Application software is the major reason; people buy expensive hardware equipment. They come in many form like trial versions or paid versions. There are many terms associated with these types of...

Extracted text: Application software is the major reason; people buy expensive hardware equipment. They come in many form like trial versions or paid versions. There are many terms associated with these types of software. Discuss the purpose, benefits of the following categories of software along with their examples: a) Shareware b) Freeware and public domain c) Open source software