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System Software

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most hard disks are used to store data inside the computer.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
System software consists of the program that controls the operations of the computer and its devices. Two types of system software are ;
a)
Microsoft Word and Windows 10
b)
Utility programs and Windows
c)
Operating systems and utility programs
d)
Operating system and application software
3.

Which of the following is/are Online Storage?

a)

One Drive

b)

Icloud

c)

Google Drive

d)

All of them

4.
If you use online storage and your internet goes down, the data is permanently lost
a)
False
b)
True
5.

Which of these is an example of an operating system?

a)

Windows

b)

Word

c)

Excel

d)

PS3

6.

What can an operating system do?

a)

Allow the hardware and software to communicate?

b)

Make a computer run faster

c)

Make tea

d)

carry out hospital operations

7.

Hardware is different from software because....

a)

you can see hardware

b)

it costs more

c)

hardware needs a person to make it work

d)

a computer doesn't need software to work

8.

a set of instructions which control the computer is....

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Firmware

d)

Loungewear

9.

Smart phones don't need operating systems, only computers do.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
What happens to RAM when the computer is switched off?
a)
Data is lost
b)
Data is stored
c)
Data is retained for 10 seconds
11.

What happens during Defragmentation?

a)

Information is rearranged on a USB

b)

To make the retrieval of data quicker

c)

Information is rearranged on a Hard Drive

d)

To make the retrieval of data slower

12.

What is Encryption software used to do?

a)

Permanently change data

b)

Revert data to something it wasn't before

c)

Change data so it is unreadable by an interceptor

d)

Change data so it is readable by an interceptor

13.
_____________is a type of system software allows that allow a user to perform  maintenance-type tasks
a)
Operating system
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
14.

"Making a duplicate of all the users work" is a description of what?

a)

Defragmentation

b)

Drivers

c)

Task Manager

d)

Backup

15.

Which component stores the BIOS?

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

HDD

d)

CPU