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Which of the following pairs of components constitutes the computer side of information systems?
 
  A) software and data
  B) data and hardware
  C) people and procedures
  D) hardware and software

Question 2

What are the issues that have to be addressed when localizing a computer program?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

The process of making a computer program work in a second language is called localizing.
The following issues have to be addressed while localizing a computer program:
a. The user interface, including menu bars and commands, has to be translated.
b. The labels in forms, reports, and query prompts have to be translated and possibly redesigned.
c. All documentation and help text have to be translated.
d. All the diagrams and examples in the help text have to be redrawn and translated.
e. All the error messages have to be translated.
f. The text in all message boxes has to be translated.
g. Sorting order for the different character sets has to be adjusted.
h. Special problems in Asian character sets and in languages that read and write from right to left have to be fixed.



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