Which of the following operating systems runs on top of MS-DOS and supports…
2016
Which of the following operating systems runs on top of MS-DOS and supports both 16-bit cooperative multitasking and 32-bit preemptive multitasking?
- A.
Windows XP
- B.
Windows 95
- C.
Windows 7
- D.
Windows 10
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Correct answer: B
Correct answer: Windows 95.
Windows 95 belongs to the MS-DOS-based Windows 9x line. It supported 32-bit preemptive multitasking for Win32 applications, while 16-bit Windows applications still used cooperative multitasking.
Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 10 are Windows NT-based systems, so they are not the correct match for an operating system active on top of MS-DOS.