Exam 6: Software and Hardware Interaction

Software development is a multistep process that usually begins when someone recognizes a need to perform a task more effectively and/or efficiently using a computer.

Software piracy is ____.

What process involves running systematic tests, debugging, and beta testing?

When you purchase a software program, you also need to purchase a separate software license that give you permission to use the program.

____ is a recently developed software delivery method where an application is licensed for use as a service.

Case 6-1 Olivia works as a network manager for a financial services company. Part of her job is to manage software purchases and installation. When verifying that software is being used and distributed within the terms of the license, Olivia would be most concerned about ____.

System software helps you perform a specific task.

Which of the following is not an operating system?

Which software modification generally involves radical changes to the product?

____________________ is programming code written to provide instructions to the hardware so it can perform tasks.

Another word for software is ____.

A(n) utility is a program that translates computer code written by a programmer into an executable program.

____ software includes authoring, animation, music, and virtual reality.

____________________ are programs that help to maintain computer hardware or other software, and usually perform a single task.

____ is software that is included with the purchase of a new computer.

A(n) ____________________ shows different paths the program will take depending on what data is inputted.

Small errors in syntax or spelling of a line of code will not affect the results.

There are ____ categories of system software.

One of the tasks you can perform with application software is to modify and apply rules to data.