Seat No: ______________ Enrollment No: ____________________

PARUL UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
B.Tech. Winter 2023 - 24 Examination
Semester: 1 Date: 24/01/2024
Subject Code: 303105103 Time: 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Subject Name: Open-Source Software Total Marks: 60
Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
4. Start new question on new page.

Q.1 Objective Type Questions - (All are compulsory) (Each of one mark) (15) CO PO BT
1. An example of Open-Source Software is 2 1 3
a. Microsoft Office
b. Adobe Photoshop
c. Linux
d. Autodesk AutoCAD
2. BSD is an example of. 2 1 3
a. Proprietary software
b. Open-Source Software
c. Public Domain software
d. Freeware
3. What is the purpose of the Apache License? 1 1 1
a. Ensure software remains proprietary
b. Promote free software with strict conditions
c. Encourage collaborative development with permissive terms
d. Restrict the use of software to non-commercial purposes
4. What does FOSS stand for? 1 1 1
a. Free Open-Source Software
b. Fully Operational Software System
c. Fast Operating System Software
d. Full Open Standard System
5. Name an open-source hardware platform? 2 2 2
6. What programming languages are commonly associated with open- source 1 3 1
development?
7. The GNU Project was initiated to. 3 3 3
a. Develop a free operating system
b. Promote proprietary software
c. Build closed-source applications
d. Advocate for hardware development
8. Name a containerization technology widely used for packaging and distributing 3 4 2
applications.
9. open-source virtualization technology is ________________? 3 2 2
10. The Free Software Foundation was founded by _______? 2 1 1
11. Open-Source Software encourages. 1 2 1
a. Community-driven development
b. Proprietary licensing
c. Monopolistic control
d. Closed collaboration
12. Which of the following is NOT a well-known open-source license? 2 1 2
a. GPL
b. MIT License
c. Microsoft License
d. Apache License
13. How does GitHub facilitate collaboration in open-source projects? 1 2 2
14. full form of GNU, GPL. 1 2 2

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 15. Which is an example of a popular open-source operating system? 1 1 2
Q.2 Answer the following questions. (Attempt any three) (15)
A) Difference between copyright and copyleft. 3 1 2
B) What Is a License? How to create your own Licenses? 1 2 1
C) What are the Requirements of Open-source software? 1 2 1
D) What is the role of open-source teaching, and how does it promote knowledge 2 3 1
sharing?
Q.3 A) Explain open source principle in detail. (07) 1 2 3
B) Differentiate Proprietary Vs Open-Source Licensing Model (08) 2 1 2
OR
B) In terms of open-source ethics, what does the principle of "freedom" emphasize? (08) 3 2 3
Explain in detail.
Q.4 A) Explain Containerization Technologies with its type. (07) 1 2 1
OR
A) What is GitHub? What Are Characteristics of Git? (07) 4 3 2
B) What is Open-source design? Write down its key aspect. (08) 4 3 2

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