Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Core Module

7.1System Software, Application Software and D

7.2Basic Features of the Operating System
7.3Common Operating Systems and Their Diffe
7.4Cross-Platform Issues
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7.1 System Software, Application

Software and Driver Programs
Categories of software
system software
helps computer perform essential operating task
application software
perform specific tasks for user
driver programs
allow I/O device to communicate with computer system

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7.1.1 System Software

Function of system software
interface between computer and user

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7.1.1 System Software

Operating system
control and manage the hardware
allow users to run other applications

Windows XP

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7.1.1 System Software

Utility program
perform specific task
related to managing system resources

Norton SystemWorks

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7.1.2 Application Software

Features of application software
perform specific tasks
cannot be run without OS
Types of application software
business application
communications application
multimedia application
entertainment and education application

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7.1.2 Application Software

Business application

Database program

Personal finance
software

Project management software

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7.1.2 Application Software

Communications application

E-mail program FTP program

Web browser
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7.1.2 Application Software

Multimedia application

Graphics software CAD software

Web authoring software

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7.1.2 Application Software

Entertainment and educational software

Games program Self-learning program

Encyclopedia software
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7.1.3 Driver Programs

Functions of driver programs
allow input or output device to communicate with the
rest of computer system
Types of driver programs
pre-installed with OS
keyboard and mouse driver
developed by device manufacturer
device drivers for printer, scanner and CD-RW

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7.2 Basic Features of the Operating

System
Single-user
Only one user run a computer system at a time
Single-tasking
Only one user run a program at a time
Multi-user
2 or more users run a computer system at the same time
Multi-tasking
Run two or more programs at the same time
Multi-processing
support running a program on two or more CPUs

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7.2 Basic Features of the Operating

System
Primary purpose of OS
maximise the productivity of a computer system
Basic functions of OS
Device configuration
File management
Memory management
Interface platform

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7.2 Basic Features of the Operating

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File management
Device configuration
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Memory management Interface platform

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7.2 Basic Features of the Operating

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Utility program
enhance the OS by controlling the allocation of
computer resources
Backup utility
Data-recovery utility
Antivirus software
Program uninstaller utility
File compression utility
Disk scanner program
Disk defragmenter utility

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7.2 Basic Features of the Operating

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Data-recovery utility
Backup utility
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7.2 Basic Features of the Operating

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Antivirus software Program uninstaller utility

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Disk scanner program

File compression utility
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7.2 Basic Features of the Operating

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Diagnostic utility
Disk defragmenter
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7.3 Common Operating Systems and

Their Differences
Network operating system
runs on network servers
provide centralised storage facility
provide communications capabilities for network
UNIX
MS Windows NT
MS Windows 2000 Server
Linux

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7.3 Common Operating Systems and

Their Differences
Desktop operating system
runs on desktop and notebook computers
DOS
MS Windows 9X
MS Windows ME
Mobile operating system
runs on wireless communications device
Palm OS
Windows CE

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7.3.1 UNIX
Features of UNIX
multi-user, multi-tasking network operating system

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7.3.1 UNIX
Advantages of UNIX
handle high volume of transaction
work with multiple processors
Disadvantages of UNIX
lack interoperability across platforms

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7.3.2 MS-DOS
Disk Operating System
single-user single-
tasking OS
command-line user
interface
replaced by GUI OS:
Microsoft Windows command-line user interface

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7.3.3 Mac OS
Macintosh Operating
System
first released in 1984
easy-to-use GUI
standard
Mac OS X: UNIX-
based core

Mac OS X

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7.3.4 Microsoft Windows

First Generation of Windows
work over a DOS foundation

Windows 1.0
Windows 2.0

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7.3.4 Microsoft Windows

First Generation of Windows

Windows 3.0 Windows 3.1

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7.3.4 Microsoft Windows

GUI OS developed by Microsoft

Windows 95 Windows 98

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7.3.4 Microsoft Windows

GUI OS developed by Microsoft

Windows 2000 Windows Millennium

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7.3.4 Microsoft Windows

GUI OS developed by Microsoft

Windows XP
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7.3.5 Linux
Features of Linux
UNIX-like OS
open-source software
How to get Linux
download free version
from Internet
Linux distribution by
Red Hat and
Mandrake
Linux

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7.3.6 Palm OS and Pocket PC

Palm OS and
Windows CE
mobile operating
system
GUI
support multimedia,
networking and Web
browsing
need small amount
of memory Palm OS Windows CE

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7.4 Cross-Platform Issues

Cross-platform
develop and run software on different types of
operating platform
Machine-independent programming language
Java
run on any OS with Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
software
Write-Once-Run-Anywhere technology
Python
Perl

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7.4 Cross-Platform Issues

Markup languages
tag: markup indicators
display on browser
solve the problem of communications among
programs under different OS
examples
Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML)
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

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7.4 Cross-Platform Issues

Advantages of cross-platform developments
cost-effective
time saving
programs are developed on different computers

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