Introduction to Operating Systems

Covers basic operating system concepts including file management, graphical user interface, hardware interaction, and core OS functions like multitasking and directory organization.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The operating systems controls and organizes the hardware, which one falls under that task?

  1. Manages files and folders
  2. Manages ystem security
  3. Loads and runs other software applications
  4. Recognizes and install peripheral devices
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The file structure is:

  1. files, drives, folders
  2. folders, files, drives
  3. folders, drives, files
  4. drives, folders, files
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Drives are devices that

  1. control the hardware
  2. manage all software
  3. store information
  4. organize information
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Whenever you create a document and save it, it becomes a _________________.

  1. document
  2. file
  3. folder
  4. program
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Computers save information in:

  1. files
  2. folders
  3. programs
  4. files and folders
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_______________________ means working on two files, documents or programs at the same time.

  1. Multi-taking
  2. Dual-tasking
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mouseover text in Windows works the same way as ________________ in MACs.

  1. callouts
  2. balloons
  3. displays
  4. data
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which are hardware devices?

  1. Word and Excel
  2. Google Chrome and Mozilla
  3. Files and Folders
  4. Monitor and keyboard
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is an icon?

  1. Graphial User Interface
  2. same as the task bar
  3. file structure
  4. small picture that represents a program, folder or file
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one is an application software. 

  1. graphical user interface
  2. random access memory spreadsheet
  3. word processing
  4. Drive A
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_______________ enables users to easily interact with their computers.

  1. multitasking
  2. menu
  3. GUI
  4. command
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

GUI stands for Graphical User Interaction.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 An object that contains multiple documents or files 

  1. window
  2. menu
  3. folder
  4. desktop
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An organizational system used to organize files

  1. menu
  2. desktop
  3. window
  4. directory
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The background screen on a computer; the main work area, is called

  1. menu
  2. window
  3. desktop
  4. directory