Living in IT era lesson 3 Flashcards
Computer Instructions or data, anything that can be stored electronically is?
Software
The storage devices (Hard disk, CD’s etc.,), mouse, keyboard CPU and display devices (Monitor) are?
Hardware
this includes programs that do real work for user. examples are: Payroll systems, Inventory Control, Manage student database, Word Processor, Spreadsheet and Database Management System etc.
Application Software
this is computer software whose source code is available under a license that permits users to use? ex. Linux, Netscape, Apache, etc
Open source software
this give software with restrictions on using, copying and modifying as enforced by the proprietor? also called non-free software. ex; windows, winRAR, Mac, Itunes, etc.
Proprietary software
a term referring to any computer software which manages and controls the hardware so that application software can perform a task?
System software
it is the software that enables all the programs we use. basically it make the computer work.
Operating System
it is a program that reads a program in one language, and translates into an equivalent program in another language
Compiler
it is part of an operating system that is responsible for loading programs into memory
Loader
a program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program?
linker or link editor
a computer program that translates and executes instructions written in a computer programming language line-by-line
interpreter
Word processors, Spread sheets, Graphic presentation, database management system(DBMS) are types of?
Application software
it is a tool that helps user in creating, editing, and printing documents
Word processors
designed to use numbers and formulas to do calculations with ease
Spread sheets
this program can make giving presentations and using overheads easier.
Graphic presentation
