Worksheets1.8. Open Source & Proprietary software
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is another name given to 'proprietary software'?
a)
Open source software
b)
Bespoke software
c)
Tailor Made software
d)
Closed source software
2.
What is meant by 'open source' software?
a)
Software owned by an organisation, you may need to buy a license for
b)
Freely available, constantly upgraded by users. No fee.
3.
What is meant by 'proprietary' software?
a)
Software owned by an organisation, you may need to buy a license for.
b)
Freely available, constantly upgraded by users. No fee.
4.
Which of the following is not 'open source' software?
a)
Linux
b)
Ubuntu
c)
Open Office
d)
Windows 10
5.
Which of the following is not 'proprietary' software?
a)
Windows 10
b)
MAC OSX
c)
Audacity
d)
McAffee
6.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?
a)
You can edit the source code to customise it
b)
You need to be an expert to edit code
c)
You have to pay
d)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
7.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?
a)
The software must be paid for.
b)
It’s often free.
c)
The produces provide regular updates.
d)
Not as customisable
8.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'open source' software?
a)
High quality software with lots of features
b)
Not as customisable
c)
May not have been tested as much as proprietary software, so might have bugs.
d)
You can edit the source code to customise it
9.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'open source' software?
a)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
b)
It’s often free!
c)
Help and support provided
d)
You need to be an expert to edit code
10.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
It is usually free.
b)
Thoroughly tested because people are paying to use it.
c)
Not as customisable
d)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
11.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
Regular updates provided by professionals
b)
A community of enthusiasts keep updating it
c)
Not as customisable
d)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
12.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
You need to be an expert to edit code
b)
You have to pay for this type of software
c)
Its often free
d)
You can edit the source code to customise it
13.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
b)
It is usually free
c)
You need to be an expert to edit code
d)
Not as much support available or you may need to pay for it
14.
Which of these is an example of Open Source Software?
a)
Firefox
b)
Internet Explorer
c)
IOS
d)
Microsoft Word
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