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Question 1
E
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
15%
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Question Stats:
75% (02:03) correct
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Question 2
C
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
5%
(low)
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85% (00:35) correct 15%
(00:49) wrong
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Question 3
E
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
5%
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Question Stats:
94% (00:38) correct 6%
(00:41) wrong
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The patent system poses particular problems for developers of computer software. First, in order to avoid developing a computer process that has been previously patented, each developer needs to know about all the existing patents within the field. This is difficult because there are thousands of separately patentable processes in every software package and, because of confidentiality regulations affecting patent applications, patent searches do not reveal all currently existing patents. Thus, a developer may find that a process he or she has incorporated into a finished and marketed product was already patented by someone else. At that point, because of the interdependent nature of software functions, it may be difficult to excise the process from the finished product.
Second, software patents may be granted for elementary processes. Since the Patent Office does not require computer science as a qualifying degree for software patent examiners, many developers suspect that these examiners lack the knowledge to differentiate between basic processes and inventive techniques and may thus grant patents for obvious processes.
Finally, there are likely to be hundreds, even thousands, of competing developers working simultaneously on the same process. Unfortunately, a patent is only granted to one individual. Thus, competing developers run the risk of being deprived of the fruits of their independent labor and investments.
Second, software patents may be granted for elementary processes. Since the Patent Office does not require computer science as a qualifying degree for software patent examiners, many developers suspect that these examiners lack the knowledge to differentiate between basic processes and inventive techniques and may thus grant patents for obvious processes.
Finally, there are likely to be hundreds, even thousands, of competing developers working simultaneously on the same process. Unfortunately, a patent is only granted to one individual. Thus, competing developers run the risk of being deprived of the fruits of their independent labor and investments.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is true about the software development industry?
A. It poses more problems for the Patent Office in general than does any other industry.
B. Its development cycles tend to be longer than those of other industries.
C. It requires the participation of many firms for the production of any software package.
D. It has strict confidentiality regulations that prevent developers from sharing information about their individual projects.
E. It is highly competitive and its participants are not always rewarded for their work.
A. It poses more problems for the Patent Office in general than does any other industry.
B. Its development cycles tend to be longer than those of other industries.
C. It requires the participation of many firms for the production of any software package.
D. It has strict confidentiality regulations that prevent developers from sharing information about their individual projects.
E. It is highly competitive and its participants are not always rewarded for their work.
2. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. An argument is presented and refuted with recent data.
B. A system is described and explained through various illustrations.
C. A problem is presented and its causes are described.
D. An unusual phenomenon is described and its customary explanation is challenged.
E. A problem is described and a possible solution is proposed.
A. An argument is presented and refuted with recent data.
B. A system is described and explained through various illustrations.
C. A problem is presented and its causes are described.
D. An unusual phenomenon is described and its customary explanation is challenged.
E. A problem is described and a possible solution is proposed.
3. The primary purpose of the passage is to
A. suggest the variety of ways in which patents for computer software are obtained
B. outline the procedures used in obtaining patents for computer software
C. explain the obstacles hindering progress in the improvement of the patent system
D. reveal an erroneous assumption made by software developers
E. describe the difficulties the patent system creates for software developers
A. suggest the variety of ways in which patents for computer software are obtained
B. outline the procedures used in obtaining patents for computer software
C. explain the obstacles hindering progress in the improvement of the patent system
D. reveal an erroneous assumption made by software developers
E. describe the difficulties the patent system creates for software developers
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03 Sep 2024, 11:58
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Can someone explain Q1 as both D and E, can be the answer
16 Sep 2024, 21:24
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Hi,
Let me try to clear out D- It strict confidentiality applies to the patent searches not the software industry. There is a minor yet big difference in the meaning of those words.
Software developers may or may not be bound by confidentiality but patent searches are restricted because of confidentiality of the patent applications.
Hence E is the answer.
Let me try to clear out D- It strict confidentiality applies to the patent searches not the software industry. There is a minor yet big difference in the meaning of those words.
Software developers may or may not be bound by confidentiality but patent searches are restricted because of confidentiality of the patent applications.
Hence E is the answer.
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