Learning Outcome 1: Understand how ICT can be used to meet business needs

Worksheet 4 - Software
Resources for todays lesson:

Operating Systems
o Watch the two videos in department share as a class
o http://www.igcseict.info/theory/1/os/index.html
o http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/2/print
Application Software
o http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/3

Answer the following questions

A. Name
1.
2.
3.

three different types of Operating System for a desktop computer

Windows
linux
Mac os

B. Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

six features of an Operating System

pointer
apps
Scheduling
Allocation of resources
Desktop
Windows

C. Name two different smartphone/mobile Operating Systems

1. Android
2. IOS
D. Fill out the table below:

Type of
Application

Option 1

Option 2

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet
Explorer
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Serif
Adobe InDesign
Windows media player

Google Chrome

Word Processor
Spreadsheet
Graphics
Web Design
Desktop Publishing
Media Player

Notepad ++
Easy office
Microsoft Paint
Microsoft publisher
Scribes
VLC media player