THE LATEST OPEN

SOURCE SOFTWARE

AVAILABLE AND

THE LATEST

DEVELOPMENT IN

ICT

PREPARED BY : MUHAMAD AZWAD BIN ABU

BAKAR

PREPARED FOR : EN.ZAIRUDIN BIN AHMAD

a) INTRODUCTION

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is concerned with the use of

technology managing and processing information. ICT deals with the use of electronic

computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and

retrieve information. Open Source Software (OSS) can be defined as computer software

for which the human-readable source code is made available under a copyright license

(or arrangement such as the public domain) that meets the Open Source Definition.

This permits users to use, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in

modified or unmodified form. Application software can be mainly classified under few

categories which are Enterprise software, Enterprise infrastructure software,

Information worker software, Media and entertainment software, Educational software,

Media development software, and Product engineering software.

b) THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM

b.1 Meaning of Open Source OS

Open source operating system is

b.2 Examples of Open Source OS

There are two examples of Open Source Operating System which are Haiku and

Syllable.

Haiku is an open-source operating system currently in development designed

from the ground up for desktop computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku aims

to provide users of all levels with a personal computing experience that is

simple yet powerful, and free of any unnecessary complexities. Haiku is

developed mostly by volunteers around the world in their spare time.

Besides, Syllable is a reliable and easy-to-use open source operating system for

the home and small office user. Syllable is still being developed, but it is

already relatively stable and mature, including the following features:

a) booting usually takes less than 10seconds, a full GUI is built into the OS

b) support for a wide range of common hardware devices, including video,

network, and sound cards from manufacturers such as Intel, AMD,

3Com, nVidia, and Creative

c) Internet access through an Ethernet network (PPP and PPPoE are not

fully supported yet, but are available in a test version)

d) a graphical web browser, based on WebKit

e) an e-mail client (Whisper), and hundreds of other native applications

f) a journalled file system, modelled on the BeOS file system

3.0 THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION

SOFTWARE

3.1 Meaning of open source application software

3.2 Example of open source application software

Notepad++ v5 Official Release

These are main features added in v5 is the performance of Notepad++ v5 is improved -

especially on exit. Function parameters calltip hint : in a modern IDE, it always comes together

with auto-completion. In this version of Notepad++ calltip feature is implemented as extension

of auto-completion. A lot of other new features are added in v5 for example bookmarked lines

cut/copy/paste/delete operations, more items (caret, tab bar) are configurable, and rename/

Notepad++ v5 fixed bugs and added features

1. Improve Notepad++ performance - on startup and on exit.  

2. Add Calltip capacity.  

3. Add HTML/XML tag match highlighting.  

4. All the menu commands can be added in context menu, including plugins' commands, macros

and user defined commands.  

5. Add bookmarked lines operations : delete all marked lines, copy all marked lines into

clipboard, cut all marked lines into clipboard, paste from clipboard to replace all marked lines

content.  

6. Add rename and delete current document features.  

7. Fix crash bug : Open files with date pre-1970.  

8. Fix clone mode bug : now the actions done in one view will be synchronized in the cloned

view.  

9. Add tooltips in document tab to display the full file name path.  10. Change hide lines behaviour : Hide lines now saved during switches.  

11. Change file history list behaviour : Most recent closed file is on the top. Add number on list.  

12. Caret width and blink rate are customizable.  

13. Add asterisk in title bar if file is dirty.  

14. The bookmarks' look & feel are improved.  15. Add "Select all" and "copy" context menu items in Find in files results window.  

16. Fix goto line with command line bug.  

17. Improve smart highlight / mark all / incremental search highlight all visibility  

18. Tabbar's colours is configurable via Stylers Configurator(Active tab Text, Inactive tab text,

Inactive tab background, Active tab focused indicator and Active tab unfocused indicator).  

19. Add the smart highlight file size limit - 1.5 MB in order to improve the performance.  

20. Add exception handling (dumping filedata).  

21. Fix go to line command line bug.  

22. Enhance Find in files and Find in all opened files features' performance.  

23. Fix dialog off screen problem under multi-monitor environment.  

24. Add 2 plugin message for v5 : NPPM_GETFULLPATHFROMBUFFERID and

NPPM_GETPOSFROMBUFFERID.

Included plugins :  

 

1. TexFX v0.24a  

2. NppExec v0.2 RC3.2  

3. Spell Checker v1.3.1  

4. MIME Tools v1.4  

5. FTP_synchronize v0.9.6  

6. NppExport v0.2.7.3  

7. Compare plugin v1.5.1  

8. Light Explorer v1.5  

MediaInfo: 0.7.8

MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about video or audio

files

(AVI/MPEG-4/MPEG-PS/MPEG-TS/Bluray/HD-DVD/MKV/MOV/MPE

G1, 2, 4/M4A/M4V/MP3/AAC/RM/DV/...) There are several versions:

Graphical interface, Command line, or DLL for third-party software

developers (like emule). GUI is multi-language. Windows, Linux and

MacOS versions are available In this release: Catalan, Russian, Korean,

Galician languages are updated, Linux support is improved (rpm and deb),

more compilers supported, FLV version 10 support, and a lot of bugs

correctio

4.0 THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT

4.1Hardware

Below is the example of latest hardware nowadays which is Life share

real-time videos Cam VX-7000. It’s fast and easy gadget to use when

taking a photo with friends and family. It is complete with a High

Definition 2.0 mega pixel sensor and noise-canceling microphone.

Its features are as follows:

a) Photo SwapShare and swap photos in real time with your friends and family using Windows Live Messenger—right in the video call window.

b) Windows Live™ Call ButtonIt's simple to start video calls. One touch of the Windows Live Call Button lets you see who's online, and you're on your way to making a video call.

c) Optimized for Windows Live MessengerSeamlessly integrated with Windows Live Messenger for easy setup and use.

d) Always FocusedThe webcam is always in focus-no fine, tuning needed, and focus dept of field is

from 21’’to 60’’

e) 2.0 Megapixel Sensor

True 2.0 megapixel sensor offering crisp, clear video quality.

f) Crystal-clear Audio

Automatic audio control for enhanced clarity.

g) Glass Element Lens

See your friends up close and personal with this glass element lens.

h) Auto-Adjustment for Low Light Conditions

Get superior video quality with automatic low-light.

i) Wide-Angle Lens

The 71 degree wide angle lens ensures no one gets left out of the picture.

j) High Definition Photos

High Definition photos show you in the best light.

k) HighDefinition8 Megapixel Still Photos

High Defination still photos show you in the best light.

l) Compatibility

Works with:windows live Microsoft Office Communication,Skype\

m) Pan,Tilt and Zoom

The pan and tilt functionality make it.A snap to capture the big

picture,however you want to see it.

4.2 Software

A New Generation of Threat Protection

Kaspersky Lab has seen an unprecedented growth in cybercrime attacks.

In 2007 alone we responded to more than 2 million new malicious threat

samples - more than the prior 15 years combined. These attacks have

become remarkably sophisticated, with cybercrimals finding new

inventive ways to steal private information, personal identities and

financial data.

A Smarter Approach to Security

Kaspersky Lab has raised the bar once again. Kaspersky® offers a

thoroughly new approach to keeping you safe. Along with new

enhancements to our top-rates detection technology, we've added

important new layers of security designed to provide the greatest possible

protection. And we did it while making version 2009 up to 7 times faster.

It's all about premium protection that lets you make the most of your

computer's power.

Compare

Built on an all-new anti-virus engine. We think you'll find an "apples to apples"

comparison reveals Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 delivers impressive scanning speeds and

comprehensive protection from viruses, Trojans, worms, rootkits, keyloggers, and

spyware and adware. It keeps you clear of infected Internet sites and identity theft and

phishing attemptes

5.0 Pervasive Computing

5.1 Meaning of Pervasive ComputingPervasive computing is the trend towards increasingly ubiquitous (another

name for the movement is ubiquitous computing), connected computing

devices in the environment, a trend being brought about by a convergence

of advanced electronic - and particularly, wireless - technologies and the

Internet. Pervasive computing devices are not personal computers as we

tend to think of them, but very tiny - even invisible - devices, either

mobile or embedded in almost any type of object imaginable, including

cars, tools, appliances, clothing and various consumer goods - all

communicating through increasingly interconnected networks.

5.2 Example of Pervasive Computing

5.2.1 Mobile Computing - Wearable computerSome inventors and other theorists not only believe you could wear a

computer; they believe there's no reason why you shouldn't. Assuming you

remembered to wear it, a wearable computer is always available.

Currently, several companies sell wearables and there is a considerable

literature on the subject. Some wearable computers are basically desktop

or notebook computers that have been scaled down for body-wear. Others

employ brand new technology. Both general and special purposes are

envisioned. A number of wearables have been designed for the disabled.

Among the challenges of wearable computers are: how to minimize their weight and

bulkiness, how and where to locate the display, and what kind of data entry device to

provide. Some of the applications envisioned for wearable computers include:

Augmented memory, a concept originated by Thad Starner and being developed by

Bradley Rhodes at the MIT Media Lab, in which as you enter a room, your wearable

computer could sense the people present and remind you of their names or personal

history, or a scheduler could whisper the time of an important meeting in your ear, or a

"remembrance agent" could look for related documents by observing the words you were

typing .

Immediate access to important data for anyone whose occupation requires mobility, such

as real estate agents, rural doctors, fire and police professionals, lawyers in courtrooms,

horse bettors, military personnel, stock brokers, and many others

The ability to take notes immediately. For example, for reporters,

geologists, botanists, vendor show representatives, field service repair

personnel.

5.2.2 Smart home or building

A smart home or building is a home or building, usually a new one, that is

equipped with special structured wiring to enable occupants to remotely

control or program an array of automated home electronic devices by

entering a single command. For example, a homeowner on vacation can

use a Touchtone phone to arm a home security system, control

temperature gauges, switch appliances on or off, control lighting, program

a home theater or entertainment system, and perform many other tasks.

The field of home automation is expanding rapidly as electronic technologies converge.

The home network encompasses communications, entertainment, security, convenience,

and information systems.

A technology known as Powerline Carrier Systems (PCS) is used to send coded signals

along a home's existing electric wiring to programmable switches, or outlets. These

signals convey commands that correspond to "addresses" or locations of specific devices,

and that control how and when those devices operate. A PCS transmitter, for instance,

can send a signal along a home's wiring, and a receiver plugged into any electric outlet in

the home could receive that signal and operate the appliance to which it is attached.

One common protocol for PCS is known as X10, a signaling technique for remotely

controlling any device plugged into an electrical power line. X10 signals, which involve

short radio frequency (RF) bursts that represent digital information, enable

communication between transmitters and receivers.

In Europe, technology to equip homes with smart devices centers on development of the

European Installation Bus, or Instabus. This embedded control protocol for digital

communication between smart devices consists of a two-wire bus line that is installed

along with normal electrical wiring. The Instabus line links all appliances to a

decentralized communication system and functions like a telephone line over which

appliances can be controlled. The European Installation Bus Association is part of

Konnex, an association that aims to standardize home and building networks in Europe.

Echelon Corp., the creator of the LonWorks system, is helping drive adoption of an open

interoperability standard among vendors in the control networks industry. LonWorks is

an open standard for network automation and control for the building, transportation,

industrial and home markets. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has

adopted the protocol underlying LonWorks control networks as an industry standard. The

LonMark Interoperability Association is made up of more than 200 controls companies

mission working on standard to integrate multi-vendor systems based on LonWorks

networks.

6.0 Conclusion

http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=896342

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/digitalcommunication/ProductDetails.aspx?

pid=011&active_tab=systemRequirements

http://usa.kaspersky.com/products_services/anti-virus.php

Conclusion

Reference

Definition of Network

Network is group of two computer.It is to connect two or more computers

with the ability to communicate with each other and share resources.Types

of network is LAN,MAN,WAN.

LAN

-Local Area Network

-local area network are sometimes called a single location network.

-network that is limited to a relatively small spatial area such as a room,a

single building,a ship,or an airraft.

MAN

-Metropolitan Area Network

-The network that connects two or more LANs together but does not

extend beyond the boundaries of the immediate town or city.

-Typically covers an area of between 5 to 50km range.

WAN

-Wide Area Network

-WAN is a data communications network that covers a relatively broad

geographic area and that often uses transmission facilities provided by

common carries,such as telephone companies.