Question1. Describe the differentiation between hardware and software.
Question2. Give three reasons why a computer system would require having some sorts of external storage device.
Question3. Explain the differentiation between system software and application software.
Question4. An integrated applications package holds a number of different pieces of generic software. Explain what is meant by integrated applications package and generic software.
Question5. Give an instance of a computer application which would use:
i) Batch processing,
ii) Real-time processing
And give a reason why each of your suggestions is suitable.
Question6. Explain what is meant by the term operating system.
Question7. Make a distinction between multi-tasking and multi-access operating system.