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Question 11 Mark
What do you mean by machine language?
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Machine language is the only language that is understood by the computers. It is a collection of binary digits (0 or 1) or bits that the computer reads and interprets.
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Question 21 Mark
Name the latest attendance recording devices used in an attendance system.
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Biometrics and Access cards.
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Question 31 Mark
Name the software used to control redundancy from a collection of large amount of data.
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A database is a collection of integrated data stored together with controlled redundancy to serve one or more applications in an optimal fashion.
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Question 41 Mark
Why do we use spreadsheets?
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A spreadsheet is specially used to organise data in tables and to analyse the tabulated data in desired manner. It allows you to do a lot of calculations.
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Question 51 Mark
Describe an application software.
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An application software is designed to help the user to perform specific functions.
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Question 61 Mark
Why we cannot use a text editor as a picture editing tool?
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Text editor is a editing program which does not support the editing of graphical images because it works only on text.
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Question 71 Mark
Which software do you use to keep your system intact from computer viruses?
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Antivirus software is used to keep your system intact from computer viruses.
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Question 81 Mark
Mention some examples of utility software.
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Data compression utilities, virus protection utilities and disk defragmentation utilities.
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Question 91 Mark
Define a utility software.
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A utility software is a system software designed to help in the management and tuning of operating systems, computer hardwares and different application softwares.
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Question 101 Mark
Which language processor converts an HLL program into machine language at once?
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Compiler is a language processor which converts whole HLL program into machine language at once which can be understood by the processor.
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Question 111 Mark
In order to use the printer, an operating system will need a special type of software. This software is known as what?
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In order to use the printer, an operating system will need a device driver software.
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Question 121 Mark
What do you mean by an operating system?
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Operating system is a program that acts as an interface between the user and the hardware.
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Question 131 Mark
What do you mean by system software?
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System software refers to the programs that controls internal computer operations and makes best use of the hardware devices.
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Question 141 Mark
What is a computer software?
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Computer software is a collection of programs, procedure and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.
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