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Sundaram Textiles Ltd. buys a licensed accounting package and also commissions a firm to write a custom payroll program for it. Which classification best describes these two items?

The licensed accounting package is packaged, off-the-shelf application software, and the payroll program written to the company's own requirements is custom or bespoke application software. Neither controls hardware, so they are not system software, utilities or firmware.

  1. ABoth are system software because they run on the company's servers
  2. BThe accounting package is packaged (off-the-shelf) application software and the payroll program is custom (tailor-made) application softwareCorrect
  3. CThe accounting package is utility software and the payroll program is firmware
  4. DBoth are operating system components since they manage company data

Explanation

Application software performs user tasks. A ready-made licensed package is off-the-shelf software, while a program built to the company's specific requirements is custom or bespoke software. Neither manages hardware resources, so system software and firmware labels are wrong.

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