03 - Operating Systems & Applications | 04. Basics of Software Installation

Question 1

T/F | Installing a program means configuring your computer so that it can run a specific program. It is impossible to use software without first installing it.

Answer 1

FALSE
Installing a program means configuring your computer so that it can run a specific program. It is IMPOSSIBLE to use a piece of software without first installing it.

Question 2

When do we consider a piece of software installed?

Answer 2

A piece of software is installed when all of its files are placed in a folder on your computer and an executable file — an entry-point for starting and running the software — is generated.

Question 3

To use a piece of software what must you do first?

Answer 3

Download it.

Question 4

What does downloading mean?

Answer 4

Downloading means retrieving files and data that make up the software from the internet (stored on a server somewhere) and storing them on your local computer.

Question 5

What is the first step to installing a piece of software?

Answer 5

The first step is to download the software’s installation executable.

Question 6

What is an executable file ending?

Answer 6

.exe

Question 7

What is an executable?

Answer 7

The exacutable contains the takss our computer must perform to install the software.

Question 8

T/F | Running an executable installs software

Answer 8

TRUE