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Unit 3 System Software

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a type of System software?

a)

Device drivers

b)

Utility programs

c)

Applications

d)

Operating systems

2.

The 2 types of Software are:

a)

Operating System

b)

System

c)

Business

d)

Application

3.

Allows the user to compress the size of large files for easier storage sending data.

a)

Compression Software

b)

Antivirus Software

c)

Computer games

d)

presentation apllications

4.

Which one of these best describes utility software?

a)

Software used to carry out

tasks e.g. web browser.

b)

Software to help keep your

computer healthy e.g. anti-virus.

c)

Software that allows you to use your computer and install other software.

5.

Which one of these is best describes application software?

a)

Software used to carry out

tasks e.g. web browser.

b)

Software to help keep your

computer healthy e.g. anti-virus.

c)

Software that allows you to use your computer and install other software.

6.
Software is a series of ____________ that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.
a)
data
b)
information
c)
instruction
d)
utility
7.
____________a set of programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources
a)
Operating system
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
8.
_____________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
9.

Which is NOT a utility program?

a)

word processor

b)

Compression software

c)

Back-up

d)

Disk organisation

10.

The ability for different people to use the same computer is made possible through:

a)

Open-source software

b)

Desktop elements

c)

User accounts

d)

Settings app

11.
Allocating time on the processor to individual processes is known as...
a)
CPU Scheduling
b)
CPU Timing
c)
CPU Clocking
d)
CPU Sorting
12.
What is defragmentation?
a)
Rearranging files to occupy contiguous space.
b)
Speeding up processing.
c)
Rearranging the RAM.
d)
Rearranging processes queued for processing.
13.
Which of the following is not a resource managed by the OS?
a)
Bandwidth
b)
Secondary Storage
c)
RAM
d)
Programs
14.
When the OS creates temporary RAM on the Hard Drive it is known as...
a)
Virtual Memory
b)
Cache
c)
Registering
d)
Defragmenting
15.
Keeping track of the location of processes in memory and allocating space to new processes is known as...
a)
Memory Management
b)
Process Management
c)
Memory Scheduling
d)
Process Scheduling
16.
Holding more than one process in the memory at any one time is known as multi-tasking or...
a)
Multi-programming
b)
Parallel Processing
c)
Timesharing
d)
Process Management
17.
Function of system software is to serve as the _________ between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware
a)
interface
b)
program
c)
application
d)
server
18.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command line
b)
Graphical user interface
19.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical user interface
20.
The purpose of the GUI is to
a)
hide the complexities of the machine from the user
b)
Guide the user
c)
to make the screen look nice
21.
Which of these will delete the virus if it finds one?
a)
Firewall
b)
Anti-Virus
22.
What does Anti-Virus software do to your files and emails?
a)
Scans
b)
Manages
23.
What would a school firewall be used for?
a)
Blocking possibly dangerous websites
b)
Scanning student files
24.
What would be used to collect personal information from your computer?
a)
Spyware
b)
Defragmenter
25.
Which software reorganises your files in this way?
a)
Firewall
b)
Defragmenter
26.
What does the word Fragment mean?
a)
Split into many parts
b)
Scan for a virus
27.

What type of compression allows you to reconstruct the original data?

a)

Lossless compression

b)

Lossy compression

28.
What does Lossy Compression do to files?
a)
Increases the file size and keeps the same quality
b)
Eliminates no information at all
c)
Decreases the file size and keeps the same quality
d)
Eliminates unnecessary information in a file to reduce file size
29.
What is compression?
a)
To convert one file to another
b)
To reduce the size of data to save space
c)
To minimise the time taken for a file to be download
d)
To compress something by pressing it hard
30.
What is Lossless Compression?
a)
No information is lost but file size is increased
b)
There is no loss of information at all after compression
c)
Files which have the exact same data after compression
d)
Compression involves an algorithm
31.

What do you call the algorithm used to encrypt data?

a)

Flux capacitor

b)

Oscillation overthruster

c)

Cipher

d)

Transmogrifier

32.

Which protocol should you use if shopping online?

a)

FTP

b)

SMTP

c)

HTTP

d)

HTTPS

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