Chap 2(Software) Flashcards
Works of Utility software
•Backup
•Defragmentation
•Compression
•Disk formatting
•Antimalware
Types of application software and its purposes
Critical path?
Shortest possible time a project will take to finish
Why software updates?
•To fix security vulnerabilities and bugs
•Increasing compatibility with new OS
•To introduce new features
•Improve usability
•Improving performance and efficiency
Software licensing
Whats project management?
-Allocating tasks to individuals or group.
-Allow us to track cost
-Rearranging for resources to b e delivered on time
Why is project management used?
-Help plan and track the individual tasks in a project
-timeline of dependent tasks->Set milestones->Critical peth
Types of communication software
•SMS(Short messaging service
•MMS(Multimedia Messaging Service)
•Instant messaging
•Email
•Social Media
•Web browsers
Freeware
Proprietary software without fee charge
What’s control app? Where it is used
-Make smth happened in physical environment (To automate movement of control devices)
-Engineering, vehicles, building control systems
Types of ROM?
•ROM(Mask Programmed ROM)
•PROM(Programmable ROM)(Write once)
•EPROM(Erasable Programmable ROM)-By strong UV
•EEPROM(Electrically Erasable ROM/Flash memory)-Apply voltage
OS jobs?
•Memory management
-Allocation of memory to each app
-Creation of VM
•Resource managment
-Allocation of system resources (Graphics card,Processor)
•Security
•Hardware management/device drivers
•File management
•Networking
•Print spooling
What’s Operating system?
Allow users to manage and control the hardware
What’s Utility Software?
Software carries out maintenance and configuration tasks
What’s system software?
Designed to maintain or operate the computer system
