MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Detailed explanation-1: -Open systems aren’t inherently less secure than their proprietary counterparts, and open source code is not inherently less secure than proprietary code. Instead, Open Source Software (OSS) poses familiar cybersecurity challenges. Despite this, focusing on the security of OSS is broadly beneficial.

Detailed explanation-2: -Proprietary software is inherently more secure than open source software. This myth comes from many prejudices. But a commercial licence doesn’t guarantee security. Unlike proprietary software, open source projects are transparent about potential vulnerabilities.

Detailed explanation-3: -While OSS can energize application development cycles and reduce expenses, unmanaged use of open source introduces two significant risks: intellectual property (IP) risk from restrictive and reciprocal licenses, and security risk from components with code vulnerabilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Open source software makes its code available for review, which increases the likelihood that security vulnerabilities are found and corrected quickly. Closed source software may be secure as well, but you have to trust the developers and company who made it.