written assignment S05 Form 4

WAF.CW.LA2.S05.1

LEMBAGA PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA

KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT FORMAT

LEARNING AREA: COMPUTER SYSTEM

Construct : S05 Current and Future Development of Open Source Software and

Latest Development in ICT

Aspect : LA2.S05.1 Explain the latest open source software available and the latest

development in ICT

Instrument : Written Assignment

Instruction: Work in groups of two to four to find information and discuss on the latest open source software available and the latest development in ICT. Complete this written assignment individually.

You are given two to four weeks to complete this assignment.

Content Format

1.0 Introduction (meaning of open source software, hardware, software, etc)

2.0 The Latest Open Source Operating System (OS)

2.1 Meaning of open source OS

2.2 Examples of open source OS (explain two examples)

3.0 The Latest Open Source Application Software

3.1 Meaning of open source application software

3.2 Examples of open source application software (explain two examples)

4.0 The Latest Development in ICT

4.1 Hardware (state specification OR special features of ONE hardware and compare it to previous model(s))

4.2 Software (state year/date of release, special features of ONE software and compare it to previous version(s))

5.0 Pervasive Computing

5.1 Meaning of pervasive computing

5.2 Examples of pervasive computing (explain two examples)

6.0 Conclusion

Reference (give at least two sources of reference)

Document Format

cover page :

Candidate’s details

Title: The latest Open Source Software Available and the Latest Development in ICT

page margin - top, bottom, left, and right: 1”, paper size - A4

line spacing - 1.5 lines

typeface - Times New Roman, font size- - 12 pts (content), and14 pts for title/heading

number of pages - 3 to 10

open source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source

operating system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
http://www.freebsd.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSolaris

application software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

hardware comparison
-find information in any ict company websites such as
http://www.dell.com.my
http://www.samsung.com.my
http://www.acer.com.my

software comparison
-find information in any ict company websites such as
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/home

pervasive computing
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/pervasive_computing.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G
http://www.touchngo.com.my/?pg=products&subPg=smarttag
http://www.computer.org/portal/web/pervasive/home