Basics of Operating System Solved Mcqs set 1

1. In Windows operating system the ———— ——— is the main screen

area that one sees after he turn on a computer and log on to Windows.
A. Desktop

B. Icons

C. Taskbar

D. None of these

Answer: A

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2. In Windows operating system it sits at the bottom of windows desktop
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screen. It shows you which programs are running and allows you to
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to access programs, folders, and computer settings.
A. Sidebar
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D. None of these

Answer: C

3. In Windows operating system these are small pictures that represent

files, folders, programs, and other items. Each one is used to make the
computer do something.
A. Sidebar

B. Icons

C. Taskbar

D. None of these

Answer: B

4. In Windows operating system it is the long horizontal bar at the bottom

of a screen. Unlike the desktop, which can get obscured by the windows
on top of it, it is visible almost all the time.
A. Sidebar

B. Icons

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C. Taskbar

D. None of these

Answer: C

5. In Windows operating system it is a very important part of Windows,

clicking on it opens up what is called the start menu
A. Start button

B. Sidebar

C. Icons
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6. In Windows operating system when you delete a file or folder, it doesn’t
actually get deleted right away, it goes to the ————.
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A. Recycle Bin

B. Dust Bin
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C. Cycle Bin

D. None of these

Answer: A

7. Word Processors that is the part of Windows operating system

A. Wordpad

B. Notepad

C. Adobe Photoshop

D. Jasc Paint Shop

Answer: A

8. Microsoft Windows provides a graphics application named

A. Paint

B. Adobe Photoshop

C. Jasc Paint Sho

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D. None of these

Answer: A

9. Text Editor that is the part of Windows operating system

A. Wordpad

B. Notepad

C. Adobe Photoshop

D. Jasc Paint Shop

Answer: B
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10. It is a visual aspect that indicates that a control is ready to receive

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A. Control’s Focus
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D. Text Boxes

Answer: A

11. In Windows operating system it is a window that is used to display text

or to receive text from you. The type of text it displays or the type of text
you are asked to provide depends on the application or the situation.
A. Control’s Focus

B. Dialog Boxes

C. Command Buttons

D. Text Boxes

Answer: D

12. If there are multiple recycle bin for a hard disk

A. you can set different size for each recycle bin

B. you can choose which recycle bin to use to store your deleted files

C. You can make any one of them default recycle bin

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D. None of above

Answer: A

13. Identify false statement

A. You can find deleted files in recycle bin

B. You can restore any files in recycle bin if you ever need

C. You can increase free space of disk by sending files in recycle bin

D. You can right click and choose Empty Recycle Bin to clean it at once

Answer: C
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14. If the displayed system time and date is wrong, you can reset it using
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Answer: D

15. You should save your computer from?

A. Viruses

B. Time bombs

C. Worms

D. All of the above

Answer: D

16. World Wide Web is being standard by

A. Worldwide corporation

B. W3C

C. World Wide Consortium

D. World Wide Web Standard

Answer: B

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17. A co-processor
A. Is relatively easy to support in software

B. Causes all processor to function equally

C. Works with any application

D. Is quite common in modern computer

Answer: A

18. A Microsoft Windows is ..... a(n)

A. Operating system
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19. Which of the following is program group?
A. Accessories

B. Paint

C. Word

D. All of above

Answer: A

20. Which is not application software?

A. Windows NT

B. Page Maker

C. WinWord XP

D. Photoshop

Answer: A

21. The ..... program compresses large files into a smaller file
A. WinZip

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B. WinShrink

C. WinStyle

D. None of above

Answer: A

22. Which of the following is an example of a real time operating system?

A. Lynx

B. MS DOS

C. Windows XP
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23. Which of the following operating system does not implement the
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B. Windows NT

C. Windows XP

D. MS DOS

Answer: D

24. Which of the following windows version support 64 bit processor?

A. Windows 98

B. Windows 2000

C. Windows XP

D. Windows 95

Answer: A

25. Which of the following Operating System does not implement

multitasking truly?
A. Windows 98

B. Windows NT

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C. Windows XP

D. MS DOS

Answer: D

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