TEJ2O-SoftwareWorksheetQuiz

What is application software?

• 1. Group of software whose purpose is to start and run a computer

  
  

• 1. Group of software whose purpose is to perform user tasks.

  
  

• 1. Software whose purpose is to create, compile/interpret and run new software

• 1. Any piece of malicious or dangerous software whose intention is to cause damage or change a software system, steal information, or gain access to a private system (like a government website or database)

What is malware?

• 1. Group of software whose purpose is to perform user tasks.

  
  

• 1. Group of software whose purpose is to start and run a computer

  
  

• 1. Software whose purpose is to create, compile/interpret and run new software

• 1. Any piece of malicious or dangerous software whose intention is to cause damage or change a software system, steal information, or gain access to a private system (like a government website or database)

What is an example of productivity software?

• starcraft

• internet explorer

• microsoft word

• winamp

An example of a system software is?

• starcraft

• linux

• microsoft word

• internet explorer

BIOS stands for (all in lowercase)

• Small programs that provide an Application Program Interface (API) which determines how other programs can interact with hardware.

• BIOS

• device driver

• OS

• starcraft

The most important part of an operating system

• kernel

• cornel

• kreneel

• kenel

CLI stands for (in lowercase)

• A program that translates code from one language (say C, Java or Python) into a language the computer itself understands (like Assembly). 

• composer

• compressor

• computer

• compiler

By comparison to a compiler, an _______________ does execute commands

• compiler

• interacter

• interpreter

• initializer