FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

APPLICATION SOFTWARE FOR PERSONAL ENTERPRISE WORKGROUP OBJECTIVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Define the term ‘open source software’.
A
Software that is supplied with its source code. Source code can be modified and the software redistributed (as long as this too is open source)
B
Software that can be purchased from a high street or online store.
C
Software that can be copyrighted and the license sold under a patented or trademarked name.
D
Software that is written for one customer’s specific requirements.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.

Detailed explanation-2: -Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible-anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Open source software is different. Its authors make its source code available to others who would like to view that code, copy it, learn from it, alter it, or share it. LibreOffice and the GNU Image Manipulation Program are examples of open source software.

Detailed explanation-4: -Open source software refers to computer code that is distributed under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to freely access, modify, and distribute the software for any purpose.

Detailed explanation-5: -Open source software is any kind of program where the developer behind it chooses to release the source code for free. Whenever software has an open source license, it means anyone in the world can download, modify and distribute it without paying fees to its original creator.

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