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Operation Software 100

A system of programs that performs a variety of technical operations, providing an additional layer of insulation between the user and the bits-and-bytes world of computer hardware.

Q: What is an Q: What is an Operating Operating System?System?

Operation Software 200

Software that handles the details of computing. Includes the operating system and utility programs.

Q: What is Q: What is system system software?software?

Operation Software 300

A program layer that stands between the user and the operating system

Q: What is a Q: What is a Shell?Shell?

Operation Software 400

Finding and correcting errors-bugs-in Finding and correcting errors-bugs-in computer softwarecomputer software

Q: What is Q: What is Debugging?Debugging?

Operation Software 500

An operating system platform from Microsoft that blurs the line between the Web and Microsoft's operating systems and applications.

Q: What is Q: What is .NET?.NET?

APPLICATIONS/PROGRAMS 100

A set of step-by-step instructions that, when completed, A set of step-by-step instructions that, when completed, solves a problemsolves a problem

Q: What is an Q: What is an Algorithm?Algorithm?

APPLICATIONS/PROGRAMS 200

An error in programmingAn error in programming

Q: What is aQ: What is a Bug? Bug?

APPLICATIONS/PROGRAMS 300

Small programs that allow input/output devices to Small programs that allow input/output devices to communicate with the computercommunicate with the computer

Q: What are Q: What are device drivers?device drivers?

APPLICATIONS/PROGRAMS 400

A platform-neutral, object-oriented programming A platform-neutral, object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems for use on language developed by Sun Microsystems for use on multiplatform networksmultiplatform networks

Q: What is Q: What is Java?Java?

APPLICATIONS/PROGRAMS 500

A programming language that falls somewhere A programming language that falls somewhere between natural human languages and precise between natural human languages and precise machine languages, developed to streamline and machine languages, developed to streamline and simplify the programming process.simplify the programming process.

Q: What is Q: What is High-level High-level Language?Language?

INTERFACE 100

A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse, the user points to icons that represent files, folders, and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus

Q: What is aQ: What is a GUI? GUI?

INTERFACE 200

A small file that a Web server stores on a user’s computer

Q: What is a Q: What is a cookie?cookie?

INTERFACE 300

Menus that organize commands into Menus that organize commands into compact, efficient submenus.compact, efficient submenus.

Q: What are Q: What are Hierarchical Hierarchical Menus?Menus?

INTERFACE 400

The virtual workspace on a graphical user interface that resembles the physical desktops found in brick-and-mortar offices.

Q: What is a Q: What is a Desktop?Desktop?

INTERFACE 500

In a graphical user interface, a framed In a graphical user interface, a framed area that can be opened, closed, and area that can be opened, closed, and rearranged with the mouse.rearranged with the mouse.

Q: What is a Q: What is a Window?Window?

LAWS 100

A type of law that traditionally protects A type of law that traditionally protects forms of literary expression.forms of literary expression.

Q: What is Q: What is copyright?copyright?

LAWS 200

Software that prevents a disk from Software that prevents a disk from being copied.being copied.

Q: What is Q: What is Copyright software?Copyright software?

LAWS 300

Software can be usually obtained (downloaded) and redistributed for free, but most often is under copyright and does legally require a payment

Q: What is Q: What is Shareware?Shareware?

LAWS 400

An agreement typically including An agreement typically including specifications for how a program may be specifications for how a program may be used, warranty disclaimers, and rules used, warranty disclaimers, and rules concerning the copying of the softwareconcerning the copying of the software

Q: What is Q: What is EULA?EULA?

LAWS 500

A type of law that protects A type of law that protects mechanical inventions.mechanical inventions.

Q: What is Q: What is Patent?Patent?

GRAB BAG 100

Personal details are recorded to keep your Personal details are recorded to keep your identityidentity

Q: What is a Q: What is a Registration Card?Registration Card?

GRAB BAG 200

A hole in the security of a system A hole in the security of a system deliberately left in place by designers or deliberately left in place by designers or maintainersmaintainers

Q: What is a Q: What is a Backdoor?Backdoor?

GRAB BAG 300

A means of communication between a A means of communication between a program and its user, based solely on program and its user, based solely on textual input and outputtextual input and output

Q: What is Q: What is Command-line Command-line Interface?Interface?

GRAB BAG 400

A computer application designed specifically A computer application designed specifically for a particular business or industryfor a particular business or industry

Q: What is a Q: What is a Vertical-market Vertical-market application?application?

GRAB BAG 500

An operating system that allows a An operating system that allows a timesharing computer to communicate timesharing computer to communicate with several other computers or terminals with several other computers or terminals at once. at once.

Q: What is Q: What is UNIX?UNIX?