Windows Operating System Test 01

Total Questions: 23

1 - Operating system is a:

A ) System utility
B ) Application software
C ) System software ✅
D ) Software package

2 - Ctrl + Alt + Del is:

A ) An invalid key combination
B ) Recognized by Windows only ✅
C ) Used to close the active window
D ) Both A and B

3 - As compared to command line operating system, a GUI operating system is:

A ) More efficient
B ) Easier to use
C ) More reliable
D ) All

5 - Windows explorer is used to:

A ) Access the Internet
B ) Explorer system resources
C ) Perform maintenance on the hard disk
D ) Navigate files and folders on the computer ✅

6 - Windows was developed by:

A ) Sun system
B ) Microsoft ✅
C ) Hewlett
D ) ANSI

7 - Which of the following acts as an interface between the user and the hardware?

A ) MS Word
B ) Operating system ✅
C ) Language processor
D ) Utility program

8 - Which of the following is not a type of user interface?

A ) Command – line
B ) System interface
C ) Design interface
D ) Both B and C

9 - Which type of interface uses icons, Windows and menus to carry out command?

A ) Command line
B ) System interface
C ) Graphical user ✅
D ) Design interface

10 - Interface used by DOS is called:

A ) Menu-driven interface
B ) Command line interface ✅
C ) Design interface
D ) System interface

11 - In DOS, a user communicates with the operating system by issuing:

A ) Commands ✅
B ) Instructions
C ) Routines
D ) Procedure

12 - GUI stands for:

A ) Graphical, User Interface
B ) General User Interrupt ✅
C ) Graphs, Utilities, Icons
D ) Grayed User Interface

13 - Which of the following is not a graphical user interface?

A ) DOS ✅
B ) Linux
C ) Windows
D ) Mac OS

15 - MS-DOS operating system is a:

A ) Command line Interface
B ) Single user
C ) Single tasking
D ) All

16 - Which of the following are considered as resource?

A ) Processor
B ) Memory
C ) User
D ) A and B

17 - The ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time is called:

A ) Multitasking ✅
B ) Multi – processing
C ) Multi – operating
D ) Multi – paging

18 - Microsoft Windows version 3.1 is a:

A ) Full operating system
B ) Icon
C ) Menu
D ) GUI on top of DOS ✅

19 - The letters "NT" in Windows NT stands for:

A ) Not tested.
B ) Network Internal
C ) Network technology
D ) New technology ✅

20 - The interface used by Windows is called:

A ) Menu-driven interface
B ) Command line interface
C ) Graphical user interface ✅
D ) Prompt interface

21 - Which of the following services is provided by the operating system?

A ) File-system Management
B ) Hardware Management
C ) User interface
D ) All of these

23 - Windows operating system can be used to:

A ) Coordinates computer activities
B ) Access files on a computer
C ) Open and close programs on a computer
D ) All of these