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contents:

1.0 Introduction

2.0 The Latest Open Source Operating System (OS)

2.1 Meaning of Open Source OS

2.2 Examples of Open Source OS

3.0 The Latest Open Source Application Software

3.1 Meaning of Open Source Application Software

3.2 Examples of Open Source Application Software

4.0 The Latest Development in ICT

4.1 Hardware

4.2 Software

5.0 Pervasive Computing

5.1 Meaning of Pervasive Computing

5.2 Examples of Pervasive Computing

6.0 Conclusion

7.0 Reference


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1.0 Introduction

Meaning of Open Source Software

Open Source software is computer software that is available in source code form the source
code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under an
open source license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to
distribute the software.

Meaning Of Hardware
A computers hardware consists of the physical components necessary to operate and
interact with a computer. Since a computers primary language is binary, devices are
necessary to convert our input into that language. The binary code coming out of the
computer must also be translated into something usable for the operator.

Meaning of Software
Software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, procedures
and documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system. Software includes
websites, programs, etc. that are coded by programming languages like C, C++, etc.
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2.0 The Latest Open Source Operating System

2.1 Meaning Of Open Source
Open source refers to a computer program in which the source code is available to the general
public for use and modification from its original design.

Meaning Of Operating System
Operating System is a set of operating system programs that coordinates all the activities
among the computer hardware devices.

Meaning Of Open Source Software
Open Source Operating System is a set of operating system programs that coordinates all the
activities among the computer hardware devices that refers to a computer program in which
the source code is available to the general public for use and modification from its original
design.

2.2 Examples Of Open Source Operating System
Unix
Unix is a operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or
very low-cost operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free
or very low- a reputatuin as a very efficient and fast-performing system.
PC-BSD
PC-BSD is a Unix-like, desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD .It is release on
10 April 2009. It aims to be easy to install by using a graphical installation program, and easy
and ready-to-use immediately by providing KDE as the default, pre-installed graphical user
interface. PC-BSD provides official binary nVidia and Intel drivers for easy hardware
acceleration and an optional 3D desktop interface through Compiz Fusion .


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3.0 The Latest Open Source Application Software
3.1 Meaning of Open Source
Open source refers to a computer program in which the source code is available to the general
public for use and modification from its original design.

Meaning Of Application Software
Application Software is a computer program or suite of computer programs that performs a
particullar function for the user.

Meaning of Open Source Application Software
Open Source Application Software is a computer program or suite of computer programs that
performs a particullar function for the user that refers to a computer program in which the
source code is available to the general public for use and modification from its original
design.
3.2 Examples Of Open Source Application Software
Presta Shop
PrestaShop is available under the Open Software License and officially launched in August
2007. The software , which is written in PHP and based on the Smarty template engine , is
currently used by 165,000 shops woldwide .MySOL is the default database engine . Presta
Shop is the winner of the 2010 and 2011 Best Open - Source Business Application awards.

Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and news client
developed by the Mozilla Foundation. It latest release is on 18 March 2009. The project
strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox, a project aimed at creating a web browser. On
December 7, 2004, version 1.0 was released, and received over 500,000 downloads in its first
three days of release, and 1,000,000 in 10 days. Originally launched as Minotaur shortly after
Phoenix (the original name for Mozilla Firefox), the project failed to gain momentum


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4.0 The Latest Development in ICT

4.1 Hardware

Aspect Latest Previous
Name Brother HL-2170W Network Mono
Laser Wireless Printer
Brother HL-2140 Mono
Laser Printer
Item number B50-HL2170W B50-HL2140
Year HL-2170W (2013) HL-2140 (2012)
Price RM 129.99 RM 99.99
Pint resolution 2400 X 600 dpi 2400 X600 dpi
Compatibility 32MB of memory standard for faster
processing and PCL emulation .
Can fit virtually any desktop
or shelf .

4.2 Software
Aspect Latest Previous
Name Adobe photoshop cs6 Adobe photoshop cs5
File size 17.86MB 18.06MB
Requirement The bottom life Smart radius
Year 2013 2010
License Open source Open source
Author Video LAN . org Video LAN . org





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5.0 Pervasive Computing
5.1 Meaning of Pervasive Computing
The idea that technology is moving beyond the personal computer to everyday devices with
embedded technology and connectivity as computing devices become progressively smaller
and more powerful. Also called ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing devices is the
result of computer technology advancing at exponential speeds. The goal of pervasive
computing, which combines current network technologies with wireless computing, voice
recognition, Internet capability and artificial intelligence, is to create an environment where
the connectivity of devices is embedded in such a way that the connectivity is unobtrusive
and always available.

5.2 Example Of Pervasive Computing
Samsung Smart TV
Smart TV, which is also sometimes referred to as "Connected TV" or "Hybrid TV", (not to be
confused with Internet TV, Web TV, or LG Electronics's upcoming "SMART TV" branded
NetCast Entertainment Access devices), is the phrase used to describe the current trend of
integration of the internet and Web 2.0 features into modern television sets and set-top boxes,
as well as the technological convergence between computers and these television sets /set-top
boxes. These new devices most often also have a much higher focus on online interactive
media, Internet TV, over-the-top content, as well as on-demand streaming media, and less
focus on traditional broadcast media like previous generations of television sets and set-top
boxes always have had.

GPS -Garmin Asus GPS
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system
(GNSS) that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the
Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. It is
maintained by the United States government and is freely accessible by anyone with a GPS
receiver .The GPS project was developed in 1973 to overcome the limitations of previous
navigation systems, integrating ideas from several predecessors, including a number of
classified engineering design studies from the 1960s.

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6.0 Conclusion
From this assessment we can know about the meaning of open source software, hardware,
and software. Open source software is a source code and certain other rights normally
reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license. Hardware and software
is used to described the physical component of computer and collection of computer
programs , procedures and documentation.

7.0 Reference

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