Lesson 2: Applications & Software
Week of Mon, Sep 21 · Tech+ domain 3: Applications & Software (14% of the exam) · runs ahead of INT-1010 Module 4 (Software) · Exam 1 prep
Take Meerk's quiz for Lesson 2
This week's items
- Read Lesson 2 notesread
- Lesson 2 mastery quizgate · 85% first try
Due the week it opens — same standard as PGCC. Weekly gates are completed in class.
Know these cold
- Operating system = system software. Word, Excel, Chrome = application software.
- Drivers let the OS talk to hardware. Firmware lives inside the device.
- Licenses: proprietary vs open source vs subscription (SaaS).
- Excel: =SUM, =AVERAGE, =MAX; $A$1 is an absolute reference.
Meerk's quiz — open the Lesson 2 gate
10 questions, no time limit. 85% on your first attempt in a 24-hour window opens the gate. Retakes inside the window are practice — they help you learn, they don't count. Work alone; the point is to know it, not to have seen it.