1.5 Systems Software

What type of Software is needed to control the computer’s hardware?

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

The following is not a type of Systems Software

• Device Drivers
• Utility Programs
• Applications
• Operating Systems

Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is dealt with under

• Memory Management

• File Management

• User Management

• Peripheral Management

Dividing processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask is known as

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

To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a ______ ?

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

Windows, Icons, menus and Pointers are all part of this?

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

This piece of software is used to control hardware devices and allow an Operating System to make use of the hardware

• Device Management
• Device Driver
• Device System
• Hardware Peripheral Device Question 11: This following

This following is an example of a peripheral

• Processor
• Main Memory (RAM)
• External hard drive
• ROM

which one of the following is not a Utility Program?

• Disk Defragmentation Tool

• Compression

• Web Browser

• Encryption

Utility programs are usually…..?

• Part of the Operating System
• Bought on a disk from a store
• Only needed if you connect to the Internet
• Very Expensive to buy