Software

What is systems software and what does it do?
Give examples of its tasks.

Give examples of system software other than the OS.

What does CPU stand for and what does it do?

What is Hardware and what are the two types?

What does OS stand for, what is it and give examples of them?

What are the 5 main functions of the OS?
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Explain the OS function, Memory Management

Explain the OS function, Communication.

Explain the OS function, Data Transfer.

Explain the OS function, Processor Management.

Explain the OS function, Security.

What is an HCI?

What is source code?

Give an example of a text editor.

Give an example of a storage device.

What does IDE stand for and what is it?

What does an IDE normally include?

What do the following debugging tools do?
> Single step operation
> Watch
> Breakpoints

Give an example of an IDE.

What does ASCII stand for and what is it?

How many possible encodings are there in ASCII?

What is unicode and why do we use unicode instead of ASCII?

What is an executable file?

How are executable files created?

What is a bit, nibble, byte and what can they be used for?

What does XML mean and what is it?

What does HTML stand for?

What are the similarities and differences between HTML and XML?

What is Application Development / Software Systems Design?

What activities are included in Software Systems Design?
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And where do many of them take place?

How does an object-oriented approach to Application Development affect programs?