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  • Sean Morgan
    Sean Morgan
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    I don't understand how Energia is not system software.

    Posted January 18, 2022 6:13pm by Sean Morgan
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  • Lenora Tracey Amadi
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    2,041 Points

    difference between application vs system software

    Posted April 19, 2019 7:07am by Lenora Tracey Amadi
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  • carlos torres
    carlos torres
    58 Points

    why is energia an application software

    Posted November 24, 2018 2:24am by carlos torres
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  • Lekx bro
    Lekx bro
    525 Points

    i cannot differentiate between application software and system software

    Posted October 7, 2018 2:45am by Lekx bro
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  • sohee kim
    sohee kim
    234 Points

    searched from google, Energia is "open source & community-driven integrated development environment (IDE) & software fra

    Posted October 2, 2018 7:17am by sohee kim
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  • sohee kim
    sohee kim
    234 Points

    Can you give me more easy explanation of what is system software?

    Posted October 2, 2018 7:10am by sohee kim
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  • Yoel Dovid Cohen
    Yoel Dovid Cohen
    13,405 Points

    Mac OS X

    Posted September 27, 2018 6:26pm by Yoel Dovid Cohen
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  • Heidi Hoskins
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    What is an operating system?

    Posted May 9, 2018 5:38pm by Heidi Hoskins
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  • Nicole Standley
    Nicole Standley
    805 Points

    T or F, The fundamental difference is that app software is nonessential, systems is crucial for computer function.

    Posted May 8, 2018 6:31pm by Nicole Standley
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  • Francesca Walton
    Francesca Walton
    520 Points

    I'm new to ICT and have no idea what Energia or Linux are - how do I answer these questions?!

    Posted January 19, 2018 3:14pm by Francesca Walton
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  • Terry Gloster
    Terry Gloster
    1,116 Points

    So my question because Workspace is a program we create it is considered an application and not a system software?

    Posted September 21, 2016 11:32pm by Terry Gloster
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  • Siddharth Seshadri
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    how energia is an application software

    Posted June 24, 2016 2:56pm by Siddharth Seshadri
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  • Fatih Yavuz
    Fatih Yavuz
    2,652 Points

    I thought Energia is to controll hardware thus it's a system software?

    Posted May 19, 2016 8:51am by Fatih Yavuz
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  • farah hussain
    farah hussain
    9,218 Points

    application software or system software

    Posted May 2, 2016 12:34pm by farah hussain
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  • George Martinez
    George Martinez
    6,232 Points

    system software or application software?

    Posted February 10, 2016 6:19pm by George Martinez
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  • Christina Carter
    Christina Carter
    230 Points

    Sorry for the ignorance, I got a question wrong, "Is Energia Application or System software? Why is it Application?

    Posted January 10, 2016 12:47am by Christina Carter
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  • Carol Xis
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    Courses Plus Student 290 Points

    Why is Linux a system software?

    Posted December 12, 2015 9:17am by Carol Xis
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  • Monica M
    Monica M
    4,667 Points

    with being new to computers, how would i know what Energia or Linux is, in order to answer some of these questions?

    Posted September 26, 2015 1:09am by Monica M
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