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Moore’s Laws: computer processing power will double every 18 months. Leader: buy the newest technology and get an edge ON EXAM, WHEN ASKED LEADER OR FOLLOWER, SAY IT DEPENDS! Mainfridge, midrange, microcomputer including laptops, desktops, handheld, and mobile devices are types of business computing hardware. System software makes hardware work. Collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task. System software requires no human interaction. System software is the answer for when the exam asks, what operating system requires no human interaction. Common business platforms: Windows, mac, linux, and unix. Operating systems file management, disk management, multitasking, and memory management.

Application software performs particular tasks such as email, dataspread, spreadsheet, database, presentation, project management. Productivity suites are collection of business computer application program functionality that share a common graphical user interface. Also called application or software suites such as microsoft office....