Question

Define the following terms:

i)open source software

ii) Proprietary software

iii)Freeware software​

Answer 1

open source software:- Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.

Proprietary software:- software that is not open source or freely licensed.

Freeware software:- the software that is freely available on internet .

Answer 2

Answer:

1)Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance

2)Proprietary is an adjective that describes something owned by a specific company or individual. In the computing world, proprietary is often used to describe software that is not open source or freely licensed

3)Freeware software is a software that is available free of cost. An user can download freeware from internet and uses it. These softwares do not provide any freedom of modifying, sharing and studying the program as in open source software.