Computer system software

What is a good definition of software?

• parts of a computer that are soft

• Parts of a computer that you can't see

• A set of rules that tell a computer what to do

• games

Which of these is an example of an operating system?

• Windows

• Word

• Excel

• PS3

Which one is not an operating system?

• iOX

• Windows

• Android

• Poloroid

What can an operating system do?

• Allow the hardware and software to communicate?

• Make a computer run faster

• Make tea

• carry out hospital operations

Why is it important to keep the operating system up to date?

• To impress your friends

• To avoid buying a new one

• To protect your computer form malware

• Because it's the law

a set of instructions which control the computer is....

• Hardware

• Software

• Firmware

• Loungewear

Hardware is different from software because....

• you can see hardware

• it costs more

• hardware needs a person to make it work

• a computer doesn't need software to work

A computer needs both hardware and software to work

• true

• false

Smart phones don't need operating systems, only computers do.

• True

• False

Computer hardware can work without software.

• True
• False