OLIT01 MODULE 2 (SOFTWARE)

Question 1

Three Types of Software

Answer 1

• System Software
• Application Software
• Programming software.

Question 2

Is the main software that runs the computer.

Answer 2

System Software

Question 3

• Is a set of programs designed to perform a specific task

Ex: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, and any
other software.

Answer 3

Application Software

Question 4

It is a set or collection of tools that help developers in writing other software or programs.

Answer 4

Programming Software

Question 5

EX:

• Eclipse
• Notepad
• Coda
• Sublime text:

Answer 5

Programming Software

Question 6

Set of instructions that runs the task

Answer 6

Program

Question 7

All ________ can be called a program, but a program cannot be an application.

Answer 7

Applications

Question 8

• Is a collection of programs

Answer 8

Application

Question 9

The ________ enables the computer to perform a particular operation.

Answer 9

Program

Question 10

Who wrote the first software program to hold in electronic memory?

Answer 10

Tom Kilburn

Question 11

All ________ can be called a program, but a _______ cannot be an application.

Answer 11

Application and Program

Question 12

It was successfully
executed at the _______________,________, on 21 June1948.

Answer 12

University of Manchester, England

Question 13

It was successfully
executed at the University of Manchester, England, on ________________

Answer 13

21 June1948.

Question 14

The computer was called the mall Scale
Experimental Machine (SSEM), which was known as the ________________

Answer 14

Manchester Baby

Question 15

The computer was called the __________________ which was known as the Manchester Baby.

Answer 15

Small Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM)

Question 16

Category: Internet Browser
Program:

Answer 16

Google Chrome

Question 17

Category: Programming
Language
Program:

Answer 17

C

Question 18

Category: Chat and VoIP
Program:

Answer 18

Skype

Question 19

Category:
Program: Adobe
Photoshop

Answer 19

Photo Editor

Question 20

Category: Word processor
Program:

Answer 20

Microsoft Word

Question 21

Category: Ftp
Program:

Answer 21

FileZilla

Question 22

Category: Spreadsheet
Program:

Answer 22

Microsoft Excel

Question 23

Category: Html editor
Program:

Answer 23

Dream weaver

Question 24

Category: Fax-voice-phone
Program:

Answer 24

Comm central

Question 25

Category: Program: Adobe acrobat

Answer 25

Pdf reader

Question 26

Category: Audio software Program:

Answer 26

Audacity

Question 27

Category: Program: Norton Anti-virus

Answer 27

Anti-virus

Question 28

Category: Email client Program:

Answer 28

Mozilla Thunderbird

Question 29

It manages both the primary and secondary memory such as RAM, ROM, hard disk, pen drive, etc.

Answer 29

Memory management

Question 30

It facilitates processor management, where it decides the order for the processes to access the processor as well as decides the processing time to be allocated for each process.

Answer 30

Processor Management

Question 31

The operating system also contains drivers to manage devices.

Answer 31

Device/ hardware management

Question 32

It offers the environment to run or use software applications developed to perform specific tasks, for example, MS Word, MS Excel, Photoshop, etc.

Answer 32

Run software applications:

Question 33

It helps in data management by offering and displaying directories for data management.

Answer 33

Data management:

Question 34

It gives us an idea about the performance of the hardware of the system.

Answer 34

Evaluates the system's health

Question 35

It acts as an interface between the user and the hardware.

Answer 35

Provides user interface

Question 36

It manages the input output devices and makes the I/O process smooth and effective.

Answer 36

I/O management

Question 37

It has a security module to protect the data or information stored in the memories of the computer against malware and unauthorized access.

Answer 37

Security

Question 38

It helps CPU in time management. The Kernel OS keeps checking the frequency of processes that requests CPU time.

Answer 38

Time Management

Question 39

Sometimes a resource that is supposed to be shared by two or more processes is held by one process due to which the resource cannot continue.

Answer 39

Deadlock Prevention

Question 40

OS also responds to interrupts, which are signals generated by a program or a device to seek the attention of the CPU.

Answer 40

Interrupt Handling

Question 41

5 Different types of OS

Answer 41

Batch OS Time Sharing OS Distributed OS Network OS RTOS