Software 1 Flashcards
Why does a computer need a system software?
To allow users to operate and install programs on the computer.
What is an operating system?
It is a type of systems software.
What are to common operating systems and who developed them?
Windows developed by Microsoft and Mac Os X developed by Apple.
What are the 4 areas of system software?
Running the computer, providing other useful functions for operating the computer, providing for frequency required tasks and enabling software to be produced.
What is the system called that means ‘running the computer’?
Operating system.
What is the system called that means ‘providing other useful functions for operating the computer’??
Utility programs
What is the system called that means ‘providing for frequency required tasks’??
library programs
What is the system called that means ‘enabling software to be produced’??
Compilers and interpreters.
