Application Software - answer✔Programs end users run to accomplish tasks.
Productivity Software - answer✔Application software used to aid in productivity. I.E.
Presentation software, word processor, spreadsheets.
System Software - answer✔Consists of programs that make up the OS and directly support
system itself.
**Includes services or DAEMONS
Server Software - answer✔Works with hardware to provide network service.
Local Application - answer✔Software stored on an individual computer.
Intranet - answer✔A LAN that uses IP. Used to communicate within organization.
Cloud Computing - answer✔Allows organization to access resources/app anywhere, anytime.
Beneficial because an org. may access resources it may not normally have.
Operating Systems - answer✔Allows a user to easily access hardware/software, required to
maintain computer environment.
Kernel - answer✔Core component of OS.
Loads when computer first boots
Sits on top of hardware, is interface b/w hardware and software.
Device Drivers - answer✔Interface b/w OS and hardware.
Shell - answer✔Interface for user, often personalized. The shell provides access to the kernel.
I.E. The GUI will translate mouse motions into calls to kernel/routines. Desktop elements
include shortcuts, windows theme, menus, background.
Services (Daemons) - answer✔OS programs that start when OS is loaded. They run in the
background and wait for an event to initiate.
Utility Programs - answer✔Allow user to monitor system performance.
Web Server - answer✔Role is to respond to HTTP requests.
*Most HTTP requests are for HTML docs, but could include any web accessible resource.
It's all combined into the URL.
**APACHE is most popular web server-can execute scripts for dynamic pages, use security
mechanisms, log request for trend tracking.
Proxy Server - answer✔A software that acts as an intermediary between a client and a server to
shield the client from adverse actions of the server.
*Also provides degree of anonymity, since IP address recorded is for proxy server and not
individual client.
*Can also be used to block requests to certain servers (i.e Facebook)
*Can reject responses that contain certain content (i.e "porn")
**SQUID is most common, but APACHE can also be used as proxy server.
Database Server - answer✔Permits database access across a network.
Performs tasks such as data analysis, data manipulation, security, and archiving.
May/may not store database itself.
**MySQL is popular.
File Server - answer✔Computer with large hard disk storing files, but can also store software to
be run over network.
Email Server - answer✔Provides email service.
Accepts email request from clients.
IMAP,POPS,HTTP,MAPI,MIME
String Data - answer✔Alphanumeric or text
Ex: James (Last name)
623 Hill Street
Number Integer - answer✔Numeric data, whole numbers.
Ex: 4
Floating Point - answer✔Decimal.
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