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Software Flashcards

1
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What does digital infrastructure consist of?

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distributed computing and software/ the internet/ cloud computing/ blockchain and web3

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What is computer systems in different locations communicate and collaborate to complete a task?

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distributed computing and software

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the infrastrucutre behind modern computer networks

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the internet

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4
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emergiing computer architectural model/// delivery of different services thorugh the internet

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cloud copmuting

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5
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emerging technology enabling the next version of the world wide web

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blockchain and web3

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A form of computing where systems in different locations communicate and collaborate to complete a task
example is the world wide web

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distributed computing

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7
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the architecture behind most distributed computing

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client-server system

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8
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client-server model as applied to an internet-based application

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web service

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programs that request something, your web browser

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clients

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10
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programs that deliver/ serve something to satisfy a request

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servers

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___ of this system, code need to be diviided between the client software and server software

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client-server system

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any program that makes itself available to other programs over the internet using HTTP as a transfer protocol

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web service

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13
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an example of the client-server model being applied to the internet

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web service

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14
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is this is the computer programs

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software

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15
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this runs the software from the moment it is powered up

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hardware

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16
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whatre the two types of software

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system and application

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17
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this type of software controls hardware, must be written for the hardware, operating systems like windows, OS x, chrome

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system software

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18
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users use it to do stuff, must be written for the operating systems like windows, OS X, chrome

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applicaiton software

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19
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this is usually written by humans in the computer language like python, swift, java, javascript, COBOL, MATLAB

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source code

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20
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to execute source code, it first has to be converted int o

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object code

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21
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———- convert a program all at one, creating, for example an .exe file on a windows machine

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compliers

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——converts a program “one line at. atime” as it is

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interpreters

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23
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for authoring, maintaining and testing source code

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software: IDE

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24
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most professional programmers/data scientists use __________ to write code and manage resources

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integrated development environment

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25
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________ is an approach to software development where building applications and related processes entail little to no coding

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low-code

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26
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the development of _______ is paid for and controlled by some person, firm, organization

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properietary software

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27
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this is held by a party and is NOT available to the public

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Intellectual property

28
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IP owner commonly restricrs use of its IP through various schemes for software licenses

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single machine, multiple machine, site, time-limited

29
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this is typically developed by a community

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open-source software

30
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volunteer developers with little or no commericial interest in the product// sometimes organizations will provide substantial development and maintenance resources for an OSS project

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open source software

31
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how widespread is OSS adoption?

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72% of companies frequently use open-source for non-commericial or internal reasons and 55% use open source for commerical prodcuts
- 20% of companies contribute code to an OSS project, so any company you will join ery likely use OSS

32
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what are principles of open-source software distribution

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no discrimination and technology neutral

33
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license is availbe to any entity and any endeavor/field

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no discrimination

34
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license is free of technology or interface restrictions

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technology neutral

35
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work based on or derived from one or more already existing works

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derivative works

36
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the original developer must always be acknowledged

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oss derivative works

37
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a user can modify the software as they see fit

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OSS derivative works

38
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distriution of original and derived OSS may be restricted by OSS license

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OSS derivative works

39
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OSS license types:

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  • copyleft license
    -permissive free software licenses
40
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what does cpoyleft licenses

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same rights

41
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permissive free software licenses:

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different rights

42
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practice of granting the right to create and distribute derivatie works with the requirement that is bound by the same rights associated with the original work

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copyleft licenses

43
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allows modified versions of the software/code to be distribued under terms different than the original sfotware/code

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permissive free licenses

44
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less restrictive on redistribution than copyleft

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permissive free licenses

45
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minimal restrictions. requires rhat all copied/adapted code retain the BSD license noice

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BSD License (berkeley software distribution)

46
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part of android mobile oS code. you may release parts of the code you modify under any license you want

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apache license

47
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oss development can harness the creativity of thousands of developers aorund the globe- depends on the community

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access to latest innovations

48
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more vulnerabilities may be identified and corrected since the code is open( depends on the community)

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security and quality

49
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since code is available, it may be modified by the customer or third parties to fit the specific needs of a firm without reliance on a specific vendor- depends on the community and he wuality of the code

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ability to customize

50
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switching costs may be lower than those of proprietary software if formats/process are compatible

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limited lock-in (more agility and better time to market)

51
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offer the OSS for free but modularize key add-on functionality for enterprise users in proprietary modeules that you can charge for

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open-source

52
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offer a fully-managed verison of the OSS so users can quickly “spin up” an instance to try it or deploy into production. All advantages of Saas apply for the client

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hosting

53
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sell deployment and integratoin services, production-oriented “insurance policies”, certified binaries, training, bug fixes, etc to businesses deploying the product. Red is the most notable success

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support

54
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mozilla foundation, supports firefox

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seek donations

55
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form of computing where systems in different locations communicate and collaborate to complete a task

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distributed computing

56
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a program that fulfills the requests of a client

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server

57
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a software program that makes request of a server program

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client

58
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software that houses and serves business logic for use by multiple applications

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application server

59
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small pieces of code that are accessed via the application server, and permit interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network

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web services

60
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programminng hooks, or guidelines, published by firms that tell other programs how to get a service to perfom a task such as send or recieve data

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APIs

61
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robust set of web services built around an organization processes and procedures

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service-oriented architecure (SOA)

62
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products and services that allow for the developement and integration of software products and other complementary oods

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platforms

63
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tagging language that can be used to identify data fields made available for use by other applications

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extensible markup language

64
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popular data interchange format, JSON is a technology standard often used to format data when being sent or received via APIs

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Javascript object notation

65
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also known as “hardened”. Term used to describe technology products that contain particularly strong security feature

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security-focused

66
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ability to either handle increasing workloads or to be easily expanded to manage workload

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scalability

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