OPERATING SYSTEM IMPORTANT QUESTION ANSWER Part 11

OPERATING SYSTEM IMPORTANT QUESTION ANSWER PART 11

for IGNOU BCA MCA Students

45) Why is partitioning and formatting a prerequisite to installing an operating system?

Partitioning and formatting creates a preparatory environment on the drive so that the operating system can be copied and installed properly. This includes allocating space on the drive, designating a drive name, determining and creating the appropriate file system structure.

46) What is plumbing / piping?

It is the process of using the output of one program as an input to another. For example, instead of sending the listing of a folder or drive to the main screen, it can be piped and sent to a file, or sent to the printer to produce a hard copy.

47) What is NOS?

NOS is short for Network Operating System. It is a specialized software that will allow a computer to communicate with other devices over the network, including file/folder sharing.

48) Differentiate internal commands from external commands.

Internal commands are built-in commands that are already part of the operating system. External commands are separate file programs that are stored in a separate folder or directory.

49) Under DOS, what command will you type when you want to list down the files in a directory, and at the same time pause after every screen output?

a) dir /w b) dir /p c) dir /s

d) dir /w /p

Answer: d) dir /w /p

50) How would a filenamed EXAMPLEFILE.TXT appear when viewed under the DOS

command console operating in Windows 98?

The filename would appear as EXAMPL~1.TXT . The reason behind this is that filenames under this operating system is limited to 8 characters when working under DOS environment.