SW001Software and Operating System • Software types
Most ImportantEasy
Q1.An operating system is an example of:
A
application software
B
system software
Correct answer
C
utility hardware
D
a spreadsheet
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SW002Software and Operating System • Software types
Most ImportantEasy
Q2.Which of the following is application software?
A
Windows
B
Linux
C
MS Word
Correct answer
D
Device driver
SW004Software and Operating System • Translators
Most ImportantMedium
Q3.Which translator converts the whole high-level program into machine code at once?
A
Interpreter
B
Compiler
Correct answer
C
Assembler
D
Loader
SW005Software and Operating System • Translators
Most ImportantMedium
Q4.Which translator converts and runs a program one line at a time?
A
Compiler
B
Interpreter
Correct answer
C
Assembler
D
Linker
SW009Software and Operating System • OS function
Most ImportantMedium
Q5.Which of the following is a function of an operating system?
A
memory management
B
process management
C
file management
D
all of these
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SW003Software and Operating System • Software types
ImportantMedium
Q6.Antivirus programs and disk-cleanup tools are examples of:
A
application software
B
utility software
Correct answer
C
operating systems
D
compilers
SW006Software and Operating System • Translators
ImportantMedium
Q7.An assembler translates:
A
high-level language to machine code
B
assembly language to machine code
Correct answer
C
machine code to English
D
source code to a flowchart
SW010Software and Operating System • OS examples
ImportantEasy
Q8.Which of the following is an operating system?
A
MS Excel
B
Linux
Correct answer
C
Google Chrome
D
Photoshop
SW011Software and Operating System • OS types
ImportantMedium
Q9.An operating system that lets many users share the CPU using small time slices is called:
A
batch OS
B
time-sharing OS
Correct answer
C
single-user OS
D
real-time OS
SW012Software and Operating System • OS types
ImportantMedium
Q10.Multiprocessing refers to an operating system that:
A
runs on a single processor only
B
uses more than one processor (CPU)
Correct answer
C
has no memory
D
cannot run programs
SW014Software and Operating System • GUI/CUI
ImportantMedium
Q11.GUI stands for:
A
General User Instruction
B
Graphical User Interface
Correct answer
C
Global Utility Index
D
Guided User Input
SW015Software and Operating System • GUI/CUI
ImportantMedium
Q12.In a CUI (Character User Interface), the user interacts with the computer mainly by:
A
clicking icons
B
typing text commands
Correct answer
C
touching the screen
D
using a joystick
SW016Software and Operating System • LINUX
ImportantEasy
Q13.In LINUX, which command is used to LIST the files in a directory?
A
cd
B
ls
Correct answer
C
rm
D
pwd
SW017Software and Operating System • LINUX
ImportantEasy
Q14.In LINUX, which command is used to CHANGE the current directory?
A
cd
Correct answer
B
ls
C
mkdir
D
mv
SW018Software and Operating System • LINUX
ImportantMedium
Q15.In LINUX, which command CREATES a new directory?
A
rmdir
B
mkdir
Correct answer
C
cat
D
cp
SW019Software and Operating System • LINUX
ImportantMedium
Q16.In LINUX, which command displays the current working directory path?
A
pwd
Correct answer
B
ls
C
who
D
cd
SW022Software and Operating System • LINUX
ImportantMedium
Q17.In LINUX, which command is used to print a file?
A
ls
B
lp (or lpr)
Correct answer
C
cd
D
cat
SW007Software and Operating System • Loader
OtherMedium
Q18.The system program that loads an executable program into memory for execution is the:
A
compiler
B
loader
Correct answer
C
editor
D
assembler
SW008Software and Operating System • Linker
OtherMedium
Q19.The system program that combines object modules and library code into a single executable is the:
A
linker
Correct answer
B
loader
C
interpreter
D
debugger
SW013Software and Operating System • OS types
OtherMedium
Q20.Multiprogramming means:
A
only one program can ever run
B
several programs are kept in memory and the CPU switches between them
Correct answer
C
programs are printed
D
the computer is switched off
SW020Software and Operating System • LINUX
OtherMedium
Q21.In LINUX, which command is used to display the contents of a text file?
A
cat
Correct answer
B
mkdir
C
mv
D
rm
SW021Software and Operating System • LINUX
OtherMedium
Q22.In LINUX, which command is used to copy a file?
A
mv
B
cp
Correct answer
C
rm
D
ls