Service Packs

A service pack is a collection of updates, fixes, enhancements etc that belong to a software program. they are delievered in a form of a single package that then has to be installed by the user. Installing a service pack is easier and less error-prone than installing a large number of patches individually. Patches are peices of software that are designed to fix problems with, or update the computer program/ or its supporting data. This includes protecting it from 'bugs', security vunerablility, and the usabilty/performance of the program.