software

Question 1

Application software

Answer 1

Application (productivity)

ex: word

Question 2

system software

Answer 2

operating system

ex: mac IOS

Question 3

open source software

Answer 3

available program general public for use without cost; code can be modified and redistributed to software community.

Question 4

Freeware

Answer 4

copyrighted software given away for free (code cannot be changed without permission)

Question 5

shareware

Answer 5

downloadable from internet, usually trial basis free period before required purchase.

Question 6

cookies

Answer 6

a cookie is a small text file that a web site uses to identify a specific computer.

Question 7

defragmentation (degrag)

Answer 7

Disk fragmentation occurs when data is broken up into many pieces that are not stored close together.

Question 8

Spyware

Answer 8

is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer’s consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer’s knowledge.

Question 9

virus

Answer 9

is a type of malicious software program (“malware”) that, when executed, replicates by reproducing itself (copying its own source code) or infecting other computer programs by modifying them. Infecting computer programs can include as well, data files, or the “boot” sector of the hard drive.

Question 10

malware

Answer 10

s short for “malicious software” - computer programs designed to infiltrate and damage computers without the users consent. “ Malware” is the general term covering all the different types of threats to your computer safety such as viruses, spyware, worms, trojans, rootkits and so on.