Computer ScienceCode 2210

Types of software and interrupts

What this topic asks you to be able to do

  • Describe what sets system software apart from application software, giving examples of both
  • Describe what an operating system is for, along with its basic functions
  • Understand the way in which applications software relies on hardware, firmware and an operating system in order to run.
  • Describe what interrupts are for and how they function