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WorksheetsComputer Science Quiz1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Select all the main categories of computer software ...
Applications
Utilities
Systems
Programming
Select all the examples of operating systems (OSs) ...
Linux
iOS
Android
Chrome
Python
Select all the examples of application software ...
Photoshop
Windows 10
Chrome
Anti-virus
OneNote
Select all the examples of utility software ...
Disk defragmenter
Registry Clean-up
MacOS X
Edge Browser
File compressor
Choose all the browser software ...
Choose all the Operating System software ...
Choose all the utility software ...
Choose the best answer to complete this sentence:
Software refers to the ________ instructions that can be stored on secondary storage devices and loaded into main memory to be executed.
program
written
data
saved
Choose the best word to complete this sentence:
Operating systems are special programs that control all aspects of a computer's hardware and software and provide an ___________ between the user and the physical machine.
interface
relationship
application
engagement
Choose the best word to complete this sentence:
Application software is software intended to turn the computer into a useful ______ which allows the user to accomplish a number of diverse tasks.
tool
help
device
calculator
An operating system can be seen as an abstraction of a computer's hardware and software system.
Which is the BEST definition of abstraction?
Taking a large complex problem and breaking down into several smaller simpler components
A sequence of clearly defined steps that if followed accurately produce a guaranteed result
The process of removing the dependency of a concept from a real-world object
Hiding the complexity of a system by only exposing the relevant features to the user
Choose all the main functions of a computer's operating system ...
Memory management
Input/Output control
Resource management
Web browsing
Which is one of the main tasks of an OS, which involves allocating bursts of CPU time to running processes?
Scheduling
Resourcing
Timetabling
Planning
What type of algorithm is used by the OS to move programs from RAM to disk and back again, when memory becomes full?
Paging
Virtualising
Abstracting
Saving
All modern OSs allow multi-tasking. Choose the correct meaning of multi-tasking.
When several processes can be run concurrently
When several task bars can be shown on desktop
When a user can have several documents open at the same time
When the processor forms a queue of processes waiting to be run
The process of proving to a computer that you actually are who you claim to be as a user?
Authentication
Verification
Validation
Clearing
Which OS is open-source?
Linux
OSX
Unix
Android
The job of a process scheduling algorithm in an operating system is to manage the allocation of which computing resource?
CPU
RAM
Disk space
User access
Select all the techniques that could be used by computer models that best guess the likelihood of an unpredictable event occurring, such as an earthquake.
Heuristics (rules of thumb)
Monte Carlo methods
Neural networks
Pattern matching
What type of questions can typically be asked by experts using a computer model?
Why is it?
What if?
Where is it?
Who made it?
