ITGS Software

Software which manages the computer's hardware and provides a user interface.

Software used to produce high quality, printed documents that combine text and graphics

Software organization which represents software companies and works to reduce illegal copying

Generic term for applications for creating documents, managing finances, or editing images

The generic term for the way users interact with and operate the computer.

Saving data on a remote server on the Internet instead of on a user's local computer

Software for writing, editing, & formatting documents designed for working primarily with text.

Software intended to be sold to the general market.

A small text file that adds extra information about software NOT in the manual.

Describes the ability for software to work on different platforms or operating systems

The agreement by users that outlines the terms and conditions of the software license

Software included with OS's to perform common maintenance tasks for the computer.

Copying one or more files, directories, and/or complete drives onto a separate storage device.

Software that is provided without charge.

The process of recovering data from a previous backup procedure

Software that allows the user to create and save slides to use as a slide show

Software used to create, store, structure, and sort a collection of data about a set of items

Term describing a combination of hardware and operating system (i.e. MacOS X on Apple hardware)

Software used to record, edit, and mix digital sound or music

User interface requiring commands to be entered manually in a text field.

The ability for software to work with a particular hardware configuration

Software that enables users to view, edit, and save a digitized video file.

Provides the ability to control a GUI with voice commands

Word processing function; document accesses a database, so can be customized for individuals

Computer systems where failure could cause injury or death

Security component of OS restricting incoming/outgoing traffic, preventing unauthorized access

User interface featuring text, graphics, and visual images, such as icons

License allowing software to be on as many computers as needed if they are in one location

Software that attempts to simplify the user experience in some way. (i.e. Siri for the iPhone).

A complete backup of all data on a computer system

Backing up only files that have changed since the last backup

Software used to design and create web sites.

Software used to prepare or edit a photo; can be corrected, revised, cut out, cropped, etc.

When a value in one spreadsheet cell changes, other cells could update to reflect a change

Step-by-step procedure for accomplishing a goal or task with software

Property rights that belong to the community at large, subject to use by anyone.

Software agreement involving the extent to which the user may copy/share the program or code.

A "concurrent" license; agreement allowing a fixed number of users to install & use software

Software whose source code is not shared with the public so that it can be sold

Collection of applications which perform related tasks and are sold together.

Software allowing viewing/altering of source code

Application used for calculations, usually on a grid of cells labeled with letters and numbers.

Restoring data into contiguous segments over a hard disk to improve hard drive performance

Software that is specifically designed for users to manage finances

An application that allows users to find and view content on the Internet

A string of letters and numbers assigned to software to identify it individually.

A list of common queries regarding, typically found in a web site's user support pages

Applications in the 'cloud' and not physically located on a user's computer (i.e. Google Docs)

The underlying programming language instructions that tell an application how to work

Copyrighted software that is available free of charge on a trial basis.

License which allows only one user to use the software

Software that tells the operating system how to communicate with the hardware.

Data spread over multiple hard disk sectors causing a loss in hard drive performance

"multi-user" license; allows a fixed number of users to install and use the software

Software that helps users by asking questions & then performing actions based on the response.

Software used for creating interactive graphical presentations for the web (i.e. Adobe Flash)