75 Most Important MCQs on Operating System
1. An operating system is a:
a) Hardware b) Software c) Application d) Peripheral
Answer: b) Software
2. Which of these is not a type of operating system?
a) Batch OS b) Multiprocessing OS c) Multitasking OS d)
Compiler OS
Answer: d) Compiler OS
3. The part of the operating system that interacts directly with
hardware is:
a) User Interface b) Kernel c) Application d) Device Driver
Answer: b) Kernel
4. Which of the following is a function of the operating system?
a) Managing memory b) Compiling programs c) Debugging d)
None of these
Answer: a) Managing memory
5. Which of the following OS is open source?
a) Windows b) Linux c) iOS d) macOS
Answer: b) Linux
6. The main goal of a time-sharing operating system is:
a) Multiprogramming b) Interactive use of the system c)
Distributed processing d) Real-time control
Answer: b) Interactive use of the system
7. Virtual memory is:
a) Main memory b) Memory on disk c) A backup device d) None
of these
Answer: b) Memory on disk
8. What is the full form of GUI?
a) General User Interaction b) Graphical User Interface c) Graph
Utility Interface d) None of these
Answer: b) Graphical User Interface
9. Process management is done by:
a) Compiler b) Operating system c) Application software d) None
of these
Answer: b) Operating system
10. Which of the following is not a real-time operating system?
a) RTOS b) Windows CE c) Ubuntu d) VxWorks
Answer: c) Ubuntu
