Question

1. software that controls the basic operations of your computer: operating system software cpu browser application software 10. what happens when a user instructs an application program to save a file? powerpoint saves the file to ram. the operating system saves the file to ram. powerpoint saves the file to the hard drive. the operating system saves the file to the hard drive.

Explanation:

• For question 9: The operating system software manages and controls the basic operations of a computer. The CPU is hardware. A browser is a type of application software used for accessing the web. Application software is for specific tasks (e.g., word - processing, etc.), not for controlling basic computer operations.
• For question 10: When an application program (like PowerPoint) is instructed to save a file, it requests the operating system to perform the save operation. The operating system then saves the file to the hard drive (a non - volatile storage). RAM is volatile (data is lost when power is off), so files are not saved to RAM for long - term storage.

Answer:

1. operating system software
2. The operating system saves the file to the hard drive.