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MS-Dos Test

Description: this is test of knowledge of various auspects of DOS operating systems commands
Number of Questions: 25
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What was progenitor of MS-DOS?

  1. 86-DOS

  2. 80-DOS

  3. CP/M-80

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

What was the name of IO.SYS on early IBM's DOS version?

  1. IBMIO.SYS

  2. IBMBIO.COM

  3. ROMBIOS

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not an essential program?

  1. Boot record

  2. IO.SYS

  3. MSDOS.SYS

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D

What was the name of MSDOS.SYS on early IBM's DOS version?

  1. IBMMSDOS.SYS

  2. IBMDOS.COM

  3. DOS.COM

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Which is the command processor of DOS?

  1. Command.com

  2. Autoexec.bat

  3. Config.sys

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not an external DOS command?

  1. Chkdsk

  2. Copy

  3. xcopy

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not an internal DOS command?

  1. Copy

  2. del

  3. xcopy

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Which is a type of booting?

  1. Hot

  2. Cold

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Extension in DOS can be upto ...........characters

  1. 3

  2. 4

  3. Any number of characters

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

To clear the screen, we use

  1. Clear

  2. Clear screen

  3. Cls

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

To create a subdirectory under root directory on disk we use

  1. Mddirname

  2. Md dirname

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Editor is used to

  1. manipulate the graphics

  2. manipulate the text

  3. write a program in interactive mode

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not an external command?

  1. Chkdsk

  2. Scandisk

  3. Format

  4. Dir


Correct Option: D

File name can have ................ characters

  1. 8

  2. 255

  3. Any number of characters

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

To save a file on disk using COPY CON, we press

  1. Ctrl+C

  2. Ctrl+Z

  3. Ctrl+S

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a multi-user OS?

  1. Dos

  2. Unix

  3. Linux

  4. Both (2) and (3)


Correct Option: D

To display files with at least 3 characters and B at 2nd location in there name, we use

  1. Dir ?B*.*

  2. Dir?B?.

  3. Dir*B*.*

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

If we want to execute more than one program at a time, the system software you are using must be capable of

  1. word processing

  2. virtual memory

  3. multitasking

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

The function of an OS is

  1. Memory management

  2. I/O management

  3. File management

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?

  1. ROM

  2. Control unit

  3. Main memory

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

DOS supports ……….. processors.

  1. one

  2. two

  3. three

  4. six


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is an input device?

  1. Scanner

  2. Printer

  3. Monitor

  4. Plotter


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is a type of system software used on a microcomputer?

  1. Apple DOS

  2. MS-DOS

  3. PC-DOS

  4. UNIX

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option 4 is the correct answer.

Which of the following are loaded into main memory when the computer is booted?

  1. Internal command instructions

  2. External command instructions

  3. Utility programs

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is an example of application software?

  1. Compiler

  2. Assembler

  3. Database software

  4. Interpreter


Correct Option: C
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