Types of Software (Week 2)

Software that is released along with its source code that can be inspected and modified is called?

• Open-source software

• Closed-source software

• Proprietary software

• Off the shelf software

Software that is created by a company and released for anyone to buy is called?

• Proprietary software

• Open-source software

• Off the shelf software

• Custom-built software

Companies who need software specifically for their needs can choose between which TWO types of software?

• Open-source software

• Off the shelf software

• Proprietary software

• Custom-built software

Open-source software is free

• True

• False

Custom-built software means that the customer can get the software quickly

• True

• False

Software that you can use, but do not have access to the actual code is called?

• Proprietary software

• Open-source software

• Custom-built software

• Off the shelf software

Most off the shelf software is

• Open-source software

• Proprietary software

It is called off the shelf software because

• you used to pick the box off the shelf in a shop

• the code sits on a shelf within the hard drive

Off the shelf is an old-fashioned term because we don't really buy software in shops anymore. What would be a more appropriate name?

• ready to use

• downloadable

• compiled and ready

• software

Microsoft Windows Operating System is an example of?

• Open-source software

• Proprietary software