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2. Software - basic concepts<br />

The hardware of any computer, is unusable without software. The software is an instructional<br />

program that shows the hardware, what and how to do. One computer uses different software to<br />

perform different actions - browsing in the Web is a web browser which is a program. Many<br />

programs are also used for processing image and creation of document. These are the two basic<br />

things for a computer, that one can not do without another - software and hardware.<br />

The software is copyrighted and usually has a license to use. It regulates how the creator and the<br />

end user are using it. Licenses provide the user with the right to use the software under certain<br />

conditions.<br />

Types of software<br />

•One-time or periodically fixed<br />

amount is paid for paid<br />

software. The most common<br />

method of payment is through<br />

the internet through a credit<br />

card.<br />

Limited<br />

usage<br />

Lite Version<br />

•Lite versions are for personal use.<br />

This allows the product to be tested.<br />

The goal is to convince a user to buy<br />

exactly this software.<br />

Usage linked<br />

to an<br />

advertisement<br />

Free for use<br />

•The product can be linked to<br />

an advertisement - banner,<br />

text, or sound. For some of<br />

these programs, there is also a<br />

paid version with no<br />

advertisements.<br />

•These programs are highly sought<br />

after and used. The user does not<br />

pay for the use of this software.<br />

Examples of these will be reviewed<br />

here too - Google Translate, Google<br />

Maps and Google Docs.<br />

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