GCSE 9-1 Unit 1.7.1 System software

Question 1

What type of interface is this

Accepted Answer

Command Line

Question 2

Windows, Icons, menus and Pointers are all part of this? (1-4)

Accepted Answer

Graphical User Interface

Question 3

Operating Systems need to manage System _________? (1-3)

Accepted Answer

Resources

Question 4

To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a ______ ? (1-3)

Accepted Answer

User Interface

Question 5

Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is dealt with under: (4-6)

Accepted Answer

Processor Management

Question 6

What type of interface is this

Accepted Answer

Menu

Question 7

Which of these is not an operating system

Accepted Answer

Internet Explorer

Question 8

Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of: (4-6)

Accepted Answer

Memory Management

Question 9

A Virtual Machine is said to… (7-9)

Accepted Answer

Hide the complexities of the hardware from the user

Question 10

Which of these does system software not do?

Accepted Answer

Filters internet access

Question 11

The following is not a type of Systems Software (4-6)

Accepted Answer

Applications

Question 12

This following is an example of a peripheral (7-9)

Accepted Answer

Hard Disk Drive

Question 13

Dividing processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask is known as: (1-3)

Accepted Answer

Time Slicing

Question 14

What type of Software is needed to control the computer’s hardware? (1-3)

Accepted Answer

Systems Software

Question 15

What type of interface is this?

Accepted Answer

GUI

Question 16

What type of Interface is this?

Accepted Answer

Voice

Question 17

Software used to control hardware devices & allow an OS to make use of the hardware (7-9)

Accepted Answer

Device Driver

Questions 17