operating system
Which software allows you to view web pages?
Browser
The following is not a type of Systems Software (4-6)
Applications
Define the term 'device driver
A driver is a piece of software designed to tell a peripheral what to do.
What is the purpose of an 'operating system'?
A set of programs that controls how the user interacts with the hardware and software of a computer.
Which of the following is NOT an operating system?
Adobe Photoshop
This piece of software is used to control hardware devices and allow an Operating System to make use of the hardware
Device Driver
Computer hardware can work without software
False
Windows, Icons, menus and Pointers are all part of this?
Graphical User Interface
One types of peripheral devices
Input Devices
A function within an operating system is peripheral management - which is the most appropriate definition?
It communicates with devices through software called drivers.
Operating Systems need to manage System _________?
Resources
What is meant by a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?
The user communicates with the operating system using windows, icons, menu and pointers (WIMP) e.g. Windows
Printer
This is an output device
Monitor
This is an output device.
Speakers
This is an output device.
Copying files to another medium (e.g. hard drive / tape drive / cloud storage)
This is used to restore data if there is a hard drive failure Backup
This is the scrambling of data so that no one else can understand it.
This stops hackers from reading sensitive information Encryption
To allow a user to interact with an Operating System - it must have a ______ ?
User Interface
Name four commonly used operating systems
Windows, Mac OSX, Android, IOS
Hardware;
are physical components that make up a system
What it is Input Devices
connected to a computer and produces input signals
An operating system has the following functions - memory management, peripheral management, multi-tasking, security and providing a user interface - TRUE or FALSE?
true
People are;
users of a system