Software Applications

Question 1

What are these all examples of?

Word processors
Spreadsheet programs
Presentation platforms
Web browsers
Visual diagramming tools

Answer 1

Productivity software

Question 2

What are visual diagramming tools?

Answer 2

● Visual diagramming tools, such as Microsoft Visio or Google drawings, are a type of productivity software that enables users to create a variety of diagrams and flowcharts

Question 3

Name some examples of collaboration software?

Answer 3

Email
Conferencing software
Instant messaging
Online workspace

Question 4

What are some examples of business software?

Answer 4

Database software
Project management software
Accounting software
Business specific applications

Question 5

What is the EULA?

Answer 5

o End-User License Agreement (EULA)
▪ Legal contract between the software developer or vendor and the end
user

Question 6

Compare and contrast these licensing types

Single user license
Group/site license
Concurrent license

Answer 6

▪ Single-User License
● Permits one user to install the software on a single machine

▪ Group/Site License
● Allows a specified number of users, or users within a particular geographic location, to use the software

▪ Concurrent License
● Type of license that limits the number of users who can use the
software at the same time

Question 7

What is the difference between open source and propietary software?

Answer 7

▪ Open-source Software
● Software with publicly available source code for users to view, modify, and distribute (Linux OS and Apache web server)

▪ Proprietary Software
● Keeps its source code under tight wraps and treats it as protected
information from the manufacturer

Question 8

What can be used to simulate an older environment for older applications to run in?

Answer 8

Compatibility mode

Question 9

What is SaaS?

Answer 9

o Software as a Service (SaaS)
▪ Hosted on a provider’s servers and accessed over the internet

Question 10

What is the difference between locally installed applications and network hosted applications?

Answer 10

● Locally Installed
* Applications are stored on the computer’s local hard drive and run on the same machine

● Network Hosted
* Applications are installed on a network server and accessed through Local Area Network (LAN)

Question 11

Explain the four application architecture models.

Answer 11

One-tier - basic software design e.g. calculator

Two-tier - Client tier (user intiates rquests) server tier (fulfills data requests)

Three tier- user interface, application logic, database

n-tier - Open for more layers, or ‘tiers’, each dedicated to separate functional components of an application