SSC CGL Computer – Software & Operating Systems; Windows & File Explorer – Level 3 · Challenge
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SSC CGL Computer – Software & Operating Systems; Windows & File Explorer – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 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.
Statement-basedWhich is/are correct?
I. Freeware always allows users to modify the source code.
II. Open-source software makes its source code available.
I. Freeware always allows users to modify the source code.
II. Open-source software makes its source code available.
Correct Answer: B [Only II]
Explanation:
Freeware is free of cost but usually closed-source.
2.
Match the followingMatch the OS type with an example of its use:
P. Batch Q. Real-time R. Time-sharing S. Mobile
1. Airbag controller in a car 2. Smartphone 3. Monthly bill processing run together 4. Many users sharing one server through slices of CPU time
P. Batch Q. Real-time R. Time-sharing S. Mobile
1. Airbag controller in a car 2. Smartphone 3. Monthly bill processing run together 4. Many users sharing one server through slices of CPU time
Correct Answer: A [P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2]
Explanation:
Batch – grouped jobs; RTOS – fixed deadlines; time-sharing – CPU slices; mobile – phones.
3.
Chronological orderArrange in order of release: Windows XP, Windows 95, Windows 10, Windows 7
Correct Answer: D [Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10]
Explanation:
95 (1995) → XP (2001) → 7 (2009) → 10 (2015).
4.
Which file name will Windows reject?
Correct Answer: C [Report<2026>.docx]
Explanation:
< and > are among the nine forbidden characters.
5.
Assertion–Reason
A: Dragging a file to another folder on the same drive moves it.
R: Windows always copies a file when it is dragged with the left mouse button.
A: Dragging a file to another folder on the same drive moves it.
R: Windows always copies a file when it is dragged with the left mouse button.
Correct Answer: B [A is true but R is false]
Explanation:
A is true; R is false – across drives it copies, within a drive it moves.
6.
The file 'invoice.pdf.exe' received by e-mail is actually:
Correct Answer: D [an executable program]
Explanation:
The extension after the LAST dot (.exe) decides the type – a common virus trick.
7.
A situation where two processes each hold one resource and wait for the other's resource for ever is:
Correct Answer: B [Deadlock]
Explanation:
Deadlock – mutual exclusion, hold and wait, no pre-emption, circular wait.
8.
Spot My Mistake'A loader joins several object files into one executable.' Which tool actually does that?
Correct Answer: A [Linker]
Explanation:
The linker joins; the loader only places the program in RAM.
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