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OCR GCSE Computing Software
OCR GCSE Computing Software
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System Software....
controls the hardware.
limited functionality & is used to maintain computer systems
handles real world jobs that users want to do.
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A command line interface requires users to...
type commands
click on icons
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Application software (e.g. word processors, hotel booking systems, e.t.c.)...
controls the hardware.
limited functionality & is used to maintain computer systems
handles real world jobs that users want to do.
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Custom written software is...
software specifically created for a particular purpose.
software that is developed for profit by a company.
software placed in the public domain by programmers.
can be bought from a supplier & is ready to install.
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Open source software is...
software that is developed for profit by a company.
software placed in the public domain by programmers.
can be bought from a supplier and is ready to install.
software specifically created for a particular purpose.
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Privileges are the rights assigned to users and groups. They may include features such as:
read - write - execute (run it if it is a program)
read - protect - execute (run it if it is a program)
write - protect - execute (run it if it is a program)
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A user interface of a computer is...
the bridge between human user and the machine.
the bridge between human user and an application.
the bridge between human user and the internet.
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A graphical user interface (GUI) uses WIMP to access files .GUI's are useful because...
user does not need to learn how to use commands.
both of the above
they are intuitive & the user doesn't need to learn commands
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OS to need to manage memory and decide what goes where in memory. They have to make sure that..
Both of the above
important data is not overwritten during the program.
memory is used efficiency.
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The operating system is a set of programs that...
controls the hardware & allows communication between user
controls the hardware and lets users work with the computer.
lets users and applications work with the computer.
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Utility software (e.g. firewalls, system cleanup, defragmentation)...
full functionality and is used to maintain computer systems.
limited functionality & is used to maintain computer systems
limited functionality and is used to maintain applications.
