

The date and time displays on

...... runs on a computer hardware and serves as a platform for other system to run on

Which runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software to run on?

Which is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up?

The ....... contains commands associated with the My Computer window

....... is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program

Which is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program

When you start up the computer the boot up storage at which the BIOS versions manufacturer and data are displayed on the monitor is called

The operating system is the most common type of ...... Software

Which of the following is/are external commands?

Which is not an external command?

Which of the following is not essential to shut down your computer?

What is Dr. Watson?

You can move a window to a different position on your screen by dragging it by its

A bar that inform you the available options in your computer, opened applications, background running applications and can be used to switch between applications quickly is

Which components appear in the initial windows start up display?

Taskbar is used for

To install the new font in window XP

When a peripheral device needs immediate attention from the operating system, it generates a(n)

Underlined text, such as text and folder names is referred to as

Which of the following is suitable after you install new drivers?

Windows displays various options to shutdown. Which is suitable at the end of day?

Which of the following shutdown method is often called Warm Boot?

______ is most often done after fixing a problem, adding a new program or making configuration change

___ is a compromise mode between Shut Down and Sleep mode because it does not consume power and remembers the current state of your desktop

You should choose this mode if you don't know how long you won't use your computer but want to have the same desktop state when you resume

The category of operating system that you most likely have running on your PDA computer is a ....... Operating system

Running multiple programs at the same time is called:

What is the meaning of "Hibernate" in Windows XP/Windows 7?

The function of Dir/W is

Page stealing

What do you mean by dialog box?

Dial up connection allows you to

To properly exit Windows

Which is not a system tool?

A utility that can be used to minimize the number of fragmented files and enhance the speed

To change the volume label

Which of the following is a disk compression tools?

To save your computer from viruses you will do

How can you optimize performance of your computer?

What is the purpose of the scandisk function.

Recently used application file list appears in the Windows operating system

....... are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or electric thermostat

The title bar always displays on

Which of the following is used to display the content of a certain drive or folder?

Which of the following file menu option saves document to disk?

Booting means

When you rename a file five times then the number of file in the disk is

When you open my computer on desktop you see the information of

....... is an intermediate storage for deleted files

We can start the application from?

Which of the following is not process states?

In DOS, the maximum length of filename is

The question mark (?) indicates in file searching

Save operation means

CAD software is most likely to be used by

A spooler is a

The problem with .... file is that they slow your computer's operation

User action such as keystroke or mouse click are referred to as

Which is not external command?

What is the method of handling deadlocks?

To delete a file without allowing it to store in recycle bin

Operating system is a ......

To display a shortcut menu for an object you use

Which of the following separates primary file and extension is

In Microsoft windows, the graphical pattern on the desktop used as background for windows is

All of the following are task performed by the operating system except

Operating system is like a

Underlined character on the menu or dialog box known as

Which key deletes text before, or to the left, of the insertion point?

The chunks of a memory are known as

Start / restart the computer is called

Which file is transferred when computer is start up?

Which of the following is an example of utility?

Which is built directly on the hardware?

...... system is built directly on the hardware

The purpose of run command in start menu is to

You can select My Computer icon and press Alt + Enter to

Generally quick launch toolbar is displayed on

Which is not a valid file system?

Which file system DOS typically use?

Which file system Windows 95 typically use?

Which of the following is not a mode in starting Windows?

Which of the following is default mode for Windows to start?

The file system "NTFS" stands for

Which one of the following is not the function of Operating System?

How do you connect internet in your system?

The following applications may appear on system tray except

Which of the following is text browser?

Which of the following is default location of saving and opening file?

By default we can save the file in

____ is the operating systems File and folder Manager

It is used to explorer the contents of computer, drives as well as manage files

The necessary conditions needed before deadlock can occur?

The OS used to operate the mobile phone is a

UNIX operating system is a(n)

The ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple program at the same time is called

Disk label name can be up to ...... characters

...... is used in operating system to separate mechanism from policy

The modern keyboard typically has __________ Function keys.

Essential files of MS DOS are

Which Operating System doesn't support long file names?

We need system files to run

What is the function of folder?

Which button might you find in a windows title bar?

Press the ..... button to have the window fill the entire screen

Which windows features can be accessed from the start menu?

....... are list of commands that appear on the screen

The box on ....... that allows you to choose where to go and is located below the standard toolbar

A ...... is a set of computer instructions that carry out a task on the computer

A real time operating system is most likely to be used for which of the following task?

An operating system is a program or a group of programs that

What is the function of an operating system?

The Primary job of the operating system is

Scandisk analyze and repair damage to which of the following?

Find can be used to

...... is a new windows feature that offers a number of methods for searching for a file or folder?

When we double click on my computer

Which of the following is the part of the operating system?

Directory is similar to ......

Sleep is a good mode to use because

What hole will allocates in "Worst-Fit" algorithm of memory management?

The operating feature that integrates the file created in different application into WebPages

Which icon would you access in the printer window to install a printer drive?

Which of the following is the allocation method of a disk space?

You can set the width taskbar area and different components in it

When you cut or copy the text or picture, it stores temporarily in the

A tiny dot of light on the monitor is called

Who is called a supervisor of computer activity?

Operating System manages

To send email, we use

Which of the following concept is best to preventing page faults?

Poor response time are usually caused by

Where will store data first time when you copy

GUI means

Use of icons and windows are characteristics of ....... interface

Windows can run

What does FAT stands for?

Fonts install from

Which is not concerned with control panel?

Unicode standard is

A ..... is a windows component that is designed to store other components so these can be organized efficiently?

You can switch from one program to another on the desktop by clicking within the desired program's window or by clicking on its ...... button

You can switch from one program to another by clicking within the desired program's icon from the

Virtual memory typically located on

What is contained in the page table?

Tree structure displays the

Windows 2000 server uses the

First-in-First-Out (FIFO) scheduling is

Which one of the following key is used to refresh the active window?

To display system boot menu which of the following key you must press?

Press ____ key while booting to display Advanced Boot Menu

Which of the following key is used to move the pointer from one pane to next pane?

In a folder, which of the following key is used to rename the file or folder

A character that represents one or more unknown character is

Which of the following file format supports in Windows 7?

Anything you cut or copy on to the clipboard remains there until you

Multi programming systems ......

Netscape navigator is a

To print documents from Windows

Which of the following appear in Windows menu bar?

The operating system allows the user to organize the computer's contents in a hierarchical structure of directories that include all of the following except:

Which operating system does not support long file names?

Which operating system uses short file names?

Bringing a page into memory only when it is needed, this mechanism is called

It is the default folder for many Windows Applications to save your file

The component of Windows that lets you to transfer contents from one document to another

What do you mean by Memory Compaction?

Desktop is a

Which of the following is not a system tool?

Which of the following statement about directories is false?

The program that is responsible for loading the operating system into RAM is called

Copying a process from memory to disk to allow space for other processes is Called

Any files deleted in Windows goes into

Which of the following is a disk compression tool?

What does Belady's Anomaly related to?

A ..... allows you to write on screen with a digital pen and convert that writing into characters that the PC can process

Driver is

System files allocated at

...... transforms one interface into other interface

........ interface consists of thing like program counter, register, interrupts and terminal

....... show characteristics with both hardware and software

Which of the following command is used to switch between the window programs?

To prevent the addition and deletion of files on a disk or tape we use

During the boot process, the ..... looks for the system file

Which of the following resources must be protected by the operating system?

What are the two types of Semaphore?

Font folder is located on

From where do you change mouse setting?

Work group means

The core of operating system is:

What should be the extension to execute files?

Part of the POST process is to ensure that the test of essential peripheral device coincides with the hardware configuration that stored in

The memory resident portion of operating system is called the

Boot startup process

When you delete file, where it resides?

Which of the following memory unit that processor can access more rapidly

Small pictures appear on the desktop

A graphical user interface displays

To change the screen saver you can go from

You can add or remove program

The ....... is a temporary storage area in memory where you can attach text or graphics information

An embedded object might appear in a document as

When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called

In which type of the following OS, the response time is very crucial.

Which of the following is a correct association between a vendor and an operating system

...... controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer

Which one of the following is not a layer of operating system?

Which is not the function of the operating system?

The virtual memory is

Internet Explorer is

Which of the key is used to close the active window?

The shortcut key to open a task manager is:

The windows feature is the ability of computer to automatically configure a new hardware component is that

Which of the following is not a part of the control panel?

The ...... provides information about hardware installation, configuration and hardware status

Which of the following is a program group?

A program in execution is called

What is the default file extension created by notepad?

Which of the following is not the user file extension?

Which of the following is the extension of WordPad?

Which of the following is not a video file extension?

What is the extension of the font file?

Which is not executable file?

To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the __________ key.

When was MS Windows operating system introduced?

First operating system was developed in

The maximum length of any single path from the root directory?

The part of machine level instruction, which tells the central processor what has to be done, is

Which of the following refers to the associative memory?

To avoid the race condition, the number of processes that may be simultaneously inside their critical section is

A system program that combines the separately compiled modules of a program into a form suitable for execution

Process is

Addressing structure

The Memory Buffer Register (MBR)

The strategy of allowing processes that are logically runnable to be temporarily suspended is called

The Storage-to-Storage instructions

The LRU algorithm

Which of the following systems software does the job of merging the records from two files into one?

Fork is

Thrashing . . . . . . .

Supervisor state is

Which of the following instruction steps, would be written within the diamond-shaped box, of a flowchart?

Which of the following statements is false?

Interprocess communication

Which of the following functions is(are) performed by the loader

User-Friendly Systems are:

Which of the following addressing modes, facilitates access to an operand whose location is defined relative to the beginning of the data structure in which it appears?

While running DOS on a PC, which command would be used to duplicate the entire diskette?

Memory . . . . . . .

Which of the following rules out the use of GO TO?

A system program that sets up an executable program in main memory ready for execution is

Which of the following are loaded into main memory when the computer is booted?

The FIFO algorithm

What is the name given to the organized collection of software that controls the overall operation of a computer?

The principle of locality of reference justifies the use of

The register or main memory location which contains the effective address of the operand is known as

Assembly code data base is associated with

Thrashing can be avoided if

In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the term "Lexical analysis" is associated with

Resolution of externally defined symbols is performed by

System generation is

The Memory Address Register

In virtual memory systems, Dynamic address translation

Fragmentation of the file system

A non-relocatable program is one which

Which of the following are(is) Language Processor(s)

In which addressing mode the effective address of the operand is the contents of a register specified in the instruction and after accessing the operand, the contents of this register is incremented to point to the next item in the list?

The memory allocation scheme subject to "external" fragmentation is

While working with MS-DOS, which command will you use to transfer a specific file from one disk to another?

What is the name of the operating system for the laptop computer called MacLite?

In which addressing mode the contents of a register specified in the instruction are first decremented, and then these contents are used as the effective address of the operands?

What is the name given to the values that are automatically provided by software to reduce keystrokes and improve a computer user's productivity?

Page stealing . . . . . . .

In MS-DOS 5.0, which is the number that acts as a code to uniquely identify the software product?

Bug means

Memory management is :

The initial value of the semaphore that allows only one of the many processes to enter their critical sections, is

The Register - to - Register (RR) instructions

A page fault

An algorithm is best described as

The process of transferring data intended for a peripheral device into a disk (or intermediate store) so that it can be transferred to peripheral at a more convenient time or in bulk, is known as

Block caches or buffer caches are used

The action of parsing the source program into the proper syntactic classes is known as

Which, of the following is not true about the description of a decision table?

Trojan-Horse programs

When did IBM release the first version of disk operating system DOS version 1.0?

Which of the following is false about disk when compared to main memory?

Producer consumer problem can be solved using

Most of the microcomputer's operating systems like Apple DOS, MS DOS and PC DOS etc. are called disk operating systems because

The CPU, after receiving an interrupt from an I/O device

Seeks analysis

Which is a permanent database in the general model of the compiler?

What is the name of the technique in which the operating system of a computer executes several programs concurrently by switching back and forth between them?

Operating system

Software that measures, monitors, analyzes, and controls real-world events is called:

The details of all external symbols and relocation formation (relocation list or map) is provided to linker by

The macro processor must perform

A development strategy whereby the executive control modules of a system are coded and tested first, is known as

Which of the following is helpful in evaluating applications software what will best suit your needs?

What problem is solved by Dijkstra's banker's algorithm?

The dispatcher . . . . . . .

System programs such as Compilers are designed so that they are

IBM released its first PC in 1981. Can you name the operating system which was most popular at that time?

If the number of bits in a virtual address of a program is 16 and the page size is 0.5 K bytes, the number of pages in the virtual address space is

Which table is a permanent database that has an entry for each terminal symbol.

The function(s) of the Syntax phase is(are)

Swapping

A disk scheduling algorithm in an operating system causes the disk arm to move back and forth across the disk surface in order to service all requests in its path. This is a

A translator is best described as

Data encryption

What is the name given to the process of initializing a microcomputer with its operating system?

The function(s) of the Storage Assignment is (are)

A Processor

With MS-DOS which command will divide the surface of the blank floppy disk into sectors and assign a unique address to each one?

Multiprogramming . . . . . . .

A translator which reads an entire programme written in a high level language and converts it into machine language code is:

The advantage(s) inherent to using high level languages is (are)

Addressing modes

In which way(s) a macro processor for assembly language can be implemented:

Which of the following is a type of systems software used on microcomputers?

The working set theory of programming behaviour of processes running within an operating system involves

Operating system is

A file organization component of a VSAM file is:

What is the name given to the software which can be legally compiled and often used for free?

The SJF algorithm executes first the job

In which of the storage placement strategies a program is placed in the largest available hole in the main memory?

Which of the following is a block device

The problem of thrashing is affected significantly by:

Which of the following software types is used to simplify using systems software?

Advantage(s) of using assembly language rather than machine language is (are):

Which of the following is not true about the memory management?

Job Control Language (JCL) statements are used to

Paging

Which of the following is not true about documentation?

The system/370 assembler language

Scheduling is

What scheduling algorithm allows processes that are logical runnable to be temporarily suspended?

In an absolute loading scheme, which loader function is accomplished by the loader

The computational technique used to compute the disk storage address of individual records is called:

For how many processes which are sharing common data, the Dekker's algorithm implements mutual exclusion?

The file structure that redefines its first record at a base of zero uses the term:

What is the name given to all the programs inside the computer with makes it usable?

Semaphores

The advantage(s) of incorporating the macro processor into pass 1 is(are):

In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the description "creation of more optimal matrix" is associated with

In memory systems, boundary registers

Which of the following is true for machine language.

Which of the following is not applications software?

Scissoring enables

A relocate program form is one which

If you want to execute more than one program at a time, the systems software you are using must be capable of:

In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the description "resolving symbolic address (labels) and generating machine language" is associated with

Round-robin scheduling

What is the name of the system which deals with the running of the actual computer and not with the programming problems?

What is the initial value of the semaphore to allow only one of the many processes to enter their critical section?

Four necessary conditions for deadlock to exist are: mutual exclusion, no-preemption, circular wait and

If you do not know which version of MS-DOS you are working with, which command will you use after having booted your operating system?

A partitioned data set is most used for

Page-map table is

The main function of the dispatcher (the portion of the process scheduler) is

The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are

When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader is executed, called a

Which, of the following checks, cannot be carried out on the input data to a system?

A program that converts a high-level language program to a set of instructions that can run on a computer is called a

Which of the following is characteristic of an operating system?

In MS-DOS, relocatable object files and load modules have extensions

The state transition initiated by the user process itself in an operating system is

Which of the following program is not a utility?

The function(s) of file system is (are):

A public key encryption system

Feed back queue

In which addressing mode the operand is given explicitly in the instruction?

The technique, for sharing the time of a computer among several jobs. Which switches jobs so rapidly such that each job appears to have the computer to itself:

Capacity planning

Poor response times are caused by

Link encryption

A form of code that uses more than one process and processor, possibly of different type, and that may on occasions have more than one process or processor active at the same time, is known as

The table created by lexical analysis to describe all literals used in the source program is

The term 'polling' in a computer means a process by which a computer system

In which addressing mode, the address of the location of the operand is given explicitly as a part of the instruction.

Under virtual storage,

A base register table

File record length

A relationship between processes such that each has some part (critical section) which must not be executed while the critical section of another is being executed, is known as

What is the name of the operating system which was originally designed by scientists and engineers for use by scientists and engineers?

The most common security failure is

Terminal Table

Block or buffer caches are used

The practice of "bundling" refers to

Special software to create a job queue is called a

All the time a computer is switched on, its operating system software has to stay in

Can you name of the major Operating System used in computers?

Which of the following is not an advantage of multiprogramming?

Virtual Memory

In a magnetic disk, data is recorded in a set of concentric tracks which are subdivided into

The total time to prepare a disk drive mechanism for a block of data to be read from it is

Part of a program where the shared memory is accessed and which should be executed invisibly is called

Indicate which, of the following, is not true about Nassi-Shneiderman charts

What is the name of the operating system that reads and reacts in terms of actual time.

An incremental backup

The powerful text editor called PC-Write can be used by anybody by paying a small fee. Such programs are called

The disadvantages of "Compile and Go" loading scheme is (are):

The operating system of a computer serves as a software interface between the user and

Which of the following statement is true.

Which of the following is a phase of a compilation process

Which are the most important features of Microsoft Windows program?

Which of the following system program forgoes the production of object code to generate absolute machine code and load it into the physical main storage location from which it will be executed immediately upon completion of the assembly?

Virtual memory is

Object code

The term "operating system" means

Which of the following might be used to convert high-level language instructions into machine language?

Indicate which is a pre-emptive scheduling algorithm

Which of the following, is necessary to work on a computer

Access time is the highest in the case of

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a daisy chaining priority control scheme?

Assembler is

Indicate which, of the following, in not true about an interpreter

Object modules generated by assemblers that contain unresolved external references are resolved for two or more object modules by a/an

The advantage of a command processor running only built-in commands is:

Under multiprogramming, turnaround time for short jobs is usually _____ and that for long jobs is slightly _____.

The most common systems security method is

Two basic types of operating systems are:

Daisy chain is a device for

In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the term "Machine independent optimization" is associated with

An instruction in a programming language that is replaced by a sequence of instructions prior to assembly or compiling is known as

A program

A self-relocating program is one which

Banker's algorithm for resource allocation deals with

A sequence of instructions, in a computer language, to get the desired result, is known as

Which, of the following, is true for testing and debugging?

Information in a memory that is no longer valid or wanted is known as

Which of the following filename extension suggests that the file is a backup copy of another file?

Relocation bits used by relocating loader are specified (generated) by

Non-modifiable procedures are called

The instruction register

Which of the following scheduling objectives should be applied to the following: the system should admit jobs to create a mix that will keep most devices busy

Multiprogramming systems:

Backups should be done

In an absolute loading scheme, which loader function is accomplished by assembler.

The command interpreter

A task in a blocked state

System maintenance:

Which of the following statements is not true about the FORTRAN language?

A linker

Uniform Symbols Table

In which of the storage placement strategies a program is placed in the smallest available hole in the main memory?

In which addressing mode, the effective address of the operand is generated by adding a constant value to the contents of register?

The higher versions of the operating systems are so written that programs designed for earlier versions can still be run. What is it called?

If special forms are needed for printing the output, the programmer specifies these forms through?

Which policy replace a page if it is not in the favoured subset of a process's pages?

Which of the following can be accesses by transfer vector approach of linking?

Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which data in a database system are accurate and correct?

In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the term "Syntax analysis" is associated with

A hardware device that is capable of executing a sequence of instructions, is known as

Which of following is/are the advantage(s) of modular programming?

The function(s) performed by the paging software is (are)

A compiler for a high-level language that runs on one machine and produces code for a different machine is called

A critical region is

Assembler language

The primary job of the operating system of a computer is to

Which of the following is a measure to test how good or bad a modular design is

The Operating system manages

The primary purpose of an operating system is to:

Which of the following is true about pseudocode

The principles of structured programming forbid the use of

Which of the following capabilities is required for a system program to execute more than one program at a time?

For Windows 10, Microsoft released _________ in place of MS Paint.