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Group 3 - Computer-Software Flashcards

1
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Performs Information Processing Tasks for End Users

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Application Software

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Manages and Supports Operations of Computer Systems and Networks

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System Software

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Examples of Purpose Application Programs

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  • Software Suites
  • Web Browsers
  • Electronic Mail
  • Word Processing
  • Spreadsheets
  • Database Managers
  • Presentation Graphics
  • Personal Information
    Managers
  • Groupware
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Examples of Application-Specific Programs

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  • Business-Accounting, Transaction Processing, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Electronic Commerce, etc.
  • Science and Engineering
  • Education, Entertainment,
    etc.
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Examples of System Management Programs

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  • Operating Systems
  • Network Management Programs
  • Database Management Systems
  • Application S e r v e r s
  • System Utilities
  • Performance and
    Security Monitors
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Examples of System Development Programs

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  • Programming Language Translators
  • Programming Editors a n d Tools
  • Computer-Aided
    Software Engineering (CASE) Packages
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General Purpose
* Programs that perform common information processing jobs for end users; e.g., word processing, spreadsheet
* Also call productivity packages
Custom Software
* Software applications developed within an organization for use by that organization

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Application Software

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  • Many copies sold
  • Minimal changes beyond scheduled upgrades
  • Purchasers have no control over specifications, schedule, or evolution, and no access to source code or internal documentation
  • Product vendor retains the intellectual property rights of the software
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Commercial Off-the-Shelf * (COTS)

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  • Developers collaborate on the development of an application using programming standards which allow
    anyone to contribute to the software
  • As each developer completes a project, the application code becomes available and free to anyone who wants it
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Open-source Software

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Thousands of these packages support specific applications of end users
Examples: customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, Web-enabled electronic commerce

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Function-Specific Application Software

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11
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Most widely used productivity packages are bundled together as _____

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software suites

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12
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Give advantages and disadvantages of Software Suites, Integrated Packages

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Advantages
* Cost less than buying individual packages
* AII have similar GUI
* Work well together
Disadvantages
* AII features not used
* Takes a lot of disk space (bloatware)

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Software applications that support navigation through the point-and-click hyper-linked resources of the Web
- Becoming the universal platform from which end users launch, Information searches, E-mail, Multimedia file transfer, Discussion groups and other Internet-based applications

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Web Browsers

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14
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Browsers are used to gain access to Internet
_____
Examples are: Google, Ask Jeeves, Look Smart, Lycos, Overture, Yahoo!
Using _____ to find information has become an indispensable part of Internet, intranet, and extranet applications

(same answer on blanks)

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Search Engines

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Software to communicate by sending and receiving messages and attachments via the Internet, intranet, or extranet

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E-mail

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16
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Receive electronic messages instantly

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Instant messaging (1M)

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A personal website in dated log format updated with new information about a subject or range of subjects

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Weblog or blog

18
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Create, edit, revise, and print documents
Example: Microsoft Word, Lotus WordPro, Corel WordPerfect ,Google Docs

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Word Processing

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Produce printed materials that look professionally published
* Example: Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Publisher, QuarkXPress

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Desktop Publishing

20
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Used by virtually every business for Analysis, planning, modeling

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Electronic Spreadsheets

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  • Worksheet of rows and columns
  • Can be stored on local computer or on network
  • Requires designing format and developing the relationships (formulas)
  • Most help you develop charts and graphic displays of spreadsheet results
  • Supports what-if questions
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Electronic Spreadsheet

22
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  • Converts numeric data into graphics displays
  • Used to create multimedia presentations of graphics, photos, animation, and video clips
  • E.g., Microsoft PowerPoint, Lotus Freelance, Corel Presentations
  • Top packages can tailor files for transfer in HTML format to websites
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Presentation Graphics

23
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Software for end user productivity and collaboration
* Stores information about clients
* Manages schedules, appointments, tasks
* Most include ability to access the Web and provide e-mail capabilities
* Some support team collaboration by sharing information with other PIM users
* Example: Lotus Organizer, Microsoft Outlook

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Personal Information Managers

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Software that helps workgroups collaborate on Group assignments
* E-mail, discussion groups, databases, video conferencing
* Example: Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise, Microsoft Exchange
* Windows SharePoint Services and WebSphere both allow teams to create websites for information sharing and document collaboration

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Groupware

25
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Outsourcing development and maintenance of Software

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Software Alternatives

25
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  • Companies that own, operate, and maintain application software and computer system resources
  • Use the application for a fee over the Internet
  • Pay-as-you-go
  • Use expected to accelerate in the coming years
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Application service providers (ASPs)

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All COTS and ASP software is licensed, Involves the underlying..
* Intellectual property rights
* Copyright
* Trademark
* Trade secrets
* Also involves traditional contract law, including Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

You don’t buy software
* You buy a license to use the software
* Licensed to protect the vendor’s property rights

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Software Licensing

27
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  • Integrated system of programs that…
  • Manages the operations of the CPU
  • Controls the input/output, storage resources, and activities of the computer system
  • Provides support services as the computer executes application programs
  • The _____ must be loaded and activated before other tasks can be accomplished
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Operating Systems

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The part of the operating system that allows you to communicate with it

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User Interface

29
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Three main types of User Interface

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Command-driven
Menu-driven
Graphical user interfaces (GUI)

30
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Part of the operating system that manages the hardware and networking resources of a computer system
* Includes CPU, memory, secondary storage devices, telecommunications, and input/output peripherals
Common functions
* Keeping track of where data and programs are stored
* Subdividing memory; providing virtual memory capability

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Resource Management

31
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End User/ System and Network Communications

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User Interface

32
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Managing the Use of Hardware

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Resource
Management

33
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Managing the Accomplishment of Tasks

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Task
Management

34
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Managing Data and Program Files

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File Management

35
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Providing a Variety of Support Services

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Utilities
and Other
Functions

36
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Part of the operating system that controls the creation, deletion, and access of files and programs
* Keeps track of physical location on storage devices
* Maintains directories of information about the location and characteristics of stored files

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File Management

37
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Part of the operating system that manages the accomplishment of end user computing tasks
* Controls which task gets access to the CPU, and for how long
* Can interrupt the CPU at any time to substitute a higher priority task
* Supports preemptive and cooperative multi- tasking and multi-processing

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Task Management

38
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  • GUI, multitasking, networking, multimedia
  • Microsoft’s operating system
  • NT, XP, 2003
  • Different versions manage servers
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Windows

39
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  • Multitasking, multi-user, network-managing
  • Portable - can run on mainframes, midrange, and PCs
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Unix

40
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  • Low-cost, powerful reliable Unix-like operating system
  • Open-source
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Linux

41
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  • Apple operating system for the iMac
  • GUI
  • Multitasking
  • Multimedia
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MAC OS X

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