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A number of software systems are available under each of these. Some example popular open source softwares.
| Web browser | Firefox, Iceweasel |
| Document creation | Openoffice, Latex |
| Audio record/edit | audacity |
| Web page creation | Nyu |
| Content management | Drupal, Jhoomla, Plone/Zope |
| Learning management | Moodle |
| Question banking, testing | exe2learn, Moodle |
| School administration | schooltool |
| visual programming? | scratch |
| diagram editing | Dia |
| scanner | Xsane |
| 3D animation | Blender |
| image editing | GIMP |
| page layout like Adobe Illustrator | Scribus |
| Plotting | Kmplot |
| Keduca | creating and running tests |
Tirunelveli: At 15, some of the ‘toughest’ exams and courses in Computer Science are child’s play for S.Chandrasekar of Tirunelveli, having scored 99.32 percent in the IIT entrance examination for M.Tech (computer science), the boy has achieved what many twice his age are struggling to attain.
“When Chandrasekar was just 5, he began exhibiting his keen interest in computers. He learned MS-DOS, LOTUS and MS-WORD all by himself”, says Subramanian, the boys father. Noticing Chandrasekar’s genius in the subject, one of Subramanian’s friends advised him to encourage the child. The rest is history.
The boy underwent a screening test and an appraisal for Microsoft Certified Professional while he was in class VI. He came out with flying colours in the exam and went on to become the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at the age of nine.
It was just the beginning, At 10, Chandrasekar became a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer following which he set his mind on CISCO certification – till then considered the forte of a cream of professionals in the industry.
Chandrasekar’s background as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and his perseverance saw him as the world’s youngest CISCO Certified Network Associating at the age of 11. After finishing his schooling at 12, Chandrasekar joined BCA at Manonmaniam Sundaranar university, Tirunelveli. Following BCA came BE at Kalasalingam Engineering College, Srivilliputhur.
Noticing the boy’s potential, his school helped him complete schooling five years ahead of normal kids, giving him double promotions.
Speaking of the prodigy, Renuka Shankaranarayanan, principal, Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai said, “He was very mischievious and playful at school. But he would finish his work well ahead of the other students. Hence, we decided to engage him by setting up a library within his classroom.
While Chandrasekhar loves cricket and admires Tendulkar, his role model is Narayanamurthy, the CEO of Infosys. He also plays the Violin.
Chandrasekar belongs to our area only,not such america and london,why cant our kids too?
