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1.2 Software and software development
Quick questions on Applications generation, utilities and types of software (open source, off-the-shelf) - OCR A-Level Computer Science H446
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State whether antivirus software is systems or application software and justify your answer. [2 marks]
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State one advantage of off-the-shelf software over custom-written software. [1 mark]
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Explain one reason a business might prefer closed-source to open-source software. [2 marks]
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