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System Software

System Software

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Computers

11th Grade

Medium

Created by

C Norris

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18 Slides • 18 Questions

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System Software

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What is the difference between hardware and software?

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Multiple Choice

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

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Programming Software

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Bespoke Software

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Application Software

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Systems Software

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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)
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Device Driver
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Hardware Peripheral Device
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Device Management
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Device System

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Multiple Choice

Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of: (4-6)
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File Management
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Peripheral Management
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Processor Management
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Memory Management

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Multiple Choice

Windows, Icons, menus and Pointers are all part of this? (1-4)
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Graphical User Interface
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Menu Interface
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Command Line Interface
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No User Interface

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Multiple Choice

To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a______ ? (1-3)
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User Interface
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Remote Access
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User Connection
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Virtual Connection

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Multiple Choice

Operating Systems need to manage System _________? (1-3)
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Objectives
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Electricity
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Resources
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Restores

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Multiple Choice

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

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Utility Programs

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Operating Systems

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Device Drivers

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Applications

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Multiple Choice

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

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Utility Programs

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Operating Systems

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Device Drivers

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Applications

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Multiple Choice

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

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Multiple Choice

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

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Multiple Choice

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

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Multiple Choice

This method of backup takes longer to perform (4-6)
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Differential
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Fragmented
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Full
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Incremental

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Multiple Choice

To scramble data so that it is unreadable is a form of….? (4-6)
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Encryption
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Compression
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Defragmentation
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Backing up

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Multiple Choice

A fragmented hard drive is one in which…..? (4-6)
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A hard disk drive that has been dropped and broken into lots of pieces
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The hard disk drive is split into portions each representing a different logical drive.
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Program instructions and data are spread across tracks and sectors on the hard disk drive
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Programs and instructions are grouped together to occupy a continuous section of the hard

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Multiple Choice

Lossless Compression is….? (7-9)
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Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it
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When some original data is lost and the original file cannot be re-created
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Usually performed on text
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The original file can be re-created from the compressed file

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Multiple Choice

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

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Bought on a disk from a store

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Only needed if you connect to the Internet

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Very Expensive to buy

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Part of the Operating System

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Multiple Choice

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

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Bought on a disk from a store

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Only needed if you connect to the Internet

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Very Expensive to buy

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Part of the Operating System

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