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
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Unix
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Windows 98
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Win 2000 server
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Win 2003 server
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Win NT server 4.0
B
Correct answer
Explanation
It is a desktop operating system.
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Windows
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Android
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Web browser
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Wiki
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HTML5
D
Correct answer
Explanation
A wiki is a web application which allows people to add, modify or delete content in collaboration with others.
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Mac OS
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Unix
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Linux
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Windows
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Solaris
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Unix is an operating system which is capable of handling activities from multiple users at the same time and originated around 1969 at AT&T Bell Labs.
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Unix
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Windows
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Solaris
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Linux
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Mac OS
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Solaris is the OS developed by Sun Microsystems. Solaris 11 complies with the single UNIX specification.
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Microsoft Windows
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iOS
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Linux
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Unix
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Macintosh
B
Correct answer
Explanation
It is a mobile operating system for apple mobiles.
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Core OS
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Distributed OS
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Multitasking core OS
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All of the above
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ATM services are handled by a networking software and not by an operating system
B
Correct answer
Explanation
ATM OS is a distributed operating system.
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Operating system
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Device drivers
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Microsoft word
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Compilers
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Microsoft word is an application software developed by Microsoft. So, it does not fall under the category of systems program.
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MS-DOS
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Window 95/98
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UNIX
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Adobe
D
Correct answer
Explanation
MS-DOS, Windows, and UNIX are all operating systems that manage computer resources. Adobe is a software company that produces application software like Photoshop, not an operating system.
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Windows Vista
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Mac OS X
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Linux
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Sun OS
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Virtual Box
E
Correct answer
Explanation
VirtualBox is a virtualization software or hypervisor used to run multiple operating systems, but it is not an OS itself. Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Sun OS are all actual operating systems.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
EMAS (Edinburgh Multi-Access System) was a pioneering operating system designed in the 1960s to support a large number of simultaneous interactive users on mainframe computers. MS-DOS and CP/M were primarily single-user systems.
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UNIX
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ETHERNET
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PC-DOS
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MS-DOS
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Ethernet was originally developed at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) by Robert Metcalfe and others in the 1970s. It became the standard for local area networks (LANs) in office environments. UNIX and DOS are operating systems, not networking hardware standards.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers) was a widely used single-user operating system for early 8-bit microcomputers. While MS-DOS and PC-DOS are also single-user systems, CP/M was the industry standard for the first generation of microprocessor-based systems. UNIX, by contrast, is a multi-user and multi-tasking operating system.
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Kernel
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Terminal emulator
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Shell
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Linux desktop
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Unix workstation
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Shell acts as an interface between the kernel and the user.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
scsh is an open source Unix shell that is embedded within the scheme programming language.
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Child process
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Debian system
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Noclobber
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Sanity check
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Shopt command
B
Correct answer
Explanation
This system is a free operating system to any computer that uses Linux kernel.