WRITING ASSINGMENT FORMAT

LEARNING AREA : COMPUTER SYSTEM

Name of Candidate Siti Nursyalfira bt Salehuddin

Ic No 900715-02-5724
Index No

Construct : so5 Latest Development in ICT

Aspect : so5.1 Explain the latest open source
software
Available and the latest
development in
ICT
Type of instrument : written Assignment

Instruction

Write a report on the latest open source software available and the latest
development in ICT.

INTRODUCTION

Open source software is defined by its attached license which abandons

essential rights granted to the original creator by copyright law. This procedure
gives anyone the opportunity to redistribute and modify any received open
source software.. Most operating systems, drivers and utility programs are written
by commercial organizations that distribute executable versions of their software
-- versions that can't be studied or altered. Open source requires the distribution
of original source materials that can be studied, altered and built upon, with the
results once again freely distributed.

CONTENT

• INTRODUCTION

2.1 The latest open source OS

• Meaning of open source
• Examples of open souce OS

2.2 The latest open source application software

• Meaning of open source application software
• Examples of open source application software

2.3 The latest ict hardware

• Examples of hardware
• Function of each hardware

2.4 pervasive computing

• Meaning of pervasive computing
• Examples of pervasive computing

THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE

Meaning of open source

Open source describes practices in production and development that promote

access to the end product's source materials--typically, their source code. Some
consider it as a philosophy, and others consider it as a pragmatic methodology.
Before open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a
variety of phrases to describe the concept; the term open source gained
popularity with the rise of the Internet and its enabling of diverse production
models, communication paths, and interactive communities. Subsequently, open
source software became the most prominent face of open source.

Example of open source

Example of open source are Apache, PHP, Mozilla Firebird and the Linux kernel

LATEST OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Meaning of open source application software

Application software is a defined subclass of computer software that employs the

capabilities of a computer directly to a task that the user wishes to perform. This
should be contrasted with system software which is involved in integrating a
computer's various capabilities, but typically does not directly apply them in the
performance of tasks that benefit the user. The term application refers to both the
application software and its implementation.

Examples of open source application software

Typical examples of software applications are word processors, spreadsheets,
media players,word processors, spreadsheets, and accounting systems.

THE LATEST ICT HARDWARE

Example of hardware and the function of each hardware

USB,

provides power to the bus, enabling

many peripherals to operate

USB
Network card is a piece of computer
hardware designed to allow
computers to communicate over a
NETWORK CARD
computer network.
The Zip drive is a medium-capacity
removable disk storage system,

ZIP DRIVE

PERVASIVE COMPUTING

Meaning of pervasive computing

The trend towards an information environment in which users have access to

ICTs throughout the environment. This trend is particularly associated with the
growth of wireless technologies that allow users to access online information and
services remotely and synchronise data between different computers.

Examples of pervasive computing

The examples of pervasive computing is wireless, Bluetooth and infrared

Wireless is an old-fashioned term for

a radio transceiver (a mixed receiver
and transmitter device), referring to
its use in wireless telegraphy early
WIRELESS on, or for a radio receiver.
Bluetooth is an industrial
specification for wireless personal
area networks (PANs). Bluetooth lets
these devices communicate with
each other when they are in range.
BLUETOOTH
Infrared (IR) radiation is
electromagnetic radiation of a
INFRARED wavelength longer than that of
visible light, but shorter than that of
radio waves.

CONCLUSION

Open source software has natural strengths which benefit individual users.
Above and beyond this, the widespread use of open source software holds
advantages for the U.S. economy as a whole, and it is for this reason that a
careful program of government promotion and encouragement would be justified
and beneficial.
The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to contribute to the design of
CSdCL environments of good pedagogical quality. This is approached by
exploration of the research question: What are the most crucial limitations and
possibilities of Internet related to performing collaborative activities in distributed
learning situations? The research question is primarily illuminated through the
process of developing a prototype of a CSdCL computer system and the
application of this in a CSdCL situation. This development is founded on
literature studies and initial studies at two distance education institutions.

REFERENCE

http://www.aardvarkmedia.co.uk/glossary.html

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/sarc/E-
Democracy/Final_Report/Glossary.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software

http://www.u22.com/hardarch/buildit/examples/examples.HTM

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/sarc/E-
Democracy/Final_Report/Glossary.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_drive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=bluetooth&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=wireless