Types of applications

Question 1

What is an application?

Answer 1

An application is a software program that provides an interactive service and a user interface.

Question 2

What is not an application?

Answer 2

Software programs that run in the background (Background Process).

Question 3

What is a utility?

Answer 3

A utility is an application that has a specific task to carry out.

Question 4

What utilities come with OS?

Answer 4

File compression
De-Fragmenting a hard disk
Network performance
Network Configuration

Question 5

What are some third party utilities?

Answer 5

Anti-Virus
Handling zip files (WINRAR)
Analyzing disk usage

Question 6

What is off the shelf software?

Answer 6

An application that has been purchased from a commercial source as a finished product

Question 7

What are three advantages of Off the shelf software?

Answer 7

1. Easily available
2. They are thoroughly tested so there are very little bugs
3. There is lots of user support

Question 8

What is a disadvantage of Off the shelf software?

Answer 8

They provide many features and many may not be used

Question 9

What is bespoke software?

Answer 9

Bespoke software is a specific application that are written in house by professional programmers for a company which need the application for a specific purpose.

Question 10

What are the advantages of bespoke software?

Answer 10

1. The software will have only features they need

2. The company will get exactly what they want and how they want it to work