Pearson 1CP2 - 3.2 - Operating Systems

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Which category of software is a program that controls and manages the hardware and all other software on a computer and provides an interface for liveware (users)?

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Operating System

Front

What type of software includes programs or apps designed for end users, such as a web browser, a spreadsheet, a console game, an email client or a payroll application?

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Application Software

Front

What type of software includes programs that add functionality to a computer system or improve its performance in some way, such as disk repair, compression or anti-malware?

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Utilities

Front

What are the four main roles of an operating system?

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Process management, peripheral management, file system management, and user management

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In an operating system, what does each file have so it is easy to locate?

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Unique path or address

Front

Directories (folders), within a file system, are often referred to as what?

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nodes

Front

Because each file in a system has its own unique path, what does this allow us to do?

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Use the same filename more than once

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What do we call one of the physical regions of the hard drive where the OS stores pieces of a file?

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sector

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Functions provided by the OS for users to manage their files and directories.

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save, open, copy, duplicate, rename and delete.

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Which file permission means users can view the content of a file but not alter it?

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read