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CSUK Lesson Retrieval Practice – Question Sheet

Operating Systems (OCR)
1. What is system software, and what are the two main types of system software? [3]

2. What is the function of the kernel in the operating system? [2]

3. What are the five major roles of the operating system, and what is the function of Memory
Management? [7]

4. What is Peripheral Management? [2]

5. What is the User Interface, and what are the three major types of interfaces provided by an
operating system? [4]

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6. What is Multi-Tasking? [1]

7. What is Security & User Management, and how does an operating system provide security to
users? [2]

8. What is the role of device drivers in an operating system? [2]

9. What is the difference between system software and application software? [2]

10. What is virtual memory management in the operating system? [2]

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