AQA 7517 4.6.1.2: Classification of software
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What it covers
At GCSE you met the operating system and utility software (F9.9) and wrote your own modules and used libraries (F4.5). At A level you need to classify software precisely, say what each kind is for, and argue which kind of software, and which kind of licence, suits a given situation. This lesson sorts out the vocabulary the rest of the module depends on.
- Two classes of software
- System software
- Application software
- Open source and closed source
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Lessons that teach it
- A10.1 Classifying software Operating systems, software and translators
System and application software, utilities, libraries and translators, and open versus closed source.
Try it on a robot
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