MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What kind of software is copyrighted by the author?

A	Shareware
B	Proprietary software
C	Open Source
D	All of these are copyrighted by the author

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Under United States copyright law, all software is copyright protected, in both source code and object code forms, unless that software was developed by the United States Government, in which case it cannot be copyrighted.

Detailed explanation-2: -Copyright protection for a computer program extends to all of the copyrightable expression embodied in the program. The copyright law does not protect the func-tional aspects of a computer program, such as the program’s algorithms, formatting, functions, logic, or system design.

Detailed explanation-3: -Public domain software is software that is not copyrighted. If the source code is in the public domain, that is a special case of noncopylefted free software, which means that some copies or modified versions may not be free at all.

Detailed explanation-4: -This collection of rights includes the exclusive rights of 1) reproduction, 2) adaptation, 3) publication, 4) performance, and 5) display.

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