System Software: GCSE 9-1

What type of software is needed to control the computers hardware?

• Programming software

• Systems software

• Application software

• Bespoke software

Which is not a type of System software?

• Device drivers

• Utility programs

• Applications

• Operating systems

What is a virtual machine fundamentally for?

• To play games with VR glasses

• The virtually access the operating system

• It's how a MAC can run Windows

• It hides all the complexities of the hardware from the user

What part of the system software enables multi tasking?

• Memory management

• File management

• Processor management

• Peripheral management

Managing processor demand in the operating system to alllow multi tasking is called?

• Time slicing

• Memory slicing

• Time waiting

• Idle time management

Operating systems need to manage what?

• Objectives

• Electricity

• Restoration of files

• Resources

What allows a user to interact with the Operating system?

• User connection

• User interface

• Virtual connection

• Remote access

Windows, icons, menus and pointers are all part of what?

• Graphical user interface

• Command line interface

• Menu interface

• Objects interface

Operating systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of?

• Processor management

• File management

• Peripheral management

• Memory management

Name of the software which controls hardware devices?

• Device management

• Device system

• Peripheral firmware

• Device driver