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Software Development:

Software is developed similar to any other product, and new projects are broken down into 8 distinct stages:

1.    Research and Feasibility Studies: to see if it is possible.

2.   Analysis: to find out what is required.

3.   Design: to make the program do what is required.

4.   Programming: to write the computer code.

5.   Testing:  to correct errors and make modifications.

6.   Implementation: to introduce the new system.

7.   Review: to sort out any teething problems.

8.   Maintenance: to ensure smooth running and to make adjustments as requirements change over       time.

Software Copyright:

When software is purchased you only own the CD ROM not the program itself, only the right to use it under agreed conditions.           

Software falls into three main categories:

Fully Licenced: where the purchaser may use the software in accordance with conditions, normally for use on one computer only and under no circumstances may it be copied.

Shareware: where the software may be 'try before you buy', usually with a time limit to purchase or remove it. It may come with restrictions such as unable to save or print.

Freeware: where the software is issued free over the Internet or with magazines, some restrictions may be not to use it to make any profit, and to credit the originator.