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software
a collection of computer programs and related data that provides the instructions/commands for telling a computer what to do and how to do it TERM 2
open-source software
DEFINITION 2 software made available in source code form at no cost to developers examples: lennox, firefox, moxilla TERM 3
proprietary application software
DEFINITION 3 software that addresses a specific or unique business need for a company; may be developed in-house or may be commissioned from a software vendor TERM 4
operating system
DEFINITION 4 the main system control program, which supervises the overall operations if the computer, allocates CPU time and main memory to programs, and provides sn interface between the user and the hardware TERM 5
mutlitasking/multiprograming
DEFINITION 5 the management of 2 or more tasks, or programs, running concurrently on the computer system (one CPU)
Graphical User Interface
(GUI)
system software that allows users to have direct control of visible objects (such as icons) and actions, which replace command syntax TERM 7
1st generation programming
language
DEFINITION 7 binary code TERM 8
2nd generation programming
language
DEFINITION 8 mononics TERM 9
3rd generation programming
language
DEFINITION 9 command oriented TERM 10
4th generation programming
language
DEFINITION 10 not having to do all the steps (before it was step by step)
social interface
a user interface that guides the user through computer applications by using cartoon-like characters, graphics, animation, and voice commands TERM 17
contract software
DEFINITION 17 specific software programs developed for a particular company by a vendor TERM 18
hyperlinks
DEFINITION 18 the links that connect document nodes in hypertext TERM 19
hypertext document
DEFINITION 19 the combination of nodes, links, and supporting indexes for any particular topic in hypertext TERM 20
hypertext markup language
(HTML)
DEFINITION 20 the standard programming language used on the Web to create and recognize hypertext documents
off-the-shelf application software
software purchased, leased, or rented from a vendor that develops programs and sells them to many organizations; can be standard or customizable TERM 22
multithreading
DEFINITION 22 a form of multitasking that runs multiple taks within a single application simultaneously TERM 23
multiprocessing
DEFINITION 23 simultaneously processing of more than one program by assigning them to different processors (mulitple CPUs) TERM 24
reusability feature
DEFINITION 24 feature of object oriented languages that allows objects created for one purpose to be used in a different object- oriented program if desired
