Describe the differences between a new software version, an upgrade, a release, an update, a service pack, and a patch.
What will be an ideal response?
A new version contains major new features and is usually a rewritten package.
An upgrade is a new version available at lower cost to owners of a previous version.
A new release contains some new features.
An update is a release than fixes known bugs in a previous version or release.
A service pack (or service release) contains both updates and patches to fix documented problems with a version of a program.
A patch is a replacement for more or a few modules in a larger system that fixes known bugs.
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What will be an ideal response?
Modify the class LapTimer, as described in Exercise 13 of the previous chapter, as follows:
• Add an attribute for a file stream to which we can write the times • Add a constructor LapTimer(n, person, fileName) for a race having n laps. The name of the person and the file to record the times are passed to the constructor as strings. The file should be opened and the name of the person should be written to the file. If the file cannot be opened, throw an exception.
Actions might include ____ that stop to let you enter values in a dialog box while playing an action.
a. action sets b. breaks c. modal controls d. splits
Which of the following is a configuration option for the ping command?
A) The IP address of the destination B) The timeout for an echo reply C) The route to take D) The default gateway of the first hop