IT Era: Software

• Enable us to produce: 

• documents and charts; 

• solve complex equations; 

• calculate rocket trajectory; 

• make online purchases; 

• edit digital movies; 

• decode the human genome; and others

• SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

• LOCALLY-INSTALLED SOFTWARE

• CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE

• Installed on a device and runs directly on that device.

• These programs are designed to work with specific operating systems and with hardware that meets certain minimum requirements.

• SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

• LOCALLY-INSTALLED SOFTWARE

• CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE

• Runs on a dedicated server (not on your computer) and is designed to be accessed over the Internet.

• SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

• LOCALLY-INSTALLED SOFTWARE

• CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE

A feature in Windows that issues notices (called elevation prompts) when a program is about to make a change that requires administrator-level permissions.

• USER ACCOUNT CONTROL (UAC)

• MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE

Includes a repair utility that you can access through the Programs and Features page in the Control Panel.

• USER ACCOUNT CONTROL (UAC)

• MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE

this runs faster but only detects and then replaces corrupted files

• QUICK REPAIR

• ONLINE REPAIR

does an uninstall and complete reinstall but takes longer

• QUICK REPAIR

• ONLINE REPAIR

A preselected option used by a computer program when no alternative is specified by the user.

Control (among other things) items such as file save locations, print settings, the color of the application window, or the typeface of the font.

• DEFAULT SETTING

• APP STORE

• MICROSOFT ACCOUNT

• WINDOW STORE

A digital platform for distributing software.

Just like full-featured application programs, apps are written for specific operating systems such as iOS, Mac OS X, Windows, or Android. For this reason, different platforms utilize different app stores.

• DEFAULT SETTING

• APP STORE

• MICROSOFT ACCOUNT

• WINDOW STORE

An ID composed of an email address and password.

• DEFAULT SETTING

• APP STORE

• MICROSOFT ACCOUNT

• WINDOW STORE