What Is Software

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is software?

• A) The physical devices and the set of instructions that your computer executes
• B) The set of instructions that you hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
• C) The standards followed by the computer industry to ensure that your physical devices can communicate with each other
• D) The programming language used by your computer system

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Definitions:

Maturity

The date on which the principal of a debt is due. Also the time from the present until that date.

Annual Interest Rate

The percentage of interest that will be charged or earned on an investment or loan on an annual basis.

Prompt Payment Discount

A discount offered to customers for paying their invoices before a specified due date, used as an incentive for early payment.

Annual Rate

A periodic interest rate calculated over a year, often representing the cost of borrowing money or the earnings from an investment.