Update vs Upgrade

by Ayush Jaiswal · February 5, 2016

Update vs Upgrade

In this post I’ll try to make you familiar with Update and Upgrade. Plus, Update vs Upgrade. So, let’s have a look.

Update

An update is a software file that contains fixes for problems found by other users or the software developer. Installing an update fixes the code and prevents the problems from happening on your dives. Because updates fix problems with a program, they are almost always free and available through the program or the companies’ websites.

Updating and upgrading a software program are two different matters. Updates are almost always free and typically very minor. Nevertheless, upgrading is usually not free and often require installing a full copy of a program.

For example– If you have Microsoft Windows XP and wanted to install Windows 7 you would have to “upgrade” to Windows 7. See the upgrade definition for additional information on this term.

Upgrade

In dives, an upgrade is a new version of or addition to hardware or, more often, a software product. It is a product that is already installed or in employment. Raises may be sold as specially labeled, less expensive “upgrade” packages (as, for example, Microsoft’s office suite products). For existing users alongside versions of the product that are cleared for sale to first-time users. In other examples of software distribution, an upgrade may also be available for free or for charge downloading from the product maker’s site.

Update vs Upgrade

An update is a patch that is made available after the product has been released, often to solve problems or glitches while an upgrade is the substitute of an older version of one product to a newer one.
There could be many updates for a certain product but only few upgrades.
Updates are often free while an upgrade would cost money.
Updates are often necessary while upgrades are not.

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