SOFTWARE

IT Components
QUESTION 1
What are the characteristics of a software?
QUESTION 2
What types of software are available?
QUESTION 3
How would you describe Google Chrome? What is it and what is it for?
QUESTION 4
What is a web log?
QUESTION 5
What is a package software? Give one example.
QUESTION 6
What are the advantages of a package software?
REVIEW BREAK
ANSWER 1
Software has several characteristics including and not limited to:
1. No physical attribute,
2. Consists of programming codes,
3. Ability to command hardware,
4. Variable aspect of a computer system
ANSWER 2
There are basically 2 types of software:
1. Application Software
2. Systems Software
ANSWER 3
Google chrome is a:
1. General purpose application software
2. Web browser for browsing the internet (world wide web)
3. Universal client with multipurpose functions
ANSWER 4
Web log (blog) is:
1. General purpose application software
2. Originally personal and or non-commercial
3. Basically: a diary on the internet based on dated logs
ANSWER 5
Package software is a series of similarly general purpose software released as
packages, such as:
MS OFFICE, OPEN OFFICE, Google App, etc.


ANSWER 6
The most identifiable advantages of package software:
1. Similar environment, easier to adapt
2. Cheaper then buying individually


ROUND TWO
QUESTION 7
What are the two major types of systems software?
QUESTION 8
Mention as many Operating System you know!
QUESTION 9
What are the four level of programming languages?
QUESTION 10
Which language is considered as the fifth generation language?
BATTLE ROUND UP
ANSWER 7
There are two major types (groups) of systems software:
1. Systems Management Software
2. Systems Development Software


ANSWER 8
Windows, Linux, UNIX, OS X, BeOS, Solaris, BSD, AIX, UX, Chromium, etc.
ANSWER 9
The four levels of programming languages:
1. Machine Language
2. Assembler Language
3. High Level Language
4. Forth Generation Language
ANSWER 10
Programming language that is considered as the fifth generation is:
Object Oriented Language (Visual Basic, C++, Java)
SUDDEN DEATH

QUESTION 11
What programming language is used at Google for their interrelated
applications?
ANSWER 11
Google use AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
1. If you answered Java or XML you are half correct
2. If you answered Java and XML you are correct