GCSE ICT - Systems Software

Which of the following operating systems can you freely modify if you choose?

• OS X
• iOS
• BlackBerry
• Linux

You are going to purchase a new iPhone. Which operating system will be instead on it?

• iOS 
• OS X 
• iPhone OS 
• ion know 

What is meant by systems software?

• Includes operating system and utilities software. Tells computer hardware what to do and provides a user interface (OS). Maintains, optimises and cleans a computer (Utilities).
• A set of programs that controls how the user interacts with the hardware and software of a computer.

What is meant by an operating system?

• Includes operating system and utilities software. Tells computer hardware what to do and provides a user interface (OS). Maintains, optimises and cleans a computer (Utilities).
• A set of programs that controls how the user interacts with the hardware and software of a computer.

Name four commonly used operating systems

• Windows, Mac OSX, Android, IOS
• PowerPoint, Word, Publisher, Notepad

What is meant by a user interface?

• Allows a user to interact with the computer (hardware)
• A screen overlay for the monitor

What is meant by a Command Line Interface (CLI)?

• The user has to type in specific commands to do things like moving and copying files.
• The user communicates with the operating system using windows, icons, menu and pointers (WIMP) e.g. Windows

What is meant by a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?

• The user has to type in specific commands to do things like moving and copying files.
• The user communicates with the operating system using windows, icons, menu and pointers (WIMP) e.g. Windows

GUI or CLI?

• GUI
• CLI

GUI or CLI?

• GUI
• CLI