Purpose and Functions of Software Module
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Question 1: You are creating a family budget for the year, using a spreadsheet application. Which is the best category of software to apply here? Select Yes or No for each option.
- Firmware
- Operating System
- Application
Question 2: "Instructions that work together to coordinate all the computer's hardware devices and provide the platform for use of application packages" is a definition that best applies to which of the following?
- Application software
- Firmware
- System software
Question 3: In this picture of a computer system, what appears to be missing?
- Utilities
- Device drivers
- Hardware
Question 4: What can the relationship between software and hardware can be characterized as?
- Mutually exclusive: each can function independently of the other
- Symbiotic: each requires the other to perform intended functions
- Identical: both are terms for how a computer functions
Question 5: In order for a device such as an iPhone or a DVD player to function properly, which of the following must the firmware embedded in the device be compatible?
- Any operating system
- Any utility program utilized by the device
- Any software that is being used on the device
Question 6: What is the purpose of application software (software that is not part of the operating system or utilities)? The set of minimal instructions that allows your computer to load the operating system
- Software that coordinates the working of the pieces of the system unit (firmware and hardware)
- Programs that the user manipulates to accomplish computerrelated tasks
- Programs that the user manipulates to accomplish computerrelated tasks
Question 7: What function does firmware serve in a computer system? It manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs.
- It is a computer program designed to directly support user productivity.
- It contains the fixed, usually rather small, programs that internally control various electronic devices.
- It contains the fixed, usually rather small, programs that internally control various electronic devices.
Question 8: Are the following categories of software sufficient by themselves to result in a fully functioning computer system (assuming the appropriate hardware is in place)? Select Yes or No for each option.
- Firmware, utilities, applications
- Operating system, utilities, device drivers
- Firmware, system, applications
- Application, operating system, utilities
Question 9: True or false? A utility program is typically embedded on a "plug and play" external device you attach to your computer.