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Operating Systems

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Test your computer knowledge with these questions on operating systems. The content covers various platforms including Unix, Linux, Windows, Android, and Macintosh. These questions are commonly asked in the computer knowledge sections of banking and government exams.

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Operating Systems Questions

Multiple choice server windows-2000

You install the RRAS service on a Windows 2000 server computer on your network. Your network is not directly connected to the Internet and uses the Private IP address range of 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255. When you use RRAS to dial in to the server, your

  1. Authorize the RRAS server to receive multiple addresses from a DHCP server

  2. Configure the RRAS server with the address of the DHCP server

  3. Ensure that the RRAS server is able to connect to a DHCP server that has a scope for its subnet

  4. Configure the RRAS server to act as a DHCP relay agent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To assign IP addresses to dial-in clients via DHCP, the RRAS server must be able to communicate with a DHCP server that has an active scope for the appropriate subnet. This ensures the RRAS server can request and lease a block of addresses for its remote access clients.

Multiple choice server windows-2000

Your network includes Windows 98 computers and Windows 2000 Server computers. You are adding a new computer to the network, and you plan to install Windows 2000 Server on the new computer. The computer has one 20-GB hard disk with no partitions defined. T

  1. Start the new computer by using a Windows 98 network boot disk.Create and format a single FAT32 partition.Connect to the network server.Run Winnt.exe.

  2. On another Windows 2000 computer, format a floppy disk. Copy NTLDR, Boot.ini, Ntdetect.com, and Ntbootdd.sys to this disk. Start the new computer by u

  3. Start the new computer by using a Windows 98 network boot disk.Connect to the network server.Run Dsclient.exe.Create and format a 20-GB FAT32 partitio

  4. Start the computer by using a Windows 98 network boot disk.Create and format a single FAT32 partition.Start the new computer by using a Windows 2000 E

  5. On another Windows 2000 computer, use Makebt32.exe to create installation startup disks. Start the new computer by using the first disk.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When installing Windows 2000 Server from a network share on an unpartitioned disk, booting with a Windows 98 network boot disk allows you to create and format a FAT32 partition (which Windows 98 supports and Winnt.exe can install to), connect to the network share, and run the Winnt.exe setup program. This is the standard network-based installation method. Creating a boot floppy with NTLDR (Option B) is for systems that already have Windows installed. Dsclient.exe (Option C) is for Directory Service client tools, not setup. Option D is incomplete. Makebt32.exe (Option E) creates startup disks for local CD-ROM installations, not network installs.

Multiple choice server windows-2003

In Windows Server 2003, a group denotes a set of users, computers, contacts, and other groups that can be used as Security groups and _______________.

  1. Name resolution groups

  2. Fax groups

  3. E-mail distribution groups

  4. DNS

  5. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Active Directory and Windows Server security groups can be utilized for both security boundary permissions and E-mail distribution lists. This dual capability allows administrators to manage access control and email communication lists efficiently. None of the other listed options represent the secondary standard usage category of groups.

Multiple choice server windows-2003

You want to perform multiple backups of only those files that are modified since the last normal backup. You also want to ensure that the backed up files use minimum amount of media. In this case, you will take a:

  1. Normal backup.

  2. Differential backup.

  3. Incremental backup.

  4. Copy backup.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Incremental backup only saves files changed since the last backup (whether full or incremental), using the least storage space. Differential backup also saves only changed files but since the last full backup, requiring more media over time as changes accumulate. The question asks for minimum media usage across multiple backups, making incremental the correct choice.

Multiple choice security

Which OS listed below is specifically developed for a hackers use?

  1. Solaris

  2. Ubuntu

  3. BackTrack

  4. Windows
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

BackTrack was a Linux distribution specifically designed for penetration testing and security auditing, widely used by security professionals and hackers. Ubuntu is a general-purpose Linux OS, Solaris is a Unix-based enterprise OS, and Windows is a commercial operating system - none are designed for hacking purposes.

Multiple choice unix

Which option will be used with sort command to start sorting ofter the nth column of the (m+l)th field?

  1. -m.n

  2. +m.n
    • n.m+1

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sort command's +m.n option skips the first m fields, then skips n additional characters in the next field before sorting. This allows sorting to begin at a specific position within fields, ignoring leading characters or fields. The -k option (GNU sort extension) provides more flexible field specification.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Panther (10.3), Jaguar (10.2), Puma (10.1), and Cheetah (10.0) are examples of _______?

  1. Windows Operating Systems

  2. Mac Operating Systems

  3. Open Operating Systems

  4. UNIX Operating Systems
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Panther (10.3), Jaguar (10.2), Puma (10.1), and Cheetah (10.0) are all version names of Mac OS X, Apple's operating system for Mac computers. Apple used big cat names for OS X versions until 10.9 (Mavericks). Windows uses different naming, and 'Open Operating Systems' is not a standard category. UNIX is a broader operating system family.

Multiple choice general knowledge

The name of Microsoft's new cloud-computing platform is ...?

  1. Windows cloud

  2. Windows Azure

  3. Windows 7

  4. Windows Leghorn
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Microsoft's cloud computing platform was named Windows Azure (later rebranded to Microsoft Azure). It was launched in 2010 as a competitor to Amazon Web Services. Options A, C, and D are either incorrect or refer to other Microsoft products.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Odd one out

  1. X Snow Leopard

  2. Fedora

  3. Ubuntu

  4. CentOS
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fedora, Ubuntu, and CentOS are all distributions of the Linux operating system. Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a proprietary operating system developed by Apple, making it the odd one out in a list of Linux distros.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What is the name of the most popular "non Apple" Application that allows you to find and install other "non Apple" applications?

  1. Cydia

  2. Installer

  3. Cyida

  4. Code Store
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Cydia was the most popular third-party application store for jailbroken iOS devices, created by Jay Freeman. It allowed users to find and install apps not approved by Apple. 'Installer' was an earlier alternative, 'Cyida' is a misspelling, and 'Code Store' doesn't exist.

Multiple choice general knowledge

In 1988 which company had launched its first UNIX based OS, named A/UX

  1. IBM

  2. Apple Computers

  3. Microsoft

  4. Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Apple Computers launched A/UX in 1988 as their first UNIX-based operating system, designed to run on Macintosh computers. IBM, Microsoft, and DEC all had their own UNIX operating systems (AIX, Xenix, and ULTRIX respectively) launched at different times.