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1.0 INTRODUCTION

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THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) 2.1 2.2 MEANING OF OPEN SOURCE OS EXAMPLE OF OPEN SOURCE OS

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THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE 3.1 3.2 MEANING OF OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE EXAMPLE OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

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THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT 4.1 4.2 HARDWARE SOFTWARE

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PERVASIVE COMPUTING 5.1 5.2 MEANING OF PERVASIVE COMPUTING EXAMPLE OF PERVASIVE COMPUTING

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CONCLUSION REFERENCE

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INTRODUCTION

Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software. Hardware is a consisting of many components. Some of those components, like Windows XP, and all your other programs, are software. The stuff you can actually see and touch, and would likely break if you threw it out a fifth -story window, is hardware. Computer software is often regarded as anything but hardware, meaning that the "hard" are the parts that are tangible while the "soft" part is the intangible objects inside the computer. Software encompasses an extremely wide array of products and technologies developed using different techniques like programming languages, scripting languages or even microcode or a FPGA state. The types of software include web pages developed by technologies like HTML, PHP, Perl, JSP, ASP.NET, XML, and desktop applications like OpenOffice, Microsoft Word developed by technologies like C, C++, Java,or C#. Software usually runs on an underlying software operating systems such as the Linux or Microsoft Windows. Software also includes video games and the logic systems of modern consumer devices such as automobiles, televisions, and toasters. 2.0 3.0 THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

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THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT 4.1 HARDWARE

The Latest

In addition to compatibility with the usual Bluetooth enabled devices such as PCs, Notebooks, and Netbooks, Amkette claims that the Pearl works with tablets such as the iPad and iPad 2, as well as the iPhone 3GS. iPads generally cannot accommodate Bluetooth mice without a jailbreak, so it is interesting to see Amkette announce compatibility for the same. We have contacted the manufacturer for a confirmation, so watch this space for an update. The Pearl is backed by a warranty of three years