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What is the difference between freeware and shareware?
  1. Shareware allows users to amend the software as they discover bugs, defects or potential improvements which other users can download as an update; freeware cannot be changed and redistributed.
  2. Freeware is software for users to download and use in full for free; shareware is software that users can try for free but must pay to have long-term, full access to the whole software package.
  3. Shareware is software that must be shared among members of the same network; freeware is software that a single person can use.
  4. Shareware is software for users to download and use in full for free; freeware is software that users can try for free but must pay in order to have long-term full access to the whole software package.
Explanation
Answer: B - Freeware is software that users can download and use in full for free, whereas shareware is software that users can try for free but must pay to have long-term, full access to the software package. Depending on how the shareware author wrote their product, shareware may remain usable in its limited format even if the user does not pay for the full package. In other cases, the shareware is only operational for a set number of uses before disabling entirely until payment is made.
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