Unit 1.4 Systems Software MCQs 1

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

• Programming Software 
• Systems Software 
• Application Software 
• Bespoke Software 

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

• Device Drivers 
• Utility Programs 
• Applications 
• Operating Systems 

A Virtual Machine is said to... (7-9) 

• Allow the user to play games with Virtual Reality Glasses 
• Allow the user to virtually use an Operating System 
• Allow a MAC to run on Windows 
• Hide the complexities of the hardware from the user 

Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is dealt with under: (4-6) 

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

Diving processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask is known as: (1-3) 

• Time Slicing 
• Fish Slicing 
• Time waiting 
• Idle Time 

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

• Objectives 
• Electricity 
• Restores 
• Resources 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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