1.5 System Software

Q1: What type of Software is needed to control the computer’s hardware? (1-3)

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

Q2: The following is not a type of Systems Software (4-6)

• Device Drivers
• Utility Programs
• Applications
• Operating Systems

Q7: To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a ______ ? (1-3)

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

Q8: Windows, Icons, menus and Pointers are all part of this? (1-4)

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

Q9: Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of: (4-6)

• Processor Management
• File Management
• Peripheral Management
• Memory Management

Q10: Software is used to control hardware devices and allow an OS use the hardware

• Device Management
• Device Driver
• Device System
• Hardware Peripheral Device

Q2: Utility programs are usually…..? (1-3)

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

Q3: Lossy Compression is…..? (7-9)

• Usually performed on text
• Original data is lost, original file cannot be recreated
• The original file can be re-created from the compressed file
• Turning text into a format that needs a key to decrypt it

Q4: Lossless Compression is….? (7-9)

• Usually performed on text
• Original data is lost, original file cannot be recreated
• The original file can be re-created from the compressed file
• Turning text into a format that needs a key to decrypt it

Q5: A fragmented hard drive is one in which…..? (4-6)

• Instructions and data are spread across sectors on the hdd
• Programs&instructions grouped next to each other on HDD
• A HDD that has been dropped and broken into lots of pieces
• hdd split, representing different logical drives