Class 7 Computer Science Chapter 2 Operating System Quiz 50 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following algorithms tends to minimize the process flow time?
2. CLI is a
3. ..... is used to quickly search for programs and files on the computer and internet.
4. Which component of an operating system is responsible for handling system calls and managing user interactions?
5. ..... the operating system can support two or more CPUs.
6. I/O
7. Which term relates to a multiuser system
8. Banker's algorithm is used as-
9. It handles all requests from the various hardware devices which compete for kernel services.
10. What year did microsoft release the source code for MS-DOS
11. The extension of WordPad is
12. There are 10 different processes running on a workstation. Idle processes are waiting for an input event in the input queue. Busy processes are scheduled with the Round-Robin time sharing method. Which out of the following quantum times is the best value for small response times, if the processes have a short runtime, e.g. less than 10ms?
13. Which memory management scheme allows processes to be allocated memory in non-contiguous blocks?
14. What are the most popular operating systems?
15. Which of the following is a type of system call?
16. Function of system software is to serve as the ..... between the user, the application software, and the computer's hardware
17. The wait operation only works when the semaphore is 1 and the signal operation succeeds when semaphore is 0 for .....
18. Where is the list of processes that are prepared to be executed and waiting?
19. Which components are not available in the Charms Bar tab?
20. A computer system has 6 tape drives, with 'n' processes competing for them. Each process may need 3 tape drives. The maximum value of 'n' for which the system is guaranteed to be deadlock free is?
21. 5) Which of the following scheduling algorithm is non-preemptive scheduling?
22. Which of the following is the type/types of booting?
23. Heap is used for
24. If your computer is slow, what can the Task Manager help you do?
25. What does the acronym mean for GFS?