31-32 System 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

Operating Systems need to manage System.....

• Objectives

• Electricity

• Restores

• Resources

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

Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of:

• 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

• Device Management

• Device Driver

• Device System

• Hardware Peripheral Device

Which one of the following is not a Utility Program?

• Disk Defragmentation Tool

• Disk Formatter

• Web Browser

• Anti-Virus Software

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

Lossy Compression is…..?

• Usually performed on text

• When some original data is lost and the original file cannot be re-created

• The original file can be re-created from the compressed file

• Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it