SSC CGL Computer – Software & Operating Systems; Windows & File Explorer – Level 2 · Exam Level · Section III pace

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SSC CGL Computer – Software & Operating Systems; Windows & File Explorer – Level 2 · Exam Level · Section III pace – 15 questions, subject: Computer Knowledge. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Match the followingMatch the tool with its job:
P. Linker Q. Loader R. Interpreter S. Debugger
1. Runs a program one statement at a time 2. Joins object files into one executable 3. Helps find errors in a program 4. Places a program in main memory

Correct Answer: A [P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3]

Explanation:

Linker joins; loader loads; interpreter runs line by line; debugger finds bugs.

2.  
Odd one out

Correct Answer: B [MS Excel]

Explanation:

MS Excel is application software; the rest are system software.

3.  
Software with no copyright at all, which anyone may use, copy and change, is:

Correct Answer: D [Public domain software]

Explanation:

Public domain = no copyright; freeware is free of cost but still owned by its maker.

4.  
An OS that runs on a server and manages shared files, printers and user accounts for the computers of a LAN is a:

Correct Answer: C [Network OS]

Explanation:

Network OS = server-based sharing of files, printers and logins.

5.  
Assertion–Reason
A: An interpreter stops at the first error in a program.
R: An interpreter translates and executes the program one statement at a time.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

Because it executes statement by statement, it stops where the first error occurs.

6.  
SQL, used to query databases, belongs to which generation of languages?

Correct Answer: C [4GL]

Explanation:

4GL = very high-level 'say what you want' languages such as SQL.

7.  
In a file search, which wildcard character stands for exactly ONE character?

Correct Answer: D [?]

Explanation:

? = exactly one character; * = any number of characters.

8.  
Which character is NOT allowed in a Windows file name?

Correct Answer: B [?]

Explanation:

Forbidden: \ / : * ? " < > | (nine characters).

9.  
True/False countHow many are true?
(i) Deleting a desktop shortcut does not delete the original file.
(ii) Shift + Delete sends a file to the Recycle Bin.
(iii) A file deleted from a USB pen drive usually does not go to the Recycle Bin.
(iv) Items in the Recycle Bin can be restored until the bin is emptied.

Correct Answer: C [3]

Explanation:

(ii) is false – Shift + Delete removes the file permanently.

10.  
When pages move between RAM and the disk so often that little real work gets done, the condition is called:

Correct Answer: A [Thrashing]

Explanation:

Thrashing = excessive paging with virtual memory.

11.  
In Windows, File Explorer was known as Windows Explorer until it was renamed in:

Correct Answer: D [Windows 8]

Explanation:

Windows 8 (2012) introduced the name File Explorer.

12.  
The interface in which the user types commands at a prompt is called:

Correct Answer: B [CLI]

Explanation:

CLI = Command Line Interface (e.g.

13.  
Dragging a file with the left mouse button from D:\Photos to the pen drive E:\ (no key held) will:

Correct Answer: D [copy the file]

Explanation:

Different drive → copy; same drive → move.

14.  
The file system that cannot store a single file larger than 4 GB (minus 1 byte) is:

Correct Answer: A [FAT32]

Explanation:

FAT32's file-size limit is 4 GB − 1 byte; NTFS and exFAT allow much larger files.

15.  
Reverse questionThe answer is 'spooling'. Which description fits?

Correct Answer: C [Print jobs are queued on disk and sent to the printer one by one]

Explanation:

Spooling = Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line.

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