Proprietary software, also known as closed-
source software, is a non-free computer
software for which the software's publisher
or another person retains intellectual property
rights--usually copyright of the source code,
but sometimes patent rights. Examples of
proprietary software include Microsoft
Windows, Adobe Flash Player, PS3 OS,
iTunes, Adobe Photoshop, Google Earth,
mac OS (formerly Mac OS X and OS X),
Skype, WinRAR, Oracle's version of Java
and some versions of Unix.
UGC NET Paper1 Previous Year Solved Papers MCQ - 20th June 2019 Evening Shift
The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and
Madras were established in 1857 through
the University Act, 1857 officially called
the University Act No II of 1857 that was
passed by the indian Legislative Council.
While Delhi University was founded in 1992
by an Act of Central Legislative Assembly.
IGNOU's radio channel Gyan Vani (GV)was
conceived in 2001 as a network of educational
FM Radio Channels operating from various
cities in the country. With an aim to enhance
and supplement the teaching-learning process,
each GV Station has a range of about 60 kms
and covers an entire city/town including the
adjoining rural areas.
- A A malicious program installed on a system that stays concealed to avoid detection.
- B A method of bypassing normal authentication procedures over a connection to a network.
- C A type of unsolicited bulk email of identical messages sent to numerous recipients.
- D An attempt to acquire sensitive information for malicious reasons, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity.
Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain
sensitive information such as usernames,
passwords and credit card details by
disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity
in an electronic communication.
Indian Council of Social Science Research
(ICSSR) was established in the year of 1969
by the Government of India to promote
research in social sciences in the country.
It provides grants for projects, fellowships,
international collaboration, capacity building,
survey, publications etc. to promote research
in social sciences in India.
