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Grade 10 Systems Technologies: Software

Computer Applications Technology practice questions and a worked example

Grade 10 CAT software questions check whether you can tell system software from application software and explain everyday software behaviour -- what a plug-in does, why a program needs updating, or what a menu shortcut is for. Practice questions here work from real past-paper scenarios, including short 'explain what happened and why' items based on a described computer problem.

Worked example

4.1 Your sister was using Facebook when a message popped up saying that she must install a ‘plug-in’ to view the page. Explain what a plug-in is and what it generally allows one to do.

Answer & explanation

A plug-in is a program / software. It allows one to view ‘special’/multimedia effects.
A plug-in is a software component that adds specific capabilities to a larger software application. In this case, it is a small program that integrates with a web browser to enable it to display content that it cannot handle on its own, such as videos, animations, or interactive features. When your sister received a message to install a plug-in, it was likely because the web page contained multimedia content that her browser needed additional software to display properly.

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1.2 Which one of the following statements is correct? A. Information refers to unprocessed items such as sets of numbers and amounts. B. The process of input, processing, output and storage is called the information processing cycle. C. Data is the result of the processing of information and should be useful and meaningful. D. A learner’s term marks is an example of information being input, where the computer processes the information and the output is a printed report (data).
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    1.7 Which one of the following is an example of an open source operating system? A. Office 365 B. Windows 7 C. Linux D. Apple OS X
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    1.8 Which company’s products typically starts with a small letter ‘i’, as in ‘iPad’? A. Microsoft B. Amazon C. Intel D. Apple
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    1.9 Which one of the following examples of software does NOT logically belong with the others in terms of its function? A. Internet Explorer B. Skype C. Google Chrome D. Opera
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    2.3 A common file type associated with digital images

Common mistakes

  • Mixing up system software (the operating system and its utilities) with application software (the programs a user opens to do a task) -- a driver or an antivirus program is system software even though the user interacts with it. Learners also confuse open-source software with freeware; open-source specifically means the source code is available to change.

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Aligned to CAPS Grade 10 Computer Applications Technology — Systems Technologies: Software. Curriculum source: CAPS for the FET Phase, Department of Basic Education.

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