Sheet #4
1. Define the following items:
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Application software
System software
Time-sharing
Operating system
Supervisor program
Multiprocessing
Virtual memory
Generalized application software
Specialized application software
Spreadsheet
Word processor
Install
2. Identify and describe three types of user interfaces.
3. What does "booting the system" mean?
4. What are the advantage(s)/disadvantage(s) of using integrated software?
5. Identify and discuss the main sources from which software is created or
obtained.
Multiple Choice
1. Programs designed to perform tasks associated with directly controlling and
utilizing computer hardware rather than accomplishing a specific application for
a user are called ……
a. communications software
b. specialized application software
c. system software
d. application software
2. Programs designed to accomplish a task or set of tasks, such as creating a
document or analyzing data, for a user are called ……
a. communications software
b. specialized application software
c. system software
d. application software
3. A(n) …… controls and supervises the hardware of a computer.
a. operating system
b. specialized application
c. database management system
d. interface
4. MS-DOS is a mainframe-based operating system.
a. True
b. False
5. Which of the following is not a major function of an operating system?
a. resource management
b. providing a means of communication between user and computer
c. solving specific user tasks
d. data management
6. This operating system capability allows the use of a secondary-storage device as
an extension of main memory.
a. virtual-machine
b. time-sharing
c. multiprocessing
d. virtual-memory
7. An operating system with …… capabilities allows a computer to control or to
monitor the task performance of other machines and people by responding to
input data in a specified amount of time.
a. real-time
b. multithreading
c. multiprogramming
d. interprocessing
8. A(n) …… is software that enhances the functions of and changes the user
interface of an operating system.
a. disk operating system
b. user interface
c. operating environment
d. application program
9. Which of the following is a multiuser, multitasking operating system for
microcomputers?
a. Unix
b. DOS
c. OS/2
d. Macintosh System
10. GUIs are:
a. Text-based
b. Graphics-based
c. Label-based
11. A computer user must "kick the system" to load the operating system to RAM
prior to processing.
a. True
b. False
12. When interacting with a computer via a keyboard, you must wait until the
execution of one command is finished before entering another.
a. True
b. False
13. Preparing a disk for use is called ……...
a. sectioning
b. tracking
c. readying
d. formatting
14. …….. is the software that tells the computer how to solve a problem or perform
a particular task; it helps the user work faster, more efficiently and more
productively.
a) Application software
b) An integrated program
c) A device driver
d) An interface
15. A standard for which other applications software package are developed is
called a platform.
a) True
b) False
16. Which one of the following would be classified as generalized application
software?
a) a payroll program
b) a grade book program
c) a medical office management program
d) a word processor
17. CAD would be considered:
a) a utility program
b) system software
c) general-purpose software
18. ……. Combines several programs into one package so that they share data and a
common user interface.
a) An operating system
b) Specialized application software
c) Integrated software
d) Generalized application software.
Fill In
1. Both the operating system and/or a graphical user interface (GUI) provide
a link between the user, the computer system, and the applications programs.
2. The supervisor program is responsible for controlling all other operating
system programs as well as other system and application programs.
3. Multitasking is a capability of an operating system that allows a single CPU
to appear to execute more than one program at a time.
4. The operating system capability that allows simultaneous execution of
programs by a computer that has two or more CPUs is called
multiprocessing.
5. A microcomputer operating system that allows and manages the use of disk
drives is referred to as a(n) DOS.
6. A command-driven operating system displays a system prompt to signal the
user that its ready to accept a user command.
7. A mouse can be used to point to a graphic image called an icon.
8. A(n) Electronic Spreadsheet is the application software that
displays, manipulates, and prints rows and columns of data.
9. A student registration system is in the specialized applications
category of software.
10. Software that can be applied to a wide variety of tasks is called
generalized application software.
11. The application software that stores, organizes, manipulates,
retrieves, displays, and prints data is a(n) database management
systems.
12. Integrated software is a category of software that combines a
number of applications in one package and allows them to share
data and use a common interface.