L4 Operating Systems

Instructions were fed in to early computers using

• hole cards

• punch cards

• row cards

• operating cards

The job of a compter operator was to (choose TWO)

• clean the computer

• feed in batches of punch cards

• sort out any blockages

• keep people away from the computer

Computer speed is measured in Hertz (Hz)

• True

• False

Punch cards were replaced with (select ALL that apply)

• tape

• floppy disks

• hard disks

• solid state drives

Who created the first microcomputer Operating System (CP/M) in the 1970s?

• Bill gates

• Gary Kildall

• Steve Jobs

• Jeff Bezos

Which of these does the Operating System manage (tick ALL that apply)?

• computer memory

• CPU

• files

• network

You communicate with the Operating System through a User Interface

• True

• False

Early computers in the 1950s used a

• text interface

• graphical interface

• touch interface

• voice interface

The Windows GUI uses a Pointer, a Window, Menus and Icons, abbreviated to

• WPIM

• WIMP

• IMWP

• MIWP

A VUI uses

• video

• voice