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Computers: Understanding Tech 6e 4.1

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application software   A program that enables users to do useful and fun things with a computer.  
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individual application software   An application that serves only one person at a time, such as a word processor, an accounting package, or a game.  
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collaboration software   An application that enables people at separate computers to work together on the same document or project. Also called groupware.  
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vertical application software   A complete package of applications that work together to perform core business functions for a large organization.  
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desktop application   An application designed to be run on full-featured desktop and notebook computers.  
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app   An application designed for tablets and smartphones, and designed to be compact and to run quickly and efficiently on minimal hardware.  
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commercial software   Software created by a company (or an individual, in rare cases) that takes on all the financial risk for its development and distribution upfront, and then recoups the costs by selling the software for a profit.  
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software piracy   Stealing commercial software by using it without paying when payment is required.  
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registration key   A string of characters that uniquely identifies the user’s purchase of a software. Sometimes called installation key.  
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activation   A process that generates a unique code based on the hardware in your computer and the registration key you used when installing a software, locking that copy of the software to that computer.  
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license agreement   The legal agreement that the user must consent to in order to complete the installation of a software product. Sometimes called End User License Agreement (EULA).  
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site license   A license agreement that grants permission to make multiple copies of a software and install it on multiple computers.  
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per-user site license   A license agreement that grants use of a software by a certain number of users, regardless of the number of computers.  
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per-seat site license   A license agreement that grants use of a software for a certain number of computers, regardless of the number of users.  
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shareware   A commercial software product that is released on a try-before-you-buy basis; purchasing the product unlocks additional features or removes time restrictions on the trial version.  
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freeware   Software that’s made available at no charge to all.  
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public domain   Software that’s not copyright protected, so anyone may use or modify it.  
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source code   The uncompiled programming code for an application.  
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