CP102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Personal Information Manager, Database, Proprietary Software
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Sotware: refers to a set of instrucions that tells the computer what to do. Program: provides a means for us to interact with and use the computer. Computer has two main types of sotware: applicaion sotware: executes tasks at home, school, and work, system sotware: helps run the computer and coordinate instrucions between applicaion sotware and the computer"s hardware devices. Proprietary sotware: needs to be bought (ie. microsot oice) Open source sotware: free sotware that is available with few licensing and copyright restricions. Sotware as a service (saas): the vendor hosts the sotware online and you access and use the sotware over the internet without having to install it on your computer. Producivity sotware: includes programs that let you perform various tasks. Sotware suite: available for all types of sotware: ex. Word processing sotware: create and edit documents. Spreadsheet sotware: sotware that lets you make calculaions and perform numerical analyses.
