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Operating systems - Match-up

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Operating system
System software
Application software
User interface
Memory management and multitasking
Peripheral management and drivers
User management
File management


Answers
Allocating accounts, access rights and security for the people who use the computer.
Programs that run and manage the computer itself rather than letting the user complete a task.
Handling the data transferred between devices and the processor, with software allowing each device to communicate.
The part of a computer that lets a person control it, taking their input and displaying output.
Naming and organising stored data, allocating it to folders, moving it and saving it.
Moving programs and data between storage and the working area, so several programs can run at once.
The software that manages hardware and resources, lets programs run and lets the user interact with the computer.
Programs that let a user carry out tasks such as writing documents or browsing the web.
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