Quiz on Operating System Basics

Which of these is NOT a type of system software?

• word processing software

• utility software

• BIOS

• operating system

Which of these is a thin client OS?

• Windows Server

• Chrome OS

• Mac OS X

• UNIX

What file system is the default for Windows 11 system volumes?

• NTFS

• FAT32

• HFS+

• UDF

C:\Books\Current\Chapter01.docx is an example of a:

• Volume

• Path

• Folder Tree

• Registry Entry

What application would open the file Birthdays.pdf?

• Paint

• Microsoft Access

• Adobe Reader

• Word Pad

What would you expect the extension of a compressed archive file to be?

• exe

• com

• docx

• zip

Which type of backup does NOT reset each file’s archive attribute to Off after backing it up?

• Full

• Differential

• Incremental

Which type of backup backs up every file in the specified list and clears each one’s archive

attribute?

• Full

• Differential

• Incremental

A user interface that uses pictures and a pointing device to issue commands

• GUI

• Unix

• Linux

• Shell

An operating system that comes preinstalled on a chip on a portable device

• SoS

• SoC

• SoN

• SoP