MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

OPERATING SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
DOS stands for
A
Disk Operating System.
B
Disk operating session.
C
Digital Operating System.
D
Digital Open System.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -DOS stands for Disk Operating System and is the computer program no personal computer can do without. It exists in two forms. The one supplied for IBM Personal Computers is known as PC-DOS . All other compatible personal computers use MS-DOS.

Detailed explanation-2: -MS-DOS stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System and is also known as Microsoft DOS. MS-DOS was the Microsoft-marketed version of the first operating system (OS) to be widely installed on personal computers (PCs).

Detailed explanation-3: -DOS stands for Disk Operating System.

Detailed explanation-4: -An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Both DOS and Windows are types of operating systems. DOS is a single-tasking, single-user and CLI-based OS; whereas Windows is a multitasking, multiuser and GUI-based OS. Read this tutorial to find out more about DOS and Windows and how these two operating systems are different from each other.

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