Multiple Choice Questions & Answers on Operating System

Multiple Choice Questions & Answers on Operating System

1) What type of memory stores data in a swap file on a hard drive?

a) Secondary memory

b) Virtual memory

c) Low memory

d) RAM

Answer: Virtual memory


2) Which of the following "semaphore" can take the non-negative integer values?

a) Binary Semaphore

b) Counting Semaphore

c) Real Semaphore

d) All of the these

Answer: Counting Semaphore


3) In which directory the local user profile settings are stored by default in windows 2000?

a) C: \ USERS

b) C: \ NETLOGON

c) C: \ WIN NTUSER.DAT

d) C: \ Documents and settings

Answer: C: \ Documents and settings


4) Which of the following operating system does not require a command to run?

a) Kali Linux

b) Windows

c) Unix

d) All of the these

Answer: Windows


5) What is the full name of the IDL?

a) Interface definition language

b) Interface direct language

c) Interface data library

d) None of these

Answer: Interface definition language


6) What is bootstrapping called?

a) Cold boot

b) Cold hot boot

c) Cold hot strap

d) Hot boot

Answer: Cold boot


7) What is the fence register used for?

a) To disk protection

b) To CPU protection

c) To memory protection

d) None of these

Answer: To memory protection


8) If the page size increases, the internal fragmentation is also?

a) Decreases

b) Increases

c) Remains constant

d) None of these

Answer: Increases


9) Which of the following is a single-user operating system?

a) Windows

b) MAC

c) Ms-Dos

d) None of these

Answer: Ms-Dos


10) The size of virtual memory is based on which of the following?

a) CPU

b) RAM

c) Address bus

d) Data bus

Answer: Address bus


11) If a page number is not found in the translation lookaside buffer, then it is known as a?

a) Translation Lookaside Buffer miss

b) Buffer miss

c) Translation Lookaside Buffer hit

d) All of the mentioned

Answer: Translation Lookaside Buffer miss


12) Which of the following is not application software?

a) Windows 7

b) WordPad

c) Photoshop

d) MS-excel

Answer: Windows 7


13) Which of the following supports Windows 64 bit?

a) Window XP

b) Window 2000

c) Window 1998

d) None of these

Answer: Window XP


14) Which of the following windows does not have a start button?

a) Windows 7

b) Windows 8

c) Windows XP

d) None of these

Answer: Windows 8


15) Which of the following operating systems does not support more than one program at a time?

a) Linux

b) Windows

c) MAC

d) DOS

Answer: DOS


16) What else is a command interpreter called?

a) prompt

b) kernel

c) shell

d) command

Answer: shell


17) What is the full name of FAT?

a) File attribute table

b) File allocation table

c) Font attribute table

d) Format allocation table

Answer: File allocation table


18) BIOS is used?

a) By operating system

b) By compiler

c) By interpreter

d) By application software

Answer: By operating system


19) What is the mean of the Booting in the operating system?

a) Restarting computer

b) Install the program

c) To scan

d) To turn off

Answer: Restarting computer


20) When does page fault occur?

a) The page is present in memory.

b) The deadlock occurs.

c) The page does not present in memory.

d) The buffering occurs.

Answer: The page does not present in memory.


21) Which of the following binary formats support the Linux operating system?

a) 0 and 1

b) Binary Number Format

c) ELF Binary Format

d) None of the these

Answer: ELF Binary Format


22) What is Kali Linux?

a) Network device

b) Operating system

c) Server name

d) Computer name

Answer: Operating system


23) Which of the following statement is correct about fragmentation?

a) It is software that connects the OS.

b) It is part of the software.

c) Loss the memory

d) All of the these

Answer: Loss the memory


24) SSTF stands for ________.

a) Shortest Signal Time First

b) Shortest Seek Time First

c) System Seek Time First

d) System Shortest Time First

Answer: Shortest Seek Time First


25) The PCB is identified by ___________.

a) Real-Number

b) Binary Number

c) Store block

d) Integer Process ID

Answer: Integer Process ID


26) Which of the following method is used to prevent threads or processes from accessing a single resource?

a) PCB

b) Semaphore

c) Job Scheduler

d) Non-Contiguous Memory Allocation

Answer: Semaphore


27) Which of the following mechanisms is a locking mechanism?

a) Semaphore

b) PCB

c) Mutex

d) Binary Semaphore

Answer: Mutex


28) Which of the following statements is correct about virtual memory?

a) It is a combination of the logical-memory and physical-memory

b) It is a separation of user logical memory and physical memory

c) It is a virtual network memory

d) None of the these

Answer: It is a separation of user logical memory and physical memory


29) COW stands for __________

a) Compress of write memory

b) Copy overwrite

c) Compress overwrites

d)  Computer of world

Answer: Copy overwrite


30) Who is responsible for keeping the process from the program?

a) Operating system

b) CPU

c) Monitor

d) All of the these

Answer: Operating system


31) Banker's algorithm is used?

a) To prevent deadlock

b) To deadlock recovery

c) To solve the deadlock

d) None of these

Answer: To prevent deadlock


32) When you delete a file in your computer, where does it go?

a) Recycle bin

b) Hard disk

c) Taskbar

d) None of these

Answer: Recycle bin


33) Which is the Linux operating system?

a) Private operating system

b) Windows operating system

c) Open-source operating system

d) None of these

Answer: Open-source operating system


34) What is the full name of the DSM?

a) Direct system module

b) Direct system memory

c) Demoralized system memory

d) Distributed shared memory

Answer: Distributed shared memory


35) Which method is the best among file allocation methods?

a) Linked

b) Contiguous

c) Indexed

d) None of the these

Answer: Indexed


36) The operating system work between

a) User and Computer

b) Network and User

c) One user to another user

d) All of the these

Answer: User and Computer


37) What is the paging in the operating system?

a) Memory management scheme

b) Network management scheme

c) Internet management scheme

d) None of the these

Answer: Memory management scheme


38) Which of the following programs is loaded first when starting a computer?

a) Window desktop

b) Network connection program

c) Operating system

d) CMD

Answer: Operating system


39) Which of the following backup methods is quickest and requires the least amount of backup space?

a) Complete backups

b) Incremental

c) Differential

d) None of the these

Answer: None of the these


40) Which of the following is not a type of directory structure?

a) Acyclic-graph directory structure

b) Single-level directory structure

c) Tree directory structure

d) Stack directory structure

Answer: Stack directory structure


41) Which of the following is not an operating system?

a) Windows

b) Linux

c) Oracle

d) DOS

Answer: Oracle


42) What is the maximum length of the filename in DOS?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 8

d) 12

Answer: 8


43) When was the first operating system developed?

a) 1948

b) 1949

c) 1950

d) 1951

Answer: 1950


44) When were MS windows operating systems proposed?

a) 1994

b) 1990

c) 1992

d) 1985

Answer: 1985


45) Which of the following is the extension of Notepad?

a) .txt

b) .xls

c) .ppt

d) .bmp

Answer: .txt


46) Which of the following is a condition that causes deadlock?

a) Mutual exclusion

b) Hold and wait, Circular wait

c) No preemption

d) All of these

Answer: All of these


47) Who provides the interface to access the services of the operating system?

a) API

b) System call

c) Library

d) Assembly instruction

Answer: System call


48) Where are placed the list of processes that are prepared to be executed and waiting?

a) Job queue

b) Ready queue

c) Execution queue

d) Process queue

Answer: Ready queue


49) Who among the following can block the running process?

a) Fork

b) Read

c) Down

d) All of these

Answer: All of these


50) Which of the following does not interrupt the running process?

a) Timer interrupt

b) Device

c) Power failure

d) Scheduler process

Answer: Device


51) Which of the following scheduling algorithm is non-preemptive scheduling?

a) SJF scheduling

b) Round-Robin scheduling

c) SRTF scheduling

d) None of these.

Answer: SJF scheduling


52) Which of the following scheduling reduces process flow time?

a) FCFS

b) LIFO

c) SJF

d) All of the these

Answer: LIFO


53) Consider the following three processes in the FCFS.

Process ID.   Brust-time     Arrival-time          

    P1                    3                       3

    P2                     6                      6

    P3                    9                       9

What is the average waiting time?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

Answer: 3


54) How many types of buffer overflow in the operating system?

a) Two

b) Six

c) Seven

d) Five

Answer: Two


55) In which allocation method does the user size the file before creating the file?

a) Contiguous

b) Linked

c) Indexed

d) None of the these

Answer: Contiguous


56) Which of the following algorithms is used to avoid deadlock?

a) Dynamic Programming algorithm

b) Primality algorithms

c) Banker's algorithm

d) Deadlock algorithm

Answer: Banker's algorithm


57) Which of the following component does not belong to PCB (Process Control Block)?

a) CPU registers

b) CPU scheduling information

c) Operating System information

d) Accounting information

Answer: Operating System information


58) Which of the following method is used to improve the main memory utilization?

a) Swapping

b) Operating system

c) Memory stack

d) None of these.

Answer: Swapping


59) Buffer is a ___________.

a) Permanent area

b) Temporary area

c) Small area

d) Large area

Answer: Temporary area


60) Which of the following operating systems supports only real-time applications?

a) Batch OS

b) Distributed OS

c) Real-time OS

d) Network OS

Answer: Real-time OS


61) What is Microsoft window?

a) Operating system

b) Graphics program

c) Word Processing

d) Database program

Answer: Operating system


62) Which of the following is group of programs?

a) Accessories

b) Paint

c) Word

d) All of above

Answer: Accessories


63) Which of the following is an example of a Real Time Operating System?

a) MAC

b) MS-DOS

c) Windows 10

d) Process Control

Answer: Process Control


64) Which of the following operating systems do you use for a client-server network?

a) MAC

b) Linux

c) Windows XP

d) Windows 2000

Answer: Windows 2000


65) Which windows was introduced to My Computer?

a) Windows 10

b) Windows XP

c) Windows 95

d) Windows 98

Answer: Windows 95


66) What type of commands are required to perform various tasks in DOS?

a) Internal commands

b) External commands

c) Valuable commands

d) Primary commands

Answer: External commands


67) What is the number of characters contained in the primary name of the file of MS-DOS?

a) Up to 8 characters

b) 3 characters

c) Up to 10 characters

d) None of the above

Answer: Up to 8 characters


68) Which command is used to fetch a group (.doc) of files that have just been deleted?

a) Undelete

b) Undelete/all

c) Undelete *.doc

d) All of above

Answer: Undelete *.doc


69) Which of the following is system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Utilities

d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above


70) Which program runs first after booting the computer and loading the GUI?

a) Desktop Manager

b) File Manager

c) Windows Explorer

d) Authentication

Answer: Authentication


71) What is the use of directory structure in the operating system?

a) The directory structure is used to solve the problem of the network connection in OS.

b) It is used to store folders and files hierarchically.

c) It is used to store the program in file format.

d) All of the these

Answer: It is used to store folders and files hierarchically.


72) What type of scheduling is round-robin scheduling?

a) Linear data scheduling

b) Non-linear data scheduling

c) Preemptive scheduling

d) Non-preemptive scheduling

Answer: Preemptive scheduling


73) Which conditions must be satisfied to solve a critical section problem?

a) Bounded Waiting

b) Progress

c) Mutual Exclusion

d) All of these.

Answer: All of these.


74) Which of the following options is correct about the windows operating system?

a) Windows is a CUI operating system.

b) Windows is based on CUI.

c) Windows is a GUI operating system.

d) None of the these

Answer: Windows is a GUI operating system.


75) Which of the following file systems is supported by the windows OS?

a) NTFS

b) FAT32

c) exFAT

d) All of the these

Answer: All of the these


76) Which of the following keys does the user use to switch between applications running simultaneously in the Windows operating system?

a) FN + TAB

b) ALT + TAB

c) CTRL + TAB

d) SHIFT + TAB

Answer: ALT + TAB


77) Which of the following commands creates an emergency repair disk for Windows NT 4.0?

a) BAT

b) EXE

c) EXE/S

d) ADD/REMOVE program

Answer: EXE


78) Which of the following scheduling algorithms is preemptive scheduling?

a) FCFS Scheduling

b) SJF Scheduling

c) Network Scheduling

d) SRTF Scheduling

Answer: SRTF Scheduling


79) How can you get a printout of the system configuration on windows 9x OS?

a) Open the CMD window, type "MSDN", and press <printscrn>

b) From the device manager, click the print button

c) Open the CMD window, type "SYS", and press <printscrn>

d) None of the these

Answer: Open the CMD window, type "SYS", and press <printscrn>


80) Which of the following operating system runs on the server?

a) Batch OS

b) Distributed OS

c) Real-time OS

d) Network OS

Answer: Network OS


81) Which of the following operating systems require a command to run?

a) Kali Linux

b) Windows

c) Mac OS

d) Single-user operating system

Answer: Kali Linux


82) What type of memory stores data in a swap file on a hard drive?

a) Secondary memory

b) Virtual memory

c) Low memory

d) RAM

Answer: Virtual memory


83) What is the mean of the Booting in the operating system?

a) Restarting computer

b) Install the program

c) To scan

d) To turn off

Answer: Restarting computer


84) When does page fault occur?

a) The page is present in memory.

b) The deadlock occurs.

c) The page does not present in memory.

d) The buffering occurs.

Answer: The page does not present in memory.


85) Which of the following binary formats support the Linux operating system?

a) 0 and 1

b) Binary Number Format

c) ELF Binary Format

d) None of the these

Answer: ELF Binary Format


86) What is Kali Linux?

a) Network device

b) Operating system

c) Server name

d) Computer name

Answer: Operating system


87) How many types of buffer overflow in the operating system?

a) 2

b) 6

c) 7

d) 5

Answer: 2


88) Which of the following statement is correct about fragmentation?

a) It is software that connects the OS.

b) It is part of the software.

c) Loss the memory

d) All of the these

Answer: Loss the memory


89) Which of the following is not an operating system?

a) Windows

b) Linux

c) Oracle

d) DOS

Answer: Oracle


90) What is the maximum length of the filename in DOS?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 8

d) 12

Answer: 8


91) Which of the following is the extension of Notepad?

a) .txt

b) .xls

c) .ppt

d) .bmp

Answer: .txt


92) Which of the following is a condition that causes deadlock?

a) Mutual exclusion

b) Hold and wait, Circular wait

c) No preemption

d) All of these

Answer: All of these


93) Who provides the interface to access the services of the operating system?

a) API

b) System call

c) Library

d) Assembly instruction

Answer: System call


94) Where are placed the list of processes that are prepared to be executed and waiting?

a) Job queue

b) Ready queue

c) Execution queue

d) Process queue

Answer: Ready queue


95) Who among the following can block the running process?

a) Fork

b) Read

c) Down

d) All of these

Answer: All of these


96) Which of the following does not interrupt the running process?

a) Timer interrupt

b) Device

c) Power failure

d) Scheduler process

Answer: Device


97) Which of the following scheduling algorithm is non-preemptive scheduling?

a) SJF scheduling

b) Round-Robin scheduling

c) SRTF scheduling

d) None of these.

Answer: SJF scheduling


98) Which of the following scheduling reduces process flow time?

a) FCFS

b) LIFO

c) SJF

d) All of the these

Answer: LIFO


99) SSTF stands for Shortest Seek Time First

a) True

b) False

Answer: True


100) The PCB is identified by Integer Process ID

a) True

b) False

Answer: True

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