What Is an Open System

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Multiple Choice

What is an open system?

• A) Any proprietary software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder.
• B) Any software whose source code is made available free for any third party to review and modify.
• C) Contains instructions written by a programmer specifying the actions to be performed by computer software.
• D) Nonproprietary hardware and software based on publicly known standards that allow third parties to create add-on products to plug into or interoperate.

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Definitions:

State Change

A transition of a system or substance from one physical or thermodynamic state to another.

Latent Heat

The amount of heat absorbed or released by a substance during a phase change, without a change in temperature.