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Software - Key Term Mind Map - Coggle Diagram
Software - Key Term Mind Map
System Software
Operating Software
It allows the hardware and software to communicate and control it all too.
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Back up - making copies of files incase it becomes damaged.
Disk Defragment - rearranges the data stored on a hard disk so that files are stored in adjacent files
Task sheduling - The CPU will allocate time for each task that a computer has running.
Restoring Data - This will return the system to the state before it failed
Utility Applications
Memory Management, User Interface, Multitasking, Peripheral
System software includes the operating system and all the utility programs that enable the computer to operate its hardware and applicatioms software.
Application Software
Allocating Memory
Storage
Allocating Processing Time
Application Software ae programs designed for an end user to do a particular task, such as word processing and spreadsheet programs
A utility application is a program that carries out a specific task to assist the opperating system.
Anti-Virus Software - Its main purpose is to detect, locate and remove a virus that can infect a computer system.
Multi - User System - Involves many users at different computers sharing the same processor. EXAMPLE: multi-user database management systems.
Batch Processing: Data is collected over a period of time, such as a day, and is processed together at a later time, such as overnight. EXAMPLE: Electricity / telephone billing system.
Real Time Processing - Processing of data occurs immediately data is input and updating occurs before the next input occurs. EXAMPLE: Airline / Concert booking systems.