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Ict-7 q1 Week 1
Ict-7 q1 Week 1
Pre-test
Directions: Read the following questions carefully and choose the best answer.
A.
c.
.
b. d.
WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?
a.Application software
b.System software
c.Operating System
d.Device Drivers
WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?
a.Program
b.GUI
c.Compiler
d.assembler
SOFTWARE VS SYSTEM SOFTWARE
A System Software
consists of programs
that control or maintain
the operations of the
computer and its
devices. The system
software serves as the
interface between the
user, the application
software and the
computer’s hardware.
Three basic components of System Software
Device drivers
Operating System
Utility Software
Operating System is a set of programs that
coordinates all the activities among computer
hardware devices. A low-level, master system of
programs that manage the basic operations of
the computer. It provides a means for users to
communicate with the computer and other
software. They handle the control and use of
hardware resources, disk space, memory,
Operating System CPU(Central Processing Unit), time allocation
and peripheral devices
Device Drivers are specialized
software programs that allow
input and output devices to
communicate with the rest of
the computer system. Device
drivers comes with the system
software when you purchase a
computer, the system software
Device Drivers will guide you through installing
the necessary drivers.
Utility software allows a user to
perform maintenance-type tasks
usually related to managing a
computer, its devices, or its
programs
They are used to support, enhance or expand
existing programs in a computer system. There are
utility programs that can be bought that allows you to
Utility Software perform additional computer management functions.
APPICATION SOFTWARE
Application software is any program
or group of programs that is capable of
dealing with user inputs and helps the
user to complete the task. It is either
be installed or access online.
It can be a single program or a group
of small programs that referred to as
an application suite consists of
programs designed to make users
more productive and/or assist them
with personal tasks.
Type of Application Software
3. Presentation software –
It is a program that shows the information in the
form of slides. To make these slides more informative, text, graphics
video and images are added. The three components of Presentation
software are text editor for inputting and formatting text, inserting
graphics, text, video and other multimedia files and slideshow to
display the information. This software helps the presenter to present
their ideas with ease and visual information easy to understand
Type of Application Software