Open Source vs Proprietary Software

Open source software can be free of copyright and is usually available to anyone.

• True

• False

Open sourse software provides what to the user?

• Pseudo code

• Software

• Source code

• Application

Proprietary software is copyrighted and only available under licence.

• True

• False

What do you have to purchase to use proprietary software?

• A payment plan

• A license

• The source code

• An application

Which of the following are benefits of proprietary software? (tick as many as you think are correct)

• Support is available from the company who provide the software

• It can have many authors to adapt the software over time

• Updates are available to improve the software

• There should be fewer bugs in the software

Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop would be examples of what kind of software?

• Proprietary

• Open-source

Which kind of software files cannot be opened if you do not have the software?

• Proprietary

• Open source

Which of the following are disadvantages of open-source software?

• There is no guarantee that it works properly

• Software cannot be adapted to meet the needs of the user.

• A user may not redistribute the software to other people without the relevant license

• Support might not be readily available

Which of the following statements is true about proprietary software?

• It has no copyright and can be freely distributed

• It is copyrighted and cannot be freely distributed

• It is copyrighted but can be freely distributed

What is copyright?

• A legal means of ensuring that people can stream videos online

• A legal means of ensuring that people can distribute media

• A legal means of ensuring that creators can protect what they create