Portability Of Software

Question 1

Examples of operating system functions include;

Answer 1

File management
Error Reporting
Memory Management
Interpreting User Commands
Input/Output Management
Resource Allocation

Question 2

Explain what is meant when software is ‘portable’

Answer 2

The term refers to when software can be run on a different OS/device other than the one it was originally designed for

Question 3

The advantage of using proprietary software is…

Answer 3

That you as the user can take advantage of the software company’s customer services department for troubleshooting and setup purposes

Question 4

What kind of interface presents options for the user to pick from

Answer 4

A menu driven interface

Question 5

What are the running costs of shareware?

Answer 5

Free to download but the user must pay after a trial period

Question 6

What is one benefit of portable software?

Answer 6

It will run on multiple different platforms

Question 7

Why does all software require a license?

Answer 7

Software needs a license as the user needs to know how many installations they are allowed to use

Question 8

What is a disadvantage of commands for command driven interfaces?

Answer 8

They are hard to remember

Question 9

Advantages of using commands for command driven interfaces are…

Answer 9

Less processor intensive
Commands abbreviated for speed of typing
Commands may be combined within a script to create more powerful combinations

Question 10

What are two facts of open source software?

Answer 10

Source code is available

It is free