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Open Source Tool(OST) MCQ's

1.OSI stands for_____
A. Open source index
B. Open source image
C. Open source initiative
D. Open source Instant
Answer
C. Open source initiative

2. PNG is a_____
A. Image format
B. internet format
C. file format
D. html format

Answer
A. Image format

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

A. Lack of personalized support
B. Restricted choice
C. No warranty
D. Multiple choices

Answer
D. Multiple choices

4. The users must agree to the _____ terms and agreements when they use an
open source software.
A. System
B. License
C. Community
D. Programmer
Answer
B. License

5. An example of a web design OSS.

A. Nvu
B. KOffice
C. AbiWorld
D. Open Office
Answer
a) Nvu

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6. An image editor similar to Adobe Photoshop.

A. Nvu
B. Open Office
C. Bluefish
D. GIMPshop

Answer
A. Nvu

7. An OSS for communication purpose.

A. Virtue Mart
B. Drupal
C. Pidgin
D. ZenCart

Answer
C. Pidgin

8. A guideline for the OSS licenses other than the GPL.

A. OSI
B. OSD
C. OSE
D. OSL
Answer
B. OSD

9. In open source software:

A. The GPL allows anybody to modify the software and release it commercially
B. The GPL allows software that is modified to be released as closed source software
C. The GPL only prohibits unmodified software from being commercially repackaged
D. The GPL ensures that all subsequent versions of a software remains open source

Answer
A. The GPL allows anybody to modify the software and release it commercially

10. 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?
A. Adobe Photoshop
B. Microsoft Word
C. Libre Office
D. Skype
Answer
C. Libre Office

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11. Which of the following is an advantage of ‘open source’ software?

A. You can edit the source code to customize 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

Answer
a) You can edit the source code to customize it

12. Which of the following is an advantage of ‘open source’ software?

A. The software must be paid for
B. It’s often free
C. The produces provide regular updates
D. Not as customizable

Answer
B. It’s often free

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

A. Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
B. It’s often free
C. Help and support provided
D. You need to be an expert to edit code
Answer
D. You need to be an expert to edit code

14. Which of the following is an advantage of ‘proprietary’ software?

A. Regular updates provided by professionals
B. A community of enthusiasts keep updating it
C. Not as customizable
D. Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes

Answer
A. Regular updates provided by professionals

15. 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. Its often free
D. You can edit the source code to customize it
Answer
B. You have to pay for this type of software

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16. Which of the following is a disadvantage of ‘proprietary’ 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

Answer
A. Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes

17. The free software movement is headed by _______.

A. free software foundation.
B. debian free software guide lines.
C. brekely software distribution
D. opn source initiative

Answer
A. free software foundation.

18. Developing open source software can mean ______.

A. basing it on open source technologies and open standards.
B. working collaboratively with other groups.
C. to redistribute the source code widely
D. to use the source code widely
Answer
B. working collaboratively with other groups.

19. ______ site that distributes the source code of the software
A. SsourceForge.net
B. FreeSoftware.org
C. OpenSource.org
D. OpenSourceSoftware.net

Answer
A. SsourceForge.net

20. Which was written by Larry Mavoy was chosen by Torvalds to use for
version control for the LINUX Kernal.
A. Configuration Directories
B. Source Safe
C. Bitkeeper
D. Multiple Repositories
Answer
C. Bitkeeper

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21.Which of the following is NOT an example of an open source tool?

A. Linux
B. Windows
C. MySQL
D. Apache

Answer
B. Windows

22.What is the main benefit of using open source tools?

A. They are free to use and modify
B. They are typically more secure than commercial software
C. They are often more innovative than commercial software
D. All of the above

Answer
D. All of the above

23.Which of the following is a popular open source web browser?

A. Firefox
B. Chrome
C. Edge
D. Safari
Answer
A. Firefox

24.Which of the following is a popular open source office suite?

A. LibreOffice
B. Microsoft Office
C. iWork
D. Google Docs

Answer
A. LibreOffice

25.Which of the following is a popular open source programming language?

A. Python
B. Java
C. C#
D. Visual Basic
Answer
A. Python

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26.Which of the following is a popular open source version control system?

A. Git
B. SVN
C. Mercurial
D. Perforce

Answer
A. Git

27.Which of the following is a popular open source database management

system?
A. MySQL
B. PostgreSQL
C. MongoDB
D. All of the above

Answer
D. All of the above

28.Apache is a/an:
A. Web server
B. Operating system
C. Programming language
D. Database management system
Answer
A. Web server

29.Which of the following is NOT a feature of Apache?

A. Virtual hosting
B. Load balancing
C. SSL support
D. Proprietary licensing

Answer
D. Proprietary licensing

30. Which of the following is NOT a BSD operating system?

A. FreeBSD
B. OpenBSD
C. NetBSD
D. macOS
Answer
D. macOS

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31.The free software movement is headed by _______.

A. free software foundation.
B. debian free software guide lines.
C. brekely software distribution
D. opn source initiative

Answer
A. free software foundation.

32.The Open source definition is based on the ______.

A. software license
B. free software foundation
C. debian free software guidelines
D. open source initiative

Answer
D. open source initiative

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

A. Windows 10
B. MAC OSX
C. Audacity
D. McAffee
Answer
D. McAffee

34.What open source office suite provides applications for word processing,
spreadsheets, and presentations?
A) Microsoft Office
B) Adobe Creative Suite
C) LibreOffice
D) OpenOffice

Answer
C) LibreOffice

35.Which organization is known for promoting and supporting open source

software development?
a) IBM
b) Microsoft
c) GNU
d) Oracle
Answer
c) GNU

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36.What is the most common open source operating system?

A. Windows
B. macOS
C. Linux
D. Android

Answer
C. Linux

37.Which open source web server software is widely used to host websites?
A. IIS
B. Apache HTTP Server
C. Nginx
D. Tomcat

Answer
B. Apache HTTP Server

38.What is the open-source alternative to Microsoft Excel for spreadsheet

tasks?
A. LibreOffice Calc
B. Google Sheets
C. Apple Numbers
D. Zoho Sheet
Answer
A. LibreOffice Calc

39.What does “FOSS” stand for in the context of open-source software?

A. Free and Open Source Software
B. Fully Owned Software System
C. Foundation of Software Standards
D. Fast Operating System Software

Answer
A. Free and Open Source Software

40.When was the term “open source” first coined to describe software
development?
A. 1970s
B. 1980s
C. 1990s
D. 2000s
Answer
B. 1980s

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41.What was the first open-source operating system developed by Richard

Stallman and the Free Software Foundation?
A. GNU/Linux
B. Windows
C. MacOS
D. Unix

Answer
A. GNU/Linux

42.Which software license, created by Richard Stallman, is often considered the

founding document of the free software movement?
a) Apache License
b) MIT License
c) GPL (GNU General Public License)
d) BSD License

Answer
c) GPL (GNU General Public License)

43.Which organization was formed in 1998 to promote open-source software

and provide guidance on open-source licenses?
A. Apache Software Foundation
B. Open Source Initiative (OSI)
C. Free Software Foundation (FSF)
D. Linux Foundation

Answer
B. Open Source Initiative (OSI)

44.Which open-source web browser was initially developed by Mozilla

Corporation and released in 2002?
A. Firefox
B. Chrome
C. Safari
D. Edge

Answer
A. Firefox

45.The open-source operating system project “FreeBSD” is derived from which

version of Unix?
A. AIX
B. Solaris
C. Ultrix
D. Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)

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Answer
D. Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)

46.When was the Free Software Foundation (FSF) founded?

A. 1970
B. 1983
C. 1990
D. 2001
Answer
B. 1983

47.Which open-source operating system was developed by Linus Torvalds and

first released in 1991?
A. Ubuntu
B. Windows
C. Linux
D. macOS

Answer
C. Linux

48.Who coined the term “open source” in 1998, helping to rebrand free
software for business adoption?
A. Richard Stallman
B. Linus Torvalds
C. Eric S. Raymond
D. Mark Shuttleworth
Answer
C. Eric S. Raymond

49.Which computer scientist is known for popularizing the concept of free

software and the GNU Project?

A. Richard Stallman
B. Linus Torvalds
C. Eric S. Raymond
D. Mark Shuttleworth
Answer
A. Richard Stallman

50.In 2005, the open-source version control system “Git” was created by whom?
A. Linus Torvalds
B. Richard Stallman

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C. Tim Berners-Lee
D. Mark Zuckerberg

Answer
A. Linus Torvalds

51.What does the term “open source” refer to in software?

A. Closed and proprietary software
B. Software with source code available to the public
C. Paid software
D. Freeware

Answer
B. Software with source code available to the public

52.Which open-source operating system is based on the Linux kernel and is

known for its user-friendliness?
A. Ubuntu
B. Windows
C. macOS
D. Fedora
Answer
A. Ubuntu

53.Which open-source web browser is developed by Mozilla Corporation?

A. Google Chrome
B. Safari
C. Firefox
D. Microsoft Edge

Answer
C. Firefox

54.Which open-source content management system (CMS) is widely used for

building websites and blogs?
A. Drupal
B. Joomla
C. WordPress
D. Magento
Answer
C. WordPress

55.What are Fedora and Ubuntu?

A. Web browsers

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B. Linux distributions
C. Programming languages
D. Computer hardware

Answer
B. Linux distributions

56.Which of the following is known for its regular release cycle, with new
versions approximately every six months?
A. Fedora
B. Ubuntu
C. CentOS
D. Arch Linux

Answer
B. Ubuntu

57.Which organization is responsible for the development of the GNU General

Public License (GPL)?
A. Microsoft
B. Apple
C. Free Software Foundation (FSF)
D. Linux Foundation
Answer
C. Free Software Foundation (FSF)

58.Which GNU license is often used for software libraries and allows
proprietary software to link to them?
A. GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL)
B. GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
C. GNU General Public License (GPL)
D. GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL)

Answer
B. GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)

59.What is Joomla?
A. An open-source programming language
B. A content management system (CMS)
C. A graphics design software
D. A database management tool
Answer
B. A content management system (CMS)

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60.Which programming language is primarily used for developing extensions

and templates for Joomla?
A. PHP
B. JavaScript
C. Ruby
D. Python

Answer
A. PHP

61.What is Bootstrap primarily used for?

A) Server-side scripting
B) Front-end web development
C) Mobile app development
D) Database management

Answer
B) Front-end web development

62.Which programming languages are commonly used in conjunction with

Bootstrap?
A) Python and Ruby
B) HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
C) C++ and Java
D) PHP and MySQL
Answer
B) HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

63.Which of the following is not a Bootstrap component for user interface

elements?
A) Progress bars
B) Alerts
C) Pop-up windows
D) Tooltips

Answer
C) Pop-up windows

64.In Bootstrap, what does the “navbar” component primarily help you create?
A) Forms
B) Navigation bars
C) Modals
D) Carousels
Answer

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B) Navigation bars

65.What is the primary purpose of ArgoUML?

A) Word processing
B) 3D modeling
C) UML modeling
D) Game development
Answer
C) UML modeling

65.ArgoUML allows you to generate code from UML diagrams for which
programming languages?
A) Java and C++
B) Python and Ruby
C) HTML and CSS
D) JavaScript and PHP

Answer
Java and C++

66.Who is the original creator of Git?

A) Linus Torvalds
B) Mark Zuckerberg
C) Steve Jobs
D) Jeff Bezos

Answer
A) Linus Torvalds

67.What is Trac primarily used for?

A) Web design
B) Issue tracking and project management
C) Video editing
D) Data analysis

Answer
B) Issue tracking and project management

68.What is Bugzilla primarily used for?

A) Web design
B) Issue tracking and bug management
C) Video editing
D) Data analysis
Answer

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B) Issue tracking and bug management

69.Who developed Bugzilla?

A) Google
B) Mozilla Foundation
C) Microsoft
D) Oracle
Answer
B) Mozilla Foundation

70.Which programming language is Trac primarily written in?

A) Python
B) Java
C) PHP
D) Ruby

Answer
A) Python

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