Topic: Operating System
Select the BEST answers for each of the following by encircling the corresponding letter.
1. What is the most important program on any computer?
A. Application Software
B. System Software
C. Operating System
D. Utility programs
2. ‘User friendly’ is a term used when
A. computers are easy to operate by people
B. computers have a lot of games
C. computers are very expensive
D. computers are easy to carry around
3. Which of the following represent instruction to the operating system?
A. Command Line
B. Command
C. Kernel
D. Task
4. Which of the following Is the amount of data that can be processed within a given period
A. Command Line
B. Active window
C. Kernel
D. Throughput
5. Which of the following is an application program
A. ROM
B. RAM
C. MS Word
D. DOS
6. Which of the following is NOT a type of operating system
A. Microsoft Windows XP
B. Microsoft Word
C. Unix
D. Windows 8
7. Operating systems are constantly being ___________ as technology advances.
A. upgraded
B. destroyed
C. developed
D. exchanged
8. A Graphical User Interface uses __________ to help the user navigate within the computer system.
A. Sound
B. Graphics
C. Keyboard
D. Text
9. _______________ is the most common operating systems for PCs.
A. Unix
B. Linux
C. Apple OS
D. Windows
10. The operating system is a large program made of many smaller programs.
A. True
B. False
11. Sometimes different computer manufacturers use different operating systems.
A. True
B. False
12. RAM stands for ‘Read Access Memory.’
A. True
B. False
