Computer Knowledge

Operating Systems

1,344 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 technology embedded technologies
  1. Eclipse with ADT

  2. Using the adb tool

  3. Using a built in ant target

  4. none of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C Correct answer
Explanation

Eclipse with ADT was the primary IDE for Android development before Android Studio, providing integrated testing capabilities. The Android Debug Bridge (adb) tool enables command-line testing, debugging, and device interaction. Ant build system includes targets for running tests and building test APKs. These are all valid approaches to Android testing.

Multiple choice technology embedded technologies
  1. Functional areas

  2. Activity life cycle events

  3. Database Operations

  4. Screen size and resolutions

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

Android test applications can verify functional correctness (business logic), Activity lifecycle behavior (onCreate, onResume, etc.), database CRUD operations, and UI behavior across different screen sizes and resolutions using instrumentation and test frameworks like Espresso or UI Automator. All listed areas are valid test targets.

Multiple choice technology embedded technologies
  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Android test applications extend the standard Android Application class and include a test runner in their manifest. They have access to Android APIs, can declare their own components, and are APKs like any other Android app, with the addition of test-specific manifest entries and dependencies on the app under test.

Multiple choice technology operating systems
  1. 1996

  2. 2000

  3. 2010

  4. 2008

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Windows Phone 7 was released by Microsoft in October 2010, representing a major reset of their mobile strategy. The OS featured a new tile-based interface and was Microsoft's response to the growing smartphone market dominated by iOS and Android.

Multiple choice technology web technology
  1. SilverLight Only

  2. SunLight

  3. MoonLight

  4. StarLight

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

MoonLight is the name of the Linux version of Silverlight. It was an open-source implementation of Silverlight, developed by the Mono project, to enable Silverlight applications to run on Linux systems. SilverLight (A) is the original Microsoft product. SunLight (B) and StarLight (D) are made-up names.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products
  1. Visual Studio 2010

  2. Visual Studio 2011

  3. Visual Studio 2010 R2

  4. Visual Studio 2008

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This question appears to be from around 2010, when Visual Studio 2010 was the latest version. At that time, VS 2010 (codename Dev10) was the current release, making A the correct answer. VS 2011 was later renamed to VS 2012, and R2 editions apply to servers, not Visual Studio.

Multiple choice technology operating systems
  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

BlackBerry OS was proprietary software developed by Research In Motion (RIM), not open source. The company kept tight control over the OS source code, unlike Android which is open source. This changed slightly with BlackBerry 10 which was based on QNX, but the OS itself remained proprietary.

Multiple choice technology operating systems
  1. 4

  2. 4.5

  3. 6

  4. 5

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This question is outdated and version-dependent. At the time it was written, version 6 may have been current, but BlackBerry OS evolved to versions 7, 10, and eventually switched to Android. The question should specify a timeline or be removed.

Multiple choice technology testing
  1. Backup

  2. Recovery

  3. Restore

  4. Monitoring

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Recovery is the service responsible for automatically setting up the system after a crash or incident with minimal data loss. Backup creates copies, Restore brings data back, and Monitoring tracks health, but Recovery specifically addresses the goal of automatic system restoration with minimal data loss after a failure.

Multiple choice technology operating systems
  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Android is an open-source operating system based on the Linux kernel. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) provides the source code freely, though device manufacturers often add proprietary customizations. This openness enables the ecosystem of Android variants from different manufacturers.

Multiple choice technology
  1. One-way and transitive

  2. Two-way and transitive

  3. One-way and nontransitive

  4. Two-way and nontransitive

  5. All of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Active Directory trust relationships support all combinations: one-way or two-way direction, and transitive or non-transitive characteristics. These can be combined in various ways to create complex trust topologies between forests and domains.