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Credit Questions Set 2

 
COMPUTER SYSTEMS: HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
   
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1. Ben has his own business, selling classroom resources to teachers.    
  a. He is unsure whether to buy and integrated package or separate general purpose packages.
Give two reasons why he may decide to buy separate general purpose packages.		  
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  b. Before he makes his purchase, Ben has to ensure his computer is capable of running the new software.
Name two features of his computer system that he will have to check to see whether it is able to run this software.		  
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  c. Ben has designed a unique company logo for all his correspondence.
Name the legislation that makes copying Ben’s work, without his permission, an offence.
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  d. Some of his products are software packages that teachers can use for training purposes. They are distributed to schools on DVD-ROM. He has tried to make these products as user friendly as possible by including online help and online tutorials.    
    i. What is online help?
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    ii. What is an online tutorial?
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    iii. He has also designed the software so that it is portable. What is meant by the term portable?
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    iv. Give two reasons for using DVD-ROM as a distribution medium.
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  e. Ben has bought a new computer. The operating system allows the computer to carryout background jobs while carrying out an interactive task.    
    i. What is meant by the term “interactive task”?
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    ii. What is meant by the term “background processing?
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    iii. Describe a situation where the capability of being able to do background jobs while carrying out an interactive task would be useful.  
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RESOURCES
Walsh J: Computing Studies . - Chapters 1, 13, 18 and 19

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