Learning Outcome 1: Understand how ICT can be used to meet business needs

Worksheet 4 - Software
Resources for todays lesson:

Operating Systems
o Watch the two videos in department share as a class
o http://www.igcseict.info/theory/1/os/index.html
o http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/2/print
Application Software
o http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/3

Answer the following questions

A. Name
1.
2.
3.

three different types of Operating System for a desktop computer

Windows
IOS
Mozilla Firefox

B. Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

six features of an Operating System

Input and Output
Memory
Security
Files
Applications
User Interface

C. Name two different smartphone/mobile Operating Systems

1. Android
2. IOS
D. Fill out the table below:

Type of
Application

Option 1

Option 2

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet
Explorer
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Adobe
Notepad++
Scribus
BS Player

Google Chrome

Word Processor
Spreadsheet
Graphics
Web Design
Desktop Publishing
Media Player

Wordpad
Google Sheets
Corel
PageBreeze
LyX
jetAudio