CSci 1001 Practice Test


This is a practice for the Computer Science 1001 class - Introduction to Computers. Please answer the following questions by clicking on the box that most closely represents your answer.
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  1. DOS stands for:
    1. Disk Operating System.
    2. Dynamic Operating System.
    3. Disk Operating Session.
    4. Dynamic Operating Session.

  2. What is DOS?
    1. a graphical operating system
    2. a graphical environment
    3. a textual operating system
    4. an application

  3. A wildcard is:
    1. a one-eyed jack.
    2. a command.
    3. a way to specify multiple letters using a symbol.
    4. needed in order to move a file from one place to another.

  4. Which of the following are wildcards?
    1. & and @
    2. x and y
    3. + and -
    4. $ and *

  5. Which command do you use to change directories?
    1. cd
    2. md
    3. rd
    4. none of the above

  6. Which command do you use to remove everything in a directory?
    1. copy *
    2. move *.*
    3. rm all
    4. none of the above

  7. What appears when you first go into DOS?
    1. a file name
    2. a C prompt
    3. a D prompt
    4. an accent

  8. Which came first?
    1. Windows came before DOS
    2. DOS came before Windows
    3. the chicken or the egg
    4. All of the above

  9. To show the listing of a directory, type:
    1. listing
    2. list
    3. dir
    4. cd *

  10. To run a DOS application
    1. look for an .exe, .bat, .pif or .com ending.
    2. type in the name before the dot
    3. generally be in the same directory as the application.
    4. all of the above.