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done Operating System Total Questions - 79

• question_answer1)
  It runs on computer hardware and serves as platform for other software to run on.
  A)
  Operating system   done clear
  B)
  Application software done clear
  C)
   Programs                      done clear
  D)
   Peripherals done clear
  E)
   Processing system done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The primary purpose of the Windows operating system is
  A)
   to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware done clear
  B)
   to allow people to use the computer done clear
  C)
   to keep systems programmer's employed done clear
  D)
   to make computers easier to use done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer3)
  It is the first program run on a computer, when the computer boots up.
  A)
   System software done clear
  B)
   Operating system done clear
  C)
   System operations          done clear
  D)
   Processing system done clear
  E)
   Memory system done clear
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• question_answer4)
  It shares characteristics with both hardware and software
  A)
   Operating system           done clear
  B)
   Software done clear
  C)
   Data                done clear
  D)
   Utility done clear
  E)
   All of these done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which one of the following DOS commands sends contents of the screen to an output device?
  A)
   BREAK             done clear
  B)
   DISK COPY done clear
  C)
   MORE              done clear
  D)
   ASSIGN done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following operating systems is also known as single user operating system?
  A)
   Windows           done clear
  B)
   Linux done clear
  C)
   Unix                             done clear
  D)
   DOS done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The main difference between Windows and DOS is the ability to
  A)
   multitasking                   done clear
  B)
   speed up done clear
  C)
   run a program               done clear
  D)
   run without power done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Multi-processing means
  A)
   two or more central processing units within a single computer system done clear
  B)
   two or more programs running at once done clear
  C)
   two or more input devices connected to a single computer system done clear
  D)
   two or more tasks carried out by a single computer system done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following is the main program of MS-DOS?
  A)
   Boot Record                  done clear
  B)
   ID.sys done clear
  C)
   MSDOS.sys                  done clear
  D)
   Command.com done clear
  E)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which of the following is not an operating system?
  A)
   Windows           done clear
  B)
   DOS done clear
  C)
   Linux                           done clear
  D)
   Unix done clear
  E)
   CP/M done clear
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• question_answer11)
  The operating system is the most common type of...... software;
  A)
   communication              done clear
  B)
   application done clear
  C)
   system             done clear
  D)
   Word-processing done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer12)
  In MS-DOS, which of the following commands is used to delete directory with all sub-directions and files?
  A)
   Delete               done clear
  B)
   Del done clear
  C)
   Deltree              done clear
  D)
   Move done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Which of the following is not an external. command of DOS?
  A)
   LABEL             done clear
  B)
   FORMAT done clear
  C)
   CHKDSK          done clear
  D)
   CLS done clear
  E)
   ATTRIB done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which commands are automatically loaded into main memory are known as
  A)
   internal             done clear
  B)
   external done clear
  C)
   viral                             done clear
  D)
   situational done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which file in MS-DOS contains internal commands that are loaded during booting process?
  A)
   CONFIG.sys                  done clear
  B)
   msdos.sys done clear
  C)
   BIOS.sys                      done clear
  D)
   COMMAND.com done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer16)
  What is the name of the batch file that is automatically run when MS-DOS is booted?
  A)
   CONFIG.sys                  done clear
  B)
   CONFIG.bat done clear
  C)
   AUTOEXEC.bat            done clear
  D)
   RUN.bat done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which type of commands in MS-DOS needs external files to perform their action?
  A)
   Internal commands        done clear
  B)
   External commands done clear
  C)
   Batch commands           done clear
  D)
   Redirectories done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer18)
  The scandisk program is used to
  A)
   find bad cluster of disk and also remove these cluster done clear
  B)
   scan disk and eliminate viruses done clear
  C)
   scan disk and eliminate .bat files done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following is not an internal command of DOS?
  A)
   VER                             done clear
  B)
   COPYCON done clear
  C)
   FORMAT          done clear
  D)
   VOL done clear
  E)
   TYPE done clear
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• question_answer20)
  A command, in DOS, used to set a name to a disk, is
  A)
   VOL                            done clear
  B)
   REN done clear
  C)
   LABEL                         done clear
  D)
   CLS done clear
  E)
   COPYCON done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Which of the following is/are function of operating system?
  A)
   User interface done clear
  B)
   File system manipulation done clear
  C)
   Resources allocation done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer22)
  'DOS' operating system does not have
  A)
   a boot record                 done clear
  B)
   a file allocation table done clear
  C)
   a root directory              done clear
  D)
   a virtual memory done clear
  E)
   All of these done clear
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• question_answer23)
  MS-DOS is usually supplied on a
  A)
   hard disk          done clear
  B)
   cartridge tape done clear
  C)
   CD ROM         done clear
  D)
   floppy disk done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  A program in execution is called
  A)
   process            done clear
  B)
   instruction done clear
  C)
   procedure         done clear
  D)
   function done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Memory utilisation factor shall be computed as
  A)
   memory in use/allocated memory done clear
  B)
   memory in use/total memory connected done clear
  C)
   memory allocated/free existing memory done clear
  D)
   memory committed/total memory available done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Which one of the following is not the function of operating system?
  A)
   Resource Management done clear
  B)
   File Management done clear
  C)
   Networking done clear
  D)
   Processor Management done clear
  E)
   None of the above                         done clear
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• question_answer27)
  The kernel is ...... user threads,            
  A)
   a part of                       done clear
  B)
   the creator of done clear
  C)
   unaware of                    done clear
  D)
   aware of done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Real time systems must have
  A)
   pre-emptive kernels done clear
  B)
   Non-pre-emptive kernels done clear
  C)
   Both a and b done clear
  D)
   Either a and b done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer29)
  The process of transferring data intended for a peripheral device into a disk, so that it can be transferred to peripheral at a more convenient time or in bulk, is known as
  A)
   multiprogramming          done clear
  B)
   spooling done clear
  C)
   caching            done clear
  D)
   virtual programming done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer30)
  When a file contains instruction that can be carried out by the computer, it is often called a(n)...... file.
  A)
   data                 done clear
  B)
   information done clear
  C)
   executable                    done clear
  D)
   application done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Linux is which type of operating system?
  A)
   Open-source                  done clear
  B)
   Microsoft done clear
  C)
   Windows           done clear
  D)
   Mac done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer32)
  The PC (Personal Computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different
  A)
   platforms                      done clear
  B)
   applications done clear
  C)
   programs          done clear
  D)
   storage devices done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer33)
  CHKDSK can be used to find
  A)
   disk's bad portion           done clear
  B)
   occupied space done clear
  C)
   free space                     done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer34)
  ?...... provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs or programs to run simultaneously.
  A)
   Multitasking                   done clear
  B)
   Multithreading done clear
  C)
   Multiprocessing              done clear
  D)
   Multicomputing done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer35)
  The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is
  A)
   multiprogramming          done clear
  B)
   multitasking done clear
  C)
   time sharing                  done clear
  D)
   multiprocessing done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer36)
  An operating system is said to be multiuser, if
  A)
   more than one program can run simultaneously done clear
  B)
   more than one users can work simultaneously done clear
  C)
   Either a and b done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Which file is the batch file that is read while booting a computer?
  A)
   Autoexec.bat                 done clear
  B)
   Auto-batch done clear
  C)
   Autoexecutive.bat          done clear
  D)
   Auto.bat done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Windows operating system is ...... and.......
  A)
   multitasking, multi user done clear
  B)
   multi user, single tasking done clear
  C)
   single user, multitasking done clear
  D)
   single tasking, single user done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer39)
  It provides scheduling to each process to be run on.
  A)
   Time sharing OS            done clear
  B)
   Distributed OS done clear
  C)
   Real time OS done clear
  D)
   Single, user OS done clear
  E)
   Multi user OS done clear
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• question_answer40)
  It controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a mean by which users can interact with the computer?
  A)
   The platform      done clear
  B)
   The operating system done clear
  C)
   Application software done clear
  D)
   The motherboard   done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer41)
  The restart of computer is called ...... when computer is already ON.
  A)
   cold booting                  done clear
  B)
   warm booting done clear
  C)
   shut down                     done clear
  D)
   logging off done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer42)
  What is the name of the program that controls the computer?
  A)
   The operating system done clear
  B)
   An application program done clear
  C)
   A browser done clear
  D)
   The file manager done clear
  E)
   The compiler done clear
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• question_answer43)
  What does start or restart the computer?
  A)
   Exit                              done clear
  B)
   Kick done clear
  C)
   Boot                done clear
  D)
   Kick Start done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer44)
  It is the program that manages the hardware of the computer system including the CPU, memory storage devices and input/output devices.
  A)
   Software          done clear
  B)
   Operating system done clear
  C)
   hardware          done clear
  D)
   System software done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer45)
  In DOS, the ?label? command is used to [SBI Clerk 2007]
  A)
   create the label of disk done clear
  B)
   change the label of disk done clear
  C)
   remove the label of disk done clear
  D)
   Both a and b done clear
  E)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Which command is used to delete file from a directory in DOS?       [SBI Clerk 2007]
  A)
   REN                             done clear
  B)
   DEL done clear
  C)
   CD                               done clear
  D)
   MD done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer47)
  The simultaneously processing of two or more programs by multiple processors, is [IBPS Clerk 2011]
  A)
   Multi-programming done clear
  B)
   Multi-tasking done clear
  C)
   Time sharing done clear
  D)
   Multi-processing done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Linux is a type of...... software. [IBPS Clerk 2011]
  A)
   shareware         done clear
  B)
   commercial done clear
  C)
   proprietary                    done clear
  D)
   open source done clear
  E)
   hidden type done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time, is called [IBPS Clerk 2011]
  A)
   a database management system done clear
  B)
   batch processing   done clear
  C)
   a real time system done clear
  D)
   an on-time system done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly? [SBI PO 2012]
  A)
   Booting            done clear
  B)
   Processing done clear
  C)
   Saving             done clear
  D)
   Editing done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer51)
  > symbol in DOS commands is used to [SBI Clerk 2007]
  A)
   compare two values       done clear
  B)
   redirect input done clear
  C)
   redirect output done clear
  D)
   filter data done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer52)
  .......... is a feature for scheduling and multi-programming to provide an economical interactive system of two or more users.              [IBPS Clerk 2012]
  A)
   Time sharing                 done clear
  B)
   Multi-sharing done clear
  C)
   Time tracing                  done clear
  D)
   Multi-processing done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Which one of the following is an MS-DOS external command?          [SSC CHSL 2012]
  A)
   DIR                              done clear
  B)
   COPY done clear
  C)
   FORMAT          done clear
  D)
   PROMPT done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Which of the following commercial software products are examples of operating system software and application software, respectively?                [SBI Clerk 2012]
  A)
   Microsoft Window XP and Microsoft Word done clear
  B)
   Microsoft office XP and Microsoft Windows XP done clear
  C)
   MS DOS and Microsoft Windows XP done clear
  D)
   UNIX and LINUX done clear
  E)
   UNIX and Java done clear
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• question_answer55)
  An operating system is a/an  [SSC CGL 2013]
  A)
   accounting software        done clear
  B)
   application software done clear
  C)
   system software             done clear
  D)
   utility software done clear
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• question_answer56)
  In DOS, the DIR commands is used to [SSC CGL 2013]
  A)
   display content of a file     done clear
  B)
   delete file done clear
  C)
   display list of files and subdirectories done clear
  D)
   copy files done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Usually, in MS-DOS the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter..........   [RBI Grade B 2012]
  A)
   A                     done clear
  B)
   B       done clear
  C)
   C                     done clear
  D)
   D done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer58)
  What happends when you boot up a PC? [RBI Grade B 2012]
  A)
   Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory done clear
  B)
   Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk done clear
  C)
   Portions of the operating system are complied done clear
  D)
   Portions of the operating system are emulated done clear
  E)
   The PC gets switched off done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Linux is an example of    [RBI Grade B 2012]
  A)
   freewave         done clear
  B)
   open source software done clear
  C)
   shareware         done clear
  D)
   complimentary done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Which of the following is the type of software that controls the internal operations in the computer and controls how the computer works will all its parts?                             [RBI Grade B 2012]
  A)
   Shareware            done clear
  B)
   Public domain software done clear
  C)
   Application software done clear
  D)
   Operating system software done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer61)
  Which of the following is not usual file extension in DOS?                             [RBI Grade B 2012]
  A)
   .exe                             done clear
  B)
   .bat done clear
  C)
   .0                                done clear
  D)
   .class done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer62)
  What do you understand by the term 'booting'?                  [RBI Grade B 2012]
  A)
   The process of starting the computer from the power-off position done clear
  B)
   Connecting computer of the electric switch done clear
  C)
   Increasing the memory of the computer done clear
  D)
   The process of shut down the computer done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer63)
  The DOS command, which cannot be executed with versions 1 and 2 is [RBI Grade B 2014, RBI Grade B 2013]
  A)
   GRAPHICS                   done clear
  B)
   FIND done clear
  C)
   LABEL             done clear
  D)
   MODE done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer64)
  Which one of the following DOS commands sends contents of the screen to an output device? [RBI Grade B 2013]
  A)
   BREAK             done clear
  B)
   DISK COPY done clear
  C)
   MORE              done clear
  D)
   ASSIGN done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer65)
  Which one of the following file names is invalid in DOS?                              [RBI Grade B 2013]
  A)
   RIT.bat             done clear
  B)
   LISTEN.bin done clear
  C)
   RLUA.btt         done clear
  D)
   TALK.bas done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer66)
  Which one of the following DIR commands lists a group of files?                    [RBI Grade B 2013]
  A)
   DIR INVOICE.bas done clear
  B)
   DIR RESCUE.bas done clear
  C)
   DIR PAY ROLL.bas done clear
  D)
   DIRTOOL?.bas done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer67)
  The capacity of the number of sectors and the number of file entries 3.5 inch floppy for root directory in MS-DOS are respectively (assume floppy capacity to be 2.88 MB) [RBI Grade B 2013]
  A)
   20260              done clear
  B)
   10120 done clear
  C)
   15240              done clear
  D)
   32512 done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer68)
  Every computer has a(n)....... many also have ......                                     [RBI Grade B 2014]
  A)
   operating system; a client system done clear
  B)
   operating system; instruction sets done clear
  C)
   application programs; as operating system done clear
  D)
   application programs; a client system done clear
  E)
   operating system application programs done clear
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• question_answer69)
  The purpose of DISKCOPY command is to [RBI Grade B 2014]
  A)
   format the disk if it is not formatted before a write operation is initiated on it. done clear
  B)
   overwrite the existing contents of the destination disk as it copies the. New information to it done clear
  C)
   make an exact copy of a floppy disk done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer70)
  MS-DOS is ...... operating system, [SBI PO 2014]
  A)
   user friendly graphical        done clear
  B)
   graphical user interface done clear
  C)
   real time GUI done clear
  D)
   point and check done clear
  E)
   command line interface done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Which of the following refers to restarting the system when it is already powered on? [SBI PO 2014]
  A)
   A strong boot                done clear
  B)
   Hibernation done clear
  C)
   A cold boot                   done clear
  D)
   Standby mode done clear
  E)
   A warm boot done clear
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• question_answer72)
  'DOS' floppy disk does not have [SBI PO 2014]
  A)
   a boot record                 done clear
  B)
   a file allocation table done clear
  C)
   a root directory              done clear
  D)
   a virtual memory done clear
  E)
   All of these done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Which of the following refers to the means by which an OS or any other program interacts with the user? [SBI Clerk 2014]
  A)
   Program front-end done clear
  B)
   Programming interface done clear
  C)
   User login done clear
  D)
   User interface done clear
  E)
   User compatibility done clear
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• question_answer74)
  The OS software and data, the computer is currently using, are stored in [SBI Clerk 2014]
  A)
   PC                               done clear
  B)
   ACP done clear
  C)
   USB                             done clear
  D)
   RAM done clear
  E)
   Scanner done clear
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• question_answer75)
  Which of the following is an operating system?                      [SBI Clerk 2014]
  A)
   Linux               done clear
  B)
   Debugger done clear
  C)
   Mozilla             done clear
  D)
   Google Chrome done clear
  E)
   Intel 8085 done clear
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• question_answer76)
  A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called [IBPS Clerk 2014]
  A)
   operating system            done clear
  B)
   computer done clear
  C)
   office                done clear
  D)
   complier done clear
  E)
   interpreter done clear
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• question_answer77)
  The operating system is the most common type of...... software.                   [SBI PO 2014]
  A)
   application                    done clear
  B)
   antivirus done clear
  C)
   communication              done clear
  D)
   system done clear
  E)
   Word-processing software done clear
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• question_answer78)
  What is Linux?               [SBI Clerk 2014]
  A)
   Input device done clear
  B)
   Storage device done clear
  C)
   Operating system done clear
  D)
   Output device done clear
  E)
   Processor done clear
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• question_answer79)
  Which among the following is not a mobile Operating System?          [IBPS PO 2016]
  A)
   Android            done clear
  B)
   Safari done clear
  C)
   Symbian          done clear
  D)
   iOS done clear
  E)
   BlackBerry                                    done clear
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