INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

WORKSHEET 3: SOFTWARE

1. Explain the difference between customized software and custom-

written software.
2. State TWO advantages of an integrated software package when
compared to a single-purpose package.
3. Match the following:

(i) General Purpose software (a) Expert system

(ii) Specialized Software (b)Language Translator
(iii) Type of OS (c) Microsoft Office
(iv) System software (d)Linux

4. Explain the term booting.

5. The Operating system is responsible for governing the operations of
the computer. Briefly explain TWO functions of the OS.
6. What is the difference between multiprocessing and multitasking?
7. Explain the following terms:
(i) Time-sharing
(ii) Batch processing
(iii) Real-time processing
(iv) On-line processing

8. This type of user interface is easiest to use:

a) Command driven
b) Menu driven
c) Graphical
d) None of the above

9. A:\> is an example of:

a) An icon
b) A command driven user interface
c) A GUI
d) A menu

10.The acronym WIMP stands for:

a) Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointing devices

 b) Walls, Images, Macros and Printers
c) Windows, Images, Menus and Printers
d) Windows, Icons, Macros and Privacy

11.Small pictorial figures that represent programs, folders, files and tasks are
called:

a) Windows
b) Images
c) Graphics
d) Icons

12.Which of the following software packages uses a graphical user interface:

a) Microsoft Windows XP
b) Microsoft Word 2003
c) Windows Media Player 11
d) All of the above

13.A rectangle that displays information on the screen is called a:

a) Window
b) Box
c) Portal
d) Workspace

14.This type of interface is easier to use than a command driven interface

because it allows you to select from the lists provided:

a) DOS user interface

b) Menu driven user interface
c) Pop-up user interface
d) Graphics user interface

15.Identify the user interfaces below:

(i)
 (ii)

(iii)

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16.Match the description with the appropriate answer

Description Answer
(i) Windows NT (a) Operating System
(ii) Command-driven interface (b) Single-purpose (general application)
software
(iii) Controls computer operations (c) Custom-written software
(iv) Excel, Word, Access (d) Command-driven interface
(v) Does not need to run in Windows (e) A type of operating system
(vi) Needs more memory & processing power
(f) Can run on computers with little memory
causing operations to slow down
(vii) Tailor-made software (g) Graphical User Interface

17. A:\Revisionsheet.doc

(i) The root drive represents:

(a) Hard drive
(b) Floppy drive
(c) DVD drive

(ii) The file extension represents:

(a) a graphics file
(b) a spreadsheet
(c) a document

(iii) What is the name of the file?

REFERENCE: LOG ON TO IT FOR CSEC- Chapter 6. Do ALL questions at the end of the
chapter.