Software Flashcards
Application software
productivity software
System software
operating system
Open source software
can be modified and redistributed available for open public
Freeware
copyrighted software given away freely (can be changed with permission)
Shareware
downloadable from the internet a trial and usually has a certain time before you have to buy it
cookies
They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website
defragmentation (defrag)
is the process of locating the noncontiguous fragments of data into which a computer file may be divided as it is stored on a hard disk, and rearranging the fragments
spyware
software tries to gain information on your computer
malware
bad software
virus
a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data
