23-12-2017, 04:12 PM
Free Software
*Software which does not give the user freedom to study, modify and share the. software
Ans : Proprietary Software
*It is licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder, eg: MS Windows
*Proprietary software which provided to users only for a limited period of time on a trial basis - Shareware (Trialware)
*Free software allows the users to study, modify and distribute the software, eg: Linux
*Which among the following is not an Open source software
(a) Firefox (b) Python
(c ) R. Programming (d) Tally Ans : (d) Tally
(Sales. Asst.Gr.il, 2016)
*Tally is a financial accounting software package
*The term “free software” was coined by
Ans : Richard Stallman (1985)
*Founder of the free software movement
Ans : Richard Stallman
Rare Info
*ICFOSS is an autonomous institution under the Government of Kerala, with the objectives of co-ordinating free & open source software initiatives within Kerala
*ICFOSS- International centre for Free & Open Source software
Firmware
*Firmware is a combination of hardware and software
*Computer chips that have programs recorded on them are known as - Firmware
*Type of Softwares which' are copyrighted but still can be used'for free
Ans : Firmware
*Firmware is stored in
Ans : ROM
*Examples of firmware
Ans : ROM, EPROM. Flash Memory
*Common firmware containing devices
Ans : Computers, Mobiles phones, Digital cameras
