Monday, January 24, 2011

Definition/ Example of Software

Freeware - software that is provided without charge.
Ex. Aol, Facebook, Google.

Shareware - software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.
Ex. Skype, Piknik,

Open Source - relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available
Ex. Facebook, Myspace, ect.

Commercial Software - Software that is designed and developed for sale to the general public.
Ex. Microsoft Office, Windows, Itunes, Adobe.

No comments:

Post a Comment