Std: 9th Lession: 5 INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEM MCQ’s

1. On Personal computers..............is often called BIOS .

a) ROM b) RAM c)CPU d) Cache Memory
2. what is the full form of BIOS ?*
a) Best Input output Software b) Basic Input Output software
c) Best Input Output System d) Basic Input Output System
3.............performs a basic check on all other components and peripheral devices in the computer.
a) RAM b) POST c)TEST d)ROM
4. what is full form of POST ?
a) Power on self Temptation b) Portability on supply Test
c)parameters on self Test d)Power on self Test
5. The process taken by an oprationg system to start a computer is called ……….
a) Booting b)Post c) Loading d) Unloading
6. The ability to run many program at a time is called…………
a) Multiporgramming b) multiprocessing c) multi-user d) multitasking
7. which of the following in NOT a function of the operating system ?*
a) Resource management b) I/O Management
c) Memory Management d) Time Management
8. what type of role has been played by an operating system ?
a) Ressource controller b) Supervisor for hardware resources
c) Both A and B d) None
9. A computer system having more than one processor is known as a...........system.
a) Multitasking b) multiprogramming c) multi -user d) multiprocessor
10.The............provides the user a user interface to work with computer.
a) POST b) Shell c) Kernel d) Device Driver
11.The process to operate data set loaded in the main meomry is called…………..
a) memory registration b) memory access c) memory blocking d) memory management
12.An operating system desiged for use by several users simultaneously is called ………….
a) Multitasking b)Multiprocessor c) multi -user d) Multiprogramming
13.which of the following statement is true for device drivers ?
a) Many device drivers may have to be installed form the internet
b) Some device drivers may have to be installed from the internet.
c) Some device drivers may have to be installed from disk
d) All of the above statements
14.which of the following component acts as an intermediary between the operating system and
the hardware?*
a) The kernel b) The shell c) The device drivers d) The utility programs
15 is the core component or the main program of the operating system.*
a) The shell b) The Kernel c) The device drivers d) The GUI
16.The hardware devices are directly accessed by which of the following entity ?*
a) the operating system b) the kernel c) the device drivers d) the shell
17.which of the following funtions are of the kernel ?
a) Accessing and controlling all hardware devices b) Input/Ouput mangement
c) Memory management d) All of these
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18.By some definitions the............is the operating system.
a) shell b) kernel c) device driver d) ROM
19 is the most visible component of an operating system.
a) The kernel b) The shell c) The device driverd) I/O devices
20.which of the following component of the operating system interacts with the user?*
a) The kernel b) The shell c) The device driverd) I/O devices
21.There are..............main categories of user interfaces.
a) 3 b) 4 c) 2 d) 5
22.What is the full form CLI ?*
a) Command Line Interface b) Command Line Interaction
c) Common Line Interaction d) Common Line Interface
23.what type of terminal does CLI expect ?
a) Low-cost b) Low-Power c) Text based d) All types of above
24.CLI works by repeatedly accpting...............commands from the user and execting them.
a) textual b) audio c) video d) None of the above
25.what is the full form of GuI? *
a) Graphical User Interaction b) Graphical Understandable Interaction
c) Graphical User Interface d) Graphical Useful Interaction
26. which of the following is not an advantage of CLI when compared to GUI ?
a) High –power b) To coordinate the
commands c)To store the commands and re-use them d) User-friendly
27.which of the following acts as a background in GUI screen?
a) Menu b) Desktop c) Windows d) Icon
28.In GUI..........is a rectangular portion of the screen dedicated to a particular program or interaction.
a) desktop b) icon c) windows d) menu
29.In GUI.........are small pictures that represent programs and other elements.
a) desktop b) icon c) windows d) menu
30.In GUI..........is the list of actions from which the user may select one.
a) desktop b) icon c) windows d) menu
31.The operating system provides a file system interface to……………
a) primary storage b) secondary storage c) CPU d) Input device
32 is the basic unit of secondary data storage on computer.
a) A file b) A directory c) A root –directory d) None of the above
33 contanins files as well as other directories as sub- directory.
a) File b) Directory c) Primary storage d) None of the above
34.Every file system starts with ……………
a) file b) directory c) root-directory d) None of the above
35.which of the following connot be an object in a file system ?*
a) Directory b) file c) user data d) folder
36.The initial blank file system structure is created by an operation known as............the disk .
a) partition b) formatting c) processing d) None of above
37.In Lin ux extended file system............files are different.
a) abc1 b) ABC1 c) Abc1 d) All of these

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38.USB flash disks and memory cards used with mobile phones usually come formatted with the..............file
system.
a) NTFS b) UDF c) ISO 9660 d) FAT
39.USB flash disks can be formatted with the............file system to obtain benfits of performance and some
security.
a) NTFS b) UDF c) ISO 9660 d) FAT
40.CDs generally use............file system .
a) NTFS b) UDF c) ISO 9660 d) FAT
41.which of the following uses USF file system ?
a) CDs b) DVDs c)USB flash disk d) Memory cards
42.which of the following can be changed without changing an operating system ?
a)Device drivers b) Shell library c) Utility programs d) All of the above
43.which of these sometimes come with only the kernel and not much more ?*
a) Proprietay OS b) Free OS c) Embedded system OS d) Supercomputer
OS 44.........computers can perform millions of billions of floating point (real number) operations
per
second.
a)Super b) MainFrame c) Server d) Personal
45.In November 2011 . the K computer of Japan bcome the first supercomputer in the world to be able
to perform.............peta Flops.
a) 100 b) 10 c) 1000 d) 30
46. 10 peta Flops = Flops.
a) 1010 b) 1020 c) 1016 d) 1026
47.The Full form of FLOPS is ……………
a) Floating Power Operations PerSecond b) Floating Point Operations Per Second
c) Flash Point Operating System Per Second d) Firm Ware Power Operations per Second
48 computers are used in government and corporate.
a) Super b) Server c) Mainframe d) Personal
49 computers are used to avail high level of reliability and compatibility.
a) Super b) Server c) Personal d) Mainframe
50.In............computers almost all the components of the computer are duplicated .
a) Super b) Server c) Personal d) Mainframe
51...............computers are used for demanding scientific computing as well as multimedia applications.
a) High-end b) Personal c) Server d) Mainframe
52.which of the following is multimedia applications ?
a) 3D Modelling b) Computer Aided Design (CAD)
c) Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) d) All of the above
53.are a hybrid between the smart phones and personal computer.
a) Syoercomputers b) Mainframe computer c) Server computers d) Tablet pc
54.which of the following in NOT a limitation on a smartphone ?*
a) Processing power b) Power consumption c) Memory d) Network
55.which are the smallest computers on the planet ?*
a) Smartphones b) Tablet Computer c) Embedded systems d) PDAs
56.which of the following have embededded system ?
a) DVD player b) Washing machine c) Microwave d) All of the above
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57.Embedded system include…………….
a) QNX b) RTLinux c) Both A and B d) Windows
58.which operating system family is persent in all category of devicess ?
a) Microsoft windows b) Unix / Linux c) I/OS d) OS X
59.A phone that is only a mobile phone and not much more is called a............mobile.
a)basic b) feature phone c) smartphone d) None of the above
mobile phone that provide features such as a music player ,video player ,simple games limited
web browing ,basic support for third party applications ,etc is called………………
a) basic phone b) feacture phone c) smartphone d) None of the above
61.The features of...........are touch screen applications full web browsing capbility , the availability of office
applications powerful programming system,etc.
a) basic phone b) feature phone c) smartphone d) None of the
above functions as a combination of a phone and PDAs.
a) smartphone b) tablet c) personal computer d) Both A and B
63.Android is developed by...................*
a) microsoft b) Google Inc. c) open Handset Alliance d) Samsung
64.Google Inc is the most prominent member of ………………
a) Android b) Micrsoft OS c) Apple IOS d) None of the abve
65.The full form of NFC is …………….
a) Near Field communication b) Nearest fastest communication
c) Nano field communication d)Near field conversation
66..............of the following is used to exchange files .
a) NFC b)Bluetooth c) Both A and B d) CNN
67.Podcasts means………….
a) Live audio on Internet b) Live video on Internet
c) live TV on Internet d)None of the above
68.Webcasts means………….
a) Live audio on Internet b) Live video on Internet
c) live TV on Internet d)None of the above
69.Google play app store possess............apps.
a) 5,00,000 b) 6,00,000 c)1,00,000 d)3,00,000

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