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
C
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This type of shell is an open source Unix shell that is embedded within the Scheme programming language.
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/opt
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/mnt
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/media
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/home
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/usr
B
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This directory in Linux file system is a mount point for temporary file systems that helps while troubleshooting from CD-ROM where one may possibly mount the root file system and edit configurations.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Word
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Linux
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Option (1), (3) and (4)
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Unix
D
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This is the correct answer.
Yes, it is an operating system.
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Solaris Operating system
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Windows XP
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OS/2
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MS DOS
D
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MS DOS does not support multitreading concept.
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Windows 98
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Windows Vista
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MS DOS
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Window XP
C
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MS DOS stands for Microsoft Disk operating system which has a command prompt and executed with commands, having no requirement of mouse as a pointing device because a mouse is used in GUI environment.
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Search the given string or character
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Search for files
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Search for images
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Search for web
D
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DOS, Windows, and Linux are operating systems. LISP is a programming language, making it the odd one out.
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Text editor
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Assembler
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Linker
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Loader
D
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The loader is a system software that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution. It must reside in the main memory to perform its function of loading other programs.
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Programmed I/O
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Interrupt-driven I/O
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DMA
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None of the above
C
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Direct Memory Access (DMA) allows hardware subsystems to access main system memory independently of the central processing unit, making it the most efficient way to transfer large blocks of data.
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Best fit
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First fit
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Worst fit
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Buddy
C
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The worst-fit strategy allocates the largest available hole to a process, which is the opposite of best-fit.
B
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MS-DOS historically used write-through caching for its file system to ensure data integrity in case of sudden power loss or disk removal.
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window based browser
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text based browser
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text formatting application program
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none of these
B
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Lynx is a well-known text-based web browser used primarily on Unix-like systems.
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hardware device
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software device
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operating system supporting networking
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none of above
C
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Windows NT 4.0 is a preemptive, graphical 32-bit operating system that was designed to be the business-oriented operating system in the Windows NT line.
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Distribution
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Batch
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Real-time
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Multi-user
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A
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It is an extension of the network operating system that supports higher levels of communication and integration of the machines on the network.
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MS-DOS
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Windows 95
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Windows 98
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Windows 2000
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D
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It is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It was produced by Microsoft and released on December 15, 2000.