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Assessment # 3 (1) - Software

This document outlines an assessment for IGCSE Computer Science, focusing on various topics such as language translators, compilers, Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), software and hardware interrupts, and operating system functions. It includes questions that require students to identify concepts, explain benefits, and complete descriptions related to computer science. The assessment is designed to test knowledge over a duration of 40 minutes for a total of 25 marks.

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Assessment # 3 (1) - Software

This document outlines an assessment for IGCSE Computer Science, focusing on various topics such as language translators, compilers, Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), software and hardware interrupts, and operating system functions. It includes questions that require students to identify concepts, explain benefits, and complete descriptions related to computer science. The assessment is designed to test knowledge over a duration of 40 minutes for a total of 25 marks.

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9IGCSE - Computer Science - Assessment # 3 – Term 2

Name: Duration: 40mins


Date: Total Marks: 25
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1. Tick one or more boxes in each row to identify the language translator(s) each statement
describes
[4]

2. Tarun decides to use a compiler to develop the game. Identify two benefits of using a
compiler.
[2]
3. Explain how a programmer can make use of a typical Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) when writing a program.
[2]
4. Give two examples of software interrupts and two examples of hardware interrupts.
[4]
5. Complete the following description of the functions of an operating system by selecting
the appropriate missing words from those in the box.
[8]

user drivers files hardware interface multitasking output


peripherals printers processor RAM utility ROM running
passwords faster volatile virtual

The operating system provides a user .................................................... . This displays the


output to the user and allows the user to interact with
the .................................................... . The operating system controls the movement of
data from secondary storage to .................................................... and vice-versa. This is
known as memory management. The operating system can only perform one process at a
time, but by managing the memory the computer can appear to be completing more than
one process at a time. This is known as .................................................... . An operating
system allows device .................................................... to be installed to allow an external
piece of hardware to interact with the .................................................... . The operating
system provides security through user accounts and .................................................... . It
also creates and maintains a file system to organise ……………. and directories.
6. Write the sequence of events that occur when an interrupt is generated When the
processor receives the interrupt
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