Unit 3 — Introduction to Software

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In this unit students will learn vocabulary related to the software development cycle from a developer's perspective.
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Abort Bug Closed source Compatible Control-Alt-Delete Crash Emulation End user Error Execute Feature Integrated development environment Open source Programmer Proprietary Radical Restriction Usability
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Reading Activity: Introduction to Software

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For as long as there has been computer hardware, there has also been computer software. But what is software? Software is just instructions written by a programmer which tells the computer what to do. Programmers are also known as 'software developers', or just plain 'developers'. Nothing much is simple about software. Software programs can have millions of lines of code. If one line doesn't work,…
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The invention of the World Wide Web was a radical change in how people shared information.
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The woman used emulation software on her PC to play an old Atari 2600 game from her childhood.
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The Windows power user terminated the misbehaving .exe program using ctrl-alt-delete.
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  • Have you ever written or modified any software? If so, what were the challenges you faced? If not, why not?
  • Name three pieces of software you use frequently. Why do you use them? What would you change about them?
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