Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 MCQ 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Windows 98 feature allowed multiple applications to share a single phone line for both data and voice?
- ISDN
- TAPI (Telephony API) (Correct answer)
- NetBEUI
- DirectX
Correct answer: TAPI (Telephony API)
TAPI (Telephony API) in Windows 98 enabled applications to coordinate phone line usage for voice and data sharing.
Question 2: What is the maximum file size supported by the FAT32 file system used in Windows 98?
- 2 GB
- 4 GB minus 1 byte (Correct answer)
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
Correct answer: 4 GB minus 1 byte
FAT32 supports individual file sizes up to 4 GB minus 1 byte (4,294,967,295 bytes).
Question 3: Which utility in Windows 98 allowed users to schedule programs to run automatically at specified times?
- System Monitor
- Task Scheduler (Correct answer)
- Disk Defragmenter
- DriveSpace
Correct answer: Task Scheduler
Task Scheduler (mstask.exe) let users schedule programs and scripts to run at specified dates and times.
Question 4: What technology did Windows 98 introduce to support hot-swapping of hardware devices without rebooting?
- PCI
- SCSI
- USB and IEEE 1394 (FireWire) (Correct answer)
- ISA
Correct answer: USB and IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Windows 98 added full support for USB and IEEE 1394 (FireWire), both of which support hot-swapping devices.
Question 5: In Windows 98, what does the acronym 'ACPI' stand for?
- Advanced Connectivity Protocol Interface
- Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (Correct answer)
- Automated Computer Power Integration
- Application Control and Process Interface
Correct answer: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, the standard Windows 98 used for power management.
Question 6: Which Windows 98 tool could compress a drive to create additional free disk space?
- ScanDisk
- Disk Defragmenter
- DriveSpace 3 (Correct answer)
- Disk Cleanup
Correct answer: DriveSpace 3
DriveSpace 3 compressed entire drives to recover free disk space by storing data in a compressed volume file.
Question 7: What networking protocol was the default for Windows 98 file and printer sharing on a local area network?
- TCP/IP
- NetBEUI (Correct answer)
- IPX/SPX
- AppleTalk
Correct answer: NetBEUI
NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface) was the default LAN protocol for Windows 98 file and printer sharing due to its simplicity and low configuration overhead.
Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 MCQ 2
Which Windows 98 feature allowed multiple applications to share a single phone line for both data and voice?