DOS Through the Decades

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What is DOS an acronym for in the context of operating systems?

  • Digital Operating Software
  • Disk Operating System (correct)
  • Direct Operating System
  • Data Output System

Which company is mostly associated with the development of DOS?

  • Apple
  • IBM
  • Microsoft (correct)
  • Commodore Business Machines

What type of user interface does a disk operating system (DOS) typically have?

  • Touchscreen-based
  • Graphical
  • Voice-activated
  • Character-based (correct)

Which of the following is an example of a disk operating system for early computers?

<p>Commodore Business Machines DOS (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the generic acronym for disk operating system?

<p>DOS (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the acronym for Disk Operating System?

<p>DOS (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which company mostly developed the disk operating system for x86 based personal computers?

<p>Microsoft (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of user interface does a disk operating system have?

<p>Character-based (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a disk operating system for early computers?

<p>Atari DOS (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was DOS/360?

<p>An OS for IBM mainframes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which company was mostly involved in the development of MS-DOS and IBM PC DOS?

<p>Microsoft (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a disk operating system for early computers like the Commodore 64?

<p>Commodore Business Machines DOS (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which operating system is unrelated to the 8086-based DOS of the 1980s?

<p>DOS/360 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of user interface does a disk operating system (DOS) typically have?

<p>Character-based interface (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for IBM PC DOS, which was a rebranding of MS-DOS?

<p>IBM PC DOS (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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