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 KNOWING THE SOFTWARE Answer the following questions. a) What do you understand by the term 'Software'? List down the different types of software. Software is a set of instructions/programs that control the operation of a computer system and direct the computer to accomplish a task. b) What is system software and what role does it play in the functioning of the computer? System software is designed to control the operations of computer's hardware and application programs.When you switch on the computer System software activates different units of our computer and makes them ready for us to work. System software consists of a group of programs that control the operations of the computer equipment including the functions like managing memory, managing peripherals, loading and storing. It is an interface between the application programs and the computer. c) What is an Operating system? Write its four functions. Operating system (OS) is the first program loaded into the compute...

Knowing about Operating Systems 5a)  He can install Ubuntu open source OS its Desktop, control buttons, icons looks similar to MS‐Windows b) She can upgrade her computer with Windows 10 which is free for licenced users of Windows 8 through Microsoft official site. Answers- a) What is an Operating System? An operating system is the software component of a computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and sharing of limited resources of the computer. b) List all the services provided by an Operating System. Services provided by the Operating system are-  Program execution   Handling of input/output operations Error deduction  File system Manipulation  System protection c) Write a short note on 'Types of Operating Systems'. There are generally four types of OS and are categorized based on the types of computers they control and the sort of applications they support.  Single user Single Task OS  Single User Mult...

                              Database Management System Explain the following terms briefly. a) Record - A Record is the detail or related information of an individual. b) Database file- Database file is a collection of files/records that act as a single centralized data bank for many processing applications. c) Field- A field is an individual data item within a record like an address field or name field etc. d) Data- Data is information that has been translated into a form that is efficient for processing. Answer the following questions. a) What do you understand by Database? Explain with an example. A database is a set of data that has a regular structure and that is organized in such a way that a computer can easily find the desired information. Example Telephone directory system, Railway reservation System etc. b) What is Electronic Data Processing(EDP)? Explain all the tasks associat...