Systems Software J277

What type of Software is to control the computer's hardware'?

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

The is not a type of Systems Software

• Device Drivers
• Utility Programs
• Applications
• Operating Systems

A Virtual Machine is said to...

• Allow the user to play games with Virtual Reality Glasses
• Allow the user to virtually use an Operating System
• Allow a MAC to run Windows
• Hide the complexities of the hardware from the user

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 contains Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers?

• Command Line Interface
• Graphical user Interface
• Menu Interface
• No user Interface

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

Utility programs are usually…..?

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

To scramble data so that it is unreadable is a form of….?

• Compression
• Encryption
• Backing up
• Defragmentation

Encryption does not prevent someone from intercepting a message it only prevents them from being able to understand it, true or false?

• True
• False

Unencrypted messages are called which?

• Plaintext
• Keytext
• Ciphertext
• Originaltext