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VII. Answer the following questions

1. What is the difference between system software and application software?

2. What kind of software enables users and programs to communicate with hardware?

3. What is the meaning of 'multitasking'?

4. What OS is used on large, powerful computer systems?

5. What is freely distributed operating system?

6. What is the operating system designed by Apple?

7. What is the OS created by Microsoft?

8. What is the meaning of WIMP in a graphical user interface (GUI)?

9. What expression is used to describe a system that is easy to use?

VIII. Which of the following statements are true and which are false. Give your reason.

SENTENCES

TRUE

FALSE

CORRECTION

1. System software controls the hardware.

2. Application software lets you do specific jobs such as controlling the basic functions of a computer.

3. An operating system is a set of programs that control the hardware.

4. The Windows family – created by Apple and used on Macintosh computers.

5. Linux – developed by Microsoft and used on most PCs.

6. A crashed disk rescuer is used to restore disks.

7. A compression utility rewrites data so that it restores disks..

IX. Match the sentences and find the continuation

1. System software

2. Application software lets you

3. An operating system is a

4. A GUI makes use of

5. System utilities are small programs included with an OS that

a) set of programs that control the hardware

b) a WIMP environment

c) improve a system's performance

d) do specific jobs

e) controls the basic functions of a computer.

- allow people and applications) to communicate with the hardware

- this type of interface is user-friendly

- operating systems , programming and utility programs

- desk accessories, device drivers, or system extensions

- writing letters, doing calculations, drawing or playing games

X. Fill in the gaps

functions rewrites access screen set disabled

1. An operating system is a ___________ of programs.

2. The OS also gives ____________to networks.

3. System software controls the basic ____________ of a computer.

4. A compression utility ___________ data.

5. The background ___________ is called the desktop.

6. An accessibility program makes a PC easier for _____________ users to use.