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The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to operating systems, specifically focusing on DOS and MS-DOS. It covers topics such as commands, functions of operating systems, memory utilization, and types of software. Answers to the questions are provided at the end of the document.

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OPERATING SYSTEM(OS)

Q 1. DOS stands for


(1) Drive Out System
(2) Dry Out System
(3) Disk Operating System
(4) Disk Output System

Q 2. Which of the following is not an internal command of DOS?


(1) VER (2) COPYCON
(3) FORMAT (4) VOL

Q 3. ……. is a feature for scheduling and multi-programming to provide an


economical interactive system of two or more users.
(1) Time sharing (2) Multi-tasking
(3) Time tracing (4) Multi-processing

Q 4. A command, in DOS, used to set a name to a disk, is


(1) VOL (2) REN
(3) LABEL (4) CLS

Q 5. Which of the following is/are function of operating system?


(1) User interface (2) File system manipulation
(3) Resource allocation (4) All of the above

Q 6. The word processor used by DOS to write the programs or instructions, is


(1) Word Star (2) Word Pad
(3) Note Pad (4) MS Word

Q 7. An operating system is a/an


(1) accounting software (2) application software
(3) system software (4) utility software

Q 8. In DOS, the DIR Command is used to


(1) display contents of a file
(2) delete files
(3) display list of files and subdirectories
(4) copy files

Q 9. Which one of the following is an MS-DOS external command?


(1) DIR (2) COPY
(3) FORMAT (4) PROMPT

Q 10. ‘DOS’ operating system does not have


(1) a boot record (2) a file allocation table
(3) a root directory (4) a virtual memory
OPERATING SYSTEM(OS)

Q 11. MS-DOS is usually supplied on a


(1) hard disk (2) cartridge tape
(3) CD ROM (4) floppy disk

Q 12. A program in execution is called


(1) process (2) instruction
(3) procedure (4) function

Q 13. Which of the following commercial software products are examples of


operating system software and application software respectively?
(1) Microsoft windows XP and Microsoft word
(2) Microsoft office XP and Microsoft windows
(3) MS DOS and Microsoft windows XP
(4) UNIX and LINUX

Q 14. Memory utilisation factor shall be computed as


(1) memory in use/allocated memory
(2) memory in use/total memory connected
(3) memory allocated/free existing memory
(4) memory committed/total memory avaialble

Q 15. Fork is
(1) the dispatching of a task
(2) the creation of a new job
(3) the creation of a new process
(4) increasing the priority of a task

Q 16. Which one of the following is not the function of operating system?
(1) Resource Management (2) File Management
(3) Networking (4) Processor Management

Q 17. The kernel is …… user threads.


(1) a part of (2) the creator of
(3) unaware of (4) aware of

Q 18. Real time systems must have


(1) pre-emptive kernels (2) non-pre-emptive kernels
(3) Both 1' and 2 (4) Either 1' or 2'
OPERATING SYSTEM(OS)

Q 19. The process of transferring data intended for a peripheral device into a disk,
so that it can be transferred to peripheral at a more convenient time or in bulk, is
known as
(1) multiprogramming
(2) spooling
(3) caching
(4) virtual programming

Q 20. When a file contains instructions that can be carried out by the computer, it is
often called a(n) ...... file.
(1) data
(2) information
(3) executable
(4) application

Q 21. Grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time, is called
(1) a database management system
(2) batch processing
(3) a real time system
(4) an on-time system

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Keys
Q1: (3) Q2: (3) Q3: (1) Q4: (3) Q5: (4) Q6: (1)
Q7: (3) Q8: (3) Q9: (3) Q10: (4) Q11: (1) Q12: (1)
Q13: (1) Q14: (2) Q15: (3) Q16: (3) Q17: (3) Q18: (1)
Q19: (2) Q20: (3) Q21: (2)

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