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 commercial studies selection of an accounting software package erp practical application of accounting software accounting information system

Unix environment allows ______ compared to Windows.

  1. single-users

  2. multi-users

  3. non-users

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

Unix environment allows multi-users compared to Windows. In Unix,the user cannot make the computer system functional unless the user clicks with a password, which is not a restriction in Windows.

Multiple choice

What does os stand for?

  1. Operating system

  2. osciliating systen

  3. operating standard

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

OS is the standard industry abbreviation for Operating System, the software that manages computer hardware and software resources.

Multiple choice

What is GRUB primarily used for?

  1. Linux authentication

  2. Linux networking

  3. Linux boot selection

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

GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader) is the standard bootloader for Linux systems, allowing users to select which kernel or operating system to boot.

Multiple choice meaning and elements of computer system computer in accounting accountancy

A mobile phone that, apart from making calls, has a cemera, surfs the net, sends e-mails, play digital music has calendar and many more features is the smart-phone. These smart-phones uses which of the following platforms? 

  1. Symbian operating system

  2. Windows smart-phone

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A mobile phone that, apart from making calls, has a camera, surfs the net, sends e-mails, play digital music has calendar and many more features is the smart-phone. These smart-phones use Symbian operating system platforms and Windows smart-phone.

A smartphone is a handheld personal computer. It possesses extensive computing capabilities, including high-speed access to the Internet using both Wi-Fi and mobile broadband.

Symbian OS is an operating system designed for smartphones. The operating system enables multitasking and increased memory protection. The Symbian OS is designed for the specific requirements of 2.5G and 3G mobile phones.

 

Multiple choice elements of accounts overview of computerised accounting system accounting software concepts and types of computerized accounting system types of accounting software

Which of the following are types of software?

  1. Operating system, language programmes, system software etc.

  2. Operating system, utility programmes, system hardware etc.

  3. Operating system, utility programmes, system software etc.

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

A set(s) of programmes, which is used to work with such hardware is called its software. There are six types of software: operating system, utility progarmmes, application software, language processor, system software, connectivity software.

Multiple choice

Which mobile OS is the most widely used?

  1. Apple

  2. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  3. Android

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

Android is the most widely used mobile operating system globally, running on over 70% of smartphones worldwide due to its open-source nature and adoption by multiple manufacturers. Apple iOS has a smaller but significant market share, while Windows is not a major mobile OS competitor. Option B contains garbled text.

Multiple choice

What is the most used OS in the world?

  1. Windows OS

  2. Mac OS

  3. Lunix

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

Windows is the most widely used desktop operating system globally, dominating the PC market with over 70% market share. Mac OS and Linux have smaller user bases, while AMD is a hardware manufacturer (processors), not an operating system. Option C misspells Linux as 'Lunix'.

Multiple choice

What is Windows first OS?

  1. MS-DOS

  2. Window's 98

  3. Linux

  4. Windows 2000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) was the first operating system used by Microsoft for the IBM PC, which preceded the graphical Windows versions.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an OS?

  1. OSX

  2. AT&T

  3. Windows

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

AT&T is a telecommunications company, not an operating system. OSX, Windows, and UNIX are all operating systems.

Multiple choice

What did AT&T develop?

  1. MS-DOS

  2. GUI

  3. UNIX

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

AT&T's Bell Labs developed UNIX in the 1960s-70s, one of the most influential operating systems in computing history. MS-DOS was created by Microsoft, GUI concepts were developed by multiple researchers at Xerox PARC and Apple, and 'Systetm Software' appears to be a typo with no clear meaning. UNIX's design principles continue to influence modern operating systems.

Multiple choice

Which of these OS's is considered 'open source'

  1. Android

  2. Windows

  3. Mac OSX

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

Android is built on the Linux kernel and is released under open-source licenses. Windows, Mac OSX, and Blackberry are proprietary operating systems.