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WorksheetsG 10- Understanding System Software
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the primary function of an operating system?
To perform productivity-related tasks
To convert human language into electronic signals
To control computer hardware and manage software
To install application software
Which of the following is NOT an example of application software?
MS Office
VLC player
Linux
Adobe Photoshop
Why is it beneficial to keep application software separate from operating software?
It increases the size of the operating system
It makes software management and development easier
It allows all software to run simultaneously
It prevents the need for any hardware resources
What happens if an application software gets corrupted?
The entire operating system crashes
Other applications can still be used
The computer cannot be used at all
The operating software must be reinstalled
Is the brain of the computer !!!
Memory
BIOS
CPU
Hard Desk
Data and instructions are stored in memory as
Source code
binary digits
Assembly
Are CPU components
Control unit
Arithmetic logic unit
Keyboards
Registers/
buses
Mouses
Is the unit that
understands the instructions and tells the other components what each instruction needs from them.
Arithmetic logic unit
Register
Control unit
Bus
Is the unit that handles the mathematical and logical operations that are required as part of an instruction.
Control unit
Arithmetic logic unit
CPU
Hard desk
It regulates the number of cycles carried out per second,
and synchronize the other components.
CPU
ALU
Bus
Clock
are very small, very fast memory locations located inside the CPU
CPU
Registers
Bus
Clock
Are set of parallel wires that transport data between the components inside the processor and memory
Clock
Bus
Bus
Memory
Match the following
RAM
Volatile
ROM
Readable/ Writable
Cache Memory
Fast Access
Is where data/ information & operating systems are stored
RAM
ROM
Hard drive
Pen drive
BIOS stands for
(a)
Reorder the following Start up sequence steps
Instructions from BIOS are loaded into RAM
The BIOS check your computer is working
