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Managing applications

Managing applications

- This episode explores the lifecycle of an application. When a mommy application and a daddy application really care for each other- - [Crew Member] No, whoa, whoa, Scott. (long beep) - A typical application has three stages. You install it, you maintain it by patching and keeping it up to date, and when you're done with it, uninstall it. Installation follows a clear pattern. You insert an optical disc, and the installation routine starts automatically. Or more commonly today, you download a program from the internet, open your downloads folder in File Explore, I'm assuming Windows here, and double-click the downloaded file to start the installation routine. You more likely than not will immediately have a UAC notification pop up asking for admin account information or a simple, "Are you sure?" kind of text. User account control is a security feature in Windows to stop malicious software from installing without permission. It's a good thing. Once you provide credentials or…

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