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THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AND THE
LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT


NAME: MUHAMMAD FARIHIN BIN ZAINI
I/C NO: 951010-02-5433
CLASS: 5 ICT
TEACHERS: PUAN NOR FAZILA BINTI PADZIL
GROUP MEMBERS: MOHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN YUSUF
: MUHAMAD AMIRUDIN BIN ROSLI
INDEX NUMBER : KA101A074








1.0 INTRODUCTION
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is available in source code form
for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are
provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, and improve the software.
Open source licenses often meet the requirements of the Open Source Definition. Some open
source software is available within the public domain. Open source software is very often
developed in a public, collaborative manner. Open-source software is the most prominent
example of open-source development and often compared to (technically defined) user-generated
content or (legally defined) open content movements. The term open-source software originated
as part of a marketing campaign for free software. A report by Standish Group states that
adoption of open-source software models has resulted in savings of about $60 billion per year to
consumers.


HARDWARE
Hardware is a comprehensive term for all of the physical parts of a computer, as distinguished
from the data it contains or operates on, and the software that provides instructions for the
hardware to acoomplish tasks. The boundary between hardware and software is slightly blurry -
firmware is software that is "built-in" to the hardware, but such firmware is usually the province
of computer programmers and computer engineers in any case and not an issue that computer
users need to concern themselves with.

SOFTWARE
Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that
provides the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it. Software refers to
one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for some reasons.
In other words, software is a set of programs, procedures, algorithms and its documentation
concerned with the operation of a data processing system. Program software performs the
function of the program it implements, either by directly providing instructions to the computer
hardware or by serving as input to another piece of software.




2.1 MEANING OF OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM
Open source software most often is associated with free software and while this might be true on
many open source programs the main difference is that a person can take open source software,
including an operating system such as Linux, and can modify and change the program to suit
their needs. The nice thing about an open source operating system like Linux is how much you
can customize it, the downside is that it requires quite a bit of knowledge about computer
programming and this software also coordinate all activities of a computer system such as
managing memory.

2.2 EXAMPLE OF OPEN SOURCE

LINUX Kernel 3.5
21 July 2012
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open
source software development and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux
kernel, an operating system kernel first released 5 October 1991 by Linus Torvalds.
Linux was originally developed as a free operating system for Intel x86-based personal
computers. It has since been ported to more computer hardware platforms than any other
operating system. It is a leading operating system on servers and other big iron systems such
as mainframe computers and supercomputers.


UBUNTU 12.04
26 April 2012
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and is
distributed as free and open source software with additional proprietary software available.
Ubuntu is composed of many software packages, of which the vast majority are distributed under
a free software license (also known as open source). The main license used is the GNU General
Public License (GNU GPL) which, along with the GNU Lesser General Public License (GNU


LGPL), explicitly declares that users are free to run, copy, distribute, study, change, develop and
improve the software. Ubuntu is sponsored by the UK-based company Canonical Ltd., owned by
South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. By keeping Ubuntu free and open source,
Canonical is able to utilize the talents of community developers in Ubuntu's constituent
components. Instead of selling Ubuntu for profit, Canonical creates revenue by selling technical
support and from creating several services tied to Ubuntu.
Canonical releases new versions of Ubuntu every six months and supports Ubuntu for eighteen
months by providing security fixes, patches to critical bugs and minor updates to programs. LTS
(Long Term Support) versions, which are released every two years, are supported for three years
on the desktop and five years for servers. The latest version of Ubuntu, 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), is such an
LTS version, and was released on April 29, 2010.

3.0THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
3.1 MEANING OF OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Open Source Application Software (also called as end-user programs) includes database
programs, word processors, and spreadsheets. It is free to use, change, and improve the software,
and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified forms and this software also perform specific
task or function for user.

3.2 EXAMPLES OF OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Apache Open Office 3.4
May 8, 2012
Apache Open Office is an open-source office productivity software suite containing word
processor,spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, formula editor, and database
management applications. It was formerly known as OpenOffice.org under Sun,
then Oracle ownership. Open Office's default file format is the Open Document Format (ODF),
a ISO/IEC standard. It can also handle other file formats including those from Microsoft Office.
Open Office runs on several operating systems.



GIMP 2.8
May 3, 2012
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image retouching and editing tool and is
released under the GPLv3 (or later) license as free and open-source software. There are versions
of GIMP tailored for most operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
X and Linux.
GIMP has tools used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping,
photo-montages (combining multiple images), converting between different image formats, and
more specialised tasks. Animated images such as GIF and MPEG files can be created using an
animation plugin.
The developers and maintainers of GIMP have a product vision for GIMP to strive to be a free
software graphics application for the editing and creation of original images, photos, icons,
graphical elements of web pages and art for user interface elements.

4.0 THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT
4.1 HARDWARE
Canon PIXMA MX515
(Latest)

DIFFERENCE Canon PIXMA MG2150
(Previous)
Scanner
Copier
Fax
FUNCTION
Scanner
Copier
Rated Black Speed 9.7 ppm
Colour Speed 5.5 ppm
PRINTING SPEED
Rated Black Speed 8.4 ppm
Colour Speed 4.8 ppm







4.2 SOFTWARE
(KASPERSKY INTERNET SECURITY 2011 AND 2012)

ASPECT


KASPERSKY INTERNET
SECURITY 2011

KASPERSKY INTERNET
SECURITY 2012

GENERAL DEMANDS 480 MB free
space on the hard disk.
500 MB free space on the hard
disk
OPERATING SYSTEM Intel Pentium 1000 MHz 32-
bit (x86) / 64-bit(x64) or
above (or compatible)
Intel Pentium 800 MHz 32-
bit(x64)or above
NETBOOKS Intel Atom 1.3 MHz (Z520)
(or compatible)
Intel Atom 1.6 GHz (Z520)
(or compatible)



5.0 PERVASIVE COMPUTING
5.1 MEANING OF PERVASIVE COMPUTING
Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in
which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and
activities. In the course of ordinary activities, someone "using" ubiquitous computing engages
many computational devices and systems simultaneously, and may not necessarily even be aware
that they are doing so. This model is usually considered an advancement from the desktop
paradigm. More formally, ubiquitous computing is defined as "machines that fit the human
environment instead of forcing humans to enter theirs."



5.2 EXAMPLES OF PERVASIVE COMPUTING
5.2.1 Sony Smart Watch
Smart watches have never quite caught on with consumers, and yet they continue to fascinate we
on the fringes of Geek Chic. Dating back to the days of Casio’s calculator and Data Bank
models, the novelty of packing computing power on our wrists has held some strange appeal to
at least a few of us. As I kid I owned at least two calculator watches, not to mention a Pac-Man
gaming watch with four-button “D-Pad.” Then I hit middle school, got self-consciously
awkward, and bought the most conservative Swatch in the mall. But I digress.
Microsoft made a run at getting out in front of the smart watch market back in 2004 with their
ill-fated SPOT watches, and almost a full decade later the trend is threatening a comeback.
Apple’s not-quite-smart iPod nano has achieved some wrist top success thanks to a small cottage
industry of accessory wristbands, and a small handful of companies big and small are also
throwing their hats – bracelets – into the fray with an array of takes on the 21st Century wrist-
mounted computer.
5.2.2 Smart Pen
You write, IRISNotes converts it into editable text! Write your notes anytime, anywhere. When
you are back to your computer, simply connect the USB receiver to your computer (PC or Mac).
Your notes will be instantly converted into editable text (Word, Outlook®, Notepad).Write on
any paper, anytime, anywhere!

Write your notes on any kind of paper! Simply place the receiver on your document and you are
ready to write! The IRISnotes is cordless, battery-powered and can be used anywhere!
Export to PC, Mac, iPhone or iPad. Easily export your notes on your PC and Mac using the USB
connexion or send it directly to your iPhone and iPad using the free IRISnotes application to
write and draw on your mobile device and available on the App Store.



6.0 CONCLUSION
Open Source can be used by anyone and because it has no copyright claims, so users are
free to use, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified
forms. Pervasive Computing is to make our lives easier because we can interact with computers.
Besides that, we can easily give the computer commands and the computer will grant your wish.

REFERENCE

http://downloadpedia.org/Open_Source_Operating_Systems
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_office
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_software
http://www.openprojects.org/hardware-definition.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop_CS5#CS5
http://www.trustedreviews.com/canon-pixma-mx515_Printer_specs
http://www.trustedreviews.com/canon-pixma-mg2150_Printer_specs
http://www.technobuffalo.com/reviews/sony-smartwatch-review/
http://www.irislink.com/c2-2193-225/IRISnotes-2--Digital-Pen-family.aspx?adwp=GGS-
IN&gclid=CNeBsbj2xbECFU8b6wodNW0Ajw

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