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Computer Systems General Homework Set 3
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1
What is your teacher's name?
Mr McGivern
Mr Munro
Mr Carey
Mrs Smith
2
All computers need to have an operating system. State
two
tasks an operating system would carry out.
KU
(2 points)
3
Describe
one
difference between a program written in a high level computer language and a program written in machine code.
KU
(1 point)
4
Here is an advertisement from an employment magazine. What is a Graphical User Interface?
KU
(1 point)
Resource 1
5
Give
one
advantage of using a Graphical User Interface.
KU
(1 point)
6
BASIC, COMAL and PASCAL are examples of high level languages. Give
two
features which are common to all high level languages.
KU
(2 points)
7
Describe a situation where voice recognition would be useful.
PS
(1 point)
8
Explain why it would be useful in this situation.
PS
(1 point)
9
Describe a situation where handwriting recognition would be useful.
PS
(1 point)
10
Explain why it would be useful in this situation.
PS
(1 point)
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Walsh J: Computing Studies
. - Chapter 15 - 18
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