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  • HIMEM.SYS controls:


  • Options
  • A. DOS=HIGH
  • B. RMDRIVE.SYS
  • C. SMARTDRV.SYS
  • D. Extended Memory
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • Extended Memory 


  • Disk Operating System (DOS) problems


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    • 1. To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:

    • Options
    • A. Memory
    • B. MEM
    • C. SYS /M
    • D. MEMMAKER
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. In DOS, what key would you press to step through the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat?

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    • A. F1
    • B. F3
    • C. F5
    • D. F8
    • E. None of the above
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    • 3. The primary purpose of an operating system is to:

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    • A. make computer easier to use
    • B. keep system programmers employed
    • C. make the most efficient use of the hardware
    • D. allow people to sue the computers
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Banker's algorithm for resource allocation deals with

    • Options
    • A. deadlock prevention
    • B. deadlock avoidance
    • C. deadlock recovery
    • D. mutual exclusion
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. A program

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    • A. is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory.
    • B. is the device where information is stored
    • C. is a sequence of instructions
    • D. is typically characterized by interactive processing and time of the CPU's time to allow quick response to each user.
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which command is used to delete the directory and all its contents in one step?

    • Options
    • A. DEL *.*
    • B. RD
    • C. DELTREE
    • D. CD
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following applies to Internal DOS commands?

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    • A. Internal commands can be run whenever the DOS prompt is displayed
    • B. Internal commands are reserved for DOS-level programming
    • C. Internal commands can only be executed from a batch file
    • D. Internal commands are stored on disk separately from COMMAND.COM
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to force DOS to recheck all clusters when reformatting a disk?

    • Options
    • A. FORMAT/B
    • B. FORMAT/S
    • C. FORMAT/8
    • D. FORMAT/C
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which internal DOS command clears the screen and places the DOS prompt in the upper left corner of the screen?

    • Options
    • A. cls
    • B. close
    • C. quit
    • D. exit
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to compare the disk in drive A with the disk in drive B, specifying to compare only first side of each disk, and only the first 8 sectors of each track?

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    • A. DISKCOPY A: B:/8
    • B. DISKCOMP A: B:/l/8
    • C. DISKCOMP A: B:/8
    • D. DISKCOMP A: B:/l
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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