MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one is true about Open source software from the following?
A
It is very expensive.
B
It is made to make profit.
C
It made for the betterment of other people.
D
Well tested and reliable and updates will be regularly be issued.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Generally, Open Source software is software that can be freely accessed, used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone. Open source software is made by many people, and distributed under licenses that comply with the Open Source Definition.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is “Linux". Open-source Operating System means the source code of the software is made available by the authors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prime examples of open-source products are the Apache HTTP Server, the e-commerce platform osCommerce, internet browsers Mozilla Firefox and Chromium (the project where the vast majority of development of the freeware Google Chrome is done) and the full office suite LibreOffice.

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