Form 4 Term 1 Review

Question 1

In multitasking the processor allocates time to one program and then another.

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False

Question 2

Systems software include all except

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Database

Question 3

All of these are versions of Windows operating systems, except

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OS X

Question 4

The booting instructions for a computer are stored in this.

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ROM chip

Question 5

In the use of credit cards this type of processing is needed.

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Online

Question 6

In program management the OS manages memory by allocating memory to programs that need it.

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False

Question 7

OpenOffice Calc is an example of this type of application software

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Spreadsheet

Question 8

This OS function allows documents and music to be copied to an external hard disk.

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File management

Question 9

This is a software package that has more than one application.

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Integrated software

Question 10

File and memory management are 2 important functions of the Operating System (OS)

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True

Question 11

The picture shows an example of this type of user interface.

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Command line

Question 12

An online service for booking appointments with a consultant uses this type of processing.

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Real-time

Question 13

In security control the OS keeps a log of ALL jobs that are done on the computer.

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False

Question 14

This picture shows an example of this type of user interface.

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Graphical user

Question 15

Which of these is a translator that translates code line by line?

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interpreter

Question 16

Which of these is an example of systems software?

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Utilities

Question 17

This is the computer's core program that controls hardware and other software.

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Operating system

Question 18

These are programs that allow a PC to carry out tasks but not essential for the PC to work.

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Application software

Question 19

This is software that is created for a specific kind of task or industry.

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Special-purpose software

Question 20

This is tailor-made software that is often used to modify existing software to perform tasks.

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Custom-written software

Question 21

This OS function allows a user to launch a graphics application.

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Program management

Question 22

Windows Vista is an example of an operating system.

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True

Question 23

Multiprogramming is when two processors run more than one program at the same time.

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False

Question 24

Windows is the most common operating system.

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True

Question 25

Booting is important for finding the utilities programs to run a computer.

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False

Question 26

What is the name given to software that can be used by many people for a wide range of tasks?

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General-purpose

Question 27

One advantage of custom-written software is extra applications that you end up with.

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False

Question 28

Buffers are permanent areas for storage in a computer.

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False

Question 29

The 2 major categories of software are

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Systems and Applications

Question 30

This is popular software that has many different uses for many different people.

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General-purpose software

Question 31

This function of the OS requires the user to enter a password to carry out administrative tasks

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Security control

Question 32

This OS function allows a user to send instructions from a music app to a set of speakers.

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Device and I/O management

Question 33

Jim wants to install a program on his computer to do a disk cleanup and manage files. He uses

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Utilities

Question 34

Application software can be general-purpose, special-purpose or custom-written

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True

Question 35

A Braille keyboard is an example of a non-visual hardware interface.

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True

Question 36

A typical operating system task is scanning a computer for viruses.

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False

Question 37

Multiprocessing is when two or more processors run one program.

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True

Question 38

Word processing programs can save as you are typing; this is an example of multitasking.

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True

Question 39

This manages files by renaming, sorting, backing up and recovering.

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Utilities

Question 40

This kind of processing is used for processing handwritten client records that have been typed.

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Batch processing

Form 4 Term 1 Review

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Form 4 Term 1 Review

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