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  • 1. 
    FAT stands for

  • File Activity Table
  • File Accomodation Table
  • File Activity Table
  • File Allocation Table

  • 2. 
    What is the name of the program that controls the overall functions of computers?

  • A Browser
  • An application porgram
  • The Operating system
  • The file manager

  • 3. 
    ________ operating system is the most widely used for personal computers.

  • Linux
  • Unix
  • Windows
  • Machintosh

  • 4. 
    When the computer is already ON, then the process to restart it is called

  • shut down
  • cold booting
  • warm booting
  • logging off

  • 5. 
    The batch file uses the extension

  • >DOC
  • .DOS
  • .BAT
  • .PRG

  • 6. 
    _____ is a program which make easy to use a computer.

  • Network
  • Application
  • Operating system
  • Utility

  • 7. 
    Which was the first Microsoft operating system?

  • MS-DOX
  • MS-DOS
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8

  • 8. 
    _____ is called as program in execution.

  • Process
  • Procedure
  • Function
  • Instruction

  • 9. 
    _____ is when the computers is turned ON and operating system is loaded.

  • Taping
  • Booting
  • Tracking
  • Flashing

  • 10. 
    Operating system is also known as

  • Printer
  • Database
  • Hardware
  • System software

  • 11. 
    The ____ commands are those which need external files to perform their action.

  • Pipe
  • Wild
  • Internal
  • External

  • 12. 
    A computer cannot “boot” if it does not have the

  • loader
  • assembler
  • compiler
  • operating system

  • 13. 
    What is the most important type of system software in a computer system?

  • Tally
  • Operating System
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Web browser

  • 14. 
    What is called the starting up on operating system?

  • Formatting
  • Booting
  • Starting
  • Entering

  • 15. 
    Which commnand creates a directory or subdirectory?

  • Dir
  • Md
  • Mkdir
  • Both b and c

  • 16. 
    The operating system is the most common type of ______ software.

  • application
  • communication
  • word processing
  • system

  • 17. 
    ______ is not the category of operating system's task.

  • Memory management
  • File management
  • Virus Protection
  • Processor management

  • 18. 
    What is the first process launched by the Linux kernel?

  • boot process
  • init process
  • batch process
  • zombie process

  • 19. 
    Which command lists the contents of current directory of a disk.

  • Dir
  • Cd
  • Copy
  • Tree

  • 20. 
    What is name of the batch file that is automatically run when MSDOS is booted?

  • Config.sys
  • Config.big
  • Run.bat
  • Autoexec.bat

  • 21. 
    Full form of MS-DOS is

  • Microsystem Disk Operating System
  • Microsimple Disk Operating System
  • Microsoft Disk Operating System
  • Microsort Disk Operating System

  • 22. 
    In DOS, which of the following command is used to delete all the files as well as sub directories of a directory?

  • DEL
  • MOVE
  • DELETE
  • DELTREE

  • 23. 
    ________ is the operating system that reads and reacts in terms of actual time.

  • Time sharing system
  • Real time system
  • Batch system
  • Quick response system

  • 24. 
    Which is valid extension that user creates on operating system?

  • Com
  • Bat
  • Sys
  • Exe

  • 25. 
    The process to start or restart the computer is known as

  • logout
  • boot
  • exit
  • shut down

  • 26. 
    MS DOS is an example of

  • Hardware
  • Word Processing software
  • Operating system
  • All of these

  • 27. 
    ____ are the characters which are used to substitute for any other character or characters in a string.

  • Pipes
  • Wild cards
  • Internal cards
  • External cards

  • 28. 
    OS stands for

  • Operating System
  • Operating style
  • Orientation system
  • Operating signal

  • 29. 
    MS DOS supports file name upto ______ characters in length.

  • 8
  • 7
  • 5
  • 2

  • 30. 
    _______ name may be one to eight characters in length.

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Extension
  • All of these

  • 31. 
    Which command is used to delete the directory that is empty?

  • Del *.*
  • MD
  • RD
  • Erase

  • 32. 
    While working with MS-DOS which key is used to get the previous command used

  • F1
  • F6
  • F3
  • F9

  • 33. 
    Which of the following extension refers to System files?

  • .PRG
  • .EXE
  • .COM
  • .SYS

  • 34. 
    SYS command is used to

  • Update the DOS system files
  • Copy DOS system files to new disk
  • Copy DOS configuration files to a new disk
  • All of the above

  • 35. 
    Which of the following is an example of operating system?

  • MS Word
  • MS DOS
  • MS Excel
  • MS Access

  • 36. 
    Which is used to keep track of information, its location and status?

  • Memory management
  • Device management
  • Storage management
  • Both a and b

  • 37. 
    The first UNIX operating system was written in

  • Java
  • Pascal
  • Programming C
  • Machine Language

  • 38. 
    Which of the following operating does not implement multitasking truly?

  • Windows XP
  • Windows 98
  • MS DOS
  • Windows NT

  • 39. 
    DOS stands for

  • Disk Operating Signal
  • Disk Operating System
  • Disk Orientation System
  • Disk Orientaional Signal

  • 40. 
    What is Operating System?

  • It acts as an interface between the hardware and application programs.
  • It is a collection of programs that manage hardware resources.
  • It is a system srevice provider to the application programs.
  • All of the above
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