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Jacob Seraphine - Information Technology Exercise - Software - Form 4

This document provides information about software and operating systems. It defines application software as programs used by users to perform tasks, and system software as programs used to operate computer hardware. It lists AutoCAD, MS Word, and MS Excel as examples of application software and defines an operating system as low-level software that supports basic computer functions. It identifies five operating system functions and three types of user interfaces. It also defines several common file extensions like .com, .bat, .txt, .exe, and .pdf and provides the file path to access a Microsoft Word document.

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Jacob Seraphine - Information Technology Exercise - Software - Form 4

This document provides information about software and operating systems. It defines application software as programs used by users to perform tasks, and system software as programs used to operate computer hardware. It lists AutoCAD, MS Word, and MS Excel as examples of application software and defines an operating system as low-level software that supports basic computer functions. It identifies five operating system functions and three types of user interfaces. It also defines several common file extensions like .com, .bat, .txt, .exe, and .pdf and provides the file path to access a Microsoft Word document.

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Information Technology Exercise - SOFTWARE Jacob.E.

Seraphine

Form 4

You are required to answer the following questions.

1. Explain the difference between Application Software and System Software.

Application software is used by a user to perform certain tasks and System software is used for
operating computer hardware.

2. State and explain 3 examples of Application software packages.

a. AutoCAD : this is a commercial computer- aided- design (CAD) software that architects , engineers
and construction professionals rely on to create precise 2D and 3D drawings.

b. MS Word(Microsoft word): is a graphical word processing program that users can type with.
Similar to other word processors, it has helped by putting tools to make and edit documents.

c. MS Excel (Microsoft Excel) : is a software application capable of storing and organizing data in a
tabular form.

3. What is an Operating System?


Operating system: The low-level software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as
scheduling tasks and controlling peripherals.

4. Identify 5 functions of the Operating System.


● Memory management
● Data security
● Disk management
● Device controlling
● Printing controlling

5. State and explain the 3 types of User Interfaces.


● Command line interface (CLI) : Allows the user to interact with the computer by typing in
commands . The computer displays a prompt , the user keys in the command and enter or
return.

● Menu driven interfaces (MDI) : The user is offered a simple menu from which to choose an
option. One menu often leads to a further menu . Part of the screen may have an instruction
followed by a numbered list of options to choose from.

● Graphical user interface (GUI) : is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with
electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicators such as primary notation ,
instead of text based user interfaces , typed command labels or text navigation.

6. What do those file extensions below represent?


i) .com: this file is a simple executable file . .COM was used as a file name extension for
text files containing commands to be issued to the operating system (Similar to a batch
file).

ii) .bat: is an extension for a batch file format . These files are associated with Microsoft's
batch processing. They usually take the form of a text file containing a sequence of
commands for an operating system. They're named for the fact that they batch
commands Into a single file that would otherwise have to be presented to the system
interactively from a keyboard one at a time.

iii) .txt: .TXT is a file extension for a text file , used by a variety of text editors. TXT is a
human-readable sequence of characters and the words they form that can be encoded
in computer-readable formats.

iv) .exe: A file whose name ends in .exe is a program that when opens causes the
operating system to run the program . Some users who receive an .exe file as an e-mail
attachment should always be sure that the file came for. A trusted source and does not
contain a virus.
v) .bmp: The BMP extension represents a bitmap Image file. BMP files contains raster
graphics which are independent of display devices. This means that a BMP image file
can be reviewed without graphics adapter.

vi) .pdf: A file with the pdf extension is a portable document format (PDF) file. PDFs are
typically used to distribute read-only documents that preserve the layout of the
document.

7. State 4 Utility programs used.


8. Show the file path to retrieve a Microsoft Word Document called ‘Computers’ saved in the
Folder ‘Technology’ in the C Drive.

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