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

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9th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of Software is needed to control the computer’s hardware?
Programming Software
Systems Software
Application Software
Bespoke Software
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The following is not a type of Systems Software
Device Drivers
Utility Programs
Applications
Operating Systems
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a .........?
User Connection
User Interface
Virtual Connection
Remote Access
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dividing processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask is known as:
Time Slicing
Fish Slicing
Time waiting
Idle Time
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of
Processor Management
File Management
Peripheral Management
Memory Management
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a peripheral?
Processor
Main Memory (RAM)
Hard Disk Drive
ROM
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