System Software & Utilities is one of 10 topics in the Grade 12 Information Technology CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which of the following is an example of an operating system?
Windows
Microsoft Word
A web browser
A photo editing application
Answer: Windows — Windows is an operating system; Word, a web browser, and a photo editor are all examples of application software that run on top of an operating system.
Easy
2. Which OS function involves allocating and tracking which parts of RAM are used by which running programs?
Memory management
Device management
File management only
User authentication only
Answer: Memory management — Memory management is the OS function responsible for allocating RAM to running programs and reclaiming it when programs close.
Medium
3. Name the small programs that translate general operating system requests into the specific commands a particular piece of hardware understands.
Answer: device drivers — Device drivers translate general OS requests into the specific commands understood by a particular hardware device, enabling device management.
