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- 1What is an operating systemSoftware that manages the computer system
- 2Give 2 examples of operating system resources [1]managing input and output
managing printing using spooling - 3Give 2 examples of operating system resources [2]File compression
De-fragmentation - 4Give 3 examples of operating system resources [3]manages security
manages processes
manages memory - 5give 2 examples on what UI does the operating system give [1]alter files and folders
command line - 6give 2 examples on what UI does the operating system give [2]multiple windows
switch between tasks - 7give 2 examples on what UI does the operating system give [3]GUI
customisation - 8give 4 examples of tools that the IDE gives [1]editor
debugger
break point
error diagnostics - 9give 4 examples of tools that the IDE gives [2]Linker
loader
interpreter
compiler - 10give 2 examples of tools that the IDE gives [3]Trace
Memory inspector - 11Give 3 tools used in disk organisationfile transfer
file compression
formatting - 12give a type of file compression and one advantage and disadvantagesoftware file compression:
advantage: already available
disadvantage: does slow down disk access - 13What does system restore dorestores a corrupt file with a previous version
- 14what does the control panel doallows you to control hardware and software features
- 15what does virus protection software domonitors memory to check for virus infections
removes computer viruses
stores virus signatures - 16what does a firewall domonitors the traffic coming to and from the computer
analyses data to decide to let through or not - 17name the day-to-day applicationsword processor
database
spreadsheet
presentation
drawing
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- Flashcards on software flashcards, created by Will Chantrey on 06/01/2020.
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