Questions and answers 2025
Software .- .ANS✓✓-Any .program .that .runs .on .a .computer
System .Software .- .ANS✓✓-Software .responsible .for .the .general .operation .of .a
.computer .system, .including .the .operation .of .hardware, .running .application
.software, .and .file .management. .Examples .are .Windows, .Linux, .Android
Application .Software .- .ANS✓✓-Computer .software .created .to .allow .the .user .to
.perform .a .specific .job .or .task. .Examples .are .: .Word .processors, .spreadsheets,
.web .browsers, .games.
DON'T .use .brand .names .in .an .exam.
User .Interface .- .ANS✓✓-The .means .by .which .the .user .and .a .computer .system
.interact.
Memory .management .- .ANS✓✓-The .OS .manages .the .flow .of .programs .and
.data .into .and .out .of .memory.
Processor .management .- .ANS✓✓-The .OS .manages .how .the .programs .share
.the .processor .time.
Task .manager .- .ANS✓✓-Lists .all .the .programs .being .used .and .indicates .their
.status
Peripheral .management .- .ANS✓✓-The .OS .communicates .with .all .devices
.attached .to .the .CPU, .controlling .inputs .and .outputs.
Storage .device .management .- .ANS✓✓-The .OS .copies .files .from .disk .to .main
.memory .and .back .from .main .memory .to .disk.
Disk .and .file .management .- .ANS✓✓-The .OS .manages .where .files .are .written .to
.on .secondary .storage .device.
Application .management .- .ANS✓✓-OS .installs .applications .which .cannot .run
.without .OS.