QUESTION BANK FOR DCA I SEM Operating System (102) Hi-tech Institute Of Computers

MIZORAM STATE COUNCIL FOR TECHMAL EDUCATION

Diploma Course Examination, December 2019
Semester-1: Diploma in Computer Application
Subject: Operating System (DCA-102)
Full Marks:40 Time: 1 hour
SETA
Choose the correct answer from the following questions: (1X40=40)
1. An Operating System is a software program which provide
a) User Interface c) MS office Program b) Memory for user d) None of the above
2. Which is the first program loaded into computer mains memory after computer is switched on
a) Startup Programs c) Application Program b) Operating System d) None of the above
3. Which of the following is not the function of Operating System
a) Input/Output Management c) Memory Management b) File Management d) Voltage Management
4. OS which allows only one user to work in a computer at a time is known as
a) Single user OS c) Freeware OS b) Stand Alone OS d) None of the above
5. Which of the following is Multi User Operating System
a) Linux c) MS-DOS b) Windows 95 d) None of the above
6. Which one of the following is the most widely used operating system in the world
a) Bharat OS c) Microsoft Windows b) Unix d) Linux
7. In which Year Microsoft start working on Windows
a) 1923 c) 1983 b) 1993 d) 2000
8. Microsoft Windows OS allowed user to run more than one program at a time, this is known as
a) User Management c) Multi-Programming OS b) Multi Tasking d) None of the above
9. The correct Microsoft Windows version includes
a) Windows 6.12 c) Windows 7 b) Windows Wizard d) Windows Mac
10. The full form of DMA is
a) Direct Memory Access c) Dual memory Access
b) Direct Memory Accumulator d) Dual memory Account
11. The working area in Microsoft windows which occupy windows whole screen is called
a) Start Menu Button c) Blank Page b) My Computer d) Desktop
12. The default web browser in Microsoft Windows 7 is
a) Chrome c) Internet Explorer b) Mozilla d) Safari Browser
13. A square shape button containing an X which is located at the right edge of the title bar in Windows 7 is
a) Out of Order Button c) Control Execute b) Open Button d) Close Button
14. Which among the following is not Taskbar Elements of Windows 7
a) Toolbar c) Desktop b) Task Button d) Start Button
15. When a window in Windows 7 is not long enough to display its content we use
a) Scroll Bar c) Zoom Button b) Dual Display d) Minimize Button
16. Which among the following is not Taskbar Elements of Windows 7
a) Toolbar c) Speed Meter b) Task Button d) Start Button
17. The fundamental file management tool in Windows 7 is
a) Task Bar c) Directories b) Folder d) Control Panel
18. A collection of information which is given a name and stored in a Disk is called
a) File c) Extension Name b) Words d) Disk Name
19. To select all the items in a folder we click the edit menu and press
a) Ctrl + A c) Alt + A b) Fl + A d) Shift + A
20. Basic file and folder operations in Windows 7 are
a) Scanning, Deleting, Formatting, Switching b) Selecting, Creating, Naming, Opening
c) Adding, Removing, Renaming, Cancelling d) None of the above
21. Which of the following is among the content of start menu in Windows 7
a) Decipher c) All Program b) Wi-Fi d) Save
22. The full form of FIFO is
a) File Input File Output c) First In First Out b) First Input First Output d) File In File Out

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23. To change Date and Time in Windows 7 we go to

a) Control Panel c) Help and Support b) Display Setting d) None of the above
24. Which Windows 7 start menu is suit able for finding files and folder
a) Search c) All Program b) Help Support d) Run
25. To close all programs and temporarily disconnect a Windows 7 computer from a network we use
a) Remote Login c) Refresh b) Log (if Log Off) d) None of the above
26. A small file that links to a program, document or folder in Windows 7 is called
a) System Application c) Extension File b) Small Icon d) Shortcut
27. A shortcut can be located
a) In local Disk c) In Floppy Disk b) In Desktop d) All of the above
28. In Windows 7 System a Shortcut Icon has an arrow in the
a) Middle of lcon c) Right top corner of Icon
b) Lower left corner of Icon d) Upper left corner of Icon
29. Which of the following statement is false in respect to shortcut
a) A shortcut can b e renamed b) A shortcut can be located in DVD
c) A shortcut can be linked to an Internet address d) A shortcut is usually big file
30. To change shortcut name in Windows 7 we must do one of the following step
a) Right Click on Shortcut c) Type the icon name in b) Press Alt+ R the RUN menu d) None of the above
31. The full form of CPU is
a) Centre Processing Unit c) Common Processing Unit
b) Central Processing Unit d) Computer Processor Unit
32. To free up space on a hard drive by removing temporary file we can do
a) Disk Reframe c) Disk Cleanup b) Format Local Disk d) Clean System File
33. To consolidates a fragmented files and folder in a computer we use
a) Management tools c) File Remover b) System Scheduler Utility d) Disk Defragments Tool
34. A very useful software package provided by Windows7 to edit and store textual data is
a) Notepad c) MS Excel b) Web Browser d) HTML Package
35. The default software program provided by Windows 7 to draw a picture is
a) WordPad c) CorelDraw b) Paint d) Photoshop
36. In an acronym MS-DOS, MS stands for
a) Microsoft c) MuIti style b) Multisystem d) Manual system
37. The full form of POST is
a) Pre OS Timer c) Power On Switch Timer b) Power On Self Test d) None of the above
38. When a computer is switched on a program automatically run and load the OS then the computer is ready to be used,
this process is called
a) Scheduling c) Rebooting b) Booting d) Loading
39. DOS command format to create new directory is
a) CR[Directory name] c) MS[Directory name] b) MK[Directory name] d) MD[Directory name]
40. If the user is currently working on a local hard drive in DOS environment, the screen will prompt
a) C:\> c) C:/> b) C>: d) C:</

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