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1.)
a. Propriety Licenses - Certain rights regarding the software  are reserved by the software publisher.

b. Free and Open-Source Software Licenses: (subcategories)
- Permissive - Those with the aim to have minimal requirements about how the software can be redistributed
- Copy Left Licenses - Those that aim to preserve the freedoms that are given to the users by ensuring that all subsequent users receive those rights.

2.)
A computer program that installs files, such as applications, drivers, or other software, onto a computer, some installers are made to specifically install the files they contain, and others share general-purpose and work by reading the contents of the software package to be installed.

3.)
a. Attended Installation (needs a user to attend and make choices)
b. Silent Installation (does not display messages or windows during it's progress)
c.  Un-attended Installation (performed without user interaction)
d. Headless Installation (performed without using a computer monitor)
e. Scheduled or Automated Installation (runs a preset time/when a predefined condition transpires)
f. Clean Installation (target disk partition is erased before installation)
g. Network Installation (installation of a program from a shared network resource)

4.) A small executable file which updates the installer and starts the real installation after the update, sometimes the bootstrapper installs other prerequisites for the software during the bootstrapping process too.

5.) Operating systems that are made for mobile devices like Android and Apple branded phones.

6.)
a. Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
b. iOS is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.

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