Operating System MCQs

Question 1

___ is a compromise mode between Shut Down and Sleep mode because it does not consume power and remembers the current state of your desktop

Accepted Answer

Hibernate

Answer

Shut Down

Answer

Restart

Answer

Sleep

Question 2

You should choose this mode if you don't know how long you won't use your computer but want to have the same desktop state when you resume

Accepted Answer

Hibernate

Answer

Shut Down

Answer

Restart

Answer

Sleep

Question 3

The category of operating system that you most likely have running on your PDA computer is a ....... Operating system

Accepted Answer

Single user, single task

Answer

Real time

Answer

Single user, multitask

Answer

Multiuser, multitask

Question 4

Running multiple programs at the same time is called:

Accepted Answer

Multitasking

Answer

Foreground tasking

Answer

Single tasking

Answer

Symmetric

Question 5

What is the meaning of "Hibernate" in Windows XP/Windows 7?

Accepted Answer

Shutdown the Computer without closing the running applications

Answer

Restart the Computer in safe mode

Answer

Restart the Computer in hibernate mode

Answer

Shutdown the Computer terminating all the running applications

Question 6

The function of Dir/W is

Accepted Answer

Show only file name and directory name

Answer

Show all details of file

Answer

Shows only directory

Answer

All of the above

Question 7

Page stealing

Accepted Answer

Is taking page frame from other working sets

Answer

Is a sign of an efficient system

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Should be the turning goal

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Is taking layer disk space for page in page out

Question 8

What do you mean by dialog box?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Interactive message box

Answer

Group of options

Answer

Set of controls

Question 9

Dial up connection allows you to

Accepted Answer

Connect ISP

Answer

Internet

Answer

Server

Answer

All of above