Exam Compass - Common OS Types Quiz

Question 1

Which of the statements listed below describe the characteristic features of open-source applications and OSs? (Select 2 answers)
Proprietary software
Permission to modify and redistribute the application
Free access to the application code
Permission to use the application only under certain conditions
Lack of free access to the application code

Answer 1

Permission to modify and redistribute the application

Free access to the application code

Question 2

Which of the following are not examples of proprietary software? (Select all that apply)
MS Windows
macOS
Linux
iOS
Android

Answer 2

Linux

Android

Question 3

Which of the answers listed below refer(s) to the characteristics of macOS? (Select all that apply)
Developed by Microsoft
Designed for tablets
Developed by Apple
Designed for laptops
Developed by Google
Designed for desktops

Answer 3

Developed by Apple

Designed for laptops

Designed for desktops

Question 4

What is the name of a lightweight operating system designed by Google for small-factor PCs, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices?
iOS
macOS
Android
Chrome OS

Answer 4

Chrome OS

Question 5

Which of the following answers refers to an OS that uses web browser as its main user interface?
Linux
Chrome OS
MS Windows
macOS

Answer 5

Chrome OS

Question 6

Which of the answers listed below refer to the characteristics of iPadOS? (Select 2 answers)
Developed by Apple
Designed for workstations
Developed by Google
Designed for smartphones
Developed by Microsoft
Designed for tablets

Answer 6

Developed by Apple

Designed for tablets

Question 7

An Apple-proprietary OS designed for tablets, smartphones and mobile devices is called:
macOS
Android
iOS
Chrome OS

Answer 7

iOS

Question 8

Which of the following answers refers to an open-source mobile OS designed by Google for smartphones and tablets?
Windows
Android
iOS
Chrome OS

Answer 8

Android

Question 9

Examples of workstation OSs include: (Select all that apply)
macOS
Windows
Linux
Android
iOS
iPadOS
Chrome OS

Answer 9

macOS
Windows
Linux
Chrome OS

Question 10

Which of the answers listed below refer to OSs used in smartphones and tablets? (Select 3 answers)
macOS
Chrome OS
iOS
Android
iPadOS

Answer 10

iOS
Android
iPadOS

Question 11

Which of the following answers refer(s) to (a) file system type(s) specific to Microsoft Windows OSs? (Select all that apply)
NTFS
ext3
FAT32
ext4
APFS
exFAT

Answer 11

NTFS
FAT32
exFAT

Question 12

The 4 GB maximum file size limit and 2 TB maximum volume size limit are the characteristic features of:
NTFS
FAT32
NFS
exFAT

Answer 12

FAT32

Question 13

The advantages of the NTFS over FAT32 file system include:
Disk quotas
Compression
Increased file size limit
Object permissions
Encryption
All of the above features are improvements implemented in NTFS not available in FAT32

Answer 13

All of the above features are improvements implemented in NTFS not available in FAT32

Question 14

ext3 and ext4 are examples of default file systems used by:
iOS
macOS
Windows Server
Linux distributions

Answer 14

Linux distributions

Question 15

Which of the answers listed below refers to a file system developed by Apple for its operating systems?
APFS
FAT
NTFS
exFAT

Answer 15

APFS

Question 16

A Microsoft-proprietary file system optimized for flash drives is known as:
ext3
FAT32
NFS
exFAT
APFS

Answer 16

exFAT

Question 17

Which of the following terms refers to a product/service that no longer receives continuing support?
EOF
ERP
EOL
ETL

Answer 17

EOL

Question 18

An operating system cross-platform compatibility feature allows certain types of data files created on one type of OS to be seamlessly read and modified on a different OS type.
True
False

Answer 18

True

Question 19

All modern applications are designed as cross-platform software which allows them to be run on different operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux, or macOS) without any modifications in the application source code.
True
False

Answer 19

False