OCR 9-1 J276 1.7 System Software

Question 1: What type of Software is needed to control the computer’s hardware? (1-3)

• Programming Software

• Systems Software

• Application Software

• Bespoke Software

Question 2: The following is not a type of Systems Software (4-6)

• Device Drivers

• Utility Programs

• Applications

• Operating Systems

Question 3: A Virtual Machine is said to… (7-9)

• Allow the user to play games with Virtual Reality Glasses

• Allow the user to virtually use an Operating System

• Allow a MAC to run on Windows

• Hide the complexities of the hardware from the user

Question 4:Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is dealt

with under: (4-6)

• Memory Management

• File Management

• Processor Management

• Peripheral Management

Question 5: Dividing processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask

is known as: (1-3)

• Time Slicing

• Fish Slicing

• Time waiting

• Idle Time

Question 6: Operating Systems need to manage System _________? (1-3)

• Objectives

• Electricity

• Restores

• Resources

Question 7: To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a ______ ? (1-3)

• User Connection

• User Interface

• Virtual Connection

• Remote Access

Question 8: Windows, Icons, menus and Pointers are all part of this? (1-4)

• Graphical User Interface

• Command Line Interface

• Menu Interface

• No User Interface

Question 9: Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of: (4-6)

• Processor Management

• File Management

• Peripheral Management

• Memory Management

Question 10: This piece of software is used to control hardware devices and allow an Operating System to make use of the hardware (7-9)

• Device Management

• Device Driver

• Device System

• Hardware Peripheral Device