2 Software

June 2019

1 The smartphone uses application software.

Describe the purpose of application software. (2)

2 Kiki’s smartphone uses an open source operating system.

Which one of these describes the source code in an open source operating system?
(1)
A It is owned by a company
B It is made available to users
C It is more secure
D It uses less processing power

June 2018
1 The most appropriate type of software for writing a letter is: (1)
A spreadsheet software
B control software
C word processing software
D database software

2 The software used to find information on the internet is: (1)

A image editing software
B presentation software
C web browsing software
D web authoring software

3 Julian has a range of software installed on his PC.

These include:
 an operating system
 office productivity tools
 web authoring software
 anti-virus software
(i) Office productivity tools and web authoring software are examples of the same type of
software.
Name this type of software. (1)
(ii) An operating system is a type of systems software.
State one other type of systems software. (1)
(iii) Explain one reason why it is important that anti-virus software is kept up-to-date.
(2)
June 2017

1 The most appropriate type of software to use for calculations is: (1)
A word processing
B spreadsheet
C presentation
D audio editing

IGCSE QP: Software 1

2 Many colleges restrict the websites that students may access. (1)
The type of software used to do this is:
A filter software
B editing software
C communication software
D web authoring software

3 One factor that should be considered before installing a software update is: (1)
A mouse settings
B validation rules
C compatibility
D portability

4 Amanda uses image editing software to edit a photograph. She then inserts the photograph
into a document using word processing software.
(i) Image editing and word processing are both examples of a type of software. Give the name
for this type of software. (1)
(ii) Name one other type of software that must be installed on the PC to allow the image
editing and word processing software to run. (1)

June 2016

1 Spreadsheets and databases are types of: (1)

A applications software
B operating systems
C system software tools
D storage devices

2 Which one of these symbols must be included in an email address? (1)

A/
B*
C@
D$

3 Jason wants to produce a slide show of the types of wild birds that are seen in his home
town. He has a laptop computer.
Identify the type of software he should use to produce the slide show. (1)

4 Jason often emails photographs to fellow members of the local bird watching club.
(i) Identify one feature of email software that will enable him to include a photograph in an
email. (1)
He is aware that he should not share the members’ email addresses.
(ii) Identify one way of sending an email without showing email addresses. (1)
(iii) Identify one way of sending an email to the members without entering individual email
addresses. (1)

IGCSE QP: Software 2

June 2015

1 The most appropriate software to use for calculations is: (1)

A spreadsheet software
B desktop publishing software
C word processing software
D database software

2 The software that must be installed on a computer to access web pages is: (1)
A a web crawler
B an ISP
C a search engine
D a web browser

3 (i) Katy uses word processing, spreadsheet and graphics software. These are examples of a
type of software. Give the name for this type of software. (1)
(ii) Katy uses Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to develop her designs. One feature of
CAD software is that images can be rotated. Identify two other features of CAD software that
help Katy to develop her designs. (2)

June 2014

1 The most appropriate type of software for producing a slide show is: (1)
A presentation software
B graphic software
C word processing software
D web authoring software
2 Jon has decided to produce a leaflet to advertise his business.
Identify the most appropriate type of software application Jon should use. (1)

June 2013
1 The software needed to send an email is: (1)
A presentation software
B web authoring software
C communication software
D graphics software

2 The type of software that controls the hardware and prepares it to run other software is the:
A operating system (1)
B applications software
C processing software
D control system

IGCSE QP: Software 3

3 A supermarket uses a computer model to predict the number of checkouts to open at various
times. (1)
The software used for this is:
A spreadsheet software
B database software
C CAD software
D presentation software

4 Sarbir uses a PC for a range of administrative tasks.

He wants to produce a letter.
Identify the most appropriate type of software to use. (1)

June 2012

1 The type of software used to write a letter is: (1)

A presentation software
B database software
C spreadsheet software
D word processing software
2 Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide software that allows parents to prevent
children from accessing inappropriate websites. (1)
This type of software is:
A anti-virus software
B a firewall
C filtering software
D an internet browser
3 Which one of the following is an example of applications software? (1)
A RAM
B Web authoring
C Operating system
D BIOS
4 Jonas will have applications software installed on his computer.
Identify one other type of software that must also be installed to run the applications.
(1)
5 Jonas buys a computer game. This includes a software licence. Explain the purpose of a
software licence. (3)

June 2011
1 A company wants to calculate staff wages. (1)
The most appropriate type of software to use is a:
A presentation package
B word processor
C control package
D spreadsheet
2 Each laptop has a pre-installed operating system. An operating system is a type of
system software.
Name the other type of software that should be installed. (1)

IGCSE QP: Software 4