Computer Literacy Basics

is a copyrighted software that needs to be purchased in order to get a license key which is needed for the installation of the program.

• Shareware

• Freeware

• Commercial Software

• Open Source software

is a copyrighted software that can be used at no cost for a particular period of time, with limitations and restrictions.

• Commercial Software

• Shareware

• Freeware

• Open Source software

software is free from copyright, and the source code is available for everyone to use.

• Open Source software

• Freeware

• Shareware

• Commercial Software

Mac OS X and Microsoft Office are example of Open Source software

• True

• False

Plagiarism is the use of other’s work, without giving the credit (reference), and posing that the work belongs to us. It contains any work in the form of hard or soft copy, from the internet, or any other form.

• True

• False

allows the user to use a small part of work if the copyright owner is repaid or has granted the approval to use the work.

• Music uploading and downloading

• Copyright infringements

• Fair use

• Quotation marks

gives only one person the right to install and use the software.

• With a site license

• single-user license

• Software registration

• Activation

Public domain software is the only type of software that is not copyright-protected.

• True

• False

Data protection acts regulate the use of personal data by all businesses.

• True

• False

Don’t open an attachment in an email if we don’t know the sender.

• True

• False