Computer Science - Disk Operating System

Computer Science - Disk Operating System
21. You suspect a virus has entered your computer. What will not be affected by the virus?
  • CMOS
  • Boot sector
  • Floppy disks
  • Program files
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22. What is a TSR?
  • test status request
  • terminate and stay resident program
  • take status request
  • token set ready
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23. What does MSCDEX.EXE do?
  • Configures hard drives
  • it's a SCSI driver
  • BIOS setup
  • it's a CD-ROM DOS driver
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24. Upper Memory blocks are located where?
  • Conventional Memory
  • Extended Memory
  • Expanded memory
  • Reserved Memory
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25. Batch files contain a group of MS-DOS commands that are run in successive order. What filename extension identifies batch files?
  • COM
  • BAT
  • EXE
  • SYS
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26. After upgrading your computer to a new DOS version, an older application displays the error message "Incorrect DOS version". What should you do to run this application?
  • Use the DOS+ command
  • Use the SETVER command
  • Restore the old DOS version
  • Contact the application's vendor support line
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27. When executed from a bootable hard drive, which command will make a formatted floppy disk bootable?
  • COPY C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM A:\
  • ATTRIB C:\*.SYS A:\
  • XCOPY C:\DOS\*.* A:\
  • SYS C: A:
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28. While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to specify the colour display, 40 columns and color?
  • MODE COLOUR
  • MODE/C
  • MODE CO40
  • MODE CHANGE
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29. Which DOS command allows you to compress existing disks and to create new compressed volumes?
  • DEFRAG
  • DBLSPACE
  • SCANDISK
  • MSAV
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30. The MODE command of MS-DOS is used to
  • display information about several types of devices installed in your computer
  • provide various types of control over your printers
  • make changes of the current display
  • All of the above
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