CS1.5 - Purpose and Functionality of Operating Systems

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What are the two types of systems software?

Operating systems and utility software.

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What is an operating system?

Provides a platform on which users can run programs.

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What is utility software?

Software used to maintain the computer system.

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What are the features of a graphical user interface (GUI)?

WIMP, visual, interactive, intuitive, and optimised for mouse and touch gesture input.

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What does WIMP stand for in the context of GUIs?

Windows, icons, menus and pointers.

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What are the features of a command line interface (CLI)?

Text based, less resource heavy than GUI, more commands than GUI, efficient, for advanced users, and useful for automating processes with scripts.

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What are the features of a menu interface?

Successive menus presented to the user, single options chosen at each stage, and often with buttons on a keypad.

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What are the features of a natural language interface?

Responds to questions in spoken language, not always reliable but getting better all the time.