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Year 8 – Computing systems Learner activity sheet

Lesson 6 – Sharing

Open source software


Task .
In this activity, you will search the web to find popular open source programs that you
could use for everyday tasks, school, or extracurricular activities.

Task Software
I want a program that I can use to... This is an open source program for the task.

Browse the web

Play media (videos, sounds, etc.)

Write documents

Edit images

Develop programs

Operate a computer
(i.e. an operating system)

Some tips
If you are interested in astronomy, you could search for:

Open source astronomy program

If you want a program for writing sheet music, you could search for:

Open source sheet music software

If there’s already a program that you use regularly for a specific purpose, you can visit
alternativeto.net and search for an open source alternative.
Enter the name of the program that you are already using in the search box:

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Year 8 – Computing systems Learner activity sheet
Lesson 6 – Sharing

Then, filter by specifying that you are interested in programs with an open source
licence:

Resources are updated regularly — the latest version is available at: ncce.io/tcc.

This resource is licensed under the Open Government Licence, version 3. For more information on this
licence, see ncce.io/ogl.

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