MS Windows is a

Basic Concepts of Computers ·Previously asked in JKSSB Constable (Executive / Armed / IRP / SDRF) 2024

View the full solved paper: JKSSB Constable 2024 - Set A

Question

MS Windows is a

  1. A. Database program
  2. B. Word Processing
  3. C. Operating system (Correct answer)
  4. D. Graphic program

Correct Answer

Option C — Operating system

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Operating system.

Key Points

  • MS Windows is an operating system developed by Microsoft, first released in 1985.
  • An operating system manages hardware resources, memory, files and processes, and provides the interface between user and machine.
  • Windows popularised the Graphical User Interface (GUI) on personal computers.
  • MS Access is a database program and MS Word a word processor — applications that run *on* Windows rather than being it.

Additional Information

  • Operating systems are classified in several ways, each of which appears in exam options:
    • Single-user vs multi-user — MS-DOS against UNIX
    • Batch, time-sharing, real-time and distributed — by how jobs are scheduled
  • Other widely used operating systems: Linux, macOS, UNIX, Android (mobile) and iOS (mobile).
  • Beyond managing hardware and memory, the OS provides process management, file management, security and the user interface — the same list tested in Q67 of the telecom paper.

Topics covered: Operating System