quizizz flashcards - computer science

Which part of the operating system will remove data that is no longer needed to free up space for other programs being used?

Which part of the operating system allows the user to interact with the computer system?

Which part of the operating system will split the disk in storage sectors and decide which sectors to write data to?

User access levels for a computer system are controlled using which part of the operating system?

Why is systems software needed?

Which software utility reduces the size of files so that they take up less disk space?

Which part of the operating system will allocate memory to applications to allow more than one piece of software to be run at once?

Windows Server and UNIX are examples of which type of operating system?

Which part of the operating system deals with the movement, editing and deletion of data?

Accessing your account using facial recognition, passwords and pins are all features of which part of the operating system?

Why is a disk defragmenter needed?

Multi user operating systems are

Which software utility will allow large files to be downloaded / transmitted quicker?

Why is utility software needed?

Which software utility moves parts of files around so that all parts of a file are stored together?

Single user operating systems are

Which software utility will help prevent data theft from third parties?

Which type of backup utility takes less storage space, but is slower to restore from?

Being able to run several applications at the same time is known as�

Which part of the operating system uses file extensions (e.g. .jpg, .mp3, .docx, .pdf) to decide which software should be used to open it?

Which software utility will help prevent data loss?

Which type of backup utility only takes a copy of the files created or edited since the last backup?

Which part of the operating system can control which users have access to specific data or resources of a computer system?

Which type of backup utility takes more storage space, but is faster to restore from?

Which part of the operating system will move data from the RAM to the virtual memory to allow the computer to perform tasks as though the computer had more RAM?

Which software utility will extract .zip and .rar files?

Windows 10, OS X, Android and IOS are examples of which type of operating system?

Which type of backup utility takes a copy of every file on the system?