BTE 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Computer Hardware, Application Software, Proprietary Software

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Business Technology
• Course: BTE 210
• Professor: Maikel Leon- Espinsoa

Document Summary

Application software: the class of computer instructions that directs a computer system to perform specific processing activities and provide functionality for users. Computer programs: sequences of instructions for computer, comprise software. Gui: allows users to have direct control of hardware by using visible icons and actions which replace command syntax. Open-source software: made available in source-code at not cost to developers. Open systems: computing products that work together by using the same operating system with compatible software on all the computers that interacting an organization. Os: main system control program; supervises overall operations of the computer; provides an interface between user and hardware. Package: integrated group of computer programs developed by vendor and available for purchase in a package. Personal application software: general purpose, off-the-shel applications that support general types of processing, rather than being linked to any specific business function. Programming: process of writing or coding programs.