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i) Closed source operating system and open source operating system
Closed source operating systems are those that are developed in house by the user and they are
not common whereas open source operating systems are those systems that have already been
developed and are ready to use.
ii) Beta and integrated software
After an initial round of j-n-house testing, software publishers often release new programs to be
tested by the public. These pre-release versions are called beta software .
Integrated software is software for personal computers that combines the most commonly used
functions of many productivity software programs
Kavungya answered the question on May 13, 2019 at 13:24
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Required:
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iii. System management programs.
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Identify and briefly describe the three layers of...(Solved)
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