Computer Concepts

Question 1

Application Software

Answer 1

a program or group of programs designed for end users

Question 2

System Software

Answer 2

designed to run a computers hardware and application programs

Question 3

Open Source Software

Answer 3

available program to general public for use without cost; code can be modified and redistributed to software community

Question 4

Freeware

Answer 4

copyrighted software given away for free (code cannot be changed without permission

Question 5

Shareware

Answer 5

downloadable from internet, usually trial basis free for a period before required purchase

Question 6

cookies

Answer 6

Cookies provide a way for the Web site to recognize you and keep track of your preferences.

Question 7

Defragmentation

Answer 7

Defragmentation 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 and restoring them into fewer fragments or into the whole file.