Computer Site Ins. Inc.

#15 Sto. Niño, City Of San Pedro, Laguna

SF101 - System Fundamentals

Task Sheet # 4

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Date of Submission

Learning Outcome 2 Information Technology Concepts

Study each questions carefully and differentiate each items in paragraph form and in
Instructions Filipino language. Write your answers in the answer sheet. Upload your answer sheets
in kayelopez.gnomio.com.

Organization Weighs Use of Open Source Software

You began operating a small general electric contracting company two years ago.
Originally, it was just you and your cousin, but it has grown to five licensed
electricians, plus one office manager who takes calls from customers, schedules
the work, and orders parts and supplies. Your company handles a wide range of
work, including installing new circuit breaker panels, rewiring existing electrical
systems for renovations and additions, and installing residential light fixtures,
security lighting systems, swimming pool lighting, and ceiling fans. Business has
really taken off, and your current manual systems and procedures can no longer
keep pace. The office manager has been exploring several options and has
identified three different software packages designed for small contractors. Each
one of the packages includes software designed for managing parts and supplies
Questions inventory, scheduling jobs, and invoicing customers. Two of the software
packages are from large, well-known companies, and each has an initial licensing
cost of roughly $550 plus $100 per year for software support. The other software
package is open-source software, with no initial cost and no support cost. The
office manager is unsure how to proceed.

1. What is the primary difference between purchasing licensed software from a

software manufacturer and using open-source software?
2. What are the pros and cons of using open-source software?
3. What risks and start-up issues are associated with the use of any new
software that is designed to replace manual procedures?
4. What actions can be taken to reduce these risks?
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RUBRICS

Criteria Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Focus (5 pts)
(The single controlling point made with an awareness of task about a specific topic)

Content (5 pts)
(The presence of ideas developed through facts, examples, details, opinions, Reasons and/or
explanations)

Conventions (5 pts)
(Grammar, spelling, usage and sentence formation and neatness)

Score: / 60

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