OCR GCSE 1.5 Systems Software MCQs

Utility programs are usually.....?

• Part of the Operating System

• Bought on a disk from a store

• Only needed if you connect to the internet

• Very expensive to buy

To scramble data so that it is unreadable is a form of.....?

• Compression

• Encryption

• Backing up

• Deframentation

Encryption does not prevent someone from intercepting a message it only prevents them from being able to understand it, true or false?

• True

• False

Unencrypted message are called which?

• Plaintext

• Ciphertext

• Keytext

• Originaltext

Encrypted messages are called which?

• Plaintext

• Ciphertext

• Keytext

• Originaltext

Which Operating System function enables allocation of folders?

• User Interface

• Memory Management

• User Management

• File Management

Which Operating System function enables access levels to be given?

• User Interface

• Peripheral Management

• User Management

• File Management

Which Operating System function ensures any device can be used with the operating system, as long as a driver is available for it?

• Memory Mangement

• Peripheral Management

• User Management

• File Management

Which Operating System function allows more than one program can run at the same time?

• User Interface

• Memory Management

• User Management

• File Management

Which type of user interface is difficult to user and requires little processing power?

• GUI

• CLI