Question 1
- Define the term operating system.
- State two functions of an operating system.
- List two types each of: (i) Application software; (ii) Translators
- You were asked as a school prefect to compile the personal data of final year students in your school. State two suitable software that could be used to perform the task.
Observation
The expected answers were:
(a) Operating system is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs.
(b) -Controls hardware resources
-Diagnoses disk error
-Format new disk
-Controls assembler, interpreter, compiler and utility software.
(c) (i) -Special ort Specific purpose
-General purpose
(ii) -Compiler
-Interpreter
-Assembler
(d) -MS-Access
-SPSS
-MS-Excel
-Oracle
-Loto
The candidates were expected to have good knowledge of software but most of them could not differentiate between operating system and software.