Software

What does system software do?

• Install applications onto the system

• Allows the software and hardware to communicate

Copyright software that is available to you, free of charge, however, the developers still have the rights to the software.

• Propriety software

• Shareware

• Freeware

An example of freeware would be...

• Firefox

• BitTorrent

• WinRAR

• Microsoft Office

One disadvantage of freeware is...

• That it is low-quality

• It could contain a trajan horse

Define shareware.

• Software that is free to share without paying for anything.

• Software that is free to share but only for a time period.

What is an example of shareware?

• Firefox

• Google Chrome

• BitTorrent

List two advantages of shareware.

• It's completely free

• It gives the distributor exposure

• It gives users time to decide whether they want to spend money on the program or not.

What is the main disadvantage of shareware?

• You have to pay for it at a later date.

• It cannot be modified and you have a temporary version

What is propriety software?

• The source code is not given to the public because the software still belongs to the user, even if you bought it.

• The source code is shared to the public because the software belongs to the user after you bought it.

List two examples of propriety software

• Adobe Flash Player

• Microsoft Office

• Firefox