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What software contains course information such as a syllabus and assignments and offers drop boxes for quizzes and homework along with a grade book?

A) Preventative security software
B) Personal information management software
C) Crash-proof software
D) Course management software

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

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What is a computer that sits on, next to, or under a user's desk and is too large to carry around?

What is a cellular telephone with a keypad that runs programs, music, photos, email, and includes many features of a PDA.

Course management software occurs when the software vendor releases updates to software to fix problems or enhance features.

What does the software vendor release to fix software problems or enhance features?

A single user license restricts the use of the software to one user at a time.

Communication turns a computer into a terminal for transmitting data to and receiving data from distant computers through the telephone system.

Personal information management (PIM) software handles contact information, appointments, task lists, and email.

What is software?

Primary storage is the computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM), cache memory, and read-only memory (ROM) that is directly accessible to the CPU.

Random access memory is the portion of a computer's primary storage that does not lose its contents when one switches off the power.

What software helps save information if a computer crashes?

Personal digital assistant (PDA) is a small handheld computer that performs simple tasks such as taking notes, scheduling appointments, and maintaining an address book and a calendar.The PDA screen is touch-sensitive, allowing a user to write directly on the screen, capturing what is written.

What is software for data recovery and relieves the burden of reinstalling applications if a hard drive crashes or becomes irretrievably corrupted?

What allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time?

List the common input, output, storage, and communication devices.

What removes any software that employs a user's Internet connection in the background without the user's knowledge or explicit permission?

An appliance is a computer dedicated to a single function, such as a calculator or computer game.

Which license enables any qualified users within the organization to install the software, regardless of whether the computer is on a network?