ICS FA Computer Notes Part 1 Chapter 7 (Windows Operating System) Short Questions from Past Papers 1st Year Notes Online Taleem Ilm Hub
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Q 1. What is
meant by GUI?
Ans. Graphical User Interface most users to day work
with a graphical user interface. With a graphical user interface, you interact with
menus and visual images such as buttons and other graphical objects to issue
commands.
Q 2. Define
desktop?
Ans. Desktop is main area of MS-Windows XP; it shows
the back ground image and important icons like My Computer, My Documents, etc.
Q 3. What is the
use of Control Panel?
Ans. Windows XP makes the easier than ever with the
Control Panel. The Control Panel features a number of tools that will help user
control how Windows XP features look and etc.
Q 4. What is
the purpose of Recycle Bin?
Ans. One of the main icons found on desktop is the
Recycle Bin icon. When a user deletes a file, Windows XP places that file into
the Recycle Bin so that it may be retrieved at a later time.
Q 5. What is
Windows Explorer?
Ans. Windows Explorer is a built-in tool that allows
user to browse, view, copy and delete files. Windows Explorer is automatically
installed when user install MS Windows on his computer.
Q 6. What are
the different Operating systems?
Ans. On the basis of the interface there are two types
of Operating System:
- Command Line Interface Operating System
- GUI Operating System
Q 7. List
some activities of Control Panel?
Ans. The control panel is a section in Microsoft
windows that enables a user to modify the computer’s settings. Changing the
mouse settings, display settings, date and time, sound settings, and key board
settings are just a few of the examples of what can be modified in the Control
Panel.
Q 8. List
different objects of Windows Operating System?
Ans. Followings are some important objects of MS
Windows XP.
- Window
- Start Button and Start Menu
- Icons
- Task Bar
- My Computer
- My Documents
- Control Panel
Q 9. What is
meant by primary partition?
Ans. A primary partition is in which on Operating
System can be installed. One MBR hard disk may contain a maximum of 4 primary
partitions. An active partition is based on primary partition. Any one of the 4
primary partitions can be set as active partition.
Q 10. Why
computer needs an Operation System?
Ans. The operating system has two primary functions.
First it manages the computer’s resources, the computer’s hardware and any
external devices. For example, the operating system controls the CPU, accesses
RAM, execute programs. Second, the operating system contains instructions for
running application software.
Q 11. Define
event?
Ans. Event is an activity that is performed by an
input device. For example mouse events are click, right click and double click,
key board events are key-up and key down.
Q 12. Define
Multitasking?
Ans. In multitasking, the operating system allows more
than one task or program to be executed at a time in a single-user computer.
Q 13. What is
File Management?
Ans. Managing file on MS-Windows is called file
management. We can copy move, rename and delete files with the help of file
management option of MS-Windows.
Q 14. What is
primary and extended partition?
Ans. A primary
partition is in which on Operating System can be installed. One MBR hard disk
may contain a maximum of 4 primary partitions. An active partition is based on
primary partition. Any one of the 4 primary partitions can be set as active
partition.
Q 15. Define
some uses of clipboard?
Ans. Clip board is used to store the data which user
want to copy or move from one location to another. User use copy command to copy
selected data or objects to clipboard and use paste command to copy or move
objects on destination.
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