Module 1.6

Question 1

what is integrated software and give an example

Answer 1

Designed to share and exchange data with each other

ex. Microsoft office

Question 2

what is a license?

and give an example of what they are called

Answer 2

legally binding contract between the user and the software company

EULAS or End User License Agreements

Question 3

what is proprietary software?

Answer 3

software that is licensed, so users may only use the software under certain conditions

Question 4

what is software piracy

Answer 4

illegal installation, copying and distribution of proprietary software

Question 5

what’s the difference between single user license and site license

Answer 5

SUL:

• can only install one copy of software
• used singular computer

SL / Volume licensing:

• allows company an unrestricted number of installations of the software
• schools/ companies

Question 6

Freeware and Shareware

Answer 6

F: fully functioning software that can be be used and copied without any restrictions

S: software can use for trial period

Question 7

open source software

Answer 7

• OSS is freely used, modified and distributed, however not be sold
• support and documentation may be charged for but not the source code

Question 8

what is a source code

Answer 8

needs code to make changes or fix any bugs or mistakes in the program

Question 9

name for 4 open source software

Answer 9

• Linux operating system
• OpenOffice and LibreOffice
• Java programming language
• MySQL database system

Question 10

name 5 potential disadvantages of open software

Answer 10

• no guarantee of quality/ works correctly
• many different versions of same product
• generally only get open source software from the internet
• OSS is not widely used
• Documentation and support for OSS may not be easy to access

Question 11

what’s copyright

Answer 11

legal right to make copies and to publish and sell products

Question 12

creative commons

Answer 12

free copyright licenses

Question 13

what’s compression software

Answer 13

• used to make a compressed version of a file

* reducing the size of a file so it takes up less storage

Question 14

what is the process of compressing a file often referred to as?
and then uncompressing the file?

Answer 14

zipping

unzipping or decompressing

Question 15

Name 3 examples of specialized compression utilities

Answer 15

• WinZip
• WinRAR
• Windows provides a means of compressing & decompressing

Question 16

name 3 reasons why it’s essential to backup or make copies of files regularly?

Answer 16

• files can be accidentally deleted or overwritten
• become corrupt
• storage devices can fail

Question 17

what is a driver

Answer 17

software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or devices