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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) or Objective Questions collection from Operating Systems (MS DOS and Windows)

Objective Questions:

1. The startup routine runs, when machine boots up is known as
   1. POST
   2. BOOT up
   3. Operating Routine
   4. I/O operation
      
2. Operating system is also known as:
   1. database
   2. system software
   3. hardware
   4. printer
       
3. What is the maximum length allowed for primary name of a computer file under DOS?
   1. 8
   2. 12
   3. 3
   4. None of the above
       
4. Which of the following could be a valid DOS  file  specification?
   1. NOSFILE.POST
   2. NOSFILE.P.OST
   3. NOSFILE.DOC
   4. NOST.FILEDOC
       
5. How many characters form a secondary name for a file?
   1. 8
   2. 12
   3. 3
   4. None of the above
       
6. What  is the name given to something that the  computer  will automatically use unless you tell it otherwise?
   1. a specification
   2. a wildcard
   3. a default
   4. a rule
       
7. As per symbolic notation of DOS, which of the following indicates the ROOT directory
   1. *
   2. >
   3. /
   4. None of the above
       
8. In wildcard specification `?' is used as replacement for
   1. one character
   2. two character
   3. three character
   4. none of the above
       
9. With DOS, you may use the `*' and `?':
   1. when changing the default settings
   2. to represent unspecified characters in a filename
   3. instead of wildcard characters
   4. in the extension but not in the drive name or the file name
       
10. DOS system file consists of
    1. IBMBIO.COM, IBMDOS.COM, COMMAND.COM
    2. COMMAND.COM, IBMBIO.COM, FORMAT.COM
    3. SYS.COM,IBMBIO.COM,IBMDOS.COM
    4. None of the above
        
11. The batch file uses the extension
    1. .BAT
    2. .DOC
    3. .PRG
    4. .DOS
        
12. To display the list of all the file of the disk you would type
    1. DIR
    2. COPY
    3. DIR FILES
    4. DIR AUTOEXEC.BAT
        
13. State whether the following questions are True(T) or False(F).
    1. Command.Com is hidden file.
    2. Primary name of a file can be of 10 characters.
    3. The command MKDIR and MD performs the same task.
    4. Under DOS .EXE is not an executable file.
    5. DIR command is used to see the content of a specific file.

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Answers:

1  b.       2 b.        3 a.        4 b.             5 b              6 c.             7 d.               8 a.                9 b.             10 a.             11 a        12 a..

13 True OR False
   1. False                 2. False               3. True                  4. False             5. False