System Software

System Software

Open Ended

What is the difference between hardware and software?

Multiple Choice

What type of Software is needed to control the computer’s hardware? (1-3)

• Programming Software

• Bespoke Software

• Application Software

• Systems Software

Multiple Choice

This piece of software is used to control hardware devices and allow an Operating System to make use of the hardware (7-9)

• Device Driver
• Hardware Peripheral Device
• Device Management
• Device System

Multiple Choice

Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of: (4-6)

• File Management
• Peripheral Management
• Processor Management
• Memory Management

Multiple Choice

Windows, Icons, menus and Pointers are all part of this? (1-4)

• Graphical User Interface
• Menu Interface
• Command Line Interface
• No User Interface

Multiple Choice

To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a______ ? (1-3)

• User Interface
• Remote Access
• User Connection
• Virtual Connection

Multiple Choice

Operating Systems need to manage System _________? (1-3)

• Objectives
• Electricity
• Resources
• Restores

Multiple Choice

The following is not a type of Systems Software (4-6)

• Utility Programs

• Operating Systems

• Device Drivers

• Applications

Multiple Choice

The following is not a type of Systems Software (4-6)

• Utility Programs

• Operating Systems

• Device Drivers

• Applications

Multiple Choice

This type of back-up is slowest to restore from? (7-9)

• Full
• Fragmented
• Incremental
• Differential

Multiple Choice

This method of backup is quicker to perform once an initial backup file is created (7-9)

• Incremental
• Full
• Fragmented
• Differential

Multiple Choice

This type of back-up is quicker to restore from? (7-9)

• Incremental
• Full
• Fragmented
• Differential

Multiple Choice

This method of backup takes longer to perform (4-6)

• Differential
• Fragmented
• Full
• Incremental

Multiple Choice

To scramble data so that it is unreadable is a form of….? (4-6)

• Encryption
• Compression
• Defragmentation
• Backing up

Multiple Choice

A fragmented hard drive is one in which…..? (4-6)

• A hard disk drive that has been dropped and broken into lots of pieces
• The hard disk drive is split into portions each representing a different logical drive.
• Program instructions and data are spread across tracks and sectors on the hard disk drive
• Programs and instructions are grouped together to occupy a continuous section of the hard

Multiple Choice

Lossless Compression is….? (7-9)

• Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it
• When some original data is lost and the original file cannot be re-created
• Usually performed on text
• The original file can be re-created from the compressed file

Multiple Choice

Utility programs are usually…..? (1-3)

• Bought on a disk from a store

• Only needed if you connect to the Internet

• Very Expensive to buy

• Part of the Operating System

Multiple Choice

Utility programs are usually…..? (1-3)

• Bought on a disk from a store

• Only needed if you connect to the Internet

• Very Expensive to buy

• Part of the Operating System