Software

Question 1

What are examples of applications used to create and manage data and information?

Answer 1

Word processors, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, presentation software, web authoring software

Question 2

What are examples of applications used to create and manage still or moving images?

Answer 2

Photo-editing software, animation software, video-editing software

Question 3

What are examples of applications used to communicate with others?

Answer 3

Web browsing software, social networking software, gaming software

Question 4

What are the two different user interfaces?

Answer 4

CLI - Command Line Interface

GUI - Graphical User Interface

Question 5

What are the features of a Command Line Interface?

Answer 5

A prompt where commands are written

The rest of the screen is either blank, shows the commands that have been used or the results of processing the command

Question 6

Give 3 advantages and disadvantages of a Graphical User Interface

Answer 6

Adv:
Don't need a detailed knowledge of computing
Easy for new users
Don't need to know commands
Uses images to represent applications

Dis:
Cant access all of the system
Requires a large amount of main memory
Needs more processing power than a CLI

Question 7

Give 3 advantages and disadvantages of a Command Line Interface

Answer 7

Adv:
Allows access to all of the system
Complex commands can be used
Repetitive commands can be used to carry out sequences of tasks

Dis:
Not easy for most users
Users need to know details of the commands and how they work
Because you have access to all the system f you make mistakes you could cause damage to files

Question 8

What are file extensions used for?

Answer 8

To tell the computer what application to open the file in