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Which of the following best describes the role of system software?
Which of the following best describes the role of system software?
- To create user self-written programs.
- To solve specific problems related to a business or profession.
- To directly perform tasks like formatting disks.
- To manage computer resources and run hardware. (correct)
Application software, not system software, lets the CPU communicate with the keyboard, screen, and printer.
Application software, not system software, lets the CPU communicate with the keyboard, screen, and printer.
False (B)
What is the role of an operating system in managing computer resources?
What is the role of an operating system in managing computer resources?
Manages the resources of the computer.
Software is created by a professional software ______ and comes on disk, CD-ROM, or downloadable online.
Software is created by a professional software ______ and comes on disk, CD-ROM, or downloadable online.
Match the following system software types with their primary function
Match the following system software types with their primary function
Which category of software is considered essential for the overall operations of a computer system?
Which category of software is considered essential for the overall operations of a computer system?
Software consists of unrelated programs written in different machine codes.
Software consists of unrelated programs written in different machine codes.
What is the invisible part of the computer system?
What is the invisible part of the computer system?
Without the ______, the computer system is useless.
Without the ______, the computer system is useless.
Match the following operating systems with their developer
Match the following operating systems with their developer
Which of the following is NOT a typical task performed by an operating system?
Which of the following is NOT a typical task performed by an operating system?
Utilities and service programs are designed to solve problems related to business or profession.
Utilities and service programs are designed to solve problems related to business or profession.
List three examples of system software.
List three examples of system software.
An operating system is made up of many ______ programs.
An operating system is made up of many ______ programs.
Connect the actions to the software type.
Connect the actions to the software type.
What determines the functions that a computer system can perform?
What determines the functions that a computer system can perform?
Software cannot be generally divided into categories.
Software cannot be generally divided into categories.
What is the interface between hardware and users?
What is the interface between hardware and users?
Some popular operating systems are Windows, UNIX and ______.
Some popular operating systems are Windows, UNIX and ______.
Which of the following tasks is typically performed by utilities and service programs?
Which of the following tasks is typically performed by utilities and service programs?
Flashcards
Computer Software
Computer Software
Sets of instructions and procedures that a computer follows to perform activities or tasks.
Systems Software
Systems Software
Software that manages computer resources, runs hardware, and performs basic operations.
Operating System (OS)
Operating System (OS)
Software that manages computer resources and controls hardware components and program execution.
Utilities and Service Programs
Utilities and Service Programs
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Study Notes
- Software is a set of instructions and procedures for a computer to perform specific activities or tasks.
- Software directs the operations of computer systems.
- Without software, a computer system is useless.
- Software consists of related programs written in a programming language.
- Software is created by a software programmer.
- Software is distributed on disk, CD-ROM, or downloadable online.
- Software can be divided into system software and application software.
Systems Software
- Systems software allows the computer to manage resources and run hardware and basic operations.
- Systems software is often provided by computer manufacturers to complement computer hardware but can also be purchased from vendors.
- Systems software runs the basic operations by communicating with the CPU, keyboard, screen, printer, and disk drive.
- Systems software is operating systems and language translators
- Systems software controls and supervises the operation and performance of a computer system.
- System software acts as an interface between the hardware, the user, and computer resources.
- The system software controls hardware operations and user-written programs.
- Systems software can be divided into operating systems, utilities and service programs, translators, and database management systems.
Operating System
- An operating system (OS) is software that manages the computer's resources.
- Operating systems control hardware components and the execution of application programs.
- The operating system handles internal control and coordination of all aspects of the computer system.
- An operating system is essential software for a computer, managing its overall operations.
- Operating systems control input and output devices and coordinate input and output operations.
- Operating systems manage system resources like memory space in primary and secondary storage devices.
- Operating systems allocate memory and processor time to programs.
- Operating systems validate users and ensure resources are available.
- Examples of operating systems are Windows, Operating System 2, Macintosh Operating System, Novell Netware, UNIX, and Linux.
Utilities and Service Programs
- Utilities and service programs are system programs used for general computer housekeeping.
- They provide facilities for performing common tasks in a routine manner.
- Tasks include formatting a disk, copying files, sorting, printing, editing, and backing up files.
- Services include translators for supported languages and utility programs like program editors and aids for programming.
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