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Worksheets1.7 Systems Software
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What type of software is needed to control the computer's hardware?
Programming software
Systems software
Application software
Bespoke software
Which of the following is not a type of systems software?
Device Drivers
Utility Programs
Applications
Operating Systems
A Virtual Machine (VM) is designed to...
allow the user to play games with Virtual Reality headsets
allow the user to virtually use an Operating System
allow a Mac to run Windows
hide the complexities of hardware from the user
Dividing tasks so that the OS appears to multitask is performed under...
Memory management
File management
Processor management
Peripheral management
Dividing processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask is known as...
Time slicing
Fish slicing
Time waiting
Idle time
The OS needs to manage...
objectives
electricity
restores
resources
To allow a user to interact with an OS, it must have a...
user connection
user interface
virtual connection
remote access
Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointers (WIMP) is part of a...
Graphical User Interface
Command Line Interface
Menu Driven Interface
Voice Command Interface
The OS will allocate sections of RAM to processes as part of...
processor management
file management
peripheral management
memory management
Which piece of software is used to control hardware devices and allow an OS to make use of hardware?
Device Management
Device Driver
Device System
Hardware Peripheral Device
Which of these is an example of a peripheral?
Processor
Main Memory (RAM)
Hard Disk Drive
ROM
Which of the following is not a utility program?
Disk Defragmentation Tool
Disk Formatter
Web Browser
Anti-Virus Software
Utility programs are usually...
part of the OS
bought on a disc from a store
only needed if you need to use the Internet
very expensive to buy
Lossy Compression is...
usually performed on text
when some original data is lost and the original file can't be recreated
when the original file can be recreated from the compressed file
turning text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt
Lossless Compression is...
usually performed on video files
when some original data is lost and the original file can't be recreated
when the original file can be recreated from the compressed file
turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt
A fragmented hard drive is one which...
program instructions and data are spread across tracks and sectors on the HDD
programs and instructions are grouped together on a HDD
a HDD has been dropped and broken into pieces
the HDD is split into portions to represent a different logical drive
To scramble data so that it is unreadable is a form of...
Compression
Encryption
Backing up
Defragmentation
Which type of backup takes longest to perform?
Incremental
Differential
Full
Fragmented
Which method of backup is quicker to perform once an initial backup file is created?
Incremental
Differential
Full
Fragmented
Which type of backup is quicker to restore from?
Incremental
Differential
Full
Fragmented
Which type of backup is slowest to restore from?
Incremental
Differential
Full
Fragmented
