week 1 course 1

What are the main types of Open Source Software (OSS) licenses? Select all answers that apply.

• Free of charge

• Restrictive

• Permissive

• Educational use

• Proprietary

Linux began:

• When UNIX was first born about 1969

• When SCO ported Xenis to the Intel 8036 processor in 1983

• In 1998 when IBM made a major investment

• In 1991 with an Internet post by a student in Finland

Which method best describes the way Android is developed?

• Benevolent Dictatorship

• Company-Led

• Governing Board

Which method best describes the way FreeBSD is developed?

• Benevolent Dictatorship

• Company-Led

• Governing Board

From a business perspective, use of OSS (Select all answers that apply):

• Makes marketing easier as some ingredients are already well-known and trusted

• Enables use of ingredients from other sources and speeds development

• Makes marketing more difficult because it is hard to differentiate product

• Lengthens time to market, but is worth it because of improved product

For school systems at any level, use of OSS (Select all answers that apply):

• Can lower costs by letting low-cost or free software be used

• Should be avoided, as students become confused by choices

• May cause problems with vendor lock-in

School systems can benefit from using OSS because (Select all answers that apply):

• Students may learn how to join projects and contribute from an early age or stage in their education

• Applications are flashier and have better integration with social media platforms than do proprietary ones

• As the world's IT infrastructure becomes more and more OSS-based, students will be better prepared to enter the work force especially as developers

• Students can more easily learn about how things really work as compared to using closed source operating systems and application

The git version control system arose from needs of which project:

• GNU

• Python

• Apache

• Kubernetes

Which of the following are OSS projects used to construct a graphical user interface (GUI)?

• KDE

• Wayland

• Microsoft Windows

• X Window System

• GNOME

Which of the following are projects emanating from the Free Software Foundation?

• Apache

• gcc

• bash

• glibc

• gdb