Office Wordprocessing FMS About FMS Services How to print this page Program versions One of the most confusing things in personal computers today is understanding and keeping track of versions. Then we will discuss the version history of various common programs. Finally we will describe how to determine the version of various programs.
All software is given a version number.
When it is first released, it is commonly defined as version 1.0.0. 1.2.0 and so on. Usually anyone who purchased the version 1.0.0 is given the updates free. Many people avoid the first release of any software and wait for some bugs to be worked out before buying it. When a major revision is released, it is numbered with the next in the group, such as 2.0.0 and then minor releases follow as 2.1.0, 2.1.01, 2.2.0, etc.