Operating System (Computer science)

What is software?

• any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do
• the video card on the monitor
• the operating system
• the monitor and computer case

What is hardware?

• all the ports and buttons of a computer
• is any part of your computer that has a physical structure.
• is any part of your desktop
• software

Security management...

• checks files can be written to and from the secondary storage

• sends data to and from IO devices

• puts data onto the right place in the primary storage

• schedules jobs for the CPU

• lets users access their personal accounts

CLASSIFY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

• WINDOWS 10

• iOS

• MS WORD

• MS PUBLISHER

• ANDROID

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 not a function of an OS:

• Provide a user interface

• Communicate with hardware

• Allow the computer to multi-task

• Improves CPU performance

What does GUI stand for?

• Genuine Umpire Impressions

• Graphical User Interface

• Graphic Up Industry

How can the OS help manage security of the system?

• The OS can hire backup

• User accounts may be password protected

• Files can self destruct after a set time

How does the OS handle file management?

• Deals with movement, editing and deletion of data

• Colour codes data

• Translates data into binary

Which of these is an example of an operating system?

• Windows

• Word

• Excel

• PS3