1. Operating Systems & online storage

2. Learning outcomes
LO1: Be able to define different types of software. LO2: Apply the different types of software to various situations.

3. Starter- 5mins Answer the questions below...
What is meant by The Cloud?
In what ways is Spotify better than your personal music library which is on your computer at home?

4. Activity 1- 15mins
L5 resource 1

5. Activity- 3mins
What is meant by Open source software? What is meant by Proprietary software?

6. Proprietary Software Proprietary software: iOS
Apple own iOS. They decide how iOS will look and what you can do on an iOS device. What you can change is limited by Apple

7. Open Source Software
Open source software: Android. You can download the Android source code from here ng.html
If you have the know-how you can edit Android to work any way you want. You can then start putting it on devices and selling your own phones and tablets E.g. Samsung/HTC/Nokia/Sony

8. Activity 2
1. For computer users who can program, what is the advantage of software being open source? [1 mark]
2. Why might Apple prefer iOS to be proprietary? [1 mark]
3. What would be the disadvantages of Microsoft Office becoming Open Source? [3 marks]

9. Plenary 1. Explain what is meant by the following terms
Hosted software [1 mark]
Local software [1 mark]
2. Netflix allows users to instantly stream films over the Internet. This is software as a service
A. Explain what is meant be software as a service [1mark]
B. What advantage and disadvantages does this have over traditional film rental services such as Blockbuster? [2 marks]