Introduction The computer is basically a problem solving tool. ... A careful analysis of that need should involve both prospective users of the information and one or more trained systems designers or programmers, who can perceive the full nature of the information need and how the computer can be used to respond to it. ... Documentation After a program has been fully tested and implemented, the programmer must write up the full specifications for all users. ... After all, the program is no good if the user does not know how to make it operate or satisfy his data processing needs. ... Previou...

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Computer usage increased rapidly. ... For more convenient programming, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) first began to appear in the early 1980's and became widespread by the end of the decade; GUIs now account for half or more of the total effort in many programming projects. ... People have a broader sense of many ways of getting into the computer field, and they will ultimately get involved in the computer without majoring in computer science." ... One of the major forces behind the exponential growth of the Internet is a variety of new capabilities in the network -- particularl...

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In 1980, the Copyright Act was amended to explicitly include computer programs. It now states that it is illegal to make or to distribute copies of copyrighted material without authorization, except for the user's right to make a single backup copy for archival purposes. ... According to federal law duplicating software for profit, making multiple copies for use by different users within an organization, and giving an unauthorized copy to someone else is prohibited. ... Software piracy can be found in three forms: software counterfeiting, which is the illegal duplication and sale of copyr...

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Some can see any information you have on your computer if your computer is connected to the Internet. ... This program allows its users to talk to one another from any computer that they are logged onto and is connected to the Internet. ... When you access this file from your computer and look at the clone of it on the person's computer that you sent it to, it relays information that it finds on that computer. ... People like my mom, who recently became one of the 7.5 million Web users who got tired of slow connections and signed up for broadband. ... A typical user, in other words." ...

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Another example of the complexity of modern technology is the computer. ... Although most users can and do master some of the basic operations, most computer owners cannot use many of the functions that are built into computer programs. ... Complexity is not the only downside of computers. ... Speaking of mindless computers (and the telephone), consider automated answering systems. ... We cause sporadic outbreaks of massive "computer errors" because we are stupid and careless; what we call computer errors are, in fact, idiotic blunders made by human beings. ...

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It is a series of instructions to the computer which allow the user to do specific tasks. In simple words, software is a computer program. ... Software is an essential part of any company's computer system. ... COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS I am not a computer major and I do not know the basic thing about computer programming. ... Of course, auditors have certain procedures with regard to computer auditing, but because of the onset of the computer age, most traditional transactions are being replaced and updated. ...

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