Software Chapter Review
Across
- 1. Operated with a mouse or similar pointing device.
- 4. Software that allows the creation of documents such as leaflets, brochures, posters, newsletters, and magazines.
- 6. An example of a word processing software.
- 8. Software used to detect and remove malicious software such as viruses, Trojan horses, and spyware.
- 10. Software responsible for managing and controlling all of the computer's hardware.
- 12. Operating systems provide ______.
- 13. Software processes input and transforms it into useful______.
- 14. Software used to record, edit and mix digital audio.
- 15. Software that allows the user to perform tasks to solve problems, such as creating documents, managing finances, or editing images.
- 19. Software that allows the creation of typed documents such as letters, memos, and business proposals.
- 21. File format used for distributing digital documents.
- 22. Software used to compress files to save disk space or network bandwidth and decompress them again.
- 24. Software that focuses on the creation of slides for giving verbal presentations.
- 25. User types a series of commands using the keyboard.
- 27. Updates the operating system with the latest security and performance ‘patches’ released by the software’s creators.
- 29. Software used to view webpages.
- 30. Sets of instructions hardware follows in order to preform a task.
Down
- 2. Sets options for disabled users, such as increased font size or screen contrast.
- 3. Most common operating system.
- 5. The OS uses software called a ______ ______ to understand how to communicate with the various hardware devices attached to the computer.
- 7. Detects and deletes unneeded files such as temporary files created by some applications that have built up over time. This helps reclaim valuable disk space.
- 9. A standard coding scheme for representing text using the English alphabet.
- 11. Software used to perform tasks involving lots of calculations, such as managing finances or student grades.
- 16. What type of digits do computers use to represent data?
- 17. Software used to create and design websites.
- 18. Optimizes hard disk performance by arranging files into contiguous sectors.
- 20. Secure folders, files and disks in the event of theft or loss of the computer.
- 23. Software used to create or edit digital images.
- 26. Having more than one OS at once and being able to choose which one to use.
- 28. Monitors system resources such as processor and memory usage and otimises them to improve performance.