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51. Which of the following is an essential file ofa MS-DOS boot disk?
A. command.com
B. start.com
C. tree.com
D. ver.com
Answer» A. command.com
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52. Which one is true for unconditional disk formatting?
A. destroys every byte of data on a disk by overwriting itwith with blank spaces
B. do not check/scan surface after format
Answer» A. destroys every byte of data on a disk by overwriting itwith with blank spaces
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52. Which one is true for unconditional disk formatting?
C. transfer system files after format
D. all of above
Answer» A. destroys every byte of data on a disk by overwriting itwith with blank spaces
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53. Oncetext has been cut to the clipboard, you can .....that text into another document
A. paste
B. copy
C. transfer
D. none of the above
Answer» A. paste
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54. What is the function ofradio button?
A. to select multiple option
B. to select single option
C. to select all option
D. all of above
Answer» B. to select single option
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55. The Banker's algorithm is used
A. to rectify deadlock
B. to detect deadlock
C. to prevent deadlock
D. to slove deadlock
Answer» C. to prevent deadlock
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56. The primary purpose of an operating system is:
A. to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
Answer» A. to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
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56. The primary purpose of an operating system is:
B. to allow people to use the computer,
C. to keep systems programmers employed
D. to make computers easier to use
Answer» A. to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
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57. The primary purpose of an operating system is a ...
A. to make the most efficient use of computer hardware
B. to allow people to use the computer
C. to keep system programmer employed
D. to make computer easier to use
Answer» A. to make the most efficient use of computer hardware
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58. You can use print manage window
A. to checkstatus of files in the print queue
B. to cancel the print job
C. to interrupt printing
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
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59. Which of the following operating system reads and reacts in actual time?
A. quick response system
B. real time system
C. time sharing system
D. batch processing system
Answer» B. real time system
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60. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT
A. any amount of ram can be allocated to virtual memory
B. the setting for the amount of hard disk drive space to allocate virtual memory canbe manually change
C. this temporary storage is called the swap file or page file
D. virtual memory is the physical space o the hard drive
Answer» A. any amount of ram can be allocated to virtual memory
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61. The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that
A. windows can run with an intelprocessor, whereas linux cannot
B. linux is a proprietary whereas windows is not
C. there are multiple versions of linux, but only one version of windows
D. any programmer can modify linux code which is not permitted with windows
Answer» D. any programmer can modify linux code which is not permitted with windows
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62. What is dispatch latency?
A. the timetaken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another
B. the timetaken by the processor to write a file into disk
C. the whole timetaken by all processor
D. none ofabove
Answer» A. the timetaken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another
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63. A page fault occurs when
A. the deadlock happens
B. the segmentation starts
C. the page is found in the memory
D. the page is not found in the memory
Answer» D. the page is not found in the memory
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64. Whenever you move a directory from one location to another
A. all files inside the directory are moved
B. all the subdirectory inside that directoryare moved
C. the directory is moved the source file is not moved
D. both a and b
Answer» D. both a and b
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65. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) resides in
A. ram
B. rom
C. the cpu
D. memory cache
Answer» B. rom
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66. Which of the following does not occur during the power-on-self-test (POST)?
A. the scandisk utility begins to run
B. the video card and video memory are tested
C. the bios identification process occurs
D. memory chipare checked to ensure that they are working properly
Answer» A. the scandisk utility begins to run
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67. The maximum size of a write file is limited to only
A. name of the file
B. extension of the file
C. the amount of memory in your computer
D. all of above
Answer» C. the amount of memory in your computer
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68. Which of the following is drop down list?
A. list
B. combo box
C. text area
D. none
Answer» B. combo box
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69. Recently deleted files are stored in
A. recycle bin
B. desktop
C. taskbar
D. my computer
Answer» A. recycle bin
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70. Which components appear in the initial Windows start up display?
A. dialog boxes
B. start menu
C. taskbar
D. all of above
Answer» C. taskbar
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71. A small part of taskbar that has icons of background running applications is
A. start button
B. quick launch
C. task bar
D. system tray
Answer» D. system tray
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72. An operating system version designed for use with a media center PC is Microsoft Windows XP
A. home edition
B. media center edition
C. tablet pc edition
D. none of above
Answer» B. media center edition
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73. An operating system version designed for use with a tablet PC is Microsoft Windows XP
A. home edition
B. media center edition
C. tablet pc edition
D. none of the above
Answer» C. tablet pc edition
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74. The date and time displays on
A. taskbar
B. status bar
C. system tray
D. launch pad
Answer» C. system tray
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75. .... runs on a computer hardware and serves as a platform for other system to run on
A. operating system
B. application system
C. system software
D. all of above
Answer» A. operating system
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76. Which runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software to run on?
A. operating system
B. application software
C. system software
D. all
Answer» A. operating system
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77. ... is the program run on a computer when the computer boots up
A. system software
B. operating system
C. system operations
D. none
Answer» B. operating system
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78. Which is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up?
A. system software
B. operating system
C. system operations
D. none
Answer» B. operating system
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79. The ....contains commands associated with the My Computer window
A. standard menu
B. start menu
C. system menu
D. none of the above
Answer» C. system menu
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80. .... is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
A. operating environment
B. operating system
C. system environment
D. none of these
Answer» B. operating system
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81. Which is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
A. operating environment
B. operating system
C. system environment
D. none
Answer» B. operating system
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82. When you start up the computer the boot up storage at which the BIOS versions manufacturer
and data are displayed on the monitor is called
A. bootstrap
B. power on self test (post)
C. system configuration
D. kernel loading
Answer» B. power on self test (post)
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83. The operating system is the most common type of .... Software
A. communication
B. application
C. system
D. word processing software
Answer» C. system
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84. Which of the following is/are external commands?
A. edit
B. label
C. sys
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
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85. Which is not an external command?
A. edit
B. xcopy
C. sys
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
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86. Which of the following is not essential to shut down your computer?
A. save all opened files
B. close all running applications
C. switch off monitor
D. cut off the power supply
Answer» C. switch off monitor
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87. What is Dr. Watson?
A. it expert
B. diagnosis tool
C. surgeon
D. none
Answer» B. diagnosis tool
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88. The command allows you to create logical drive
A. sort
B. path
C. subst
D. batch
Answer» C. subst
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89. The command used to create logical drive for specific location of disk
A. fdisk
B. format
C. subst
D. all of the above
Answer» C. subst
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90. You can move a window to a different position on your screen by dragging it by its
A. move handle
B. tail
C. status bar
D. title bar
Answer» A. move handle
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91. A bar that inform you the available options in your computer, opened applications, background
running applications and can be used to switch between applications quickly is
A. menu bar
B. tool bar
C. status bar
D. task bar
Answer» D. task bar
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92. Which components appear in the initial windows start up display?
A. dialog box
B. task bar
C. start menu
D. all of the above
Answer» B. task bar
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93. Taskbar is used for
A. navigation program
B. switching between program
C. start a program
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
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94. To install the new font
A. start -> setting -> control panel -> font
B. start -> setting -> control panel -> font -> install new font
C. start -> control panel -> font -> install new font
D. start -> setting -> font
Answer» B. start -> setting -> control panel -> font -> install new font
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95. When a peripheral device needs immediate attention from the operating system, it
generatesa(n)
A. interrupt
B. spool
C. stack
D. page file
Answer» A. interrupt
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96. Underlined text, such as text and folder names is referred to as
A. hyperlink
B. menu
C. source drive
D. none of these
Answer» A. hyperlink
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97. Which of the following is suitable after you install new drivers?
A. shut down
B. restart
C. sleep
D. hibernate
Answer» B. restart
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98. Windows displays various options to shutdown. Which is suitable at the end ofday?
A. shut down
B. restart
C. sleep
D. hibernate
Answer» A. shut down
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99. If a process fails, most operating system write the error information to a
A. log file
B. another running process
C. new file
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» A. log file
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100. Brain of computer is
A. control unit
B. arithmetic and logic unit
C. central processing unit
D. memory
Answer» C. central processing unit
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