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GCSE Computer Science System Software

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does OS stand for

a)

Open Sewer

b)

Open Source

c)

Operating System

d)

Yes

2.

What operating system is android based on

a)

iOS

b)

Windows

c)

iPadOS

d)

Linux

3.

What does defragmentation do?

a)

Reorganises the contents of a hard drive to allow faster access.

b)

Create,delete,rename,copy and paste files and folders

c)

Organises what gets stored in RAM

d)

Another copy of files is stored away from the computer systems.

4.

What does GUI stand for?

a)

Graphical Unix Interface

b)

Graphical User Interface

c)

Gaming User Interface

d)

Yesn't

5.

Random access memory / RAM is volatile

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Windows is

a)

a GUI

b)

a CLI

c)

a BIOS

d)

a MDI

7.
Give two examples of utility software
a)
Word and anti-virus 
b)
Compression software and Powerpoint
c)
Disk defragmenter and file management software
8.

What is Software?

a)

A monitor

b)

Programs or Apps that can be run on a computer

c)

A mouse

d)

Physicals parts of a Computer

9.
An antivirus program is an example of what type of software
a)
Utility
b)
Operating System
c)
Application
d)
Custom
10.

What is memory management?

a)

Organises what is stored in RAM

b)

How data is stored in secondary storage

c)

How data is stored in registers

d)

How data is processed in cache

11.

Backup is

a)

Another copy of the files is stored away in another area

b)

Where a company makes a copy of your computer

c)

Where a company makes a copy of personal data

d)

7

12.

Multitasking is where you can do multiple things at once

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Encryption Software stores files are stored on a network

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Data compression shrinks the size of a file

a)

True

b)

False

15.

User management allows a computer to add and delete users

a)

True

b)

False