Operating System Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: What is the mascot of the Linux operating system?
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63bfe84174eba5069d5bac92- 1Bearfalse
- 2Penguintrue
- 3Lionfalse
- 4whalefalse
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Answer : 2. "Penguin"
Explanation :
The mascot of the Linux operating system is a penguin named Tux. Tux was created by Larry Ewing and has become the widely recognized symbol representing the Linux kernel and the open-source software community.
Q: What is the type of device draw ever?
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64ba4ce9c3da05b2213e0fb8- 1Application softwarefalse
- 2Operating Systemfalse
- 3System softwaretrue
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "System software"
Explanation :
1. Device driver is a type of system software, which helps in running any hardware connected to the computer.
2. Device driver is also called computer driver, or hardware driver.
3. It helps different computer hardware to communicate with the operating system.
Q: Which of the following is not a valid purpose of SSO (Single Sign On)?
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64a50ee29a74b54cff5770d7- 1One person, one identity—with all mapped data sets and documents for each state residentfalse
- 2Documents and affidavits are not required for service deliveryfalse
- 3Single window interface to access various digital services of state government departmentsfalse
- 4To spread malware in different computer systemstrue
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Answer : 4. "To spread malware in different computer systems"
Explanation :
1. SSO (Single Sign On) has legitimate purposes.
- One person, one identity – with all mapped data sets and documents for every state resident
- Documents and affidavits are not required for service delivery
- Single window interface to access various digital services of state government departments
Q: Which of the following error will be handled by the operating system?
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63ecc9f8e6cd351b75fdaf4a- 1power failurefalse
- 2lack of paper in the printerfalse
- 3connection failure in the networkfalse
- 4all of the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "all of the above"
Explanation :
All the mentioned errors are handled by OS. The OS is continuously monitoring all of its resources. Also, the OS is constantly detecting and correcting errors.
Q: When was the MS Windows operating system proposed?
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63e4dfde2cab94e8399f18a1- 11994false
- 21990false
- 31992false
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Answer : 4. "1995"
Q: Which of the following is not an OS?
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63eccaa335d86258ec99eed4- 1DOSfalse
- 2MUStrue
- 3UNIXfalse
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 2. "MUS"
Explanation :
"MUS" is not a recognized operating system abbreviation in common use. Operating systems are software programs that manage computer hardware and provide services for computer programs. Examples of well-known operating systems include Windows, macOS, Linux, and Unix. "MUS" does not correspond to any widely used operating system.
Q: What is the maximum length of file name in DOS?
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63e4df442cab94e8399f17fa- 14false
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Answer : 3. "8"
Q: What is the process of turning on the computer?
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64953f7913e8bde03238f144- 1Startingfalse
- 2Turning onfalse
- 3Hibernatingfalse
- 4Bootingtrue
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Answer : 4. "Booting"
Explanation :
1. Booting is a type of start-up sequence that starts the computer's operating system when the system is switched on.
2. This process involves some set of operations, which are performed when the computer is switched on. Knowing the boot sequence is important for optimizing and troubleshooting the computer.
3. It can be initiated by hardware such as a button press, or by software commands.
4. After it is started, there is no software in the main memory of the computer's central processing unit (CPU), so the software must be loaded into memory before it can be executed by some process.

