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Student Center Introduction to Information Systems 10/e
Essentials for the Internetworked E-Business Enterprise
James A. O'Brien
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Chapter 4 - Computer Software

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After reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Describe several major trends occurring in computer software.
  2. Give examples of several major types of application and system software.
  3. Explain the purpose of several popular software packages for end user productivity and collaborative computing.
  4. Outline the functions of an operating system.
  5. Describe the main uses of high-level, fourth-generation, object-oriented, and web-oriented programming languages and tools.
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