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WorksheetsA Level CS 1.2.1 Systems Software P1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Collection of systems software that manages the computer.
Preemption
Memory Management
Virtual Memory
Interrupt
Operating System
The process of organising the flexible use of the computer’s main memory.
Device Management
Memory Management
Virtual Memory
Scheduling
Multitasking
Used when sufficient immediate-access store is not available. Uses secondary storage.
Paging
ROM
RAM
Virtual Machine
Virtual Memory
User Interface with icons that represent applications and actions
Natural Language
Menu Driven
Command Line
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
User Interface where commands are typed at a command prompt.
Natural Language
Menu Driven
Command Line
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
User Interface where instructions can only be chosen from a selection.
Natural Language
Menu Driven
Command Line
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
User Interface where commands are spoken.
Natural Language
Menu Driven
Command Line
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
The process of moving pages between RAM and Virtual Memory
Swapping
Interrupting
Stacking
Changing
High rate of hard disk access when using Virtual Memory heavily
Paging
Interrupting
Swapping
Disk Thrashing
The organisation of memory into fixed-sized units.
(a)
The division of a computer's memory into variable sized chunks.
(a)
The name given to memory allocation, where the memory is assigned consecutive memory blocks.
(a)
What an operating system provides to allow a person to interact with the computer?
(a)
Where running programs and their data are loaded?
RAM
ROM
Secondary Storage
Responsible for getting the computer started after it is powered on.
(a)
