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1.6 OCR Open Source V Proprietary Software

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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. 
2.
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. 
3.
Which of the following is not 'open source' software?
a)
Linux
b)
Ubuntu
c)
Open Office
d)
Windows 10
4.
Which of the following is not 'proprietary' software?
a)
Windows 10
b)
MAC OSX
c)
Audacity
d)
McAffee
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)

Reliance on one company - what if it goes bust?

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
13.
Which of these is an example of Open Source Software?
a)
Firefox
b)
Internet Explorer
c)
IOS
d)
Microsoft Word
14.
What is another name given to 'proprietary software'?
a)
Open source software
b)
Bespoke software
c)
Tailor Made software
d)
Closed source software
15.
'Proprietary Software' means
a)
Its source codes are not available.
b)
Its functionality can not be extended further by the end user.
c)
It can not be distributed to other users.
d)
All of the above
16.
____________ can be freely used, changed, improved, copied and redistributed but it may have some cost for the media and support for further development.
a)
Open Source Software 
b)
Source Code
c)
Machine Code
d)
Proprietary Software
17.

Advantage of open source: Users can edit and customise software freely

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Advantage of open source: Bugs, Security fixes etc., are more likely to be fixed faster

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Advantage of open source: Always someone to go back to if you have problems

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Advantage of open source: Allows collaboration with other people who may want the same modifications

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Advantage of open source: Generally provide free customer support

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Advantage of proprietary: Allows collaboration with other people who may want the same modifications

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Advantage of proprietary: Generally provide free customer support

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Advantage of proprietary: Usually free and good for companies with limited budgets

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Disadvantage of open source: Relies on support networks of other users

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Disadvantage of open source: Cost may be significant

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Disadvantage of open source: De-bugging can be hard as no one person is necessarily responsible for the software

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Disadvantage of open source: To edit the code, you need expert knowledge

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Disadvantage of proprietary: Reliant on one company – what if it goes bust?

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Microsoft Office is proprietary

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Proprietary Software is licenced software

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Proprietary Software is usually free

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Proprietary Software can be edited

a)

True

b)

False

34.

You may be able to edit and distribute the updated changes you make to Open Source Software

a)

True

b)

False

35.
Software that is released along with it's source code that can be inspected and edited is called
a)
Open Source
b)
Closed Source
c)
Bespoke
d)
Proprietary

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