2006-09-26 15:53:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
To download is to receive data from a remote system, such as a website, server, or other similar systems. A download is any file that is offered for downloading or that has been downloaded.
Installation (or setup) of a program is the act and the effect of putting the program in a computer system so that it can be executed.
Downloading is the process of bringing some data or program to your computer. Installing is configuring the program to run on your computer.
E.g. You will first download the set up file. You then need to run that set up file which means you will be installing the program or software - so that you can use it.
2006-09-26 15:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downloading is receiving the file to be stored on disk. Installing is running an application that sets the system up to handle running an application--this usually involves setting up a registry tree so the application can store information, setting up folders within the "Program Files" directory so it can organize the storage of varios files, which include the main program and data files. In the old DOS days, downloading a file was almost as easy as installing because there was no "install"--the program didn't need any setup and could run from wherever it was located because it was all just a single file.
2006-09-26 22:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by Mark B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downloading traditionally meant transferring data across a network between computers such as the Internet.
Installing usually means loading software into a computer through an operating system so that a program can be run by the computer.
These terms have become mixed in over the years as computers have become more accessible to the non-technical masses.
2006-09-26 22:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by GJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
downloading can only be done using Internet while installing can be done without Internet. Oftentimes we use downloading to download files on the other hand installing for downloading a program OR installing the program.
2006-09-26 22:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by block_binder 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downloading is retrieving some file(s) from an external source, normally the internet. Installing is when you execute a file and it basically embeds itself into your computer, after which you can run the program.
For example, if you find a game on the internet you like, first you would download it from the internet to your computer. Once its been downloaded, you would install it so you can play on your computer.
2006-09-26 22:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by therealchuckbales 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downloading is the process of bringing some data or program to your computer.
Installing is configuring the program to run on your computer.
Downloading is like going to the store and buying a computer desk and bringing home. But you still can't use it until you install (assemble) it.
2006-09-26 22:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
downloading is writing the file to install the program onto your hard drive, installing is wrtintg the program to your hard drive
2006-09-26 22:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by I run with scissors 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
downloading is where you let your computer receive something off of the internet that may be installed.
Installing is where your computer opens something whether downloaded or off of a cd or floppy , and puts files of the thing in folders and gets the computer set right to use the thing.
2006-09-26 22:58:35 · answer #8 · answered by KaeMae 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to download something, before you can install it
2006-09-26 22:59:05 · answer #9 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋