Examples of open system

Answer 1

An Open System is a computing platform that uses Open Source softwares rather than Closed Source/Proprietary softwares.

Closed source software may charge for their software, but might not.

If a development firm releases software for free, but does not release the source code to the public, this is called "Freeware."

Proprietary software generally does not distribute their software for free, and it follows that the owners do not distribute the source code either.

An few examples of proprietary software are Microsoft Windows (Operating system), Microsoft Office (Office Software Suite), Nero (CD/DVD Burning Software), and WinRAR (Archiving Tool).

The point of an Open System is to break away from the use of software that you have to pay for. Some people also go a step further and refuse to use software that the owners do not release the source code of.

This principle is especially useful in business, where a company can save a lot of money making their employees use Free and Open Source software rather than paying licensing fees to use one product on multiple machines.

A few examples of Free and Open Source softwares that do the same job as the Proprietary softwares cites above are:

Debian Linux (Operating System), Open Office (Office Software Suite), K3b (CD/DVD Buring Software), PeaZip (Archiving Tool).

Answer 2

The human brain and nervous system is the ultimate example of a computer system. It has input devices (eyes, ears, touch, taste, smell), output devices (expressions, actions and emotions) and processors (the brain itself).

All computers have the ability to compute -- that is their common trait; to perform a computation. However in order to compute there has to be something to be computed (an input) and a result of that computation (an output). Thus all computers can be characterised as a device that combines input, processing and output devices.

Some specific examples:

• Human being (biological computer)
• Thermometer (analog computer)
• Slide rule (analog computer)
• Sinclair Spectrum (digital computer)
• IBM Sequoia (digital computer)
• Apple iPad (digital computer)

Answer 3

Computers and processors are ubiquitous in everyday life, and they're not only found in your PC. This unit introduces the different parts of computer systems and their use of binary code. Using the examples of kitchen scales, a digital camera and a computer artwork the unit, with the help of flowcharts, discusses how computers process data and instructions .

Answer 4

System software is software that provides a platform for running applications. Some examples include Mac OS, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Linux, and Unix.

Answer 5

a system is basically things that work together to do a task. so i can be a digestif system, a bike, a car, ant farm, choir, etc.

Answer 6

An operating system (OS) can be considered as a system software, as it enables a computer to be used.

Answer 7

1. Translators e.g. Compliers, Interpreter and Assembler

2. Operating systems

3. Utility programs