Software Flashcards
Application Software
Application software is a program or group of programs designed for end users. These programs are divided into two classes: system software and application software.
System Software
System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer’s hardware and application programs. If we think of the computer system as a layered model, the system software is the interface between the hardware and user applications. … The OS manages all the other programs in a computer.
Open Source Software
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Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.
Freeware
software that is available free of charge.
Shareware
software that is available free of charge and often distributed informally for evaluation, after which a fee may be requested for continued use.
Cookies
A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Defragmentation
In the maintenance of file systems, defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation. It does this by physically organizing the contents of the mass storage device used to store files into the smallest number of contiguous regions (fragments).
Virus
a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
Spyware
software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another’s computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.
Malware
software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.
