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Types Of Software And Interrupts (GCSE Computing)

The following is a GCSE Computing test covering 'Types Of Software And Interrupts' from the broader topic 4. Software. The test is geared towards the CAMBRIGE-IGCSE exam board style syllabus.
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Which type of software manages the main functions of a computer, provides device drivers and handles interrupts?
Which type of software would an operating system use to allow multiple applications to use the same hardware resources fairly?
Which software type is primarily responsible for starting the operating system when a computer is powered on?
What happens if an interrupt occurs but the CPU has disabled interrupts temporarily (masked them)?
If a critical hardware fault must always be serviced immediately and cannot be ignored, it is often implemented as which kind of interrupt?
When a device raises an interrupt while the CPU is in the middle of another ISR, what mechanism lets the system handle the new interrupt only if it has higher priority?
Which statement best describes firmware?
Which software component typically translates high-level programming language code into machine code before execution?
What does the operating system use to keep track of the addresses of different interrupt service routines?
When writing a device driver, which type of software knowledge is most essential to handle interrupts correctly?
How does the operating system usually detect the source of an interrupt from multiple devices?