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0 Introduction
Open source is an approach to the design, development, and distribution of software, offering practical accessibility to a softwares source code. Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches, while others consider it a critical strategic element of their operations. Before open sourcebecame widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; the termopen source gained popularity with the rise of the Internet, which provided access to diverse production models, communication paths, and interactive communities. Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. Hardware is the physical aspect of computer, telecommunications, and other device.

2.0 The Latest Open Source Operating System 2.1 Meaning Of Open Source OS
Open source operating system is defined as an interface between hardware and user; it is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the limited resources of the computer which system acts as a host for applications that are run on the machine where is an approach to the design, development, and distribution of software, offering practical accessibility to a softwares source code.

2.2 Example Of Open Source OS a)Linux

Linux is very similar to other operating systems, such as Windows and OS X.Linux is developed collaboratively, meaning no one company is solely responsible for its development or ongoing support. Companies participating in the Linux economy share research and development costs with their partners and competitors.

b)Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a free Debian-derived computer operating system based on GNU/Linux. Ubuntus goals include providing an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user, with a strong focus on usability and ease-of-installation. Ubuntu has been selected by readers of desktoplinux.com as the most popular Linux distribution for the desktop, claiming approximately 30% of their desktop installation in both 2006 and 2007.

3.0 The Latest Open Source Application Software

Open source application software can defined as the general designation of computer programs for performing user tasks where is an approach to the design, development, and distribution of software, offering practical accessibility to a softwares source code.

3.2 Example Of Open Source Application Software

a)Open Office
Apache OpenOffice, formerly known as OpenOffice.org, and often called OpenOffice or OOo, is an open-source office productivity software suite whose main components are for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, and databases. OpenOffice is available for a number of different computer operating systems, is distributed as open source software and is written using its own widget toolkit. It supports the ISO/IEC standard OpenDocument Format (ODF) for data interchange as its default file format, as well as Microsoft Office formats among others. As of June 2011, OpenOffice.org supports over 120 languages. As open source software, users are free to download, modify, use and distribute OpenOffice.

b)Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a free web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Firefox

had 22.48% of the recorded usage share of web browsers as of April 2009, making it the second most popular browser in terms of current use worldwide, after Internet Explorer

4.0 The Latest Development in ICT 4.1 Hardware

CRITERIA

Digital IXUS 125 HS Continuos (auto),servo AF/AE Face AiAF, Tracking AF, center 90cm - 2.0m 50cm - 3.5m 4.0x (up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom) 93.2 x 57.0 x 20.0 16.1

MODEL AF MODE AF SYSTEM POINTS Built-in Flash range (Telephoto) Built-in Flash range (Wide Angle) Digital Zoom Dimensions Effective Pixels (Megapixels) (Approximately)

Digital IXUS 115 HS Single,continuos Face Detect AiAF, center 50cm - 2.0m 30cm - 4.0m 4.0x (up to approx. 16x in combination with the optical zoom) 93.2 x 57.0 x 20.0 12.1

4.2 Software Winrar 4.20 1.45MB 14/6/12

Vista / Win2k / Win7 / Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / WinXP

Criteria File size Date release Operating system

Winrar 4.11 1.56MB 21/2/2012

Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7

5.0 Pervasive Computing 5.1 Meaning Of Pervasive Computing

Pervasive computing is refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, Smartphone and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. One of the Holy Grails of this environment is that all these devices communicate with each other over wireless networks without any interaction required by the users. The two examples of the pervasive computing are Nokia E51 and Nokia E55

5.2 Examples of Pervasive Computing