Unit 29 W11L22 General starter quiz

Question 1

This utility application scans drives for gaps in files and gets rid of them so it runs faster

Accepted Answer

defragmenter

Question 2

This software is pre-made and sold with the same design to anyone who wants to buy it.

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Off-The-Shelf

Question 3

The operating system works in between the hardware devices and [WHAT]?

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Software

Question 4

A GUI is also sometimes known as a WIMP system, as it has windows, icons, menus and what P?

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Pointers

Question 5

This utility provides a barrier between the PC & potentially harmful files on a network

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firewall

Question 6

Which of these is NOT an operating system?

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Adobe CC

Question 7

This kind of software is custom-designed to do exactly what you need it to

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Bespoke

Question 8

What does an operating system do?

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provide a user interface, manage hardware devices, manage computer memory, Run apps and software

Question 9

This productivity application can help you to create and upload HTML pages

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web-authoring

Question 10

The operating system does [THIS] as it controls where data is saved & allows renaming & moving

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file management

Question 11

This software is likely to be cheaper, but less customisable, and have limited functionality

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Off-the-shelf

Question 12

This software may be more expensive, but has features and support designed to meet your needs.

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Bespoke

Question 13

This kind of interface came before the development of GUIs & involved typing in specific codes

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command line interface

Question 14

This productivity application software can help you edit and combine movies, sound & animation

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multimedia authoring software

Question 15

this utility application scans for, and tries to remove files that could damage your PC or data

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anti-virus

Question 16

A GUI is the kind of user interface we're most familiar with - what does the G stand for?

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graphical

Question 17

[THIS] = when the operating system sends input signals to programs, & accesses hardware devices

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resource management

Question 18

This set of productivity applications may include word processing, presentations & spreadsheets

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Home office

Question 19

Which factor might not be important to consider before installing or upgrading software?

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Installation time

Question 20

[THIS] software is responsible for connecting specialist hardware devices to the OS

Accepted Answer

device driver

Questions 20