Operating Systems Quiz

System software divides into:

• Device divers and programming languages

• Operation systems and utilities

• Operation systems, device drivers, utilities and program languages

• System software and operation systems

• System software and utilities

… means that each layer of the software needs only a limited amount of knowledge to do its job.

• Abstraction

• Dating

• Encapsulation

• Keeping

• Processing

… means how the software layers communicate, beyond the view of the user.

• Abstraction

• Dating

• Encapsulation

• Keeping

• Processing

Top level of the software system is …

• A cloud

• A user

• Application software

• Hardware system

• System software

Bottom level of the software system is …

• A user

• Application software

• BIOS

• Hardware system

• System software

… is a set of one or more computer programs that helps a person carry out a task.

• A cloud

• A user

• Application software

• BIOS

• System software

… is the master controller for all activities that take place within a computer.

• A user

• Application software

• BIOS

• Operating system software

• System software

Top level of the layers of software is …

• Application

• Hardware

• Run-time library

• User interface

• User-Written Scripts

Bottom level of the layers of software is …

• BIOS

• Device drivers

• Hardware

• Kernel

• Operation system

Deals directly with the signals that control each hardware component

• BIOS

• Device drivers

• Kernel

• Operation system

• Run-time library