06/09/2013
SOFTWARE TERMINOLOGIES:
PUBLIC DOMAIN:
The Software which is not copyrighted and can be used without restrictions.
FREE WARE:
The Software Which is copyrighted and is available free by the author.
SHAREWARE:
The software which come trail period for the distributed copies.
Example: 30 days trail of WinZip
COMMERCIAL :
The Software which are available at stores which are distributed by the organizations.
Example:Windows OS
Open Source:
The software which can be manipulated by any user and will be free.
Example:Linux OS
Closed Source / PROPRIETARY:
The software which has been owned by a single company and any others cannot manipulate it.
Example:Acrobat reader
FIRMWARE:
The Software Which is permanently stored in the memory.
Example: BIOS
