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• Application Software


  Software that interfaces between the computer system and the end-user
• Groups of Application Software

  • Productivity Software
  • Browser
  • Gaming Software
  • Multimedia Software
  • Utility Software
• Productivity Software


  Application software used for work or projects, e.g. Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Presentation Software
• Browser


  Software used to view content on a computer or online
• Gaming Software


  Game software played on a computer
• Multimedia Software


  Software used to play and edit music, movies, clips, pictures
• Utility Software


  Software used to maintain and repair computer systems, e.g. Antivirus, Disk Defragment
• System Requirement


  Specific hardware and software required for an application software to run properly
• End-User License Agreement (EULA)


  Legal contract between software manufacturer/author and end-user
• Installing Microsoft Office 2016


  1. Download or buy original installer

  2. Run Setup.exe

  3. Wait for installation to finish

  4. Enter product key or skip trial

  5. Accept EULA
• Violating EULA may result in license revocation, loss of support/updates, and potential legal charges
• Application Software


  Software used to maintain and repair our Computer System
• Virtualization is creating a virtual or a soft copy of almost anything; hardware, software, networks, servers, etc., to make it available to the other users
• Cloud Computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction
• Cloud is a product of virtualization

  Virtualization is creating a virtual or a soft copy of almost anything; hardware, software, networks, servers, etc., to make it available to the other users
• Advantages of Virtualization

  • It mimics the host computer or duplicates the host computer virtually
  • It costs less because only one host computer can be connected to 2 or more virtual desktops
  • Power consumption will be less
  • More work can be done, because 2 or more workers can be done at the same time
• Disadvantages of Virtualization

  • The host Computer must be in mid-range to high-end Classification of computer to accommodate the virtual desktop
  • The host Computer must have regular maintenance because if the Host Computer crashes, all virtual desktops will be affected
• I have learned that virtualization application is used to maintain and repair our Computer System