LATEST OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AND LATEST

DEVELOPMENT IN ICT

Name : BRIAN ANISH FERNANDEZ

Class : 4 SUKUR
IC NO : 980212-05-5625

1.

Introduction

1.1 What is the meaning of Open Source

Open source is a philosophy, or pragmatic methodology that promotes free
redistribution and access to an end product's design and implementation details.
Open source refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general
public for use and/or modification from its original design.
Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers
improve upon the code and share the changes within the community.

1.2 What is Open Source Software

Open-source software is software whose source code is published and made available
to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the source code
without paying royalties or fees.
Examples: Blender, a 3D graphics editor, Mozilla Firefox, a web browser ,etc.

1.3 What is Open Source Hardware

Open source hardware consists of physical artefacts of technology designed and
offered by the open design movement. Both free and open-source software (FOSS) as
well as open source hardware is created by this open source culture movement and
applies a like concept to a variety of components.
Example: Beagle Board a single-board computer based on low-power Texas
Instruments processors, using the ARM Cortex-A8 core, running Angstrom Linux.

2. The latest Open Source Operating System

2.1 What is Open Source Operating System
An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer
hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs.
The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer
system.
Application programs usually require an operating system to function.

2.2 Examples Of Open Source Operating System

Linux
is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the
model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining
component of Linux is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released 5
October 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Since the main supporting user space system tools
and libraries originated in the GNU Project, initiated in 1983 by Richard Stallman,
the Free Software Foundation prefers the name GNU/Linux.

Ubuntu

is a Debian-based Linux operating system, with Unity as its default desktop

environment (GNOMEwas the previous desktop environment). According to some
metrics, Ubuntu is the most popular desktop Linux distribution. The
Ubuntu project is publicly committed to the principles of open source
development; people are encouraged to use free software, study how
it works, improve upon it, and distribute it.

3.0 The Latest Open Source Application Software

3.1 What is Open Source Application Software
Application software is all the computer software that causes a computer to perform
useful tasks beyond the running of the computer itself. A specific instance of such
software is called a software application, application or app.
Many application programs deal principally with documents. Applications may
be bundled with the computer and its system software or published separately, and
can be coded as university projects.
Application software applies the power of a particular computing platform or system
software to a particular purpose.

3.2 Examples Of Latest Open Source Application Software

Open Office 3.4
Apache OpenOffice (AOO) is an open-source office productivity software suite. It descends
from OpenOffice.org (OOo), which was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice.
OpenOffice contains a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet (Calc),

a presentation application (Impress), a drawing application (Draw), aformula editor (Math),

and a database management application (Base).OpenOffice's default file format is
the OpenDocument Format (ODF), an ISO/IEC standard. It

can also read a

wide variety of other file formats, with particular attention

to those from Microsoft Office.
Ashampoo Office
Ashampoo Office 2010 is a productivity suite that offers a word processor, a
program for editing spreadsheets, and a program for creating and running
presentations. These basic applications are compatible with Microsoft Office 2007 and
OpenOffice, which means that they will be able to read, and also edit Word, Excel and
PowerPoint documents.

4.0 Latest Development in ICT

Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S5

OS

Android (4.4.2) TouchWiz UI

Android (4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2)

Dimensions

5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches (142 x

72.5 x 8.1)

5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches (136.6

x 69.8 x 7.9 mm)

Weight

5.11 oz (145 g)
the average is 4.8 oz (137 g)

4.59 oz (130 g)
the average is 4.8 oz (137 g)

Physical size

5.1 inches

5.0 inches

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels

Pixel density

432 ppi

441 ppi

Technology

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Camera

16 megapixels

13 megapixels

Phone Model

Camera sensor size 1/2.6"

1/3.06"

Features

Digital image stabilization, High

Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Digital image stabilization

Front-facing
camera

2.1 megapixels

2 megapixels

Processor

Quad core, 2500 MHz, Krait 400

Quad core, 1900 MHz, Krait 300

Built-in storage

32 GB

64 GB

Capacity

2800 mAh

2600 mAh

4.1 Hardware
Comparison between the model for Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Galaxy S5.

4.2 Software

Comparison between latest Microsoft Office 2013 and Microsoft Office 2010
Version
Date of Release
Speed
Features

Microsoft Office 2013

Microsoft Office 2010

29 January 2013

15 June 2010

Faster and uses less power

Fast but uses more power for graphics

Touch everywhere

The Ribbon

inking

Office button option

Apps

Outlook Improvement

Skydrive

Screenshots

New subscription services

Photo/video/graffics in Word

stay connected

and Powerpoint

Skype

Drag-anddrop navigation pane

Reading, Markup

Protected View

Digital note-taking

8.Simultaneos editing

10. Meetings

5.0 Pervasive Computing

5.1 Meaning of Pervasive Computing

The idea that technology is moving beyond the personal computer to everyday devices
with embedded technology and connectivity as computing devices become progressively
smaller and more powerful. Also called ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing is the
result of computer technology advancing at exponential speeds -- a trend toward all manmade and some natural products having hardware and software. Pervasive computing goes
beyond the realm of personal computers: it is the idea that almost any device, from clothing
to tools to appliances to cars to homes to the human body to your coffee mug, can be
imbedded with chips to connect the device to an infinite network of other devices. The goal
of pervasive computing, which combines current network technologies with wireless
computing, voice recognition, Internet capability and artificial intelligence, is to create an
environment where the connectivity of devices is embedded in such a way that the
connectivity is unobtrusive and always available.

5.2 Examples
4G
In telecommunications, 4G is the fourth generation of mobile phone mobile
communication technology standards. It is a successor of the third generation (3G)
standards. A 4G system providesmobile ultra-broadband Internet access, for example
to laptops with USB wireless modems, to smartphones, and to other mobile devices.
Conceivable applications include amended mobile webaccess, IP telephony, gaming
services, high-definition mobile TV, video conferencing, 3D television and Cloud
Computing.

Two 4G candidate systems are commercially deployed: the Mobile WiMAX standard
(at first in South Korea in 2006), and the first-release Long Term Evolution (LTE)
standard (in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden since 2009).

Touch n Go
smart card is used by Malaysian toll expressway and highway operators as the
sole electronic payment system (EPS). The credit card
sized smartcard made of plastic with Philips' MIFARE microchip
technology embedded in it.
The Touch 'n Go systems are designed to process up to 800 vehicles per hour to ease
the queue congestion at toll plazas and if used together withSmartTAG (a nonstop electronic toll collection system), will be able to process up to 1,200 vehicles per
hour.

6.0 Conclusion
With all the advancements of technology and communication, the world has become a better
and easier place for people to live in. These advancements will help in futher improving the
life of people and be a stepping stone for more technological breakthroughs to come. It is
once said that man or humans will never be satisfied with what they have, that means that
improvements in technology will never stop and will push people to do more.

7.0 References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashampoo
5. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/
6. http://www.touchngo.com.my/?pg=products&subPg=smarttag