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Operating system

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Operating system”, from the unit “Computer Systems” (Year 10 Computing) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

Match the type of software with its purpose.
What is a general purpose computer system designed to do?
Which of the following is an example of application software?
Arrange these steps to use application software on a general purpose computer:
Which utility software helps organise files on a hard drive to improve performance?
Which of the following is **not** true about embedded computer systems?
Match the term with its definition.
What is the term for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS?
What does "security management" in an operating system allow?
How does an operating system manage hardware?
Match the operating system to its device.
Arrange these steps to set up multiple users on a device.

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