Tom owns a small company and is purchasing a software license for his company. He originally had to purchase a copy of each piece of software for each of his employees. However, one of his friends told him there were other types of license agreements. Tom has come to you and asked for help in deciding what kind of license is right for his company.
-Tom's company runs both a morning and a night shift.He has six employees using statistical software; three work on the morning shift,and three work on the evening shift.He wants to know if there is a software license that will allow him to purchase only three copies.You advise him to buy a ____ license.
A) site
B) multiple user
C) concurrent user
D) single

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A concurrent user license allows a certain number of users to access the software at the same time, regardless of which computer they are using. In Tom's case, he has six employees but only three will be using the software at any given time. Therefore, a concurrent user license would be a more cost-effective solution than purchasing a license for each employee. Option A) site license would allow unlimited users to access the software at a specific location, but Tom's employees work on different shifts. Option B) multiple user license typically allows a specific number of users to install and use the software on their own computers, but Tom only needs three copies of the software. Option D) single license is only valid for one user on one computer, which would require Tom to purchase six licenses.

Tom Owns a Small Company and Is Purchasing a Software