Software

Question 1

What are the two software types?

Answer 1

• System Software: Operating system and utilities

- Application Softtware

Question 2

Give 4 functions of the operating system

Answer 2

• Provides user interface
• Manage memory
• manage CPU
• File Organisation
• Its job is to handle and manage all of the computer system’s resources

Question 3

What is memory management?

Answer 3

• Organisation and allocation of memory during transferring process when needed for a process

Question 4

What is processor management?

Answer 4

• Management of CPU processes
• Organisation between processing times of programs and users
• Keeping track of any running processor
  (Basically task manager)

Question 5

I/O management?

Answer 5

• Input, Output management

Question 6

What is File management?

Answer 6

• Creation of files
• Choosing what to store in those files
• Choosing what you name, copy and delete in those files
• The type of file you store teh data as

Question 7

What is error handling?

Answer 7

• Management of any errors within data bases

- Terminates programs if needed and takes appropriate action to correct the erros

Question 8

What is utility software used for? Give to example of utility software and their uses

Answer 8

• Addition prgrams to manage computer systems apart from the Operating System
• Disk fragmenter: to speed up your hard disk
• System monitor: To look at current system resourced (task manager)

Question 9

What are the 3 types of translation software and their functions

Answer 9

• Assembler: Translates assembly language into machine language
• Interpreter: Allows code to run of multiple platforms; can be tested and de-bugged without having to re-compile the whole source code
• Compiler: Translates the whole program into source-code for re-usage (faster long term)