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System Software

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The language that computers understand is.....

a)

Swahili

b)

Binary

c)

English

d)

Machine language

2.

Why does ASCII code have an extra 8th bit?

a)

To make it look neat

b)

To check for errors

c)

To confuse the user

3.

Binary code is made up of

a)

1s

b)

Numbers

c)

0s and 1s

d)

0s

4.

A set of code used to represent characters in a computer is refered to as (a)  

5.

ASCII stands for......

a)

American Student's Code for Information Interchange

b)

American Standard for Data exchange

c)

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

6.

Reducing the size of computer files for the purpose of transfer is referred to as...

a)

Data Saving

b)

Disk Defragmentation

c)

Data Compression

d)

Screen Saver

7.

Organizing computer files to make them easy to access is refered to as.........

a)

Data Saving

b)

Disk Defragmentation

c)

Data Compression

d)

Screen Saver

8.

One function of an operating system is......

a)

Providing a user with data

b)

Providing data to the user for transfer

c)

Managing hardware components of the computer

d)

Managing the user gmail accounts

9.

One function of an operating system is......

a)

Providing a user with data

b)

Providing data to the user with a UI

c)

Managing hardware components of the computer

d)

Managing the user gmail accounts

10.

AN example of a system software is......

a)

An OS

b)

Antivirus

c)

Monitor

d)

User Interface