What is an Operating System? An Operating System (OS) is a software that acts as an interface between computer hardware components and the user. Every computer system must have at least one operating system to run other programs. Applications like Browsers, MS Office, Notepad Games, etc., need some environment to run and perform its tasks. The OS helps you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer’s language. It is not possible for the user to use any computer or mobile device without having an operating system. Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerFollowing are the Operating System examples with the latest Market Share OS Name Share Windows 40.34 Android 37.95 iOS 15.44 Mac OS 4.34 Linux 0.95 Chrome OS 0.14 Windows PhoneOS 0.06 Scanned with CamScannerTypes of Operating System (OS) Following are the popular types of OS (Operating System): Batch Operating System Multitasking/Time Sharing OS Multiprocessing OS Real Time OS Distributed OS Network OS Mobile OS Scanned with CamScannerFunctions of Operating System Some typical Operating system functions may include Managing memory, files, Processes, I/O system & devices, security, etc. Below are the main functions of Operating System: Processor Functions of Operating System Scanned with CamScannerQUESTION BANK 1. Which of the following is the type of software that controls the internal operations in the computer? (1) Shareware (2) Public domain software (3) Application software (3) Operating system software” controls the way in which the computer system does function and Provides a means by which users can interact with the computer, (1) Operating system (2) Motherboard (3) Platform (4) Application software 3. A collection of Programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called UBPS Clerk 2014) (1) operating system (2) computer (3) office (4) compiler (5) interpreter 4. Itis the program that manages the hardware of the computer system including the CPU, memory storage devices and input/output devices. (1) Software (2) Operating system (3) Hardware (4) System software * 5. An operating system is a/an [UPPSC Computer Assistant 2019, SSC CGL 2013) (Q) accounting software (2) application software (3) system software (4) utility software 6. Which of the following is the correct reason to use an operating system? (1) To manage resources (2) To control the hardware (3) To provide an interface between the hardware and user (4) All of the above 7. The primary Purpose of the Windows operating system is (1) to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware (2) to allow people to use (3) to keep systems progr (4) to make computers easier the computer mer’s employed to use 8. Every computer has a(n)....., many also have IRBI Grade B 2014] (1) operating system; a client system (2) operating system: ©) application programs; an operating system (4) application programs; a client system (6) operating system; application programs 9. Which of the following is/are function(s) of operating system? (1) User interface (2) File system manipulation (3) Resource allocation (4) All of the above instruction sets 10. A program in execution is called (1) process (2) instruction @) procedure (4) function 11, Memory utilisation factor shall be computed as (1) memory in use/allocated me ‘mory (2) memory in use/total memory connected (3) memory allocated/free existing memory (4) memory committed/total memory available 12. Which one of the following is not the function of operating system? (1) Resource Management (2) File Management (3) Networking (4) Processor Ma ‘ygement 13, When a file contains instruction that can be carried out by the computer, it is often Med a(n)... file. (2) information (4) applic tion Scanned with CamScannerNOR Bre 64 14, Grouping tran’ nd processing all ofa firm's tions at one time, is called (1) 9 database management system (2) hatch proces (3) a real time system (4) on-time syst 15. noun i8 used for very large files or where a fast response time is not critical. The files to be transmitted are gathered over a period and then send together as a batch. (2) Batch processing (2) Online processing, (5) File processing (4) Data proc Which of the following system is a function of dedicated PCs? (1) Meant for a single user n 16. (2) Meant for the single task (3) Deal with single software (4) Deal with only editing Windows operating system is (1) multitasking, multi user (2) multi user, single tasking (3) single user, multitasking (4) single tasking, single user 18. Operating system that allows only one user to work on a computer at a time is known as HIBPS Clerk 2015) (1) single user operating system (2) multi user operating system (3) single tasking operating system (4) multitasking operating system (5) real-time operating system 19. An operating system is said to be multi user, if (1) more than one programs can run simultaneously (2) more than one users can work simultaneously (3) Either (1) or (2) (4) None of the above provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs or programs to run simultaneously. (1) Multitasking (3) Multiprocessing (2) Multithreading Learn, Revise & Practice ~ Computer Awareness : ee wareness 21, Which of the following terms. explains the execution of more than one file at the same ona single processor? (1) Single tasking (2) Mult (8) Scheduling, (4) Multiprocessing is a feature for scheduling and multi-programming, to provide an economical interactive system of two or more users. UBPS Clerk 2012) (1) Time sharing (2) Multisharing (8) Time tracing (4) Multiprocessing (5) None of these 23, The simultaneously processing of two or more programs by multiple processors, is (1) multiprogramming (2) multitasking (3) time sharing (4) multiprocessing 24, Real time systems must have (1) pre-emptive kernels (2) non-pre-emptive kernels (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) Either (1) or (2) 25. RTOS stands for (1) Real Time Operating System (2) Reliable Time Operating System (3) Reboot Time Operating System (4) None of the above 26. System running more than one processes concurrently are called [SSC CGL 2016] * (1) multiprocessing (2) multiprogramming (3) real time (4) batch processing 27, Which of the following refers to the means by which an OS or any other program interacts with the user? [SBI Clerk 20141 (1) Program front-end (2) Programmi (3) User login (A) User interface (5) User compatibility face 28, The first graphical user interface was designed by (1) Apple Inc. (2) Microsoft (3) Xerox Corporation (4) None of these Scanned with CamScannerOperating System 29. Which process refers to the starting up of a computer and the loading of the required Parts of the operating system into the RAM? ISSC CGL 2018) (2) Booting (4) Tagging. 30. Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly? (1) Booting (3) Saving (1) Swippin (3) Mapping, (2) Processing (4) Editing 31, What happens when you boot up a PC? IRBI Grade B 2012) (1) Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory (2) Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk (3) Portions of the operating system are compiled (4) Portions of the operating system are emulated (5) The PC gets switched off 32. What do you understand by the term booting? IRBI Grade B 2012) (1) The process of starting the computer from the power-off position (2) Connecting computer of the electrie switch (3) Increasing the memory of the computer (4) The process of shut down the computer (5) None of the above 33, Restart of computer is called....... when computer is already ON. (1) cold booting (2) warm booting (3) shut down (4) logging off 34. The first version of Unix was developed by (1)Ken Thompson (2) Presper Eckert (3) J W Mauchly (4) Herman Hollerith 35. UNIX operating system is generally known as ISSC CGL 2014) (1) Multi user operating system (2) General application (3) Single user operating system (4) Single user application program 36. Which is the programming tool in UNIX? [UPPSC Computer Assistant 2019} (2) KERNEL (4) None of these () LINT (3) C-Shell 65 37. In computers, what does Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger, Tiger Panther, Jaguar, Puma and Cheetah stand for? IRRB NTPC 2016] A. Versions of Mac OSX C. Macintosh clones D, None of the above (Db QA wc (4)B 38. Which of the following is an operating system? ISBI Clerk 2014] (1) Linux (2) Debugger (3) Mozilla (4) Google Chrome (5) Intel 8085 39. Linux is a type of . (1) shareware (2) commercial (3) proprietary (4) open source 40. Which one of the following is not an operating system? ISSC CGL 2018) (1) Linux (2) Unix (3) Intel (4) Windows 41. Who developed the operating system Linux started as a project by a student of Finland? ISSC CGL 2018} .. Software. (1) Barbara Liskov (2) Linus Torvalds (3) Leonard M, Adleman. (4) Leslie Lamport 42. Which of the following operating systems was first developed by Microsoft? (1) Windows ME (2) Windows NT (3) Windows 97 (4) MS-DOS, 43. Which one of the following file names is invalid in DOS? IRBI Grade B 2013) (1) RIT, bat (3) RLUA.btt (4) TALK. ba (5) None of these 44, Which one of the following DIR commands lists a group of files? [RBI Grade B 2013) (1) DIR INVOICE.bas (2) DIR RESCUE.bas (3) DIR PAYROLL.bas (4) DIR TOOL? bas (5) None of these Scanned with CamScanner66 45. 46. 48. 49. 50. 51. 53. 54, Learn, Revise & Practice ~ Computer Awareness eT Computer Awareness “DOS' Noppy disk/operating system does not have ISBL PO 2014) (1) aboot recont (2) a file allocation table (4) avirtaal memo (3) a root directory (5) All of these Which file in MS-DOS contains internal commands that are loaded during booting Process? (Q) CONFIGsys (2) MSDOS.sys, (3) BIOS.sys (4) COMMAND.com + What is the name of the batch file that automatically ran when MS-DOS is booted? (1) Configsys (2) Config, bat (3) Autoexe.bat (4) Runbat MS-DOS is usually supplied on a (1) hard disk (2) cartridge tape 3) CDROM (4) floppy disk Which of the following is the main program of MS-DOS? (2) Boot Record (2) IDsys (3) MSDOS.sys, (4) Command.com Which of the following operating systems is also known as single user operating system? (1) Windows (2) Linux (3) Unix (4) DOs ‘The main difference between Windows and DOS is the ability to (1) multitasking (2) speed up (3) run a program (4) run without power . ‘>" symbol in DOS commands is used to (1) compare two values (2) redirect input (3) redirect output (4) filter data Usually, in MS-DOS, the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter ..., IRBI Grade B 2012) (2B «@)D (A (3) (5) None of these Which of the following is not usual file extension in DOS? [RBI Grade 8 2012) (2) bat 1) exe HY ‘i (4) com (5) None of these 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. - Which commands are automatically loaded into main memory? (1) Internal (2) External (3) Viral (4) Situational . Which type of commands in MS-DOS needs external files to perform their action? (1) Internal commands (2) External commands (3) Batch commands (4) Redirectories » Which one of the following DOS commands sends contents of the screen to an output device? [RBI Grade B 2013) (1) BREAK (2) DISK COPY (3) MORE (4) ASSIGN (5) None of these Which of the following is not an external command of DOS? (1) LABEL (2) FORMAT () CHKDSK (4) CLs CHKDSK can be used to find (1) disk’s bad portion (2) occupied space @) free space (4) All of these While working with MS-DOS, which command transfers a specific file from one disk to another? () Copy (2) Disk copy @) Time (4) Rename DEL command is used to (1) delete files (2) delete directory (3) delete lables (4) Both (1) and (2) This command is used to display a list of files and sub-directories that are in the directory you specify. () DER (2) Dis @) DIR (@) DAR ‘The purpose of DISKCOPY command is to (RBI Grade B 2014) (1) format the disk if it is not formatted before a write operation is initiated on it (2) overwrite the existing contents of the destination disk as it copies the new information to it (3) make an exaet copy of a floppy disk (4) All of the above (5) None of the above Scanned with CamScannerOperating System 64. Which command is used to delete file from a directory in DOS? (REN (2)DEL (3) CD 65. In MS-DOS, which of the following commands is used to delete directory with all sub-directories and files? (1) Delete (2) Del (3) Deltree (4) Move 66. Which one of the following DOS command sends contents of the screen to an output device? (1) BREAK (2) DISK COPY (3) MORE (4) ASSIGN 67. In DOS, the DIR command is used to (1) display content of afile [SSC CGL 2013] (2) delete file (3) display list of files and sub-directories (4) copy files 68. The DOS command, which cannot be executed with versions 1 and 2 is [RBI Grade B 2014, RBI Grade B 2013] (4) MD 67 69. Which of the following is not an internal command of DOS? (1) VER (2) COPY (3) FORMAT. (4) VOL 70. Which one of the following is an MS-DOS external command? [SSC CHSL 2012} () DIR (2) COPY (3) FORMAT (4) PROMPT 71. A command, in DOS, used to set a name to a disk, is (1) VOL (2) REN (3) LABEL (4) CLS 72. In DOS, the ‘label’ command is used to (1) create the label of disk (2) change the label of disk (3) remove the label of disk (4) Both (1) and (2) 73. Which among the following is not a mobile operating system? [BPS PO 2016] (1) GRAPHICS (2) FIND (1) Android (2) Safari (3) LABEL (4) MODE (3) Symbian (4) iOS (5) None of these (5) BlackBerry ANSWERS 1. 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