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In MS-Dos 6.22, which part identifies the

product uniquely MS DOS Ms-DOS 6.22 d
In Ms-Dos what command you will use to
display system date? Date command Ver command Disk command Format command a
While working with Ms-Dos which command
transfers a specific file from one disk to
another? Copy Diskcopy Time Rename a
If you dont know the current time, which
command will you use to display Copy Ver Time Format c
Which command divides the surface of the
blank disk into sectors and assign a unique
address to each one Ver Format Fat Chkdsk b
Command.com
Each time you turn on your computer, it will , date.com, Command.com,
check on the control file Command.com, io.sys dir.com io.sys, msdos.sys Chkdsk.exe c
If you need to duplicate the entire disk, which
command will you use? Copy Diskcopy Chkdsk Format b
Which of the following extensions suggest
that the file is a backup copy Bak Bas Com Txt a
Which command lists the contents of current
directory of a disk Copy Tree Cd Dir d
Only filenames and extensions are to be
displayed in wide format, which command
youll use? Dir/w Dir a: Dir/s Dir/b a
__________runs on computer hardware and
serve as platform for other softwares to run Application
on Operating System Software System Software All a
_________ is the layer of a computer system Operating System
between the hardware and the user program Operating environment system environment None b
 To make the most To allow To keep systems To make
The primary purpose of an operating system efficient use of the people to use programmers computers easier
is ____________ computer hardware the computer employed to use a
___________ transforms one interface into
another interface Program Software Data None b
_________ system is built directly on the
hardware Environment System Operating None c
Are easier to develop Execute more jobs Are used only one
than single Execute each in the same time large mainframe
Multiprogramming systems programming systems job faster period computers. c
_________ is the first program run on a Operating
computer when the computer boots up System software system System operations None b
_________ interface consists of things like
program counter, registers, interrupts and
terminals Hardware Software Data None a
__________ shares characteristics with both
hardware and software Operating system Software Data None a
__________ is used in operating system to Single level Two level Multi level
separate mechanism from policy implementation implementation implementation None b
__________ operating system allows the
interleaved execution of two or more different Multiprogrammi
and independent programs. Alternate ng Modular None of these b
__________ is the file system supported by
Windows NT. FAT32 FAT NTFS None of these c
NTFS eliminates
Which of the following is an advantage to NTFS permits the server With NTFS, NTFS offers a the need for
formatting a Windows NT server drive as to be used as a tape backups higher degree of multiple hard
NTFS rather than FAT? workstation. aren't needed. security. drives. b
It permits the server to It alleviates the It utilizes the disk It directly accesses
Which of the following is an advantage of be used as both server need for data space far more the system
NTFS over FAT? and work- station. backups. efficiently than FAT. hardware. b
Display
properties - System properties
In Windows-XP installed devices can be Display properties - Hardware- System properties - - Hardware-
managed through____________ Device manager Settings Settings Device manager. d
A computer virus that actively attacks an anti-
virus program or programs in an effort to
prevent detection is... Worm Retrovirus Trojan Ghost virus c
The part of BIOS which is responsible for File allocation
loading DOS operating system is. Master boot record table DOS boot record. Boot strap loader d
IO.SYS ,
COMMAND. MSDOS.sys and
DOS boot record contains____________ IO.SYS , MSDOS.SYS COM COMMAND.COM None of these d
Windows XP is a _____________ bit
operating system 8 32 128 None of these b
Features of Windows XP are Remote Desktop
___________________ Faster Start up Hybernation functionality All the above d
Remote Desktop functionality, which allows
users to connect to a computer running
_____________ from across a network Windows XP Pro Windows 98 Windows 95 None of these a
____________ which allows a user to save
the current state and open applications of
their desktop and allow another user to log Remote Desktop
on without losing that information Fast user switching Hybernation functionality None of these a
The ability to discard a newer ____________
in favor of the previous one (known as driver
rollback), should a driver upgrade not
produce desirable results Device driver Updating Modular None of these a
____________has been criticized for its
susceptibility to malware, viruses, trojan
horses, and worms. Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows 98 None of these a
Window Vista contain________________ Aero Shell Instant search All the above d
Minimum Processor requirement for windows
vista is ________________ 800MHz 600MHz 400MHz None of these a
Minimum Memory required for windows vista
is _______________ 256 MB 512 MB 2 GB None of these b
This message appears during a copy
operation when the destination diskette is
full. Diskfull read error write error None of these a
This message appears has found a
problem with a sector of your disk Read error Disk full write error None of these a
The checksum of the BIOS code in the
BIOS chip is incorrect may cause Cache memory BIOS ROM
_____________ Operating System failed bad checksum error None of these c
POST has determined that your cache
memory is defective may BIOS ROM checksum Operating Cache memory
cause__________ error System failed bad None of these c
CMOS RAM has become corrupt, sot he CMOS
CMOS checksum is incorrect checksum
_____________ Reboot error Shutdown None of these b
The diskette or harddisk drive that you
are accessing cannot read the data may
cause ___________ Data error Disk full Read/write error None of these a
A serious fault has occurred in the DMA
controller system of your motherboard
may cause_______________ POST error cmos error DMA error None of these c
The BIOS cannot find a bootable media
is due to ______________ Insert bootable media MBR error disk failure None of these a
_______________is a disk cloning
program Ghost Nod32 Nero None of these a
____________is not an operating system. OS2 Win-95 UNIX Win3.11 d
The ____________ is the program that
manages the hardware of the computer
system, including the CPU, memory, storage Operating
devices, and input/output devices. BIOS system Appilication None of these b
Which of the following are the main
advantages of using Windows 2000
operating system? Stability Security Integrity All the above d
Which Windows operating system comes
with integrated Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
and Integrated Web Server, Internet Windows NT 4.0
Information Services 5.0? Windows 95 Windows 98 Workstation Windows 2000 d
Which Windows 98 utility is useful to upgrade
a FAT16 partition to a FAT32 partition? Disk Converter FDISK Disk Manager Disk Administrator a
Windows XP will not allow the user to set a
resolution lower than _____________. 640*480 800*600 1024*768 1152*864 b
Which is a system-defined database that
stores all the information and settings of all Database Virtual Memory File System Registry d
hardware, software, users and preferences
for 32-bit Microsoft operating system?
Which feature in the computer permits the
software to use more main memory (the
memory which the CPU can read and write to
directly) than the computer actually physically
possesses? Virtual Memory File System Registry Database a
Which tool in Microsoft Windows operating Computer
systems is useful to display and control the Device Management
hardware attached to a computer? Windows Explorer Manager Control panel Console b
My Computer will display all the following
except _____________. Hard Drives Control Panel Printers Internet Explorer d
Caches both inside
Which one of the following is NOT a kind of and adjacent to the
memory possessed by computers? Registers in the CPU Flash drive CPU Physical memory b
Which of the following operating systems can
be upgraded directly to Windows 2000 Windows NT
Professional? Windows 3.1 Windows 95 Workstation 4.0 Windows 98 c
Which was the first operating system to Windows NT 4.0
introduce FAT32 file system? Windows 95 Windows 98 Workstation Windows XP a
Which task is not available in the Computer Services and
Management tool in Windows 2000? Storage Network System Tools Applications b
____________ is an anti-virus software. word ghost partition magic Norton d
How can you know the hardware
compatibility for an operating system? Device Manager System BIOS HCL OS Manual c
What is the File System used in MS-DOS? FAT16 FAT32 NTFS4.0 NTFS5.0 a