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What I Need To Know?: 1.2-1 and Find Out How Much You Can

This document contains information about software fundamentals and an accompanying self-check quiz. It defines two types of software: [1] systems software, which serves as an intermediary between computer hardware and application programs, and [2] application software, which provides specific functionality to users. Systems software includes operating systems, system support programs, system utilities, system performance monitors, and system security monitors. Application software can be proprietary, off-the-shelf, or open source. The document also mentions software suites and concludes with a self-check to test the reader's understanding.

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What I Need To Know?: 1.2-1 and Find Out How Much You Can

This document contains information about software fundamentals and an accompanying self-check quiz. It defines two types of software: [1] systems software, which serves as an intermediary between computer hardware and application programs, and [2] application software, which provides specific functionality to users. Systems software includes operating systems, system support programs, system utilities, system performance monitors, and system security monitors. Application software can be proprietary, off-the-shelf, or open source. The document also mentions software suites and concludes with a self-check to test the reader's understanding.

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What I Need To Know?

Read Information Sheet No. 1.2-1 and find out how much you can
remember. Do Self-Check 1.2-1to know how much you have learned.

Learning Objectives:
1. Install Operating System (OS) in accordance with established installation
procedures and to comply with end-user requirements
2. Install peripherals/ devices in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and/ or
OS installation procedures
3. Configure peripherals/ devices in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and/
or OS installation procedures
4. Access OS and drivers updates/ patches in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations and requirements
5. Install OS and drivers updates/ patches in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations and requirements
6. Check the quality of the work undertaken in accordance with established
procedures.

Software Fundamentals
Software consists of computer programs, which are sequences of
instructions for the computer. The process of writing (or coding) programs is called
programming, and individuals who perform this task are called programmers.
TWO TYPES OF SOFTWARE
1. Systems software - is a set of instructions that serves primarily as an intermediary
between computer hardware and application programs and may also be directly
manipulated by knowledgeable users.
Categories:
1. Operating System

a. Mobile device operating systems( e.g Embedded Linux, Windows CE


Pocket PC, Windows Embedded NT 4.0, The Palm OS)

b. Desktop and notebook computer operating systems(e.g. Windows,


UNIX, Linux, The Macintosh, Enterprise server OS)
2. System Support Programs The second major category of systems
software
3. System utilities-are programs that have been written to accomplish
common tasks such as sorting records, checking the integrity of diskettes
(i.e., amount of storage available and existence of any damage), and
creating directories and subdirectories
4. System performance monitors are programs that monitor the processing
of jobs on a computer system
5. System security monitors are programs that monitor the use of a
computer system to protect it and its resources from unauthorized use,
fraud, or destruction.

2. Application software - is a set of computer instructions that provide more specific


functionality to a user. That functionality may be broad, such as general word
processing, or narrow, such as an organization’s payroll program.
1.Proprietary application software addresses a specific or unique
business need for a company
2. Off-The-Shelf Application Software can be purchased, leased, or
rented from a vendor that develops programs and sells them to many
organizations.

Software Suites and Other Personal Application Software


Software suites are collections of application software packages that integrate many
functions in one package.

Open Source Software- is software made available in source code form at no cost
to developers
Self-Check 1.2-1

Test I. Identification:
______________1.is the class of programs that control and support the computer
system and its information-processing activities.

______________2. is a set of computer instructions that provide more specific


functionality to a user.

_______________3. supervises the overall operation of the computer, including


monitoring the computer’s status and scheduling operations, which
include the input and output processes.

_______________4. is a form of multitasking that focuses on running multiple tasks


within a single application simultaneously.

_______________5. means managing the program or programs (also called jobs)


running on the processor at a given time.

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