Software Chapter Review

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