Chapter 3 - System Software

Question 1

What is system software?

Answer 1

System software is a collection of programs that handle technical details like where a program is stored, how commands are converted to get processed, where a document or file is saved, how output is printed.

Question 2

Types of programs:

Answer 2

BIOS, utilities, device drivers, language translators, operating system.

Question 3

What is BIOS?

Answer 3

Basic Input Output System

Question 4

What are utilities?

Answer 4

Utilities are specialized programs that make computing easier.

Question 5

What include some of the most essential utilities?

Answer 5

Troubleshooting or diagnostic programs, antivirus programs, uninstall programs, backup programs, file compression programs.

Question 6

Define device drivers.

Answer 6

Device drivers are special programs that allow devices such as a mouse or keyboard to communicate with the rest of the system.

Question 7

What does language translators do?

Answer 7

Language translators convert programming instructions written by programmers into a language that computers understand and process.

Question 8

What is an operating system?

Answer 8

An operating system is a collection of programs that manage computer resources, provides a user interface, and runs applications. It is the most important type of computer program.

Question 9

Example of operating system:

Answer 9

MS-DOS Disk Operating system (before 1985), Windows XP, Windows Vista , Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Unix, Linux.