Question 1

Interrupt handlers are a crucial part of the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

MS-DOS was designed to accommodate a single novice user in a single-process environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

DOS is not case-sensitive so filenames and commands can be entered in uppercase, lowercase, or a combination of both.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Every time the CPU is powered up or is reset, the commands in the ____ file are executed automatically by the system.

Accepted Answer

A)  AUTOEXEC.BAT 
B)  INIT.COM 
C)  INIT.EXE 
D)  COMMAND.COM

Question 5

A ____ interrupt handler's function is to terminate a process without releasing its memory, thus providing memory-resident programming facilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Program Status Word 
B)  Terminate and Stay Resident 
C)  Pause and Wait 
D)  Stop and Start

Question 6

The ____ operating system was developed by IBM and Microsoft to replace MS-DOS.

Accepted Answer

A)  Windows 
B)  OS/2 
C)  DOS2 
D)  Linux

Question 7

The name for a device driver that can be incorporated into the operating system as needed without having to patch or change the existing operating system is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  installable 
B)  configurable 
C)  plug-and-play 
D)  hot-loadable

Question 8

Although MS-DOS is no longer widely used, many Windows operating systems offer a ____ to allow users who are comfortable with this operating system to use some DOS-like commands in a window.

Accepted Answer

A)  DOS-compatible operating system named MD-DOS 
B)  version of DOS called WinDOS 
C)  DOS emulator 
D)  shell

Question 9

There are ____ disk sectors grouped into a cluster.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  two to eight 
C)  eight 
D)  eight to ten

Question 10

The MS-DOS command processor is interpretive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A file's relative name consists of its ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  working directory, primary name, and extension 
B)  parent directory, primary name, and extension 
C)  drive letter, parent directory, primary name, and extension 
D)  primary name and extension

Question 12

When a disk is formatted (using the FORMAT command), its tracks are divided into sectors of 1024 bytes each.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In RAM main memory, the interrupt vectors are located in high-addressable memory and the COMMAND.COM overlay is located in low-addressable memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When a block is formed its first five bytes contain information about the block, the ____ is contained in byte zero if it is the last block.

Accepted Answer

A)  ASCII 90h 
B)  ASCII 77h 
C)  number 0 
D)  number of paragraphs in the block

Question 15

The ____ command allows the user to set up a series of files for printing while freeing up COMMAND.COM to accept other commands.

Accepted Answer

A)  PRINT 
B)  SPOOL 
C)  LPR 
D)  PRT

Question 16

____ is the redirection symbol?

Accepted Answer

A)   
C)  >> 
D)  &

Question 17

____ was initially responsible for the popularity of MS-DOS.

Accepted Answer

A)  IBM 
B)  Sun 
C)  HP 
D)  Apple

Question 18

Version 3.2 of MS-DOS supported token ring and 3 1/2 inch disks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The MS-DOS command LIST displays the text file on the screen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The DOS kernel is a proprietary program supplied by Microsoft Corporation that implements MS-DOS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Ms-Dos Operating System

Interrupt handlers are a crucial part of the system.

MS-DOS was designed to accommodate a single novice user in a single-process environment.

DOS is not case-sensitive so filenames and commands can be entered in uppercase, lowercase, or a combination of both.

Every time the CPU is powered up or is reset, the commands in the ____ file are executed automatically by the system.

A ____ interrupt handler's function is to terminate a process without releasing its memory, thus providing memory-resident programming facilities.

The ____ operating system was developed by IBM and Microsoft to replace MS-DOS.

The name for a device driver that can be incorporated into the operating system as needed without having to patch or change the existing operating system is ____.

Although MS-DOS is no longer widely used, many Windows operating systems offer a ____ to allow users who are comfortable with this operating system to use some DOS-like commands in a window.

There are ____ disk sectors grouped into a cluster.

The MS-DOS command processor is interpretive.

A file's relative name consists of its ____.

When a disk is formatted (using the FORMAT command), its tracks are divided into sectors of 1024 bytes each.

In RAM main memory, the interrupt vectors are located in high-addressable memory and the COMMAND.COM overlay is located in low-addressable memory.

When a block is formed its first five bytes contain information about the block, the ____ is contained in byte zero if it is the last block.

The ____ command allows the user to set up a series of files for printing while freeing up COMMAND.COM to accept other commands.

____ is the redirection symbol?

____ was initially responsible for the popularity of MS-DOS.

Version 3.2 of MS-DOS supported token ring and 3 1/2 inch disks.

The MS-DOS command LIST displays the text file on the screen.

The DOS kernel is a proprietary program supplied by Microsoft Corporation that implements MS-DOS.