E. Answer the following questions.
1. Why the operating system is considered as an important software?
2. Name some utility software.
3. How is system software different from application software?
4 Name two categories of application software. Give suitable
examples of each
Answers
Answer:
1) An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware
2) Disk deframenters , system profiler, Network manager, Antivirus software, backup software, data security,file compression and may more
3) system software is meant to manage the system resources. It serves as the Platform to run application software.
Applications software means to help perform a specific set of functions for which they have been designed.
4) The two categories of application software are
☆ presentation software
☆Web browser
☆Multi media software
☆Graphics software
☆Data base software
Answer:
1. The os manages the computer's memory, processes and hardware also act as a platform for the software.
2. disk defragmentation
3. system software is used to manage the system and application software and used to perform specific tasks.
4.general-purpose - MS office
network software - Snort