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Chapter 5
Software
What is software?
It is a general name given to all the programs that can be tin on computer hardware.
Operating systems (systems software)
Is a program(s) that controls the hardware directly.
Operating systems perform the following tasks:

 They provide a way for applications software to communicate with the hardware.
 They manage the system resources such as memory and also allocate CPU time.
 They manage the transfer of data to and from the various peripherals (keyboard, mice,
scanners, printers, etc.)
 They manage systems security.
Multitasking:
Is the ability of a computer to run two or more programs at the same time.

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Multi-access:

It is a system that allows several users to make apparently simultaneous use of the computer.

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User interfaces:

1- Command driven

2- Menu driven

3- Graphical user interface

Designing a user interface:

 Consistency

 Positioning the items on the screen

 Use of colour

 Use of sound

Programming languages:

 Low level languages

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o Machine language

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 High level language

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Translation programs:

1- Compilers

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2- Interpreters:

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Chapter 6

Collecting your data (pages 37 to 47)

Form design:

The need to design a form as a method used to collect data before inputting into the computer

system.

Main parts of a form:

 Headings

 Instructions

 Layout

 Sections

Testing form design

Coding data

Why coding is required?

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Designing codes:

Points when designing a coding system:

1- Codes should always be the same length.

2- Codes must be easy to use.

3- Codes must not be too short.

Putting the details into the computer:

Key to disk

Alternative methods of data capture

 Magnetic ink character recognition MICR:

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 Optical mark reading OMR:

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 Barcode readers:

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 Optical character recognition OCR:

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 Talking to your computer – speech recognition:

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Automatic data capture using signals:

Not all data have to be entered using keyboard or special forms. Some data can be entered

directly into the computer in the form of electronic signals.

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