System Software

What is the purpose of an operating system?

• Manage software on computer
• Manage hardware on computer
• Manage all hardware & software on computer

Which of these is not a task of the Operating System?

• Writing information to files
• Opening, closing and moving windows on the screen
• Word processing
• Sending information about mouse clicks to an application

Which of these is an operating system?

• Chrome browser
• Android
• Excel
• Siri

GUI stands for:

• Graphical Users Interact
• Graphical User Interface
• Grommets Use Iron
• Group User Interface

What do you call a device connected to the computer system?

• External
• Peripheral

What is defragmentation?

• Rearranging files to improve efficiency and free up space.

• Speeding up processing.
• Rearranging the RAM.
• Rearranging processes queued for processing.

Which are true for 'proprietary' software?

• Software owned by an organisation

• Can edit the source code

• You may need to buy a license for it

• There is no fee. 

Which are true for 'open source' software?

• Software owned by an organisation

• Can edit the source code

• You may need to buy a license for it

• There is no fee. 

What is another name given to 'proprietary software'?

• Open source software
• Bespoke software
• Tailor Made software
• Closed source software

Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?

• You can edit the source code to customise it
• You need to be an expert to edit code
• You have to pay
• Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes