200+ MCQs Class 12 Informatics Practices Unit 4 Societal Impacts Set 8

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Unit 4 Societal Impacts

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Societal Impacts MCQ’s

Multiple Choice Questions Set – 8

141. A software that can be freely accessed and modified is called __________.

a) Synchronous Software

b) Package Software

c) Open Source Software

d) Middleware

Ans. c) Open Source Software

142. Data which has no restriction of usage and is freely available to everyone under Intellectual Property Rights is categorised as:

a) Open Source

b) Open Data

c) Open Content

d) Open Education

Ans. b) Open Data

143. OSI stands for              

a) Open Source Index    

b) Open Source Image

c) Open Source Initiative

d) Open Source Instant

Ans. c) Open Source Initiative

144. Which of the following is not an open source software?

a) LibreOffice    

b) Microsoft Office

c) GNU image manipulation

d) MySQL

Ans. b) Microsoft Office

145. The users must agree to the _______ terms and agreements when they use an open source software.

a) System           

b) License

c) Community

d) Programmer

Ans. b) License

146. Which of the following is not a downside of OSS?

a) Lack of personalized support

b) Restricted choice

c) No warranty

d) Multiple choices

Ans. d) Multiple choices

147. An example of an open source DBMS.

a) MySQL

b) Oracle

c) SQL Server

d) Sybase

Ans. a) MySQL

148. An open source image editor similar to Adobe Photoshop.      

a) Nvu  

b) Open Office

c) Bluefish

d) GIMPshop

Ans. d) GIMPshop

149. What is another name given to ‘proprietary software’?

a) Open source software

b) Bespoke software

c) Tailor Made software

d) Closed source software

Ans. d) Closed source software

150. 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.

Ans. a) Software owned by an organisation, you may need to buy a license for.

151. 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.

Ans. b) Freely available, constantly upgraded by users. No Fee.

152. Which of the following is not ‘open source’ software ?            

a) Linux

b) Ubuntu

c) Open Office

d) Windows 10

Ans. d) Windows 10

153. Which of the following is not ‘proprietary’ software ?

a) Windows 10  

b) MAC OSX

c) Linux

d) McAffee

Ans. c) Linux

154. 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.

Ans. a) You can edit the source to customise it.

155. Which of the following is a disadvantage of ‘open source’ software ?

a) High quality software with lots of features

b) Not as customizable

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

Ans. c) May not have been tested as much as proprietary software, so might have bugs.

156. 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 customizable

d) Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes

Ans. b) Thoroughly tested because people are paying to use it

157. 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) It’s licensed

d) It is launched after proper testing

Ans. b) You have to pay for this type of software

158. Which of the following is a disadvantage of ‘open source’ 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

Ans. a) Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes

159. An organisation purchases new computers every year and dumps the old ones into the local dumping yard. Write the name of the most appropriate category of waste that the organisation is creating every year, out of the following options :

a) Solid Waste

b) Commercial Waste

c) E-Waste

d) Business Waste

Ans. c) E-Waste

160. A software company purchases new computers every year and discards the old ones into the local dumping yard. Write the name of the most appropriate category waste that the organisation is creating every year, out of the following options.

a) Business Waste

b) Commercial Waste

c) Solid Waste

d) E-Waste

Ans. d) E-Waste

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