Software

Question 0

What are the three main types of system software?

Answer 0

Operating Systems
Utility Software
Programming Languages

Question 1

What are the two generic kinds of software?

Answer 1

System software

Applications

Question 2

What are the three main tasks of operating systems?

Answer 2

Instructs computer how to interpret commands
Instructs computer how to process inputs and outputs
Interfaces with hardware, e.g., hard disks

Question 3

What are the three main characteristics of operating systems?

Answer 3

They are automatically loaded when the computer is started
They can activate other programs
They need to be compatible with the hardware platform