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  1. The MS-DOS operating system is a .....

  2. A.

     graphical user interface, single-tasking operating system

    B.

     graphical user interface, multi-tasking operating system

    C.

     command-driven interface, single-tasking operating system

    D.

     command-driven interface, multi-tasking operating system

    E.

     None of these

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  3. Which of the following was an early desktop operating system that included an integrated graphic user interface with point-and-click features?

  4. A.

     MS-DOS

    B.

     Mac OS

    C.

     Unix

    D.

     Gnome

    E.

     None of these

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  5. The most recent version of the Mac OS is based on the ......... operating system.

  6. A.

     Windows

    B.

     Linux

    C.

     Unix

    D.

     CMOS

    E.

     None of these

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  7. The ............ operating system was initially created in the early 1970s at AT & T's Bell Labs.

  8. A.

     Linux

    B.

     DOS

    C.

     Unix

    D.

     GNU

    E.

     None of these

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  9. The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that

  10. A.

     Windows can run with an Intel processor, whereas Linux cannot.

    B.

     Linux is proprietary, whereas Windows is not.

    C.

     any programmer can modify Linux code, which is not permitted with Windows.

    D.

     there are multiple versions of Linux, but only one version of Windows.

    E.

     None of these

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  11. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of open-source operating systems over proprietary versions?

  12. A.

     Free use and distribution

    B.

     Availability of technical support

    C.

     Availability of source code

    D.

     Ability to modify code

    E.

     None of these

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  13. Use of icons and windows are characteristic of a .......... interface.

  14. A.

     command-driven

    B.

     windows-oriented

    C.

     graphical-user

    D.

     menu-driven

    E.

     None of these

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  15. The main purpose of the offline device is.......

  16. A.

     To reduce the no.of operator errors in recording data

    B.

     To save computer time

    C.

     To save floor space in the computer center

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of these

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  17. The ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time is called .........

  18. A.

     multitasking

    B.

     multi-processing

    C.

     multi-operating

    D.

     multi-paging

    E.

     None of these

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  19. A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing hypothetical systems is known as

  20. A.

     Distributed processing

    B.

     Data transmission

    C.

     Data link

    D.

     Data flow

    E.

     None of these

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