F452 installing

• Availability is important.
• Internet download? Drag and drop files? Installation routines (complex programs)? Building from source?

Installation routine:

1. Copy executable program onto the users computer.
2. Copy and/ or prepare any other files that are needed by the computer.
• Sometimes the latest version will be downloaded from the internet.
• Sometimes they are created the first time the program is used by a user.
3. Copy and register any library files that are required by the program.
• This might include making system level changes with the registry.
4. Add icons, menu items and short cuts as requested by the user.
5. Configure user preferences, eg language.

Exam example:

Explain what an installation routine does:

• The installation routine would provide terms and conditions.
• An installation routine copies executable software onto the computer from the CD-ROM.
• The routine should ask the user as to where to allocate the file(s) and later enquire as to whether they would appreciate icons/ shortcuts in the menu.
• Configuration is saved in a file.
• Programs may need to be extracted from a compressed file.
• User has the opportunity to configure settings.

[*don't be a pleb: write in prose]