The OS controls basic input and output, allocates ___________, manages _____________, maintains security, and detects equipment failure.

system resources, storage space

system space, storage resources

Which of these are the responsibilities of an OS?

Communicate with user, receive and execute commands, show error messages.

Manage allocation of memory, processor time and other resources.

Collect input from keyboard, mouse, and provide data to running programs.

Convey program output to screen, printer, or other output device.

Helps the computer communicate with a particular device.

Which of these are responsibilities of OS?

Access data from secondary storage

Write data to secondary storage

Maintains security (checks user-name , password, virus infection)

Allows you to display both programs on the computer screen and work with them at the same time.

Virtual storage breaks a program into a number fixed- length portions called ________ or into variable-length portions called _______.

fixed portions, variable portions

Which of these is not an advantage of virtual storage?

Programs can be of finite length and small machines can execute a program of any size.

The central processor is utilized more fully.

Many more programs can be in primary storage because only one page of each program actually resides there.

Programmers no longer have to worry about the size of the primary storage.

Allow us to create illustrations, diagrams, graphs, and charts that you also can print and transmit to remote computers.

Graphics and Presentation Software

Combines the functions of the most important PC software packages, such as word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, and data management.

Graphics and Presentation Software

Are collections of applications software sold as a unit (e.g. Microsoft Office 97). It contains Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Graphics and Presentation Software

Easy-to-use software tools for accessing the World Wide Web and the Internet.

Graphics and Presentation Software

Lesson 1 - Computer Software

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Is the set of instructions and associated data that direct the computer to do a task.

Software

Hardware

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Software can be divided into two categories:

System Software

Application Software

User Software

Gaming Software

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Helps the computer to carry out its basic operating tasks.
Interacts with the hardware.

System Software

Application Software

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.
Interacts with the users.

Application Software

System Software

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The __________________ is a combination of programs designed to control and manage hardware and other resources of the system.

system software

application software

operating system

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

System software also manages the ____ operations such as loading program and data into , saving data to disks, transmitting data through a port to a peripheral device, etc.

fundamental, memory

unnecessary, cpu

fundamental, cpu

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

System Software is a program or a set of programs that primarily helps user perform certain task using a computer system.

True

False

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Lesson 1 - Computer Software

49 questions

Is the set of instructions and associated data that direct the computer to do a task.

Software can be divided into two categories:

Helps the computer to carry out its basic operating tasks.
Interacts with the hardware.

Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.
Interacts with the users.

The __________________ is a combination of programs designed to control and manage hardware and other resources of the system.

System software also manages the ____ operations such as loading program and data into , saving data to disks, transmitting data through a port to a peripheral device, etc.

System Software is a program or a set of programs that primarily helps user perform certain task using a computer system.

Application softwares are downloaded and installed separately by the user and have nothing to do with the ______ functions.

Collection of computer programs that control the interaction of the user and the computer hardware.

Responsible for directing all computer operations and managing all computer resources.

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Is the set of instructions and associated data that direct the computer to do a task.

Software can be divided into two categories:

Helps the computer to carry out its basic operating tasks.Interacts with the hardware.

Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.Interacts with the users.

The __________________ is a combination of programs designed to control and manage hardware and other resources of the system.

System software also manages the ______________ operations such as loading program and data into __________, saving data to disks, transmitting data through a port to a peripheral device, etc.

System Software is a program or a set of programs that primarily helps user perform certain task using a computer system.

Application softwares are downloaded and installed separately by the user and have nothing to do with the ______ functions.

Collection of computer programs that control the interaction of the user and the computer hardware.

Responsible for directing all computer operations and managing all computer resources.

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Helps the computer to carry out its basic operating tasks.
Interacts with the hardware.

Helps the user carry out a variety of tasks.
Interacts with the users.

System software also manages the ____ operations such as loading program and data into , saving data to disks, transmitting data through a port to a peripheral device, etc.