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CCC Open Source Software Practice Test Questions (in English)
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Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative, public manner.
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LibreOffice and the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) are popular examples of open source software.

CCC Open Source Software Practice Test Questions (in English)
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1. Which of the following is not a downside of OSS?
2. Richard Stallman from MIT, established a special license, the ____ license.
3. GPL of GNU says that every copy of a program governed by GPL license, even if modified, must be subject to GPL again.
4. Public domain software is usually______
5. Dual licensing is also called as ______
6. Which of the following is a disadvantage of ‘proprietary’ software?
7. An image editor similar to Adobe Photoshop.
8. Slackware LINUX is ______.
9. OSS stands for______
10. Set of a program which consists of full documentation.
11. An OSS for communication purpose.
12. Which was written by Larry Mavoy was chosen by Torvalds to use for version control for the LINUX Kernal.
13. ______ site that distributes the source code of the software
14. Developing open source software can mean ______.
15. Which of the following is an advantage of ‘proprietary’ software?
16. The Open source definition is based on the ______.
17. Is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copy right holder
18. ______ requires that any promise to contribute back any changes or addition to the software.
19. Which of the following is a disadvantage of ‘open source’ software?
20. PNG is a_____
21. Open source software is software whose source code is available for modification or enhancement by anyone. Which of the following is an example of open source software?
22. A guideline for the OSS licenses other than the GPL.
23. Microsoft uses and release code under a variety of licenses including _____
24. The free software movement is headed by _______.
25. While both open and proprietary code can be reused in a wide range of circumstances, open code enables ________.