NAME : DIANA JANI ANDREW

I.C NUMBER : 940511-13-6090

INDEX NUMBER:
TITLE :The Latest Open Source Software Available and the Latest
Development in ICT.
1.0 Introduction

Open source software is software that is free to use and which provides the
original source code used to create it so that advanced users can modify it to make it
work better for them. Examples of open source software are Linux, Mozilla Firefox 3.0,
OpenOffice.org, KOffice, GIMP, Blender, and Inkscape.
A computer’s hardware consists of physical components necessary to operate and
interact with the computer. Since a computer’s main language is binary, devices are
crucial to convert our input into that language. The binary code coming out of the
computer must also be translated into something functional for the operator.
Software is always separated into two categories such as System Software and
Application Software. System Software includes the operating system and all the utilities
that enables the computer to function. Whereby, Application Software includes program
that do actual work for users. For example, spreadsheets, word processors and database
management systems fall under the group of application software.
2.0 The Latest Open Source Operating System (OS)

2.1 Meaning of Open Source Operating System

Open Source Operating System is the mainly vital program that runs on a
computer that is free to use, change, and improve the software and to redistribute
it in modified or unmodified forms. Every general-purpose must have an
operating system to run other programs. Operating system perform basic tasks,
such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen,
keeping track of files and directories and controlling peripheral devices as disk
drivers and printers.

2.2 Examples of Open Source Operating System

One of the example of an open source is DragonFly BSD. DragonFly BSD
is a free Unix-like operating system created as a fork of FreeBSD 4.8. Matt
Dillon, a FreeBSD and Amiga developer since 1994, began work on DragonFly
 BSD in June 2003 and announced it on the FreeBSD mailing lists on July 16,
2003. Dillon started DragonFly in the belief that the methods and techniques
being adopted for threading and symmetric multiprocessing in FreeBSD 5 would
lead to a poorly performing system that would be very difficult to maintain. He
sought to correct these suspected problems within the FreeBSD project. Due to
ongoing conflicts with other FreeBSD developers over the implementation of his
ideas, and other reasons, his ability to directly change the FreeBSD code was
eventually revoked. Despite this, the DragonFly BSD and FreeBSD projects still
work together contributing bug fixes, driver updates and other system
improvements to each other. Intended to be "the logical continuation of the
FreeBSD 4.x series", DragonFly is being developed in an entirely different
direction from FreeBSD 5, including a new Light Weight Kernel Threads
(LWKT) implementation and a light weight ports/messaging system. Many
concepts planned for DragonFly.
Other than that, Inferno is also one of the example that can be included
here. Inferno is an operating system for creating and supporting distributed
services. The name of the operating system and of its associated programs, as well
as of the company Vita Nuova Holdings that produces it, were inspired by the
literary works of Dante Alighieri, particularly the Divine Comedy. Inferno runs in
hosted mode under several different operating systems or natively on a range of
hardware architectures. In each configuration the operating system presents the
same standard interfaces to its applications. A communications protocol called
Styx is applied uniformly to access both local and remote resources. As of the
fourth edition of Inferno, Styx is identical to Plan 9's newer version of its
hallmark 9P protocol, 9P2000.

3.0 The Latest Open Source Application Software

3.1 Meaning of Open Source Application Software
Open source application software is a subclass of computer software that
employs the capability of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the
user wishes to perform where the software source code is openly available.
 3.2 Examples of Open Source Application Software
KOffice 2.0 is one of the example of an open source application software.
The current KOffice 1.6.x series is designed for Unix, but the upcoming 2.0
release (expected in late 2008) is expected to add compatibility for Mac OS Xand
Windows. In addition KOffice is undergoing a large overhaul to use Flake and
Pigment as much as possible within applications. KOffice developers plan to
share as much infrastructure as possible between applications to reduce bugs and
improve the user experience. They also want to create an OpenDocument library
for use in other KDE applications that will allow developers to easily add support
for reading and outputting OpenDocument files to their applications. Automating
tasks and extending the suite with custom functionality can be done with dbus or
with scripting language like Python, Ruby and JavaScript. Latest release 1.6.3 /
June 7, 2007.
Other than that, StarOffice is also known as one of the example of an open
source application software. StarOffice is Sun Microsystems' proprietary office
suite software package. It was originally developed by StarDivision and acquired
by Sun in August 1999. The source code of the suite was released in July 2000,
creating a free, open source office suite called OpenOffice.org; subsequent
versions of StarOffice have been based upon OpenOffice.org, with additional
proprietary components. The version sold in East Asia is known as StarSuite and
is functionally identical to StarOffice, with full file interchange and compatibility,
but includes language and font support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional
Chinese, Japanese and Korean. StarOffice 8 supports the OpenDocument
standard. Latest release 8 Update 11 / 6 June 2008.

4.0 The Latest Development in ICT

4.1 Hardware
One of the examples of hardware is Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor
EU80580PJ0606M. It processor speed specification is Q9300 / 2.50GHz. It
 processor interface is Socket 775.The class for this processor is Core 2 Quad and
had the core of Yorkfield. It has a cache size until 6MB L2 the bus speed
is 1333MHz. The additional technologies for this processor is: Intel® EM64T,
Enhanced Intel Speedstep, SSE4.1 Execute Disable Bit, Intel® Virtualization
SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Quad-Core and Intel® Thermal Monitor 2.
Another example of hardware is Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor
BX80570E8500. It processor speed specification is E8500 / 3.16GHz. It
processor interface is Socket 775. The class for this processor is Core 2 Quad and
had the core of Wolfdale It has a cache size until 6MB L2 the bus speed
is 1333MHz. The additional technologies for this processor is: Intel® EM64T,
Enhanced Intel Speedstep, Dual-Core, Enhanced Halt State, Execute Disable
Bit, Intel® Virtualization and Intel® Thermal Monitor 2.

Name of the product Sony Ericsson Satio Samsung Omnia 2 i8000

Dimensions 112.0 x 55.0 x 13.3 mm 118.0 x 59.6 x 11.9 mm

Operating System Symbian S60 5th Edition Windows Mobile 6.5
Talk Time Up to 11 hours Up to 10 hours
Camera 12.1 megapixel, 4000 x 3000 2592 x 1944 pixels, 5
pixels, autofocus, face and megapixel, autofocus, face and
smile detection, geo-tagging, smile detection, and geo-
and touch focus tagging

4.2 Software
Example of the software is Kaspersky Antivirus. It was release on 2009
(ver. 8.0.0.357) in April 29, 2008. Kaspersky Anti-Virus has various features,
including real-time protection, detection and removal of viruses, trojans, worms,
spyware, adware and key loggers, as well as detection and removal of root kits. It
 also includes automatic updates and a tool for creating rescue disks. Besides,
KAV prevents itself from being disabled without user permission.
A different example of the software is Norton Antivirus 2008. It was
release on July 15, 2008; in Windows Edition. It also like all other antivirus. It
also provides real-time protection from viruses, spyware, worms, key loggers,
root kits and many other forms of malware. The program also includes a real-time
scanner.

5.0 Pervasive Computing

5.1 Meaning of Pervasive Computing
Meaning of pervasive computing is a post-desktop model of human-
computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly
integrated into everyday objects and activities. As opposed to the desktop
paradigm, in which a single user consciously engages a single device for a
specialized purpose, someone "using" ubiquitous computing engages many
computational devices and systems simultaneously, in the course of ordinary
activities, and may not necessarily even be aware that they are doing so. This
paradigm is also described as Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp), ambient
intelligence, or more recently, every ware. When mainly concerning the objects
involved, it is also physical computing, the Internet of Things, haptic computing,
and things that think.

5.2 Examples of Pervasive Computing

One of the examples of pervasive computing is Weather Bacon. Weather
Bacon is a bacon that indicates the local weather forecast in a code of colored or
flashing lights. Often, a short poem or jingle accompanies the code to make it
easier to remember. The beacon is usually on the roof of a tall building in a
 central business district, but some are attached to towers. The beacons are most
commonly owned by financial services companies and television stations and are
part of advertising and public relations programs. They provide a very basic
forecast for the general public and not as an aid to navigation.
Another example of pervasive computing is Time Ball. Time Ball is a
large painted wooden or metal ball that drops at a predetermined time, principally
to enable sailors to check their marine chronometers. Accurate timekeeping is one
way of enabling mariners to determine their longitude at sea. Time ball stations
set their clocks according to transit observations of the positions of the sun and
stars. Originally they either had to be stationed at the observatory itself, or had to
keep a very accurate clock at the station which was set manually to observatory
time. Through the use of the electric telegraph (from around 1850), time balls
could be located at a distance from their source of Mean Time and operated
remotely. Time balls are usually dropped at 1pm (although in the USA they were
dropped at noon). They were raised half way about 5 minutes earlier to alert the
ships, then with 2–3 minutes to go they were raised the whole way.
The time was recorded when the ball began descending, not when it
reached the bottom. The time ball was not usually dropped at noon as the
observatories would be too busy taking readings. The first time ball was erected at
Portsmouth in 1829 by its inventor Robert Wauchope, a Captain in the Royal
Navy. Others followed in the major ports of the UK (including Liverpool) and
around the maritime world. One was installed in 1833 at the Greenwich
Observatory by Astronomer Royal John Pond, and has dropped at 1pm every day
since then. With the commencement of radio time signals (in Britain from 1924),
time-balls gradually became obsolete and many were demolished in the 1920s.

6.0 Conclusion
As conclusion, they are many developments in ICT each day by each day.
They are a large amount of latest hardware, software and the latest release of open
source operating system. This development help us by making it is easier for us to
do job related to computer. This also show that our world has change from
 manual hard job done by human to the more easier, faster and more creative way
of job.

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