OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS
COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Software that allows user to perform maintenance-type tasks, related to managing a computer, its devices or its programs.
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A set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware devices or mobile device hardware.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -System software is divided into two types; Operating System and Utility Program. Which of the following statement refers to Utility Program? Software that allows user to perform maintenance-type tasks, related to managing a computer, its devices or its programs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Operating system: System software manages the computer system. It provides the platform or interfaces where users and hardware can communicate with the system. Two types of system software are operating systems and utility software. Hence, option D is the correct choice.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operating system (OS) – a software that controls and coordinates the computer hardware devices and runs other software and applications on a computer. It is the main part of system software and a computer will not function without it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Example for System Software includes Android, Mac Operating system, MS Windows, etc. Examples of Application Software includes Word Processor, games, media player, etc. The above-mentioned differences clarify the fact that one software is pre-installed while the other can be installed as per the user requirements.