Software

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Mind Map on Software, created by psahil140 on 13/01/2016.
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Software
  1. Providing a user interface
    1. Graphical user interface
      1. communication by the way of images
        1. Eg. window, Icon
      2. Command line interface
        1. needs sets of commands
          1. eg. DELETE C:/FILE.TXT
      3. Memory management
        1. program that are open and data that is being used take up space in memory
        2. Peripheral management
          1. a hardware, that is plugged into the computer
            1. Eg, keyboard, mouse
          2. Multitasking
            1. Running more than one program at the same time.
              1. Eg. listening to music while playing games
            2. Security
              1. allows u to keep the data and the programs secure
                1. eg. Antivirus, firewall
              2. Utility program management
                1. Disk organisation
                  1. Defragmentation
                    1. File Transfer
                      1. Disk Formatting
                      2. System maintenance
                        1. System clean-up tools
                          1. Keep computer operating efficiently
                          2. Automatic updating
                            1. Ensure that a computer always has the most up-to-date version
                          3. Choosing Application software
                            1. Custom-written
                              1. Specifically for you
                              2. Off the shelf
                                1. Buy from a shop or pay to download
                                2. Open source
                                  1. Access to the code and allows you to make changes to customise it to meet your exact needs
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