Chapter No 6 (Part A) Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies

MCQs Solution

1. In a GUI, the window that is currently in use is called the window.

a. top

b. active✔

c. biggest

d. framed

2. A list of command choices in an operating system or application is called a

a. command line

b. check box

c. drop-down list interfaces.

d. menu✔

3. DOS and some versions of UNIX are examples of interfaces.

a. old-fashioned

b. GUI

c. command-line✔

d. parallel

4. To remove data from one document and place it in another, you can use the

and .

a. Cut, Paste ✔

b. Copy Paste

c. File, Open

d. Delete, Paste

5. In many GUI-based programs, a displays buttons that let you issue commands quickly.

a. command bar

b. scroll bar

c. menu bar

d. toolbar ✔

6. From what you learned in this chapter, select the type of operating system you would expect to be used in a computerized heart monitor.

a. multi-user/ multitasking

b. real-time✔

C. single-user/ multitasking

d. single-user/ single tasking

7. Which of the following is not a type of utility software?

a. customization tools

b. disk and file management

c. tabbed dialog box✔

d. Internet security

8. The operating system is the intermediary between programs and .

a. user interface

b. utilities

c. ether

d. hardware ✔

9. An operating system keeps track of which programs have access to which hardware devices and uses to help the CPU coordinate processes.

a. interrupt requests (IRQS)✔

b. disk drives

c. multitasking

d. user interface

10. What type of operating system allows multiple users to connect over the network to a special server and work with their programs in separate sessions, and each user to run multiple programs?

a. single-user/ multiple computers

b. real time

c. multi-user/ multitasking ✔

d. single-user/ single-tasking