23-12-2017, 04:12 PM
Operating system
*Operating system is a collection of programs which controls the overall operations of the computer.
*It works as an interface between computer hardware and user.
*Important operating systems are
Ans : Linux, DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Unix, Ubuntu etc
*Windows operating system was developed by
Ans : Microsoft
*Founders of Microsoft
Ans : Bill Gates, Paul Allen
*First version of windows operating system
Ans : Windows 1.0
*Windows operating system for mobile phones is known as
Ans : Windows mobile
*Android, operating-system for mobile phone was developed by
Ans : Google
*Cupcake, Sandwich, Gingerbread, Jelly Bean, Kitkat, Lolipop, Marshmallow are some versions of Android.
*Linux Operating system was developed by
Ans : Linus Benedict Torvalds
*Linux is a free software
*First fully supported 64-bit Operating System
Ans : Linux
*Mac OS (Macintosh Operating System) was developed by
Ans : Apple
*Leopard, Snow leopard, Mountain Lion, Mavericks etc are the versions of Mac OS
*AIX, the unix associated operating system was developed by
Ans : IBM
*Operating system in which assembly language was first used
Ans : UNIX
*Process of loading the operating system in the memory when computer is switched ON is called
Ans : Booting
*Latest version of windows operating system
Ans : Windows 10
New Info
*Latest Version of Android
Ans : Nougat
Algorithm & Flowchart
*A sequence of Logical Steps used in computer to solve a problem
Ans : Algorithm.
*Pictorial representation of algorithm is called flowchart.
*An algorithm expressed using; a precise notation which can be executed by a computer is called Program
Info Plus
*Name the system file in DOS OS that automatically runs after operating system starts working
Ans : AUTOEXEC.BAT
Warm boot & Cold boot
*Warm boot is one method of resetting a computer system that is already powered ON.
*Warm reboot is otherwise known as Soft boot.
*The process of turning ON the computer after it has been powered OFF is known as Cold boot.
*Cold boot is otherwise known as Hard boot.
India's Boss
*The software package known as “India's own PC Operating System"
Ans : Boss GNU/Linux (BOSS)
*BOSS - Bharat Operating System Solutions,
*BOSS is a free software.
*Number of languages supported by BOSS
Ans : 18
*BOSS was developed by
Ans : C-DAC, Chennai
