平成30年度春期 ITパスポート試験問78

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問78

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OSS (Open Source Software) である Web ブラウザはどれか。

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問 78

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Apache (Apache HTTP Server) is OSS, but it is a “web server” that delivers web pages, not a web browser that views them, so it is incorrect.
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正解 Firefox (choice イ) is an open-source web browser developed and released by the Mozilla project. Its source code is public and anyone may use, modify, and redistribute it, making it a representative example of OSS. It also meets the condition of being a “web browser” used to view web pages, so it is the correct answer.
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Linux is OSS, but it is an “operating system (OS),” not a web browser, so it is incorrect.
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Thunderbird, like Firefox, is Mozilla-family OSS, but its purpose is “email software (a mail client),” not a web browser, so it is incorrect.

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OSS (Open Source Software) refers to software whose source code is public and which may be used, modified, and redistributed. This question tests whether you can distinguish the “types (uses)” of representative OSS.
Even among OSS, roles differ. Remember the mapping of uses: Firefox = web browser, Thunderbird = email software, Apache = web server, Linux = operating system.

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