Open Source Software Products Often Have Fewer Bugs Than Their

question 81

Multiple Choice

Open source software products often have fewer bugs than their commercial counterparts because of the:

• A) large number of persons who have looked at the code.
• B) stringent quality checks undertaken by the original developers.
• C) emphasis placed on technological superiority of OSS products.
• D) relatively poorer standards of commercially programmed software.
• E) pyramidal programming practice followed by OSS developers.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In psychology, a process in which a behavior is strengthened by the outcome that follows it, either through a positive reinforcement or the removal of a negative stimulus.

Shaping

A method of conditioning by which successive approximations toward a target behavior are reinforced, used in both animal training and therapeutic settings.

Classical Conditioning

Acquiring knowledge when an environmental stimulus is linked to one that naturally exists.

Imitation

The action of copying or mimicking the behaviors, movements, or sounds made by another individual.