Computer software questions | form one Information and Computer Studies

The overall management of the computer is under control of an operating system

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TRUE

Give the full names of the following abbreviations

1. RTOS
2. GUI
3. CAD

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1. RTOS: Real Time Operating System
2. Graphical User Interface
3. Computer Aided Design

Differentiate application software and system software

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The following is the difference between system software and application software:

System software is a software that the system needs to operate while

Application software is the software that the user needs to perform a specific task

Examples of system software are Operating systems,utility programs and firmware while

Examples of application software includes Office packages like (Microsoft Office , Open Office etc), Media player, web browsers, PDF readers and

Explain utility programs

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