Computer Software Flashcards
What is proprietary software?
Software that is available only after buying the proper license of the software.
Other names for Proprietary Software
Closed Source Software and Commercial Software
Examples of Proprietary Software
MacOS, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Windows (Professional Edition)
Open source software is
Software in which the source code is also available along with the software
Examples of Open-Source Systems
Android Operating System
Linux Operating System
Apache Server
MySQL Database
Freeware
The users can use the software free of cost but do not gain access to the source code
Examples of Freeware
Adobe PDF
Yahoo Messenger
Google Talk
Shareware
Software is available free of cost but only up to a certain time limit
Advantages of Open Source software
Stable
More secure
High quality results
Advantages of Freeware
Avaliable free of cost
Can be distributed free of cost
Advantages of Sharewaree
Available free of cost
Helps knowledge about the product before buying
Disadvantages of Proprietary software
Requires a license
User cannot distribute the software
Number of users is limited
The system or type of environment the system requires
