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OCR J277 1.5 - Systems Software
OCR J277 1.5 - Systems Software
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Encryption does not prevent message interception but stops others from understanding messages
FALSE
TRUE
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A Virtual Machine is said to…
Allow the user to play games with Virtual Reality Glasses
Allow a MAC to run on Windows
Allow the user to virtually use an Operating System
Hide complexities of the hardware from the user
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When a hard drive becomes fragmented reading and writing files becomes…?
Faster
Slower
Harder
No different
4
Software used to control hardware devices and allow the OS to make use of them
Device System
Hardware Peripheral Device
Device Driver
Device Management
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OS function ensures device can be used with the OS, as long as there is a driver
Peripheral Management
User Management
Memory Management
File Management
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A fragmented hard drive is one in which…..?
A HDD that has been dropped and broken into lots of pieces
Programs and data are grouped together in continuous sections on HDD
Program and data are spread across HDD's tracks and sectors
The HDD is split into portions each representing a different drive
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Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is done through:
Memory Management
File Management
Peripheral Management
Processor Management
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Which of type of user interface is difficult to use and requires little processing power?
CLI
GUI
9
Dividing processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask is known as:
Time Slicing
Idle Time
Time waiting
Fish Slicing
10
Which Operating System function allows more than one program can run at the same time?
User Interface
Memory Management
File Management
User Management
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To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a .........?
User Connection
User Interface
Virtual Connection
Remote Access
12
Defragmentation will aim to…..?
Move free space closer together
Move files further apart from each other
Make more space on the hard drive
Move files closer together
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JPEG is which type of compressed file format?
Lossless
Lossy
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Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of:
Peripheral Management
File Management
Memory Management
Processor Management
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The following is not a type of Systems Software
Applications
Utility Programs
Device Drivers
Operating Systems
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A fragmented disk takes longer to read from and write to.
TRUE
FALSE
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Which Operating System function enables allocation of folders?
User Management
User Interface
Memory Management
File Management
18
Which type of User Interface contains Windows, Icons, Menus, and Pointers?
No User Interface
Graphical User Interface
Menu Interface
Command Line Interface
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What type of Software is needed to control the computer’s hardware?
Application Software
Systems Software
Programming Software
Bespoke Software
20
Encrypted messages are called which?
Ciphertext
Originaltex
Plaintext
Keytext
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To scramble data so that it is unreadable is a form of….?
Encryption
Compression
Defragmentation
Backing up
22
Utility programs are usually…..?
Only needed if you connect to the Internet
Bought on a disk from a store
Part of the Operating System
Very Expensive to buy
23
Which Operating System function enables access levels to be given?
User Management
File Management
Peripheral Management
User Interface
24
Unencrypted messages are called which?
Plaintext
Originaltext
Keytext
Ciphertext
25
Lossless Compression is….?
When some original data is lost and the original file cannot be re-created
Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it
Usually performed on video files
The original file can be re-created from the compressed file
26
This following is an example of a peripheral
Processor
Hard Disk Drive
ROM
Main Memory (RAM)
27
PNG is which type of compressed file format?
Lossy
Lossless
28
If an OS has to the ability to run more than one program simultaneously what is this called?
Multihandling
Multiuser
Multiprogram
Multitasking
29
Defragment of an SSD can damage the device?
TRUE
FALSE
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Which type of User Interface is text based and requires the user to write commands?
Menu Interface
Graphical User Interface
No User Interface
Command Line Interface
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A Defragmented hard drive will decrease the computers performance?
FALSE
TRUE
32
Lossy Compression is…..?
Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it
Usually performed on text
The original file can be re-created from the compressed file
When some original data is lost, and the original file cannot be re-created
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MP3 is which type of compressed file format?
Lossy
Lossless
