Operating System Tasks

Question 0

Is Microsoft Office a brand of Operating System?

Answer 0

No, it is a program

Question 1

What is an Operating System?

Answer 1

The software which allows the computer to run a useful device

Question 2

What do Operating Systems control?

Answer 2

Memory management

Question 3

Which Operating System is a mainframe computer most likely to use?

Answer 3

Unix

Question 4

What does an Operating System need to use a printer?

Answer 4

The correct driver

Question 5

The Operating System, Utility Programs and Drivers are all part of which software?

Answer 5

System software

Question 6

Does the Operating System perform the mathematical calculations required by the computer?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Does the Operating System sort out where to store data on the hard disk?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

Does the Operating System ensure that computer viruses are detected?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

Does the Operating System deal with security, i.e. Usernames and passwords?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What is a device which would not need a driver installed to work?

Answer 10

Hard disk

Question 11

Can software and hardware communicate without an Operating System?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

Are most device drivers loaded into the memory by the Operating System in the booting process?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Does the Operating System provide services such as print spooling?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

Is the Operating System responsible for moving data to and from the hard disk?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

Does the Operating System provide a user interface?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

Is the Operating System responsible for scheduling the CPU and processing cycles?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

Does the Operating System load applications into RAM as they are needed and removed them when they are not required?

Answer 17

Yes