OCR GCSE CS 1.5 – Systems software Lesson 1 & 2 MCQs

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

To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a .........?

• User Connection

• User Interface

• Virtual Connection

• Remote Access

Which type of User Interface is text based and requires the user to write commands?

• Command Line Interface

• Graphical User Interface

• Menu Interface

• No User Interface

Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is dealt with under which OS function?

• Memory Management

• File Management

• Processor Management

• Peripheral Management

Dividing processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask is known as:

• Time Slicing

• Fish Slicing

• Time waiting

• Idle Time

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 of the following is an example of a peripheral?

• Processor

• Main Memory (RAM)

• Hard Disk Drive

• ROM