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1 Which of the following is not an operating Answer: (c) Oracle

system? Explanation: Oracle is an RDBMS (Relational
a. Windows Database Management System). It is known as Oracle
b. Linux Database, Oracle DB, or Oracle Only. The first
c. Oracle database for enterprise grid computing is the Oracle
d. DOS database.

2 What is the maximum length of the filename in Answer: (c) 8

DOS? Explanation: The maximum length of the filename is
a. 4 8 characters in the DOS operating system. It is
b. 5 commonly known as an 8.3 filename.
c. 8
d. 12

3 When was the first operating system developed? Answer: (c) 1950
a. 1948 Explanation: The first operating system was
b. 1949 developed in the early 1950's. It was also called a
c. 1950 single-stream batch processing system because it
d. 1951 presented data in groups.

4 When were MS windows operating systems Answer: (d) 1985

proposed? Explanation: The first MS Windows operating
a. 1994 system was introduced in early 1985.
b. 1990
c. 1992
d. 1985

5 Which of the following is the extension of Answer: (a) .txt

Notepad? Explanation: The .txt file extension is a standard text
a. .txt document extension that contains the unformatted
b. .xls text. It is the default file extension for the notepad
c. .ppt
d. .bmp

6 What else is a command interpreter called? Answer: (c) shell

a. prompt Explanation: The command interpreter is also called
b. kernel the shell.
c. shell
d. command

7 What is the full name of FAT? Answer: (b) File allocation table.
a. File attribute table Explanation: The FAT stands for File allocation table.
b. File allocation table The FAT is a file system architecture. It is used in
computer systems and memory cards. A FAT of the
c. Font attribute table
contents of a computer disk indicates which field is
d. Format allocation table used for which file.
8 BIOS is used? Answer: (a) By operating system
a. By operating system Explanation: BIOS is used by the operating system.
b. By compiler It is used to configure and identify the hardware in a
system such as the hard drive, floppy drive, optical
c. By interpreter
drive, CPU, and memory.
d. By application software

9 What is the mean of the Booting in the operating Answer: (a) Restarting computer
system? Explanation: Booting is a process of the restart the
a. Restarting computer computer. After restarting it, there is no software in
b. Install the program the computer's main memory.
c. To scan
d. To turn off

10 When does page fault occur? Answer: (c) The page does not present in memory.
a. The page is present in memory. Explanation: Page faults occur when a process tries
b. The deadlock occurs. to access a block page of the memory and that page
is not stored in RAM (Read only memory) or memory.
c. The page does not present in memory.
d. The buffering occurs.

11 When you delete a file in your computer, where Answer: (a) Recycle bin
does it go? Explanation: When you delete a file on your
a. Recycle bin computer device, it is transferred to your computer
b. Hard disk system's recycle bin or trash.
c. Taskbar
d. None of these

12 Which is the Linux operating system? Answer: (c) Open-source operating system
a. Private operating system Explanation: The Linux operating system is an open-
b. Windows operating system source operating system made up of a kernel. It is a
very safe operating system.
c. Open-source operating system
d. None of these

13 What is the full name of the DSM? Answer: (d) Distributed shared memory
a. Direct system module Explanation: The DSM stands for Distributed Shared
b. Direct system memory Memory.
c. Demoralized system memory
d. Distributed shared memory

14 What is the full name of the IDL? Answer: (a) Interface definition language
a. Interface definition language Explanation: The IDL stands for Interface Definition
b. Interface direct language Language. It is used to establish communications
between clients and servers in RPC (Remote
c. Interface data library
Procedure Call).
d. None of these
15 Which of the following is a single-user operating Answer: (c) Ms-Dos
system? Explanation: The single-user operating system is the
a. Windows operating system in which only one user can access
b. MAC the computer system at a time, and Ms-DOS is the
best example of a single-user operating system.
c. Ms-Dos
d. None of these

16 The size of virtual memory is based on which of Answer: (c) Address bus
the following? Explanation: The size of virtual memory is based on
a. CPU the address bus.
b. RAM
c. Address bus
d. Data bus

17 Which of the following is not application Answer: (a) Windows 7

software? Explanation: Windows 7 is not an application
a. Windows 7 software because it is a operating system.
b. WordPad
c. Photoshop
d. MS-excel