1. Question 1 of 30

   A program that lets the OS communicate with a hardware device is a

   A Compiler B Firmware only C Browser D Device driver
2. Question 2 of 30

   Windows is a

   A Command line OS only B Compiler C Database D Graphical user interface (GUI) operating system
3. Question 3 of 30

   An OS used to control missiles, robots and medical devices where response time is critical is a

   A Batch OS B Single-user OS C Mobile OS D Real-time OS
4. Question 4 of 30

   An OS manages the main memory through

   A Process printing B Memory management C Paper management D Display lighting
5. Question 5 of 30

   An OS that allows many users to use the computer at the same time is a

   A Single-user OS B Embedded OS only C Batch OS D Multi-user OS
6. Question 6 of 30

   Storing print jobs temporarily so the CPU can continue other work is called

   A Booting B Paging C Spooling D Formatting
7. Question 7 of 30

   NTFS and FAT32 are examples of

   A Programming languages B File systems C Web browsers D Antiviruses
8. Question 8 of 30

   Which of the following is NOT an operating system?

   A Windows B MS Word C Linux D Android
9. Question 9 of 30

   The OS function that organises how data is stored in files and folders is

   A Memory management B Security management C File management D Network management
10. Question 10 of 30

    Running more than one program at the same time is called

    A Booting B Multitasking C Formatting D Compiling
11. Question 11 of 30

    When a mouse click selects a menu using an icon, the interface type is

    A GUI B CLI C BIOS D ROM
12. Question 12 of 30

    UNIX was developed at

    A Microsoft B Apple C IBM D Bell Laboratories
13. Question 13 of 30

    An OS that processes jobs in groups without user interaction is a

    A Batch operating system B Real-time OS C Mobile OS D GUI OS
14. Question 14 of 30

    Linux is

    A Free and open-source B Always paid C A word processor D A virus
15. Question 15 of 30

    The main purpose of an operating system is to

    A Print documents faster B Make the computer easy and efficient to use C Increase the monitor size D Cool the CPU
16. Question 16 of 30

    Android is an operating system for

    A Mainframes only B Calculators only C Printers only D Mobile phones and tablets
17. Question 17 of 30

    Passwords and user accounts are part of the OS function of

    A Memory management B Device management C Security management D File compression
18. Question 18 of 30

    Restarting a computer without switching off the power is called

    A Cold boot B Hard reset only C Warm boot D Shutdown
19. Question 19 of 30

    iOS is the operating system of

    A Samsung phones B Nokia keypads C Windows laptops D Apple iPhones
20. Question 20 of 30

    The part of an operating system that interacts with the user is the

    A Kernel B Driver C Shell D Register
21. Question 21 of 30

    The process of loading the operating system into memory when a computer is switched on is called

    A Formatting B Booting C Partitioning D Compiling
22. Question 22 of 30

    Which of the following is a function of an operating system?

    A Writing letters B Drawing pictures C Managing files and memory D Browsing websites only
23. Question 23 of 30

    A program in execution is called a

    A File B Process C Folder D Device
24. Question 24 of 30

    The core part of an operating system is called the

    A Kernel B Shell C Monitor D Cable
25. Question 25 of 30

    A thread is

    A A type of cable B A smaller unit of execution within a process C A storage disk D A printer
26. Question 26 of 30

    Which of the following manages the use of the CPU by different programs?

    A Operating system B Compiler C Monitor D Scanner
27. Question 27 of 30

    A situation in which two or more processes wait for each other forever is called

    A Deadlock B Booting C Multitasking D Spooling
28. Question 28 of 30

    An OS that allows only one user to run one task at a time is a

    A Single-user single-tasking OS B Multi-user OS C Real-time OS D Distributed OS
29. Question 29 of 30

    An operating system is

    A A word processor B A printer C System software that manages hardware and software resources D A type of RAM
30. Question 30 of 30

    MS-DOS is a

    A Command line operating system B GUI operating system C Mobile operating system D Web browser

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