Software installation and upgrades

Question 1

What is software installation?

Answer 1

Software installation is saving a software program to permanent storage (like a hard disk drive) so that it can be used.

Question 2

What are the factors to consider when installing/upgrading software?

Answer 2

Accessibility features, speed, compatibility, hardware platform, cost

Question 3

What are examples of productivity applications?

Answer 3

Office software e.g word processing, spreadsheets, databases, email, presentation software, desktop publishing

Multimedia software e.g. graphics, web-authoring, video editing

CAD/CAM