Hardware and software are acquired and installed in the ________ ...

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Hardware and software are acquired and installed in the ________ of the traditional SDLC life cycle.
 
  A) maintenance
  B) design
  C) implementation
  D) analysis
  E) investigation

Question 2

Describe the different software components used in an ERP system.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Software includes the program instructions and logic that control the hardware in the ERP system. The most fundamental piece of software is the system software or operating systems such as Window, Unix, and Linux that help manage and connect all the hardware resources. Next is the underlying database management system software which helps manage the vast amount of data used in an ERP system. Then of course, there is the application software itself which captures the business logic of the ERP application.