SOFTWARE
Exercise Solution
A. Tick (P) the correct alternative :
1. Software is a set of :
(a) Raw data
(b) Instructions
(c) Information
(d) Codes
2. Windows is an example of:
(a) Application Software
(b) Operating system
(c) Utility Program
(d) System software
3. Basic Language was developed in the
(a) 1970
(b) 1964
(c) 1957
(d) 1975
B. Write ‘T' for true and ‘F’ for false statement:
1. Application Software are built to fulfill the needs of
computer user. - True
2. Antivirus Software is an example of utility programs. - True
3. Microsoft Access is a multimedia software.- False
4. Machine Language includes only 'O' and '1'.- True
5. Assembly Language works on mnemonic codes.- True
6. COBOL is a machine oriented language.- False
C. Fill in the blanks:
1. PASCAL language was named after Blaise Pascal.
2. Windows is a popular operating
system.
3. FORTRAN stands for FORmula
TRANslation.
4. Multimedia Software is used to process image and graphics.
5. Computer can understand only Zero and one.
D. Answer the following questions:
1. What do you understand by Application Software ?
Ans: Application software are
those programs which are built to fulfill the needs of the computer user.
2. What do you understand by High Level Language ?
Ans: It is based on English words
and symbols. You can write programs using syntax with certain rules.
3. What is a Computer Language ?
Ans: It is language which is used
to communicate with the computer.
4. What do you understand by Multimedia Software ?
Ans: Multimedia software is used to process
images, to make graphics, add animation, to record and edit sounds or videos.
5. What is the use of compiler?
Ans: It convert high level
language program into machine code i.e. zero and one’s.
6. Which language was developed by IBM ?
Ans: FORTRAN language is
developed by IBM in 1957.
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