COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which of the following description refers to Proprietary Software?

A	Computer software that distributed with its source code available for modification.
B	Privately owned and limited to a specific vendor or computer or device model.
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Proprietary software is owned by an organization or an individual, as opposed to “public-domain software, ‘’ which is freely distributed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of proprietary software include Microsoft Windows, Adobe Flash Player, PS3 OS, Orbis OS, iTunes, Adobe Photoshop, Google Earth, macOS (formerly Mac OS X and OS X), Skype, WinRAR, Oracle’s version of Java, Huawei’s HarmonyOS and some versions of Unix.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shareware is a type of proprietary software that is initially shared by the owner for trial use at little or no cost. Often the software has limited functionality or incomplete documentation until the user sends payment to the software developer.

Detailed explanation-4: -Proprietary refers to software that is owned by the individual or comapny who published it. Open source refers to software that is available for anyone to access or change the code.

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