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Types of Software
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- 1List 4 types of software?Off the shelf
Open Source
Proprietary
Custom Written - 2Define Custom Written softwareDeveloped specifically for a particular organisation
- 3Advantage of Custom Written Software?Custom made to meet exact purposes
- 4Disadvantage of Custom Written Software?Very expensive and need technical expertise to develop
- 5Define Off-the-Shelf softwareDeveloped by a software company to be sold to the general public
- 6Advantage of Off-the-Shelf Software?Cheaper than developing it yourself.
Tech support avaiable - 7Disadvantage of Off-the-Shelf Software?Inflexible -might not do everything you want it to do
- 8Define Open Source SoftwareWritten by general public for everyone to use. Source code provided so software can be tweaked
- 9Advantage of Open Source Software?Allows anyone to use/adopt the software to meet their needs.
Collaborative approach to development which can lead to better quality software - 10Disadvantage of Open Source Software?By making source code available to all, it provides the opportunity for people to "take advantage" of software installed on users' computers compromising security.
- 11Define Proprietary SoftwareWritten by developer and allowed to be used by others but with certain restrictions.
e.g. can't adapt software.
Source code is hidden - 12Advantage of Proprietary Software?Can allow for different versions of same software
e.g. Educational version with limited functionality or full-functionality version costing more - 13Disadvantage of Proprietary Software?Source code cannot be inspected so may contain spyware or other malicious features within the software
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- GCSE Computer Science (Software) Flashcards on Types of Software, created by Lyssa Badger on 27/05/2015.
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