Utility software

Software is...

• anything attached to a computer
• a program that runs on a computer
• a system designed to aid the user
• anything that comes on a CD

Which of these is a type of system software

• Operating system
• Application software
• Proprietary software
• Microsof office

Which one of these is not a function of the operating system

• Memory management
• Security
• Providing a user interface
• Virus checking

Allocates adequate blocks of free space in main memory, is a description of which operating system function?

• Peripheral management
• Memory management
• Security
• Multi Tasking

The operating system allocates a small amount of processor time (a few milliseconds) in turn to each active process in memory describes which operating system function?

• Memory management
• Multi tasking
• User interface
• Security

What does each peripheral need to act as an interface between the hardware and software?

• Driver
• Password
• Interpreter
• User interface

Enabling a user to set a password is allowed through which function of an operating system?

• Security
• User interface
• Multi tasking
• Peripheral management

Command line and Graphical are types of what?

• security
• programming
• user interface
• peripheral

Not essential for the computer to work but either make it easier for the user to use in some way, or provide housekeeping functionality describes which type of software?

• Utility program
• User interface
• Operating system
• Application software

This type of utility software stops harmful programs being installed or system files being changed

• Antivirus
• Firewall
• Anti spyware
• Adware