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INTRODUCTION
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is available in source code

form for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, and improve the software. A computer's hardware consists of the physical components necessary to operate and interact with a computer. Since a computer's primary language is binary, devices are necessary to convert our input into that language. The binary code coming out of Hardware refers to a physical piece of a computer. This could be a hard drive, monitor, memory chip, or CPU. The key idea is that the item is something you can touch. Software is the collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions telling a computer what to do. The term was coined to contrast to the old term hardware (meaning physical devices). In contrast to hardware, software is intangible, meaning it "cannot be touched".

2.0 THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM (OS)

2.1 The Meaning of Open Source Operating System The most important program that runs on a computer. Every general-purpose computer must have an operating system to run other programs. Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers.

2.2 Example of Open Source OS

Apache a web server program (for supplying pages in response to requests) used in most web server computers and available for Windows as well as Linux and other UNIX systems. Asterisk a Private Branch exchange (PBX) providing features such as interactive voice response, conference bridging and call queuing (as well as analogue, digital and VoIP telephony), supporting H.323, SIP and IAX2 (and other VoIP protocols), and available for Mac as well as Linux and other UNIX system.

3.0 THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE.

3.1 Meaning of Open Source Application Software Open source, as its name implies, means providing the software itself, along with the source code of it, free for distribution, compilation, modification and reuse at no charge or restriction. Its the kind of initiative usually and volunteer work, like the Fire fox project, and the famous Apache Foundation. 3.2 Example of Open Source Application Software Open Office - Version 3.2 included support for PostScript-based Open Type fonts. The software will now warn users when ODF 1.2 Extended features have been used. An improvement to the document integrity check will determine if an ODF document conforms to the ODF specification and offer a repair if necessary. OpenOffice.org 3.2 Calc and Writer both have a reduced "cold start" time by 46% compared to version 3.0.The about screen in this version now reads, in part, "Copyright 2000, 2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved." Blender - Blender 2.5 is currently in development with release goals including a completely new redesigned interface allowing for multi-windowed support, plus custom key mapping and an animation system upgrade.

4.0 THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT

Hardware

PS3 Wireless Keyboard with Piano Black Finishing, Made of ABS Material

Product Specifications:

Compatible with any PS3 console included PS3 slim With PS, , , , buttons function Piano black finishing Chocolate keyboard with scissor leg design Nice mate for pro gamer With blue back light for all the keys Come with touchpad, no extra mouse needed Material: ABS Packaging: gift box

Stylish Multimedia Keyboard with Iron Board at the Bottom Product Specifications:

Elegant super slim and fashion design 13 hot keys With iron board at the bottom Worldwide language layout supported Fully compatible with windows ME/2000/XP/VISTA

Software

The technology for fax machines was invented a long time, however, fax machines did not become popular with consumers until the 1980s.

The first fax machine was invented by Scottish mechanic and inventor Alexander Bain. In 1843, Alexander Bain received a British patent for improvements in producing and regulating electric currents and improvements in timepieces and in electric printing and signal telegraphs, in laymen's terms a fax machine.

Several years earlier, Samuel Morse had invented the first successful telegraph machine and the fax machine closely evolved from the technology of the telegraph. The earlier telegraph machine sent mores code (dots & dashes) over telegraph

wires that was decoded into a text message at a remote location.

5.0 PERVASIVE COMPUTING

5.1 Meaning of pervasive computing Pervasive computing means the technology that is gracefully integrated in our everyday life. The user is no longer aware of this embedded technology. Pervasive computing uses web technology, portable devices, wireless communication and nomadic or ubiquitous computing systems. Other terms for pervasive computing are Ubiquitous Computing, Calm Technology, and Things That Think. It is about the ability to deliver any information to any device over any network. In short, it is about computers everywhere where computers are embedded into equipments, machines, furniture or people. The current technology has evolved into embedded, networked and wireless.

Example of pervasive computing

this is an example of pervasive computing in our daily lives which is the automatic Touch n Go SmartTAG toll gate.

The Touch 'n Go or TnG smart card is used by Malaysian toll expressway and highway operators as the sole electronic payment system (EPS). The credit card sized smartcard made of plastic with Philips MIFARE microchip technology embedded in it. The Touch 'n Go systems are designed to process up to 800 vehicles per hour to ease the queue congestion at toll plazas and if used together with SmartTag (a non-stop electronic toll collection system), will be able to process up to 1,200 vehicles per hour.

Another example of pervasive computing in daily lives is the 3G technology video phone.

3G is short for third generation mobile phone technology.3G technology is quite simply a system that allows users to communicate by video from cell phones to laptops. Additionally users can also download songs and videos with the ten times faster than current technology. 3G technology also is a wireless telecommunications network that allows video, audio and data delivered faster through a broadband wireless network than existing technology. Increasingly popular technology that also provides services such as movies and unrestricted television, multimedia performances, live video conferencing, web browsing, e-mail, instant messaging( instant messaging), a fax machine and map guidance.

6.0 Conclusion
Open Source can be used by anyone and because it has no copyright claims, so users are free to use, change and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified forms. Pervasive computing simplifies life by combining open standards-based applications with everyday activities. It removes the complexity of new technologies, enables us to be more efficient in our work and leaves us more time and thus pervasive computing is fast becoming a part of everyday life.

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http://www.ictregulationtoolkit.org/en/PracticeNote.3182.html http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060927023338AAe0NTx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software) http://www.mariosalexandrou.com/definition/software.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix