Computer Knowledge

Operating Systems

998 Questions

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

Which of the following android applications cannot be tested on emulator?

  1. Application which just displays text on button click

  2. Application which does basic mathematical operations

  3. Application which shows date & time

  4. Application which uses sensors like camera, GPS, etc

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

There are various sensors on  android phones, e.g. GPS, camera, accelerometer that cannot be tested on emulator.

Multiple choice

Unix was first installed in

  1. IBM - 360

  2. PDP/11

  3. PDP/7

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

Unix was first developed on and installed on the PDP/7 in 1969, then rewritten for the PDP/11 in 1971-1972. The PDP/11 version became the foundation for later Unix development. IBM-360 and CRAY were mainframe/supercomputer architectures unrelated to early Unix.

Multiple choice

The OS which utilizes more than one processor is called

  1. multiprogramming

  2. ms-dos

  3. time-sharing

  4. multiprocessing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Multiprocessing refers to systems that use multiple processors or processor cores to execute tasks. Multiprogramming refers to running multiple programs on a single processor, time-sharing divides processor time among users, and MS-DOS is a single-user single-tasking OS.

Multiple choice

What type of software is Netscape?

  1. Operating System

  2. Compiler

  3. Shell

  4. Web Browser

  5. Text editor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. Netscape is a web browser.

Multiple choice

Which of the following types of operating systems is an application which requires a timely response from the computer system to prevent failure?

  1. Time sharing systems

  2. Multiuser operating system

  3. Multitasking operating system

  4. Real time operating system

  5. Multithreading operating system
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This type of operating system is an application which requires a timely response from the computer system to prevent failure.