Operating System History trivia quiz
A focused timed quiz from the Operating System History question deck.
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About this quiz
Test your knowledge of Operating System History with 60 audited questions across three difficulty levels.
Sample questions from this quiz
Here are 12 sample questions from the Operating System History deck. Expand any of them to check the answer.
In which year was Linux introduced?
Answer: 1991
Linux was introduced in 1991.
In which year was Linux kernel introduced?
Answer: 1991
Linux kernel was introduced in 1991.
In which year was CP/M introduced?
Answer: 1974
CP/M was introduced in 1974.
What broader class does Graphical user interface belong to?
Answer: user interface
Graphical user interface belongs to the broader class user interface.
Who developed Classic Mac OS?
Answer: Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. developed Classic Mac OS.
In which year was OS/2 introduced?
Answer: 1987
OS/2 was introduced in 1987.
Who developed NeXTSTEP?
Answer: NeXT
NeXT developed NeXTSTEP.
In which year was Symbian introduced?
Answer: 1998
Symbian was introduced in 1998.
Who developed CP/M-86?
Answer: Digital Research
Digital Research developed CP/M-86.
What broader class does FlexOS belong to?
Answer: real-time operating system
FlexOS belongs to the broader class real-time operating system.
In which year was MP/M introduced?
Answer: 1979
MP/M was introduced in 1979.
Who developed IRIX?
Answer: Silicon Graphics
Silicon Graphics developed IRIX.
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