What is systems software?
Software that governs the computer system
Software that allows a user to perform tasks
Software that the CPU uses to fetch instructions
What is an operating system?
A suite of programs that manages and controls a computer
A suite of programs that performs backups
A suite of programs that allows a user to perform tasks
Which of these user interfaces is difficult to use and requires little processing power?
Command line interfaces (CLIs)
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs)
Mobile user interfaces (Mobile UI)
What is the term given to the ability to run more than one program simultaneously?
Multiuser
Multitasking
Multihandling
What is meant by paging?
A type of virtual memory that extends primary memory
A type of messaging that breaks down messages into small parts for transmission
A method of memory management that breaks up memory into fixed-size blocks
What is a device driver?
A program that allows an operating system to control a peripheral
A motor found on mobile computers
A component of the CPU
What is the purpose of utility software?
To allow a user to perform tasks
To maintain the system
To manage and control the system
What is a backup?
A spare computer
A copy of data made in case of data loss
A secondary program that takes over if the first one crashes
What are the two types of backup?
Full and incremental
Full and partial
Primary and secondary
What is fragmentation?
Where memory is split into sections
Where a file is stored non-contiguously on a disk
Where a file is stored contiguously on a disk