GCOM - Operating System - Test

The primary purpose of an operating system is __________________

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To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
To allow people to use the computer,
To keep systems programmers employed
To make computers easier to use

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

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Source drive
Destination drive
USB drive
None of the above

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

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Windows
Linux
Unix
CMOS

In Windows, start button is used to _____________

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Run applications
Device setting
Turn off the system
All of above

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

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Paste
Paste
Transfer
None of the above

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

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Windows can run with an Intel processor, whereas Linux cannot
Linux is a proprietary whereas Windows is not
There are multiple versions of Linux, but only one version of Windows
Any programmer can modify Linux code which is not permitted with Windows

. ______ shares characteristics with both hardware and software

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Operating system
Software
Data
None

What is the function of radio button?

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To select multiple option
To select single option
To select all option
All of above

Which one is true for unconditional disk formatting?

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Destroys every byte of data on a disk by overwriting it with with blank spaces
Do not check/scan surface after format
Transfer system files after format
All of above

All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT

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Any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory
The setting for the amount of hard disk drive space to allocate virtual memory can be manually change
This temporary storage is called the swap file or page file
Virtual memory is the physical space o the hard drive

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

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Quick Response System
Real Time System
Time Sharing System
Batch Processing System

What is dispatch latency?

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The time taken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another
The time taken by the processor to write a file into disk
The whole time taken by all processor
None of Above

You can use print manage window?

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To check status of files in the print queue
To cancel the print job
To interrupt printing
All of the above

Which command is used to display the contents of the text file of DOS?

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Copy con
Copy
Type
Dir

The Banker's algorithm is used _______________

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to rectify deadlock
to detect deadlock
to prevent deadlock
to slove deadlock

Which of the following is an essential file of a MS-DOS boot disk?

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COMMAND.COM
START.COM
TREE.COM
VER.COM

The number of character contained in primary name (DOS) _______________

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Up to 8 characters
3 characters
Up to 10 characters
None of the above

The ................. operating system was initially created in the early 1970s at AT and T's Bell Labs

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Linux
DOS
Unix
GNU

Which command is used to undelete a bunch of files with extension .doc that you have just deleted?

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Undelete
Undelete/all
Undelete *.doc
All of above

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

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DOS
Windows
Unix
Linux

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