Module One Quiz
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Which of the following is not a requirement for Open Source Software?
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Windows platform capability
Distributed without a price
Easy to modify by public
License cannot discrimminate
Which of the following is a benefit of Open Source Software?
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Industry Standards
More flexibility
Newest technology
Internet access
Which of the following is not an Open Source license?
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Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL)
GNU General Public License (GPL)
Many Application Public License (MAPL)
Common Public License 1.0
What kind of software did the first large-scale computers have?
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Proprietary
Free
Secret
None of the above
How many Open Source GIS packages exist on OpenSourcegis.com?
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12
about 100
200+
a billion or so
With which task would a vector model be most helpful?
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Simple data model
Topological processing
Ease of data processing
Ease of data collection
With which task would a raster model be most helpful?
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More compact data structure
Topological processing
Simple data model
Cartographic quality
Visit the uDig website. What technology is uDig built with?
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PULP
Filter Client
Luna Poor Client
Eclipse Rich Client
Who lead the 1983 Free Software Movement?
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Richard Stallman
Ronald Reagan
Robo Cop
Bill Gates
What is the goal of Netscape's Mozilla Project?
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provide email service
make more money than Microsoft Explorer
promote innovation on the web and help keep the Internet open
make foxes cool again
T/F: Open Source ethics are clearly defined and agreed upon by the software community.
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True
False
When one says that open source programs must be "technology neutral", it means that…
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The license must allow reproduction
The license can't require other software in order to work
The code must be available to all age groups
The code must be available for multiple technological and style interfaces
Who lead the Free Software Movement?
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Richard Stallman
Bill Gates
Samuel J. Palmisano
Steve Jobs
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