Test Series - computer fundamental

Test Number 44/95

Q: A guideline for the OSS licenses other than the GPL.
A. OSI
B. OSD
C. OSE
D. OSL
Solution: OSS is the open source software. In 1997, OSI or the open source initiative was founded and it developed the OSD (Open Source Definition). OSD is a guideline for OSS licenses other than the GPL.
Q: GPL of GNU says that every copy of a program governed by GPL license, even if modified, must be subject to GPL again.
A. True
B. False
C. none
D. .
Solution: The statement is true. GPL is the general public license. In the 90s, GPL+Internet, many new open source projects started.
Q: Richard Stallman from MIT, established a special license, the ________ license.
A. GNU
B. Free
C. Package
D. Commercial
Solution: It was called the GNU license. It ensured that software is free and open to anyone. He was from MIT and his main motive was to develop a free alternative to Unix.
Q: In 1969 AT&T laboratories developed ______ which supported and worked on different hardware platforms.
A. Linux
B. Unix
C. Windows
D. Ubuntu
Solution: Linux was found in that year. It worked well on different hardware platforms. Commercial users had to pay a license fee.
Q: OSS stands for ___________
A. Open System Service
B. Open Source Software
C. Open System Software
D. Open Synchronized Software
Solution: OSS stands for open source software. OSS allows any user to download, view, modify and redistribute the software. Also, the user can fix bugs according to needs.
Q: Public domain software is usually __________
A. System supported
B. Source supported
C. Community supported
D. Programmer supported
Solution: The public domain software is generally community supported. It is community supported as an author does not support users directly.
Q: Set of a program which consists of full documentation.
A. Software Package
B. System Software
C. Utility Software
D. File package
Solution: It is called a software package. Software is nothing but a collection of programs. A software package can solve a specific problem or perform a specific type of job.
Q: Interpreter is used as a translator for?
A. Low level language
B. High Level Language
C. COBOL
D. C
Solution: It is generally used to make the code into a machine understandable format. Interpreter is used with the high level languages similarly. Assembler is used in case of low level languages.
Q: What do you call a specific instruction designed to do a task?
A. Command
B. Process
C. Task
D. Instruction
Solution: A program is a set of instructions. A command is given to do a specific job. A program in execution is called a process.
Q: They normally interact with the system via user interface provided by the application software.
A. Programmers
B. Developers
C. Users
D. Testers
Solution: Users interact with the system via user interface that is given by the application software. Application software is a set of instructions designed to serve a particular purpose.

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