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Name
: ________________________________________________________
Practicum : _______________________
1. When you purchase a personal computer, it usually has system software
installed on its computer.
a. State the function of system software.
[ 2 marks]
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b. List two (2) types of system software.
[ 2 marks]
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2. Computer operating system (OS) provides a set of functions needed and used by
application programs on a computer.
a. Describe the function of an OS.
[ 1 marks]
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b. Starting and shutting down a computer is one of the main functions of an
OS. Explain the processes below that are related to this function.
i. Booting
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marks]
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ii. Warm boot
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iii. Cool boot
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c. Identify the function of OS based on their description below.
[5 marks]
Function
Description
Determines the order in which an operation
the processor manages such as receiving data
from an input device, processing instructions,
sending information to an output device, and
transferring items from storage to memory
and from memory to storage.
Support a single user and only one running
program at a time or support thousands of
users running multiple programs.
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Categories of OS
Example
Proprietary
Open Source
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5. Identify the types of OS based on the situation below. Give one (1) example for
each of the OS identified.
[ 8 marks]
Situation
Types of OS
Example
software
a.
Types of
utility
program
Example
a.
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c.
FIGURE 1
a. Identify types of application software that may produce a document as
show in Figure 1.
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mark]
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b. Name one (1) example for each open source and proprietary software
mentioned in 7.a.
[2 marks]
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c. Explain the function of the software mentioned in question 7.a.
[2 marks]
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