OPERATING SYSTEM PART 4

OPERATING SYSTEM PART  4

• Swapping

a. Works best with many small partitions

b. Allows many programs to use memory simultaneously

c. Allows each program in turn to use the memory

d. Does not work with overlaying

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

a. Auto detect

b. Plug and play

c. Add remove hardware

d. None of above

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

a. Date and time

b. My documents

c. Add or remove program

d. Display

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

a. Device manager

b. Control panel

c. Add new hardware

d. Program manager

·         Which of the following is a program group?

a. Word pad

b. Paint brush

c. Accessories

d. None of the above

·          A program in execution is called

a. A Paging

b. A Process

c. A virtual memory

d. A Demand Page

·          Using windows explorer, a plus (+) sign in front of a folder indicates

a. An open folder

b. The folder contains subfolder

c. A text file

d. A graphic file

·          What is Thrashing?

a. A high paging activity is called thrashing.

b. A high executing activity is called thrashing

c. A extremely long process is called thrashing

d. A extremely long virtual memory is called thrashing

·          A flashing or blinking light on the screen is called

a. An icon

b. A pixel

c. A cursor

d. None of the above

·          Operating system is

a. A collection of software routines

b. A collection of hardware components

c. A collection of input and output devices

d. All of above

·          An entire path name, consisting of several sub-directory name can contain up to

a. 13 character

b. 36 character

c. 63 character

d. 53 character

·          Which of the following file pattern encompasses the filenames having second character b ?

a. *b??????.txt

b. ?b******.txt

c. 2b*.txt

d. ?b*.txt

413. Label name can be up to

a. 10 character

b. 63 character

c. 11 character

d. All of above

·         The delete confirmation generated by …switch

a. /p

b. /b

c. /w

d. /c

·          Which switch will be used in dir to see screen full contents of disk at a time?

a. /s

b. /w

c. /p

d. /b

·         What is the default file extension created by notepad?

a. .doc

b. .html

c. .txt

d. .tif

·         Which of the following is not the user file extension?

a. .ppt

b. .xls

c. .sys

d. .#do

·         Which of the following is extension of WordPad?

a. .ppt.

b. .xls

c. .rtf

d. None of above

·          Which of the following is extension of notepad?

a. .txt

b. .bmp

c. .ppt

d. .xls

·          What is the extension of paint brush?

a. .pbs

b. .bmp

c. .pmb

d. None of the above

·          Which of the following is not a video file extension?

a. .avi

b. .wav

c. .mpeg

d. .mov

·          What is the extension of font file?

a. .ttf

b. .mdb

c. .fft

d. .txt

·          Which is not executable file?

a. .com

b. .exe

c. .bat

d. .txt

·          The __________ key will launch the Start button.

a. esc

b. shift

c. Windows

d. Shortcut

·         The __________ can be defined as an upside down mouse.

a. trackpad

b. trackball

c. trackpoint

d. trackwell

·          To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is __________.

a. dragging

b. dropping

c. right-clicking

d. shift-clicking

·          1 The wheel on a mouse can make it easier to __________.

a. scroll through documents

b. select objects

c. open documents

d. change volume

·          ctrl, shift and alt are called __________ keys.

a. adjustment

b. function

c. modifier

d. alphanumeric

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

a. a

b. pageup

c. enter

d. home

·          The __________ determines how long you must hold down an alphanumeric key before the keyboard will repeat the character.

a. strike rate

b. repeat rate

c. default rate

d. threshold rate

·         The traditional mechanical mouse uses a __________ to track the pointer position on the screen.

a. light sensor

b. wheel

c. ball

d. ruler

·         To make the number pad act as directional arrows, you press the __________ key.

a. num lock

b. caps lock

c. arrow lock

d. shift

·         MS DOS was introduced in

a. 1970

b. 1981

c. 1999

d. 2000

·         When was MS Windows operating system introduced?

a. 1975

b. 1985

c. 1995

d. 2000

·          First operating system was developed in

a. 1958

b. 1976

c. 1950

d. 1946

·          How many characters can be entered in a single command line?

a. 64

b. 127

c. 80

d. 90

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

a. 54

b. 63

c. 80

d. 27

·         The modern keyboard typically has __________ Function keys.

a. 10

b. 12

c. 14

d. 16

·          Disk label name can be up to ….characters

a. 8

b. 9

c. 11

d. 255

·          In DOS, the maximum length of filename is

a. 5

b. 8

c. 11

d. 10

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

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 5

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

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4