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    Chapter  3

    Computer  Software
    3
    SECTION A
    Software  Basics
    ï Software  Categories
    ï Application  Software
    ï Utility  Software
    ï Device  Drivers

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 2


    3 Software  Categories
    Designed  to  help  
    people  
    Designed  for  
    accomplish  real-­
    computer-­
    world  tasks.
    centric  tasks

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 3


    3 Device  Drivers
    ï A  device  driver  is  software  
    that  helps  a  peripheral  
    device  establish  
    communication  with  a  
    computer
    ï Windows  Device  Manager

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 4


    3

    Compare  with  adaptor

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 5


    3 Utility  Software
    ï Utility  software (a  type  of  
    system  software)  is  designed  
    to  help  you  monitor  and  
    configure  settings  for  your  
    computer  system  equipment,  
    the  operating  system,  or  
    application  software
    ï A  desktop  widget  is  a  
    specialized  utility  program  that  
    appears  on  a  computer’s  
    screen-­based  desktop

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 6


    3 Consumer  Basics
    ï Most  operating  systems  
    include  a  handful  of  small  
    applications  and  a  good  
    variety  of  useful  utility  
    software

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 7


    3 Consumer  Basics
    ï Available  in  many  types  of  stores
    ï Software  contained  on  distribution  media
    ï Make  sure  your  computer  meets  the  system  requirements
    – E.g.  32-­bit  or  64-­bit  windows

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 8


    3 Software  Copyrights  and  
    Licenses
    ï A  copyright is  a  form  of  legal  protection  that  grants  the  
    author  of  an  original  “work”  exclusive  rights  to  copy,  
    distribute,  sell  and  modify  that  work.

    ï Software  licenses,  also  called  license  agreements,  define  


    the  ways  in  which  you  may  use  a  computer  program
    – Single-­user
    – Multiple-­user

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 9


    3

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 10


    3 Free  software  and  open  
    source  software
    ï Free  software  (freeware)  is  free

    ï Open  source  software makes  the  source  code  available  to  


    programmers  who  want  to  modify  and  improve  the  software  
    – E.g.  Linux,  Android

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 11


    3 Programs
    ï Computer  programmers  create  programs  that  control  digital  
    devices.  These  programs  are  usually  written  in  a  high-­level  
    programming  language

    ï The  human-­readable  version  of  a  program  created  in  a  high-­


    level  language  by  a  programmer  is  called  source  code

    Chapter  1:  Computers  and  Digital  Basics 12


    3 A  program  that  sums  from  1  up  
    to  100

    Chapter  1:  Computers  and  Digital  Basics 13


    3 Compiler

    • A  compiler  converts  statements  written  in  a  high-­level  


    programming  language  into  objective  code  that  the  
    processor  can  executes

    Chapter  1:  Computers  and  Digital  Basics 14


    3 Interpreter

    • An  interpreter  converts  high-­level  statements  one  at  a  


    time  as  the  program  is  running

    Chapter  1:  Computers  and  Digital  Basics 15


    3 Gap  completion
    ï The  category  of  software  that  is  designed  for  computer-­
    centric  tasks  is  ______  software.
    ï ______  software  helps  you  carry  out  tasks  such  as  creating  
    documents,  editing  graphics,  and  locating  nearby  
    restaurants.
    ï A(n)  ______  driver  is  designed  to  help  a  peripheral  device  
    establish  communication  with  a  computer.
    ï A(n)  ______  converts  all  of  the  source  code  instructions  into  
    _______  code,  which  is  placed  in  a  new  (.exe)  file

    Chapter  3:  Computer  Software 16


    Chapter  3  Complete
    Computer  Software

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