Chapter 5 - System Software

The operating system and utility programs that control a computer system and allow you to use your computer.

• System Software
• Application Software

Programs that allow a user to perform specific tasks on a computer

• System Software
• Application Software

A collection of programs that manage and coordinate the activities taking place within a computer system

• Payroll System
• Library System
• POS System
• Operating System

Area in RAM or on the hard drive designated to hold input and output on their way in or out of the system.

• Spooling
• Buffer

Placing items in a buffer so they can be retrieved by the appropriate device when needed.

• Spooling
• Buffer

Which of the following is NOT a function of Operating System?

• Booting the computer
• Managing resources and jobs
• Interfacing with users (typically via a GUI)
• Disk management

The ability of an operating system to have more than one program (task) open at one time

• Multitasking
• Multithreading

The ability to rotate between multiple threads so that processing is completed faster and more efficiently

• Multitasking
• Multithreading

Performs tasks at the same time.

• Simultaneous Processing
• Multiprocessing
• Parallel processing

Optimizing the use of main memory (RAM)

• Memory Management
• System Management
• File Management
• Database Management