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number used to indicate
a program's stage of development. For example, Version 1.0 is a common
example of the initial release of a software program. There is no
industry standard for how a version number should be formatted.
Therefore, each computer company may have their own unique method of
formatting a version number. Below is a common example of how a
version number may be formatted.
Version 1.0 - First initial release of
software.
Version 1.0a - Minor patch of the initial software release.
Version 2.0 - Major update of the initial software release.
Version 3.0 - Second release of a major release.
Version 3.0a - Minor patch for the second major release.
A funny quote used by software
developers is:
"If at first you don't succeed, call it version
1.0"
To determine the version of your
software program or operating system varies. However, below we have
listed some additional information about how you may be able to
determine a version of your program.
Many Windows
Programs
Click Help from the top of the
program, and then About.
Determining
your version of Microsoft Windows
Please
click here.
Microsoft DOS
users
MS-DOS users can determine their
version by using the ver command.
Many games
Computer games will often show
the version when the program is starting up and/or in one of the
four corners of the main window after the game has loaded.
Also see: Patch, Release,
Rollback
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