The Latest Open Source

Sekolah menengah kebangsaan tun habab Written assignment format: THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE AVAILABLE AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT NAME OF CANDIDATE: Muhammad Faiz Bin Norazman

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1.0: 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.

2.0: THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) 2.1: Meaning of open source OS The Open Source Definition is a bill of rights for the computer user. Its defines certain rights that a software license must grant you to be certified as Open Source. Those who don’t make their programs Open Source are finding it difficult to compete with those who do, as users gain a new appreciation of rights they always should have had. Programs like the Linux operating system and Netscape’s web browser have become extremely popular, displacing other software with more restrictive licenses. Companies that use Open Source software have the advantage of its very rapid development, often by several collaborating companies, and much of it contributed by individuals who simply need an improvement to serve their own needs.

2.2: Example of open source OS 2.2.1: LINUX Linux commonly pronounced IPA in English. Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system. Linux is a one of the typically all underlying source code can be freely modified, used and redistributed by anyone. The name ‘Linux’ comes from Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system’s utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux. 2

2.2.2: DARWIN Darwin is an open source UNIX Computer operating system released by Apple inc. in 2000. It is composed of code develop by Apple along with code derived from NEXTSTEP as well as from FreeBSD and other free software projects.

3.0: THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE 3.1: Meaning of open source application software Application software is designed to handle specific type of information and achieve useful results, answer problems and suit a user’s particular needs. Application software can be mainly classified under few categories. The categories is enterprise software, Enterprise infrastructure software, Information worker software, Media and entertainment software, Educational software, Media development software and product engineering software.

3.2: Example of open source application software 3.2.1: MOZILLA FIREFOX Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite, managed by the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox had 19.73% of the recorded usage share of web browsers as of August 2008, making it the second-most popular browser in current use worldwide, after Internet Explorer.

3.2.2: OPENOFFICE WRITER Open Office Writer is a word processor component of the OpenOffice.org software package. Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word and Corel’s WordPerfect, with some of their features. As with the entire Open Office suite, Writer can be used across a variety of platform, including Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux, 3

FreeBSD and Solaris. Released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, Writer is free software.

4.0: THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT 4.1: Hardware 4.1.1: Multipurpose Card The National Multipurpose Card seeks to develop a single and common platform for a Multipurpose Card (MPC) that will enable government and private application providers to implement smart card solutions without duplication of effort and investment. Initially, the MPC is implemented through the GMPC and PMPC projects. As a result, MyKad and Bankcard are the products developer for the GMPC and PMPC initiatives. It has been a controversial application, given civil society concern about privacy and the lack of protection of private data under Malaysian law. The objectives of the MPC Flagship Application are:  To provide the government and payment application, and other future applications on single MPC platform;  To provide enhance services to customers; and  To enhance security and convenience of existing and new application delivered on the MPC platform MyKad was developed by the National Registration Department (JPN) and private ICT developers that create a common platform for smart card solutions. The card is embedded with a security enhance 64K microprocessor chip that is multifunctional across varying systems. MyKad applications are:  National ID  Driving license  Passport information  Health information  Touch ‘n Go  MEPS cash  ATM 4

 Public key infrastructure

4.2: Software Pimero Pro 2007 R6 is a convenient selection calendar and manager task list – the perfect program for little teams and individuals. Functioning as part of your team, the software Pimero is a suitable appointment calendar and manager for contact list – the ideal companion for tiny groups and individuals. If you are on the road regularly, worker with many computers or bring together many people into a team, software offers you unique profits in scheduling appointment. With its automatic, synchronization server less, based on technology peer-to-peer, you want not give a second through to how you keep your appointments up-to-date. Each PC which runs automatically Pimero synchronisms with all other PCs in the network.

5.0: PERVASIVE COMPUTING 5.1: Meaning of pervasive computing Pervasive computing is trend towards increasingly ubiquitous (another name for the movement is ubiquitous computing), connected computing devices in the environment, a trend being brought about by a convergence and particularly.

5.2: Example of pervasive computing 5.2.1: BLUETOOTH Bluetooth is a wireless protocol utilizing short-range communication technology facilitating data transmission avers distance from fixed and/or mobile devices, creating wireless personal area network (PANs). The intent behind the development of Bluetooth was the creation of a single digital wireless protocol capable of connecting multiple devices and overcoming problems arising from synchronization of these devices. Bluetooth uses a radio technology called frequency hopping spread spectrum.

5.2.2: WIRELESS Wireless is a term used to describe telecommunications in which electromagnetic waves (rather than some from of wire) carry the signal over part or the entire communication path. Some monitoring devices, such as intrusion alarms, employ 5

acoustic waves at frequencies above the range of human hearing; these are also sometimes classified as wireless.

6.0: CONCLUSION Software that is not part of an operating system is application software. It can be portrayed as computer programs that are used to accomplish specific tasks not related to the computer itself where they can be installed on your machine using disks or CDs. Software can be acquired in two ways which the custom software and public software. Most modern software is written in Visual BASIC, Delphi or database languages. Software is divided into three categories which are operating system, programming and application software. The development in Information, Communication and Technologies (ICT) and technologies in every developing country has bring the world through the development in ICT. Like the other developing country, Malaysia gets the opportunity to be one of the countries that received the latest development of ICT. ICT not only can give the information to human’s beings but also gives many benefits for us today and also for future generations.

7.0: REFERENCE  7.1.1:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki.Open_source_software  7.1.2:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_processor  7.1.3:http://www.indiana.edu/~ovpit/presentations/ipcres/tsld005.htm  7.1.4:Reference Book ( Discovering Computers 2009 )

(Published in 2009 Editor: Gary B. Shelly Misty E.Vermat

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