1- Command-line interfaces are very popular.

Answer : True

False

2- On mobile devices, the operating system may reside on a RAM chip.

Answer : True

False

3- In a multitasking environment, many programs run in the foreground, while

one program remains in the background.

Answer : True

False
4- Because virtual memory is faster than RAM, users may notice the computer
speeding up while it uses virtual memory.

Answer : True

False
5- If you attach a new device to a computer, its driver must be installed
before you can use the device.

Answer : True

False
6- The operating system on most PDAs and small devices, called a ___
operating system, resides on a ROM chip.

Choose one answer.

a. resident

b. integrated

c. embedded

d. symbian
7- Symbian OS is an example of a network operating system.

Answer : True

False
8- When turning on a computer that has been powered off completely, you are
performing a ___.

Choose one answer.

a. warm boot

b. cold boot

c. hot boot

d. reboot
9- When you install new software you must perform a cold boot.

Answer : True

False
10- ___ is the process of starting or restarting a computer.
Choose one answer.

a. keying

b. Launching

c. Loading

d. Booting
11- Fragmentation slows down disk access and the performance of the
entire computer.

Answer : True

False

12- Linux is ___ software, which means its code is available to the public
for use, modification, and redistribution.

Answer : a. embedded

b. open source

c. free source

d. proprietary
13- The kernel is memory resident, which means it remains on the hard
disk until needed.

Answer : True

False

14- Modified Multiple Choice

System software serves as the interface between the ___.

Choose at less one answer.

a. application software

b. server

c. computer’s hardware

d. user

15- UNIX and Linux often are called ___operating systems because they are
both stand-alone and network operating systems.
Choose one answer.

a. multithreaded

b. multiprogramming

c. multipurpose

d. multiprocessing
16- The operating system determines the order in which tasks are
processed.

Answer : True

False

17- A network administrator is a program that monitors network

performance.

Answer : True

False
18- Which of the following is not an operating system function?

Choose one answer.

a. establishing an internet connection.

b. word processing

c. managing programs

d. starting the computer

19- The operating system technique of swapping items between memory
and storage is called__.
Choose one answer.

a. spooling

b. paging

c. thrashing

d. swapping
20- Menu-driven interface enable you to avoid memorizing keywords and
symbols.

Answer : True

False
21- Windows XP is hardly used today because it dose not offer a graphical
user interface and cannot take full advantage of modern personal computer
processors.

Answer : True

False
22- Compressed files sometimes are called __ files.
Choose one answer.

a. defragmented

b. controlled

c. skipped

d. zipped
23- Which of the following is not type of operating system?
Choose one answer.

a. wireless

b. embedded

c. stand-alone

d. network
24- ___ is a concept in which the operating system allocates a portion of a
storage medium to function as additional RAM.
Choose one answer

a. Logical Memory

b. Fault-tolerant memory

c. Redundant memory

d. Virtual memory