History of Operating Systems Quiz

History of Operating Systems Quiz

Test your knowledge on the evolution of operating systems with this quiz featuring 12 questions.

published on June 13
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Which was the first widely-used operating system?

Which was the first widely-used operating system?
MS-DOS
UNIX
CP/M
Windows 3.1
2/12

What year was the first version of macOS released?

What year was the first version of macOS released?
1984
1991
2001
2010
3/12

Which operating system was developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991?

Windows XP
Linux
macOS
Solaris
4/12

When was the first version of Windows introduced by Microsoft?

1985
1995
2000
2010
5/12

Which operating system was developed at Bell Labs in the 1960s?

VMS
Multics
OS/360
RSTS
6/12

In what year was Windows XP released?

In what year was Windows XP released?
1995
2001
2005
2010
7/12

Which operating system was known for its graphical user interface introduced in the 1980s?

AmigaOS
BeOS
Atari TOS
Macintosh System Software
8/12

What year was the first version of Windows Mobile released?

1998
2000
2005
2010
9/12

Which operating system was designed primarily for mainframe computers in the 1970s?

Which operating system was designed primarily for mainframe computers in the 1970s?
VMS
Multics
OS/360
RSTS
10/12

In what year did Google release its Chrome OS operating system?

2007
2009
2011
2013
11/12

Which operating system was developed by Microsoft as a mobile platform in the early 2000s?

Which operating system was developed by Microsoft as a mobile platform in the early 2000s?
BlackBerry OS
Windows Phone
Android
iOS
12/12

What was the name of the first operating system to introduce a graphical user interface?

Windows 3.1
Mac OS
Xerox Alto
Linux