Q31. Consider the following:
- Aarogya Setu
- COWIN
- DigiLocker
- DIKSHA
Which of the above are built on to open-source digital platforms?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer – D
- Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.
- “Closed source” software has source code that only the person, team, or organization who created it and maintains exclusive control over. But Open-source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.
- Some examples of public services being delivered through systems that use FOSS building blocks, including Aadhaar, GSTN, and the DigiLocker.Many other solutions launched by the government including Digilocker, Diksha, Aarogya Setu, the Covid-19 vaccination platform CoWIN has also been built on top of opensource digital platforms
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