7: Using Apps

What type of software manages tasks, dependencies, and timelines?

Project management software

Windows comes with web server software, but it is not installed by default. How would you install this software?

Use the Turn Windows features on or off dialog from Programs and Features.

Why would Windows prompt you to enter a password if you try to install a software application?

Installing an application requires administrator privileges and is an action protected by User Account Control

What is the difference between freeware and open source software?

Open source means that the programming code used to design the software is publicly available.

You have just bought a new computer but want to use the older version of Windows that came with your previous computer. Windows was provided as an OEM license. Can you use this license key to install the software on your new PC?

Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) licenses can only be used on the brand and model it was initially installed on.

What type of software would you use to configure a server by connecting to it over the network?

Remote desktop

What compatibility information should you confirm before installing a software application?

That it works with the version of the operating system that you have, and that your computer meets the system (hardware) requirements.

Following installation of an application, another program on your computer has stopped working. What could you do to try to fix it?

Try using the Repair option in Programs and Features (if available) or re-installing the program.

Following installation of a program written for an older version of Windows, you receive an alert that it might not have installed correctly. What feature could you use to make the program run correctly?

Use the program's Compatibility tab to use settings for the older Windows version.

In order to obtain support on a currently installed application, the software vendor wants to know the application's product ID. How would you locate this information?

Usually via the Help > About menu.

Why might one of your first tasks on receiving a new computer be to remove software applications?

The computer may be bundled with pre-installed software that you do not want.