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(A) System Software

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about operating systems. The questions cover topics such as the definition of system software, the creators of various operating systems like DOS, Windows, Linux and Unix, the features of operating systems like Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and types of operating systems including time-sharing, real-time, distributed, embedded and hybrid operating systems.

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(A) System Software

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about operating systems. The questions cover topics such as the definition of system software, the creators of various operating systems like DOS, Windows, Linux and Unix, the features of operating systems like Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and types of operating systems including time-sharing, real-time, distributed, embedded and hybrid operating systems.

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Operating system, editors and debuggers come under?


(A) System software
(B) Application software
(C) Utilities
(D) None of These

2. DOS was introduced by


(A) IBM
(B) Xerox
(C) Microsoft
(D) Bell labs

3. Which of the following operating system is based on open-source software?


(A) UNIX
(B) Windows 2000
(C) Windows NT
(D) Linux

4. The “NT” in Windows NT stands for?


(A) Not Tested
(B) Network Technology
(C) Network Terminal
(D) New Technology

5. The operating system that was introduced by ATT’s Bell labs is:
(A) Unix
(B) OS/2
(C) Macintosh
(D) Linux

6. _______ operating systems are found on ROM chips in portable or dedicated


devices.
(A) Stand-alone
(B) Windows
(C) Server
(D) Embedded

7. First of all GUI, was introduced by:


(A) IBM
(B) Microsoft Windows
(C) Macintosh
(D) Linux
8. Which operating system offers only a command-line user interface?
(A) Mac OS
(B) DOS
(C) Windows
(D) Linux

9. What type of operating system switches CPU rapidly between the programs to
execute all of them simultaneously?
(A) Time sharing system
(B) Real-time system
(C) Batch processing system
(D) DOS

10. The windows version especially planned for strong stability and security:
(A) XL
(B) OL
(C) NT
(D) NS

11. Windows 2000 professional is a client version of Windows 2000. It supports up to


two processors and can address up to _______ of RAM.
(A) 2 GB
(B) 3 GB
(C) 4 GB
(D) 5 GB

12. Windows 2000 is an operating system that was produced by Microsoft as part of


_______ family operating system.
(A) Windows NT
(B) Windows CE
(C) OS/2
(D) None of these

13. What type of kernel is used in Windows XP?


(A) Nano
(B) Exo
(C) Hybrid
(D) None of these

14. A _____ operating system manages a group of distinct computers and makes them
appear to be a single computer.
(A) Distributed
(B) Real-time
(C) Hybrid
(D) Embedded
15. A _____ operating system is an operating system that guarantees to process events
or data by a specific moment in time.
(A) Distributed
(B) Real-time
(C) Hybrid
(D) Embedded

16. Primary operating system design issues include the following except:


(A) Efficiency in the use of machine resources
(B) Compact memory representation
(C) Resource isolation
(D) None of these

17. Operating system functions are normally categorized into one of these categories
except:
(A) Process, thread and resource management
(B) Memory management
(C) Device management
(D) Window management

18. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system
(A) Time-sharing
(B) Real-time
(C) Embedded
(D) None of these

19. The process of loading the operating system into RAM is called:


(A) Installation
(B) Booting
(C) Executing
(D) None of these

20. Which version of Windows is for hand-held PCs?


(A) Windows CE
(B) Windows 95
(C) Windows XP
(D) Windows ME

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