OCR H446 · Component 01 · Computer systems
1.2.2 Applications generation
Software categories, application software, open and closed source licensing, translators, compilation stages, errors, libraries, linkers, and loaders.
What to revise
Practise applications generation.
Start with these questions from the applications generation topic pack. In the workspace, explain each idea from memory, compare your reasoning with the feedback, then revisit the concepts that need practice.
Use the pack alongside your OCR H446 computer systems revision. Your self-reported confidence helps plan the next review; it is not an exam mark or predicted grade.
- Identify a utility for recovering from accidental file deletion and explain its purpose.Apply
- Describe syntax analysis and code generation during compilation.Describe
- What is software?Software
- How do system software and application software differ?Software
- What is the difference between general-purpose and special-purpose software?Applications
- What is proprietary software?Licensing
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