software concepts set 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

An operating system that can do multitasking means that

a) the operating system can divide up work between several CPUs.

b) multiple people can use the computer concurrently.

c) several programs can be operated concurrently.

d) All of these

e) None of these

Question : 2

A __________ contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm.

a) programming language

b) syntax

c) programming structure

d) logic chart

e) graph

Question : 3

The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called –

a) multitasking

b) object-oriented programming

c) multi user computing

d) time-sharing

e) None of these

Question : 4

An assembler is used to translate a program written in __________.

a) a low level language

b) machine language

c) a high level language

d) assembly language

e) None of these

Question : 5

Vendor-created program modifications are called

a) patches

b) antivirus

c) holes

d) fixes

e) overlaps

Question : 6

The primary purpose of software is to turn data into———

a) Websites

b) information

c) programs

d) objects

e) None of these