Operating Systems

1. Which of the following is an example of an operating system?

•   A) Microsoft Word

• B) Google Chrome

• C) Windows 10

• D) Adobe Photoshop

1. The part of the operating system responsible for managing memory is called:

• A) File Manager

• B) Memory Manager

• C) Process Manager

• D) Device Manager

1. Which of the following operating systems is based on open-source software?

• A) Windows

• B) macOS

• C) Linux

• D) DOS

1. In a time-sharing operating system, the CPU executes multiple jobs by switching between them. This technique is known as:

• A) Spooling

• B) Context Switching

• C) Paging

• D) Swapping

1. Which of the following is a function of the kernel in an operating system?

• A) Managing system resources

• B) Compiling programs

• C) Editing text files

• D) Providing a user interface

1. Which of the following types of software runs on an operating system to provide specific functionality?

• A) System Software

• B) Application Software

• C) Utility Software

• D) Firmware

1. The command used to list files in a directory in a UNIX/Linux operating system is:

• A) list

• B) ls

• C) dir

• D) show

1. In which memory allocation scheme is memory allocated to processes in contiguous blocks?

• A) Paging

• B) Segmentation

• C) Contiguous Allocation

• D) Virtual Memory

1. Which of the following is a file system used by Windows operating systems?

• A) ext4

• B) HFS+

• C) NTFS

• D) FAT32

1. Which process state transitions directly to the "Running" state when the CPU is assigned to it?

• A) New

• B) Waiting

• C) Ready

• D) Terminated