Important Operating System Question With answer for any jobs Examination

1. Which of the following shutdown method is often called Warm Boot?

a. Shut Down
b. Restart
c. Sleep
d. Hibernate

2. ______ is most often done after fixing a problem, adding a new program or making configuration change

a. Shut Down
b. Restart
c. Sleep
d. Hibernate

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

a. Shut Down
b. Restart
c. Sleep
d. Hibernate

4. 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

a. Shut Down
b. Restart
c. Sleep
d. Hibernate

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

a. Real time
b. Single user, single task
c. Single user, multitask
d. Multiuser, multitask

6. Running multiple programs at the same time is called:

a. Multitasking
b. Foreground tasking
c. Single tasking
d. Symmetric

107. What is the meaning of “Hibernate” in Windows XP/Windows 7?

a. Restart the Computer in safe mode
b. Restart the Computer in hibernate mode
c. Shutdown the Computer terminating all the running applications
d. Shutdown the Computer without closing the running applications

8. The function of Dir/W is

a. Show all details of file
b. Show only file name and directory name
c. Shows only directory
d. All of the above

9. Page stealing

a. Is a sign of an efficient system
b. Is taking page frame from other working sets
c. Should be the turning goal
d. Is taking layer disk space for page in page out

10. What do you mean by dialog box?

a. Interactive message box
b. Group of options
c. Set of controls
d. All of the above

11. Dial up connection allows you to

a. Connect ISP
b. Internet
c. Server
d. All of above

12. To properly exit Windows

a. Click the stop button on the desktop
b. Click the exit button on the desktop
c. Select shut down from Start menu
d. None of above

13. Which is not a system tool?

a. Folder
b. Backup
c. Scandisk
d. Format

14. A utility that can be used to minimize the number of fragmented files and enhance the speed

a. Disk space
b. Defrag
c. Scandisk
d. Double space

15. To change the volume label

a. Vol
b. Label
c. Scandisk
d. None

16. Which of the following is a disk compression tools?

a. Drive space
b. Defragmenter
c. Scandisk
d. None of the above

17. To save your computer from viruses you will do

a. Install antivirus software and run it
b. Make physical safe for the removal disk
c. Scan the removable disk before using it
d. All of the above

18. How can you optimize performance of your computer?

a. Delete unused files
b. Defrag disk
c. Scan for virus
d. All of above

19. Scandisk

a. Checks the disk
b. Give information about disk
c. Run from DOS mode
d. All of the above

20. Recently used application file list appears in the Windows operating system

a. Setting menu
b. Documents menu
c. Run dialog box
d. Programs menu