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Unit 1 - Chapter 2 - Software Revision
Unit 1 - Chapter 2 - Software Revision
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Digital Technology - Unit 1 Chapter 2 Revision
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The purpose of anti virus software is to...
to detect, locate, infect and remove viruses
to detect and locate viruses
to detect viruses
to detect, locate and remove viruses
2
When considering a billing system, two files are used.. what are they called
Grandfather file and son file
Master file and transaction file
Master file and transferable file
Grandfather and child file
3
A utility application is a....
program that assists the operating system
program that assists the software
program that assists defragmentation
program that assists the utility system
4
Batch processing can be described as....
Data that is processed immediately
Data that is processed at a later time
5
Backups take place ....when?
First thing in the morning
At end of day
During lunchtime
In the afternoon
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Applications that use real time processing are..
Banking systems
Air Traffic control systems
Billing systems
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System software is made up of the following two things.....
Operating system and application software
Utility programs and software
Operating system and utility programs
Operating system and memory
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Real Time processing can be described as....
Data that is processed immediately
Data that is processed later on
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Task scheduling is when...
the operating system time is divided amongst a no of tasks
the disc arranging time is divided amongst a no of tasks
the utility time is divided amongst a no of tasks
the processing time is divided amongst a no of tasks
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Applications that use batch processing are....
Hotel booking systems
Concert booking systems
Online stock control systems
Payroll systems
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A disc defragmenter is used to...
arrange free blocks apart from each other
rearranges data so files are stored in the next free space
rearrange data so all files are stored in blocks together
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A multi user system is also referred to as....
a multi time system
A time processing system
A time switching system
A time sharing system
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System Software is often described as......
interface between hardware and user application programs
interface between memory and storage
interface between hardware and software
interface between user application programs and software
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A backup can be described as....
a copy of the original file when necessary
a copy of the original file in case it gets damaged or lost
a backing up of a copy of the original
the original file
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What are the 3 main functions of system software
Storage, processing time and utility programs
Storage, processing time and software
Allocating memory, utility programs and software
Allocating memory, storage and processing time
