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NUTAN MAHARASHTRA VIDYA PRASARAK MANDAL’S

NUTAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & RESEARCH (NCER)


Department of Computer Science & Engineering- Artificial Intelligence

(BTCOC402)
OPERATING SYSTEMS – Unit 1 (MCQs)

1. What is an operating system?


a) collection of programs that manages hardware resources
b) system service provider to the application programs
c) interface between the hardware and application programs
d) all of the mentioned

2. To access the services of operating system, the interface is provided by the ___________
a) System calls
b) API
c) Library
d) Assembly instructions

3. Which one of the following is not true?


a) kernel is the program that constitutes the central core of the operating system
b) kernel is the first part of operating system to load into memory during booting
c) kernel is made of various modules which can not be loaded in running operating
system
d) kernel remains in the memory during the entire computer session

4. Which one of the following error will be handle by the operating system?
a) power failure
b) lack of paper in printer
c) connection failure in the network
d) all of the mentioned

5. What is the main function of the command interpreter?


a) to get and execute the next user-specified command
b) to provide the interface between the API and application program
c) to handle the files in operating system
d) none of the mentioned

6. 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

7. The systems which allow only one process execution at a time, are called __________
a) uniprogramming systems
b) uniprocessing systems
c) unitasking systems
d) none of the mentioned

8. In Unix, Which system call creates the new process?


a) fork
b) create
c) new
d) none of the mentioned

9. A process can be terminated due to __________


a) normal exit
b) fatal error
c) killed by another process
d) all of the mentioned

10. What is the ready state of a process?


a) when process is scheduled to run after some execution
b) when process is unable to run until some task has been completed
c) when process is using the CPU
d) none of the mentioned

11.What is the primary function of an operating system?


A) To manage hardware resources
B) To write code for applications
C) To design user interfaces
D) To perform data analysis

12.Which of the following is not a type of operating system?


A) Real-Time Operating System
B) Batch Processing Operating System
C) Graphical User Interface Operating System
D) Multiprogramming Operating System

13.Real-Time Operating Systems are designed primarily for:


A) High-performance gaming
B) Real-time applications that require precise timing
C) General-purpose computing tasks
D) Scientific simulations

14.What are system calls?


A) Calls made by applications to external services
B) Calls made by the operating system to manage processes
C) Calls made by the operating system to hardware components
D) Calls made by users to request system services

15.Which of the following is a system program?


A) Microsoft Word
B) Photoshop
C) Device Driver
D) Video Player

16.What is the purpose of system structure in an operating system?


A) To manage user interfaces
B) To organize system components and services
C) To design application software
D) To optimize hardware performance

17.Virtual machines provide:


A) Physical hardware to each application
B) An isolated environment that simulates physical hardware
C) Direct access to hardware resources
D) Faster execution speed for applications

18.Which phase of the system design and implementation involves specifying system
requirements?
A) System Analysis
B) System Testing
C) System Implementation
D) System Maintenance

19.Which system generation is characterized by the use of vacuum tubes and magnetic
drums?
A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation

20. Which of the following is NOT a system service provided by an operating system?
A) File management
B) Process management
C) Network management
D) Graphic design

21. What is the mean of the Booting in the operating system?


A) Restarting computer
B) Install the program
C) To scan
D) To turn off

22. In a timeshare operating system, when the time slot assigned to a process is completed,
the process switches from the current state to?
a) Suspended state
b) Terminated state
c) Ready state
d) Blocked state
23.In real time operating system ____________
a) process scheduling can be done only once
b) all processes have the same priority
c) kernel is not required
d) a task must be serviced by its deadline period

24.How many times the following C program prints yes?


main()
{
fork();fork();printf("yes");
}
a) only once
b) twice
c) four times
d) eight times

25.Which of the following Operating systems runs on a server and provides the server the
capability to manage data, users, groups, etc?

A. Batch Operating system


B. Network operating system
C. Mobile Operating system
D. Real-time Operating system

26. Which one of the following error will be handle by the operating system?
power failure
lack of paper in printer
connection failure in the network
all of the mentioned

27.A process can be terminated due to


A. normal exit
B. fatal error
C. killed by another process
D. all of the mentioned
28.Which of the following system call is used for opening or creating a file?
a) read
b) write
c) open
d) close

29.When you delete a file in your computer, where does it go?


A. Recycle bin
B. Hard disk
C. Taskbar
D. None of these
30.Where are the errors and bugs recorded?
1. notepad
2. New program
3. Running process
4. Logfile

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