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1.1 Components of a computer and their uses

Quick questions on Operating systems, memory management, interrupts, scheduling and software types - OCR A-Level Computer Science H446

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State two functions of an operating system. [2 marks]
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Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of the shortest job first scheduling algorithm. [2 marks]
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Classify a disk defragmenter as systems or application software and justify your answer. [2 marks]

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