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Q4: Software (en)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is software?

a)

The physical parts of a computer

b)

The operating information used by a computer

c)

The memory bank of a computer

d)

The electrical current inside of a computer

2.

Software that controls all of the computers hardware is...

a)

Program Software

b)

Application Software

c)

Instructional Software

d)

System Software

3.

The type of software that the users run to do various tasks on a computer is...

a)

System Software

b)

Application Software

c)

Utility Software

d)

Operative Software

4.

Microsoft Windows

a)

System Software

b)

Application Software

5.

Mobile Device Apps

a)

System Software

b)

Application Software

6.

Is what type of software?

a)

system software

b)

programming software

c)

application software

d)

utility software

7.

Which of the following is the correct flow of data in computer operation?

a)

input-process-output

b)

process-input-output

c)

output-process-input

d)

input-output-process

8.

A computer's Operating System

a)

Manages the software on your computer.

b)

Manages the hardware on your computer

c)

Coordinates all of the actions of your computer

d)

All of the above

9.

Why is it important to regularly update your antivirus software?

a)

To fuel the software company's economic growth

b)

Because new malware is constantly being developed by the bad guys

c)

It will help to protect your printer, scanner, and other peripherals

d)

I have no clue

10.

Which of the following is an application program for editing image?

a)

Media Player

b)

Photoshop

c)

Access

d)

PowerPoint

11.

Which of the following is a system software?

a)

Linux

b)

MS Office 2003

c)

Flipgrid

d)

Gmail

12.
What is another name given to 'proprietary software'?
a)
Open source software
b)
Bespoke software
c)
Tailor Made software
d)
Closed source software
13.
What is meant by 'proprietary' software?
a)
Software owned by an organisation, you may need to buy a license for.
b)
Freely available, constantly upgraded by users.  No fee. 
14.
What is meant by 'open source' software?
a)
Software owned by an organisation, you may need to buy a license for
b)
Freely available, constantly upgraded by users.  No fee. 
15.
Which of the following is not 'open source' software?
a)
Linux
b)
Ubuntu
c)
Open Office
d)
Windows 10
16.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?
a)
You can edit the source code to customise it
b)
You need to be an expert to edit code
c)
You have to pay
d)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
17.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?
a)
The software must be paid for.
b)
It’s often free.
c)
The produces provide regular updates.
d)
Not as customisable
18.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'open source' software?
a)
High quality software with lots of features
b)
Not as customisable
c)
May not have been tested as much as proprietary software, so might have bugs.
d)
You can edit the source code to customise it
19.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
It is usually free.
b)
Thoroughly tested because people are paying to use it.
c)
Not as customisable
d)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
20.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
Regular updates provided by professionals
b)
A community of enthusiasts keep updating it
c)
Not as customisable
d)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
21.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
You need to be an expert to edit code
b)
You have to pay for this type of software
c)
Its often free
d)
You can edit the source code to customise it
22.
Which of these is an example of Open Source Software?
a)
Firefox
b)
Internet Explorer
c)
IOS
d)
Microsoft Word
23.

Which is an example of closed source (proprietary) software?

a)

Chromium

b)

Microsoft Windows

c)

Firefox

d)

Linux

24.

The most popular mobile operating system in the world is

a)

Android

b)

Linux

c)

iOS

d)

Symbian

25.

iOS is a mobile operating system developed by

a)

Google

b)

HTC

c)

Apple

d)

LG

26.

Android is a mobile operating system created by

a)

Apple

b)

Samsung

c)

Google

d)

BlackBerry

27.

Which operating system is open source?

a)

Linux

b)

macOS

c)

Windows

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