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Operating System Questions & Answers
This set of Operating System Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses
on “Basics”.
1. What is operating system?
a) collection of programs that manages hardware resources
b) system service provider to the application programs
c) link to interface the hardware and application programs
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: d
2. To access the services of operating system, the interface is
provided by the ___________ a) System calls
b) API
c) Library
d) Assembly instructions
Answer: a
3. Which one of the following is not true?
a) kernel is the program that constitutes the central core of the operating system
b) kernel is the first part of operating system to load into memory during booting
c) kernel is made of various modules which can not be loaded in running operating
system
d) kernel remains in the memory during the entire computer session
Operating System Questions & Answers
This set of Operating System Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses
on “Basics”.
1. What is operating system?
a) collection of programs that manages hardware resources
b) system service provider to the application programs
c) link to interface the hardware and application programs
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: d
2. To access the services of operating system, the interface is
provided by the ___________ a) System calls
b) API
c) Library
d) Assembly instructions
Answer: a
3. Which one of the following is not true?
a) kernel is the program that constitutes the central core of the operating system
b) kernel is the first part of operating system to load into memory during booting
c) kernel is made of various modules which can not be loaded in running operating
system
d) kernel remains in the memory during the entire computer session
