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Software
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- 1Explain the purpose of the user interface softwareThe user interface is the boundary between the human user and the machine. It lets the user give commands; asks questions and displays a response.
- 2What is a command-line interface?This interface requires the user to type commands, which are translated by a command interpreter into signals that the computer can understand.
- 3What is a shell script?They are used to group commands together. A shell is the software that the user needs to communicate with the kernel.
- 4What is the Graphical User Interface?A GUI uses images, known as icons, to represents resources, files, programs and actions/
- 5Describe how GUIs are a useful way to interact with a computer.They are intuitive; no special training is required; keyboard use is limited - useful where there is a small or virtual keyboard and no commands need to be learned.
- 6Which features does the GUI allow easy access to?- selecting software
- selecting files
- sending messages
- controlling sound volume
- connecting the WiFi
- deleting files
- moving files
- checking battery state
- updating software
- installing new software - 7What is fragmentation?Secondary storage is divided into segments. Files are then split into blocks across each segment (as files are often larger than the size of the segment). Each block contains 'pointers' about the location of the next block.
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