General OS (Operating System) MCQs

1. The operating system for a handheld device is stored in ____.

2. The super user account has ________ control over the computer.

3. The operating system of a cell phone is stored in ________.

4. The recommended file system for computers running current versions of windows is ____.

5. The two major types of system software programs are utility programs and the ________.

6. While a computer or mobile device is running, the ______ remains in memory.

7. Windows 7 includes a(n) ____ policy, which can be used to control many facets of windows.

8. Windows 8 is offered in ________ versions

9. Windows 8 uses a(n) ________ account for easy access and storage of online files.

10. Windows evolved from a microsoft operating system called _____.

11. System restore in windows uses _______________ to save information on restore points.

12. The ____ attribute indicates whether to delete a file after closing it.

13. The ____ is also called a high-level scheduler.

14. The ____ is the user interface to the os.

15. The ________ of the operating system enables users to communicate with the computer system.

16. The _____________ refers to the number of processes in memory.

17. The android operating system is the embedded version of ________.

18. The area of the hard drive used for virtual memory is called a(n) ______ file.

19. The banker’s algorithm is an example of a(n) ____ policy.

20. The command ____ is used to find a specified string of characters in a file.

21. Through the use of ____, one physical server can run several server operating systems.

22. To delete unnecessary files on a hard disk, use ____________ software.

23. To determine information about who is logged in, you can use the ____ command.

24. To develop software you need all these except ________.

25. To run a program, a computer first transfers the program from disk to ________.

26. When a process begins execution, its segments have a ____ size.

27. The system information tool in windows can be used to _______________.

28. The term ram is best described as ________.

29. The ____ program creates a virtual dos machine to run dos programs.

30. To increase a paragraph indent use the _____ shortcut keys

31. To make a check box selected by default, you add ____.

32. To move down one paragraph, press the ____ key(s).

33. To move one screen to the left press ____.

34. To move to the beginning of a line with the keyboard, press the ____ key(s).

35. To move to the bottom of a document window, press the ____ key(s).

36. To move to the end of the document, press the ____ key(s).

37. To move up one paragraph, press the ____ key(s).

38. To open a second window in dos edit , press alt+v and then press the ____ key.

39. Virtualization is the process by which ________.

40. The unix/linux ____ command displays the system date, which the system administrator maintains.

41. A disadvantage of segmented memory allocation is ____.

42. ___________are funds that the bank keeps on hand that are not loaned out or invested in bonds.

43. A ____ is a request to execute a specific method and return a response.

44. A counting semaphore ____.

45. Backup and physical security are ________ against computer security threats.

46. Under direct memory access, a device called a ____ is attached to the bus and to main memory.

47. A _____ app is designed to run only on windows 8 and higher.

48. Odbc works on the ____ operating system

49. All basic hard drive partition tables support up to _______________ partitions.

50. Programs that automatically start and operate as a part of your browser are called ________.

51. The command ____ is used to lower the priority of a process.

52. Unix uses a ____ to keep track of which processes are using shared program code.

53. ______ is the operating system used by amazon kindle tablets.

54. The ____ is the prompt symbol traditionally associated with ordinary users.

55. The maximum number of bytes that can be allocated to a single file in unix is ____.

56. The supervisor program in an operating system (os) is called the ____.

57. Unix uses the ____ page replacement algorithm.

58. To start an application manually in windows, you should _______________.

59. Two of the most common open source and free software licenses are ___________.

60. A _____ is a more formal, large software update that may address several or many software problems.

61. A new version or edition of a software product is referred to as a software ___________.

62. Most programs rely on a main program file along with a set of ___________.

63. Processes are started with a nice value of ____ by default.

64. The mac os was the first commercially available os to incorporate ________.

65. The windows path separator is the ________ character.

66. When you install a windows update or add new programs, windows creates a(n) __________.

67. The _____ is a trade group that represents the world?s largest software and hardware manufacturers.

68. ____ technique is also known as disk mirroring.

69. A(n) ____ is system software.

70. The security configuration wizard (scw) includes ________ based on server roles and other features.

71. The i/o ____ allocates the devices, control units, and channels.

72. A(n) ______ bus connects the processor to cache.

73. The transition from ____ can be initiated by the process scheduler or the job scheduler.

74. The .bashrc file is a hidden file contained in ____ directory.