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1. If there are multiple recycle bin for a hard 9. Which is not application software?
disk a. Windows NT
a. you can setdifferent size for each recycle bin b. Page Maker
b. you can choose which recycle bin to use to c. WinWord XP
store your deleted files d. Photoshop
c. You can make any one of them default recycle
bin 10. The ..... program compresses large files into
d. None of above a smaller file
a. WinZip
2. Identify false statement b. WinShrink
a. You can find deleted files in recycle bin c. WinStyle
b. You can restore any files in recycle bin if you d. None of above
ever need
c. You can increase free spaceof disk by sending 11. Which of the following is an example of a
files in recycle bin real time operating system?
d. You can right click and choose Empty Recycle a. Lynx
Bin to clean it at once b. MS DOS
c. Windows XP
3. If the displayed system time and dateis d. Process Control
wrong, you can reset it using
a. Write 12. Which of the following operating system
b. Calendar does not implement the multitasking truly?
c. Write file a. Windows 98
d. Control panel b. Windows NT
c. Windows XP
4.You should save your computer from? d. MS DOS
a. Viruses
b. Time bombs 13. Which of the following windows
c. Worms versionsupport64 bit processor?
d. All of the above a. Windows 98
b. Windows 2000
5. World Wide Web is being standard by c. Windows XP
a. Worldwide corporation d. Windows 95
b. W3C
c. World Wide Consortium 14. Which of the following Operating System
d.World Wide Web Standard does not implement multitasking truly?
a. Windows 98
6. A co-processor b. Windows NT
a. Is relatively easy to support in software c. Windows XP
b. Causes all processor to function equally d. MS DOS
c. Works with any application
d. Is quite common in modern computer 15. What program runs first aftercomputer is
booted and loading GUI?
7. A Microsoft Windows is .....a(n) a. Desktop Manager
a. Operating system b. File Manager
b. Graphic program c. Windows Explorer
c. Word Processing d. Authentication
d. Database program
16. Which of the following operating system do
8. Which of the following is program group? you choose to implement a client server
a. Accessories network?
b. Paint a. MS DOS
c. Word b. Windows
d. All of above c. Windows 98
d. Windows 2000

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17. Which of the following Operating systems is 25. Linux isa(n) ... operating system
better for implementing a Client-Server a. Open source
network b. Microsoft
a. MS DOS c. Windows
b. Windows 95 d. Mac
c. Windows 98
d. Windows 2000 26. Which operating system can you give
smallest file name?
18. My Computer was introduced from a. Ps/2
a. Windows 3.1 b. Dos
b. Windows 3.11 c. Windows
c. Windows 95 d. Windows NT
d. Windows 98
27. Which one is notoperating system?
19. Which of the following Windows do not a. P11
have Start button b. OS/2
a. Windows Vista c. Windows
b. Windows 7 d. Unix
c. Windows 8
d. None of above 28. Which of the following is not a multitasking
operating system?
20. Which is the latest version of MS Windows? a. Windows
a. Windows 2007 b. Linux
b. Windows 8.1 c. Win NT
c. Windows 2008 d. DOS
d. Windows 7
29. You should choose Sleep option when
21. Which operating system doesn't support a. The computer is tired after working for the
networking between computers? whole day
a. Windows 3.1 b. You are leaving for a very short time and
b. Windows 95 want to resume you work shortly
c. Windows 2000 c. Whencomputer gets hanged frequently. Let it
d. Windows NT sleep for some time
d. You finish working and going to bed
22. Which Operating System doesn't support
networking between computers? 30. The .... displays the name of every computer
a. Windows 3.1 user on the computer
b. Windows 95 a. Wish list screen
c. Windows 2000 b. Command screen
d. Windows NT c.Welcome screen
d. None of the above
23. Which of the following does not support
more than one program at a time? 31. The category of software most appropriate
a. DOS for controlling the design and layout of complex
b. Linux document like newsletters and brochure is:
c. Windows a. Word processing
d. Unix b. Computer aided design
c. Web page authoring
24. Which of the following is not an operating d. Desktop publishing
system?
a. DOS 32. Which one is not a system tool?
b. Linux a. Backup
c. Windows b. Disk defragment
d. Oracle c. Virus scanning
d. All of the above

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33. The memory which allocates space for DOS 41. Which type of command requires additional
and application is called files to perform specific operations?
a. Expanded memory a. Internal commands
b. Cache memory b. External commands
c. Virtual memory c. Valuable commands
d. Conventional memory d. Primary commands

34. The operating system creates ... from the 42. Which of the following is system software?
physical computer a. Operating system
a. Virtual space b. Compiler
b. Virtual computer c. Utilities
c. Virtual device d. All of the above
d. None
43. A user-interface that is easy to use is
35. The operating system creates _____ from the considered to be
physical computer a. User-happy
a. Virtual space b. User-simple
b. Virtual computers c. User-friendly
c. Virtual device d. None of the above
d. None
44. A ....is a flash memory storage device that
36. Which menu bar selection would you access plugins into a USB port
to openfile? a. USB snapdrive
a. Option b. USB flashdrive
b. Help c. USB memory makerdrive
c. View d. None of above
d. None of above
45. The ....is the drive containing the files to be
37. Which mode loadsminimal set of drivers copied
when starting Windows? a. Source drive
a. Safe Mode b. Destination drive
b. Normal Mode c. USB drive
c. VGA Mode d. None of the above
d. Network Support Mode
46. The number of character contained in
38. Which of the following are loaded in safe primary name (DOS)?
mode? a. Up to 8 characters
a. Keyboard driver b. 3 characters
b. Mouse driver c. Up to 10 characters
c. VGA drive d. None of the above
d. All of above
47. Which one of the following is not a
39. A .... is a named location on a disk where multitasking operating system?
files are stored a. DOS
a. Folder b. Windows
b. Pod c. Unix
c. Version d. Linux
d. None of the above
48. The most recent version of MAC OS is based
40. Which command is used to see the version on the ... operating system
of operating system? a. Windows
a. Vol b. Linux
b. Version c. Unix
c. Ver d. CMOS
d. None of the above

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49. The ...operating system was initially created 57. The Banker's algorithm is used
in the early 1970s at AT and T's Bell Labs a. to rectify deadlock
a. Linux b. to detect deadlock
b. DOS c. to prevent deadlock
c. Unix d. to slove deadlock
d. GNU
58. The primary purpose of an operating
50. Which command is used to undelete a bunch system is:
of files withextension .doc that you have just a. To make the most efficient use of the
deleted? computer hardware
a. Undelete b. To allow people to use the computer,
b. Undelete/all c. To keep systems programmers employed
c. Undelete *.doc d. To make computers easier to use
d. All of above
59. The primary purpose of an operating
51. Which command is used to display the system is a ...
contents of the text file of DOS? a. To make the most efficient use of computer
a. Copy con hardware
b. Copy b. To allow people to use the computer
c. Type c. To keep system programmer employed
d. Dir d. To make computer easier to use

52. In Windows,start button is used to 60. You can use print manage window
a. Run applications a. To checkstatus of files in the print queue
b. Device setting b. To cancel the print job
c. Turn off the system c. To interrupt printing
d. All of above d. All of the above

53. Which of the following is an essential file ofa 61. Which of the following operating system
MS-DOS boot disk? reads and reacts in actual time?
a. COMMAND.COM a. Quick Response System
b. START.COM b. Real Time System
c. TREE.COM c. Time Sharing System
d. VER.COM d. Batch Processing System

54. Which one is true for unconditional disk
formatting?
a. Destroys every byte of data on a disk by
overwriting itwith with blank spaces
b. Do not check/scan surface after format
c. Transfer system files after format
d. All of above
55. Oncetext has been cut to the clipboard, you
can .....that text into another document
a. Paste
b. Copy
c. Transfer
d. None of the above
62. All of the following are TRUE regarding
virtual memory EXCEPT
a. Any amount of RAM can be allocated to
virtual memory
b. The setting for the amount of hard disk drive
space to allocate virtual memory canbe
manually change
c. This temporary storage is called the swap file
or page file
d. Virtual memory is the physical space o the
hard drive

56. What is the function ofradio button?

a. To select multiple option
b. To select single option
c. To select all option
d. All of above

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63. The essential difference between an 69. The maximum size of a write file is limited
operating system like Linux and one like to only
Windows is that a. Name of the file
a. Windows can run with an Intel processor, b. Extension of the file
whereas Linux cannot c. The amount of memory in your computer
b. Linux is a proprietary whereas Windows is d. All of above
not
c. There are multiple versions of Linux, but only 70. Which of the following is drop down list?
one version of Windows a. List
d. Any programmer can modify Linux code b. Combo box
which is not permitted with Windows c. Text area
d. None
64. What is dispatch latency?
a. The timetaken by the dispatcher to stop one 71. Recently deleted files are stored in
process and start another a. Recycle bin
b. The timetaken by the processor to write a file b. Desktop
into disk c. Taskbar
c. The whole timetaken by all processor d. My computer
d. None ofAbove
72. Which components appear in the initial
65. A page fault occurs when Windows start up display?
a. the Deadlock happens a. Dialog boxes
b. the Segmentation starts b. Start menu
c. the page is found in the memory c. Taskbar
d. the page is not found in the memory d. All of above

66. Whenever you move a directory from one 73. A small part of taskbar that has icons of
location to another background running applications is
a. All files inside the directory are moved a. Start button
b. All the subdirectory inside that directoryare b. Quick launch
moved c. Task bar
c. The directory is moved the source file is not d. System tray
moved
d. Both a and b 74. An operating system version designed for
use with a media center PC is Microsoft
67. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) Windows XP
resides in a. Home edition
a. RAM b. Media center edition
b. ROM c. Tablet PC edition
c. The CPU d. None of above
d. Memory Cache
75. An operating system version designed for
68. Which of the following does not occur use with a tablet PC is Microsoft Windows XP
during the power-on-self-test (POST)? a. Home edition
a. The scandisk utility begins to run b. Media center edition
b. The video card and video memory are tested c. Tablet PC edition
c. The BIOS identification process occurs d. None of the above
d. Memory chipare checked to ensure that they
are working properly 76. The date and time displays on
a. Taskbar
b. Status bar
c. System tray
d. Launch pad

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77. .... runs on a computer hardware and serves 84. When you start up the computer the boot up
as a platform for other system to run on storage at which the BIOS versions
a. Operating system manufacturer and data are displayed on the
b. Application system monitor is called
c. System software a. Bootstrap
d. All of above b. Power on self test (POST)
c. System configuration
78. Which runs on computer hardware and d. Kernel loading
serve as platform for other software to run on?
a. Operating System 85. The operating system is the most common
b. Application Software type of .... Software
c. System Software a. Communication
d. All b. Application
c. System
79. ... is the program run on a computer when d. Word processing software
the computer boots up
a. System software 86. Which of the following is/are external
b. Operating system commands?
c. System operations a. Edit
d. None b. Label
c. Sys
80. Which is the first program run on a d. All of above
computer when the computer boots up?
a. System software 87. Which is not an external command?
b. Operating system a. Edit
c. System operations b. XCOPY
d. None c. Sys
d. None of the above
81. The ....contains commands associated with
the My Computer window 88. Which of the following is not essential to
a. Standard menu shut down your computer?
b. Start menu a. Save all opened files
c. System menu b. Close all running applications
d. None of the above c. Switch off monitor
d. Cut off the power supply
82. .... is the layer of a computer system
between the hardware and the user program 89. What is Dr. Watson?
a. Operating environment a. IT Expert
b. Operating system b. Diagnosis tool
c. System environment c. Surgeon
d. None of these d. None

83. Which is the layer of a computer system 90. The command allows you to create logical
between the hardware and the user program drive
a. Operating environment a. Sort
b. Operating system b. Path
c. System environment c. Subst
d. None d. Batch

91. The command used to create logical drive

for specific location of disk
a. Fdisk
b. Format
c. Subst
d. All of the above

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92. You can move a window to a different 97. When a peripheral device needs immediate
position on your screen by dragging it by its attention from the operating system, it
a. Move handle generatesa(n)
b. Tail a. Interrupt
c. Status bar b. Spool
d. Title bar c. Stack
d. Page file
93. A bar that inform you the available options
in your computer, opened applications, 98. Underlined text, such as text and folder
background running applications and can be names is referred to as
used to switch between applications quickly is a. Hyperlink
a. Menu bar b. Menu
b. Tool bar c. Source drive
c. Status bar d. None of these
d. Task bar
99. Which of the following is suitable after you
94. Which components appear in the initial install new drivers?
windows start up display? a. Shut Down
a. Dialog box b. Restart
b. Task bar c. Sleep
c. Start menu d. Hibernate
d. All of the above
100. Windows displays various options to
95. Taskbar is used for shutdown. Which is suitable at the end ofday?
a. Navigation program a. Shut Down
b. Switching between program b. Restart
c. Start a program c. Sleep
d. All of above d. Hibernate

96. To install the new font

a. Start -> setting -> control panel -> font
b. Start -> setting -> control panel -> font ->
install new font
c. Start -> control panel -> font -> install new
font
d. Start -> setting -> font

Correct Answers

1–a 2–c 3–d 4–d 5–b 6–a 7–a 8–a 9–a 10 – a

11 – d 12 – d 13 – C 14 – d 15 – d 16 – d 17 – d 18 – c 19 – c 20 – b
21 – a 22 – a 23 – a 24 – d 25 – a 26 – b 27 – a 28 – d 29 – b 30 – c
31 – d 32 – c 33 – d 34 – b 35 – b 36 – d 37 – a 38 – d 39 – a 40 – c
41 – b 42 – d 43 – c 44 – b 45 – a 46 – a 47 – a 48 – c 49 – c 50 - c
51 – c 52 – d 53 – a 54 – a 55 – a 56 – b 57 – c 58 – a 59 – a 60 – d
61 – b 62 – a 63 – d 64 – a 65 – d 66 – d 67 – b 68 – a 69 – c 70 – b
71 – a 72 – c 73 – d 74 – b 75 – c 76 – c 77 – a 78 – a 79 – b 80 – b
81 – c 82 – b 83 – b 84 – b 85 – c 86 – d 87 – d 88 – c 89 – b 90 – c
91 – c 92 – a 93 – d 94 – b 95 – d 96 – b 97 – a 98 – a 99 – b 100 - a