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Modified 12 December 2005

Operating system quiz (Easy) - 10 marks

Online learners do, score and submit the quiz online. Onsite learners do the quiz on paper as homework.

  1. When a computer is switched on, where is the operating system loaded?

    BIOS ROM POST RAM

  2. POST stands for ...

    Power-On-Self-Test. Power-Only-Standard-Test.
    Program-Optimum-Self-Test. Program-Optimum-Starting-Time.

  3. A text-based operating system is ...

    MS-DOS. MSWord. Windows 3.0.

  4. TRUE or FALSE?

    The operating system is the primary element of all software; without it no other software can be used.

    True False

  5. The first Windows version was ...

    Windows 3.0. Windows 3.11. Windows 4.0. Windows NT.

  6. Which is the FALSE statement below?

    Windows 95 has a GUI interface.
    Windows 95 is more user-friendly than MS-DOS.
    Windows 95 takes up less memory than Windows 3.1.

  7. TRUE or FALSE?

    An operating system is a set of programs which monitors and controls all hardware and software within a computer system.

    True False

  8. On which chip is the BIOS program permamently stored?

    RAM ROM SIMBA

  9. Windows 4.0 is generally known as ...

    Windows 95. Windows 98. Windows for Workgroups. Windows NT.

  10. An example of an application package is ...

    Windows 3.1. OS/2. WordPerfect.




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