The term shareware (also known as trialware or demoware) refers to proprietary software that

is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of
functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an
Internet website or as a compact disc included with a periodical such as a newspaper or
magazine. The rationale behind shareware is to give buyers the opportunity to use the program
and judge its usefulness before purchasing a license for the full version of the software. Firms
with superior software thus have an incentive to offer samples, except if their product is already
well known, or if they do not want to be listed in direct competition with other products on
shareware repositories.[1]

Shareware is usually offered either with certain features only available after the license is
purchased, or as a full version but for a limited trial period of time. Once the trial period has
passed, the program may stop running until a license is purchased. Shareware is often offered
without supports or updates which only become available with the purchase of a license. The
words "free trial" or "trial version" are indicative of shareware.

If you have been using the Internet for any length of time, and especially if you work at a larger
company and browse the Web while you are at work, you have probably heard the term firewall
used. For example, you often hear people in companies say things like, "I can't use that site
because they won't let it through the firewall."

If you have a fast Internet connection into your home (either a DSL connection or a cable
modem), you may have found yourself hearing about firewalls for your home network as well. It
turns out that a small home network has many of the same security issues that a large corporate
network does. You can use a firewall to protect your home network and family from offensive
Web sites and potential hackers.

A digital signature or digital signature scheme is a mathematical scheme for demonstrating the
authenticity of a digital message or document. A valid digital signature gives a recipient reason
to believe that the message was created by a known sender, and that it was not altered in transit.
Digital signatures are commonly used for software distribution, financial transactions, and in
other cases where it is important to detect forgery or tampering.