Kayja Billups Professor Davidoff CGS 1060C 6 January 2015 1. What is the difference between a software application and an operating system? A computers operating system (OS) is the core of the computer and is more than just software. The OS controls the computer’s memory and processes as well as its hardware and software. It is the brain of the computer. Software applications on the other hand perform a certain task. Ex. Google Chrome provides internet and Adobe allows PDF files to be read (among other things). The OS is what makes all of these applications work successfully and accomplish whatever the application is designed to accomplish. 2. Describe a use for a software …show more content…
5. Why are software updates so important? Be sure to include security fixes, bugs, adaptation to new hardware availability and other plugin options. Updating your software is crucial to the health of computer. Software updates provide fixes for any holes in your security as well as general bug fixes for your software to make it run more smoothly. Ex. Screen glitches, the OS being slow or lagging, etc. Sometimes when new hardware comes out an update to your OS and other software will be required in order to use the new hardware. Updates specific to your security software provide protection against new malware that has been found. 6. Give an example of a typical software update that you perform or that your computer provides for you. Be detailed in what software is being updated and whether it is automatic or if you are required to provide a disk or file. Everytime Adobe Acrobat releases an update my computer pops up with a nessage asking if I want to update it now or later. It also gives me the option to check a box for automatic updates (updating without asking my permission). I am not required to provide a disk or file. 7. Attach 2 screenshots of a Windows screen, showing menus, toolbars, Windows, Folders, sub- folders, directories, subdirectories, and views. Change the view between the two screenshots. You can use PrintScreen (see the PrtSc key on your keyboard)
• Application updates can be time consuming as each workstation needs to be updated individually
In this task, I am going to write about the potential prompts that initiate the installation of new or upgraded software, for example if software is outdated or not supported anymore. There are many external and internal reasons for upgrading or installing new software in an organisation.
1B.What is a benefit and any harmful effects of the innovation you explored? For example, are there any security concerns or the social implications of your innovation?
c) Explain in depth how does the company use Information systems to support or enable its operations, business processes and competitive strategies?
As software evolves from version to version, it often becomes easier to use, and more intuitive to put to work. Since employee salaries are a major portion of business expenses, upgrading software is synonymous with investing in employee productivity.
We also have to make updates to all the software and equipment so they are up to date and run more efficiently. In some cases some of us manage telecommunications networks so employees can work from home or on the road, which is becoming more and more important as new technologies allow employees to connect outside the office.
Software maintenance process is a topic that probably comes up in most organizations and is an important one to address. Once software is created there are usually changes or bugs that are found causes there to be a need for maintenance. It is important to have a process in place that helps to define how these items are handled and the path they take to completion. Using different tools to log these changes, requests, or bugs will is important to keep things organized and allows for proper tracking of these items.
It is important to keep the latest version of OS in order to have the optimal performance, stability and security. Software updation can be done easily through Apple menu and be choosing the software update and install the latest version to run your OS smoothly. Reboot the system and you’re ready to use the software.
Change is always going to happen. If the program at work up changes to a more updated version and someone refuses to update they may lose their job to someone who would use the updated program.
In this paper, we analyze the Crosby manufacturing corporation's dilemma about software update from the viewpoint of a project manager. Some of the main issues in this case study are discussed below in the form of positives and negatives:
Hotfix and service packs are updates usually released to fix bugs in programming code, patch security vulnerabilities and provides support to the new hardware.
Every once in a while, software developers come up with security updates that cover a wide range of vulnerabilities. These updates minimize the success of malicious cyber attacks against your system. Old systems lack these updates, which makes them easy targets for hackers looking to exploit the system. By updating your systems, you incorporate the security updates that enable your system to be more secure.
Mirror: It basically uses ‘rsync’ to obtain files for a release from vendor. Mirror stores all of the software update to be released in a contiguous memory. It uses manifest for the validation of each block. Once the mirror is ready to serve the blocks to the clients, then it notifies the server for its readiness.
Our company is currently planning to automate many different system administration tasks. I have researched a system administration task, in this case upgrading software using VBScript. I have included a proposal that describes
Maintenance consumes a major share of the financial resources in a software life cycle. A common perception of software maintenance is that it merely fixes faults. However, studies and surveys over the years have indicated that the majority, over 80 percent, of software maintenance is used for non-corrective actions