ITPEC IP October 2022 Question 21

Source exam: ITPEC IP October 2022Topic: Software

ITPEC IP October 2022 — Question 21 of 100

Activation validates that a software installation is licensed for use. It commonly combines a product key or product ID with information about the user's device and verifies the result locally or with the vendor's server, limiting unauthorized installations.

Answer (a)

Why not others:
- cloud computing provides computing resources as network services

- streaming delivers media progressively over a network

- fragmentation divides files or storage space into noncontiguous pieces

Key rule: Product activation is license enforcement tied to an installation or device; it is distinct from software delivery and storage techniques.

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