SLR 5 - Hardware and Software - part 2

Which of these are examples of input devices?

• a mouse

• a camera

• a monitor

• a speaker

Which of these are examples of output devices?

• a microphone

• a monitor

• a printer

• a motion sensor

Each input/output device has its own set of drivers. What do these do?

• Allow the OS to remotely wipe the device firmware

• Allow the OS to communicate with the device

• Allow the OS to compress the data being sent/received

• Allow the OS to upgrade the software in the device

Which of the following does the OS do when applications are running?

Tick all that apply.

• Allow the app to access the allocated memory blocks

• Control the basic features of the app

• Load existing files from secondary storage

• Save files to the documents folders

Which item of software is responsible for managing the security of a computer?

The _________ system.

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the OS for security?

• Controlling access by managing user accounts & passwords

• Scanning the drives for viruses

• Downloading updates for the OS to patch security holes

• Setting access rights and privileges for each user

Utilities are not essential for the computer to work, but very helpful. Which of these is NOT a piece of utility software?

• Encryption software

• Compression software

• Backup software

• Web browsing software

What does encryption software do?

• Makes the files smaller to take up less storage space

• Transforms plaintext into ciphertext

• Creates a backup copy of files

• Adds passwords to files to limit access

What is the job of a disk defragmentation utility?

• To re-organise fractions of files so they are physically next to each other

• Creates a backup of files to protect against accidental loss

• To delete parts of old files that are taking up disk space

• To ensure the disk is working correctly

Compression software tries to reduce the size of any given file.

This has the following benefits...

(pick all that apply)

• Helps protect the files from unauthorised access

• Makes it easier to access the files

• Takes up less storage space on the SSD

• Takes less time to transfer the files across a network