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Eduqas 5539 Unit 1, sub-point 1.1.2 — the third and final lesson of the software block. Applications, specialist, information-handling, open source and communication software, and the recurring open-source-does-not-mean-free misconception.

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Lesson outline

  1. Do Now — Retrieval from Lessons 7-8, Then a Pivot
  2. Keywords for This Lesson
  3. Applications Software: General Purpose
  4. Quick Check — General Purpose or Specialist?
  5. Specialist Software: Built for One Job
  6. Quick Check — Match the Specialist Software to the Industry
  7. Information Handling Software
  8. Quick Check — Which Type of Software Is This?
  9. Open Source vs Proprietary Software
  10. Hinge Question — Open Source or Free?
  11. Communication Software
  12. Modelled Example — Identifying the Type of Software
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