(a) John decided that he needs an application software for carrying out his word processing and...

 

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(a) John decided that he needs an application software for carrying out his word processing and spreadsheet tasks. Instead of buying the popular Microsoft Office software suite, he has decided to use Apache Open Office which is classified as an open-source office document productivity suite. (i) State THREE (3) key characteristics of an open-source software. (ii) Explain the meaning of a software suite. (iii) State ONE (1) advantage of installing a software suite. (b) State TWO (2) similarities and TWO (2) differences between open-source and shareware software. (c) John would like to archive all his old data on his hard disk. Provide an example of a utility software and explain how it can help to save storage space. (d) John would like to understand more about the functions of Windows 11. Explain the FOUR (4) basic functions performed by an operating system. (e) John would like to use a free open-source operating system for his network server. (i) State one possible open-source operating system that he can use for his server. (ii) State ONE (1) advantage and ONE (1) disadvantage of an open-source operating system as compared to a proprietary server operating system like Windows Server 2022. (a) John decided that he needs an application software for carrying out his word processing and spreadsheet tasks. Instead of buying the popular Microsoft Office software suite, he has decided to use Apache Open Office which is classified as an open-source office document productivity suite. (i) State THREE (3) key characteristics of an open-source software. (ii) Explain the meaning of a software suite. (iii) State ONE (1) advantage of installing a software suite. (b) State TWO (2) similarities and TWO (2) differences between open-source and shareware software. (c) John would like to archive all his old data on his hard disk. Provide an example of a utility software and explain how it can help to save storage space. (d) John would like to understand more about the functions of Windows 11. Explain the FOUR (4) basic functions performed by an operating system. (e) John would like to use a free open-source operating system for his network server. (i) State one possible open-source operating system that he can use for his server. (ii) State ONE (1) advantage and ONE (1) disadvantage of an open-source operating system as compared to a proprietary server operating system like Windows Server 2022.