Software

Alphabet Soup

100

This is a function of the operating system that provides a way for users to interact with the computer hardware and software by using a mouse or keyboard to manipulate graphics images.

What is the GUI? (Graphical User Interface)

200

These are the vendors who provide "software as a service" - applications available from cloud computing.

What are ASP's? (application service providers)

300

This term refers to the integration of a number of software development tools (such as code editors and de-bugging tools) for computer programmers to use when developing computer software programs.

What is an IDE? (Integrated Development Environment)

400

This set of programming tools allow people other than the manufacturer to develop software to run on a specific operating system or device.

What is an API? (Application Programming Interface)

500

This is the file extension for a software program, or set of instructions, used in the Windows platform.

What is EXE? (executable program file)

Let me see your license

100

This is the type of license you would receive if you purchase a copy of Microsoft Office from a store.

What is a single-user license?

200

This license stipulates how many computers the software can be installed on and how many users can use it.

What is a multi-user, or "seat" license?

300

This type of license would allow an unlimited number of network users to use software, but restrict use to only a specific number of them using it at the same time.

What is a concurrent user license?

400

Kennesaw State University would purchase this type of license in order to provide software to students, faculty and staff.

What is a site license?

500

This software does not require a license, is distributed for free (often in the public domain), but does not allow users to access, or modify, the source code.

What is freeware?

Get with the Program

100

The two basic types of software.

What are operating system and application?

200

This is a set of instructions written in binary code that operates the circuits and switches in the computer.

What is machine-level language?

300

These languages are easier for humans to work with when developing programs for computers, but they must all eventually be converted to machine language before the computer can process, and follow, the instructions. (COBOL, RPGII, Java, Basic, C++)

What are programming languages?

400

Two software tools used to convert software programs from high-level programming languages into machine level language so they can be processed by the CPU.

What are a compiler and an interpreter?

500

The proper way to remove software programs from a computer.

What is un-install, or remove?

4 letter words

100

This usually very lengthy set of rules must generally be accepted before using software, especially software accessed on the Web over the Internet. It covers software user's permissions, rights and restrictions.

What is a EULA?

200

Businesses often refer to applications available from "the cloud" as this.

What is SaaS?

300

This term describes the process of starting up a computer which involves checking the system hardware and loading the operating system. The instructions for this process are permantly stored in ROM.

What is the BOOT process?

400

This four-letter word includes the boot process instuctions, as well as necessary information about the hardware components of the computer used to perform its basic functions.

What is the BIOS?

500

This is one of the first steps of the boot process. It determines that the computer hardware components, or devices, are all operational before beginning to load the OS into RAM.

What is the POST?

Proper protection

100

This tool protects intellectual property (creations of the human mind), by establishing what permissions, rights and restrictions are placed on anyone using the material (property).

What is a license?

200

If I develop my own software application, this is what I would use to define, and protect, my exclusive rights as the owner.

What is a copyright?

300

This type of software requires no license; users can 1) obtain use it for free, 2) access the source code, and 3) make modifications to the source code.

What is free, or open source, software?

400

Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader, AVG Anti-virus software and OpenOffice.org are all examples of this type of software.

What is freeware?

500

This type of license offers a variety of alternative solutions which allow flexibility for users, while maintaining some level of control for the owner over their intellectual property. One of the most popular license forms is Attribution: works can be freely copied, re-used, revised and re-distributed, so long as the original author always receives credit for the work.

What is Creative Commons licensing?