Computer (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

31. What is UBUNTU? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 3.10.2017 (Shift-I), S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 30.10.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Operating System
(b) Programming Languages
(c) Microprocessor
(d) None of these

Correct Answer: (a) Operating System

Solution:UBUNTU is an operating system.
Ubuntu (pronounced "oo-BOON-too") is a popular, free, and open-source Linux distribution. Think of it as a complete operating system, similar to Windows or macOS, but built using the Linux kernel as its core.

32. Which of the following is the core of an operating system? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Ventura
(b) Xenix
(c) Device Driver
(d) Kernel

Correct Answer: (d) Kernel

Solution:The kernel is the essential centre of a computer operating system (OS). It is the core that provides basic services for all other parts of the OS. It is the main layer between the OS and hardware, and it helps with process and memory management, file systems, device control and networking.

33. Which of the following operating systems guarantees a response within specified time constraints? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Real-time operating system
(b) Time-sharing operating system
(c) Distributed operating system
(d) Interactive operating system

Correct Answer: (a) Real-time operating system

Solution:A real-time operating system (RTOS) is an OS that guarantees real-time applications a certain capability within a specified deadline RTOSes are designed for critical systems and for devices like microcontrollers that are timing-specific. RTOS processing time requirements are measured in milliseconds. Therefore, any delays in responding could have disastrous consquences.

34. A User Interface is the part of that ________ allows the user to enter and receive information. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) computer hardware
(b) operating system
(c) computer network
(d) operating system data science

Correct Answer: (b) operating system

Solution:A user interface (UI) refers to the part of an operating system, program, or device that allows a user to enter and receive information. A text-based user interface (see the image to the left) displays text, and its commands are usually typed on a command line using a keyboard.

35. _________contains and manages all the programs and applications that a computer or other device is able to run. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Data Science
(b) Computer software
(c) Computer hardware
(d) Operating system

Correct Answer: (d) Operating system

Solution:An operating system is essential software for the operation of a computer. It contains all the programs and applications a computer or other device can run and manages the process.

36. In the context of computers, what is Ubuntu? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) An open-source operating system sponsored by Canonical Ltd.
(b) An antivirus software by Microsoft.
(c) An android-based search engine by Microsoft.
(d) A search engine by Mozilla Foundation.

Correct Answer: (a) An open-source operating system sponsored by Canonical Ltd.

Solution:In terms of computers, Ubuntu is an open-source operating system. It is developed by Canonical Ltd. In open-source operating systems, the source code is publicly available and editable. So, Linux is also an open-source operating system.

37. Which among the following is NOT a web browser? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Firefox
(b) Chrome
(c) Ubuntu
(d) Edge

Correct Answer: (c) Ubuntu

Solution:Ubuntu is not a web browser but an operating system. Ubuntu is used in smartphones, computers and network servers, while Firefox, Chrome and Edge are web browsers.

38. Which of the following is not operating system? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 27.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Router
(b) IOS
(c) Windows
(d) Android

Correct Answer: (a) Router

Solution:The router is a physical or virtual internetworking device that is designed to receive, analyse, and forward data packets between computer networks. A router examines a destination IP address of a given data packet and uses the headers and forwarding tables to decide the best way to transfer the packets.

39. Which one of the following is not an operating system? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 8.02.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Windows Vista
(b) Linux
(c) Microsoft Office
(d) Apple's Mac OS

Correct Answer: (c) Microsoft Office

Solution:Microsoft Office, or simply Office, is a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. It was first announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at COMDEX in Las Vegas. It contains a word processor (Word), a spreadsheet program (Excel) and a presentation program (PowerPoint), an email client (Outlook), a database management system (Access), and a desktop publishing app (Publisher).

40. In Microsoft Word, first line and hanging are special forms of _________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 7.03.2018 (Shift-II)]

(a) Alignment
(b) Spacing
(c) Effects
(d) Indentation

Correct Answer: (d) Indentation

Solution:In Microsoft Word, there are special types of first line and hanging indentation. Indents are the left and right borders of selected paragraphs within a document. This is needed when different paragraphs have different left and right borders.
For example:
we can see indentation in poems. The indentation options found in most word processors are left and right. Additionally, we can take the first line and the special indentation as hanging

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