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Y9#4 - Operating Systems - Answers

The document is a worksheet for Year 9 ICT, focusing on operating systems. It defines an operating system, lists its functions, and discusses different types of user interfaces, including their benefits and drawbacks. The worksheet includes questions that require explanations and examples related to operating systems and user interfaces.

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Y9#4 - Operating Systems - Answers

The document is a worksheet for Year 9 ICT, focusing on operating systems. It defines an operating system, lists its functions, and discusses different types of user interfaces, including their benefits and drawbacks. The worksheet includes questions that require explanations and examples related to operating systems and user interfaces.

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Name: Date :

Class:
Term/Year : Term 1/2024-2025
Subject: Year 9 ICT

Worksheet No. : 4

Unit 1: 1.4 Operating systems

Answer all questions below.

1. Explain what an operating system is.


 operating system (OS), program that manages a computer’s resources,
especially the allocation of those resources among other programs.
 Typical resources include the central processing unit (CPU), computer
memory, file storage, input/output (I/O) devices, and network connections.
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2. List down the three functions of an operating system.


1) manage the computer's resources, such as the central processing unit, memory,
disk drives, and printers
2) establish a user interface
3) execute and provide services for applications software

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3. Give one example of who might use each type of user interface:
a. Graphical User Interface
GUIs are used in many handheld mobile devices such as MP3 players, portable
media players, gaming devices, smartphones and smaller household, office and
industrial controls. Gamers
b. Command Line
Programmers, experienced computer users, or administrators
c. Dialogue based interface

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allows communication between the
human and the computer,Gesture-based interface. Gamers
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4. A computer can have command line interfaces (CLI) and graphical user interfaces
(GUI). Give three benefits and three drawbacks of both types of the user interface.

Benefits Drawbacks
1) can perform multiple tasks by 1) it is difficult to remember all the
entering commands in the CLI. commands used in the CLI

2)The command-line interface uses 2) For new users, CLI is quite


less memory as compare to GUI. confusing. The new user cannot
CLI uses minimal memory and your judge how the CLI can work and what
CLI system will not slow down. to type in the CLI.

3) As CLI is a text-based interface so 3) Most of the commands in the


it can also run well on a low- command line interface are not
resolution screen. reversed or undone

1) they are very simple to use and 1) The operating systems are pre-
handle, and hence replaced old programmed system software and
fashioned operating system which cannot be updated or changed.
used CUI.

2) They are very attractive and 2) GUI consumes more resources


GUI visually impactful, making users like RAM and CPU.
more convenient for usage.

3) They do not need prior computer 3) It requires more memory.


skills or knowledge to perform
computer operations.

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