Apache Ant Trivia

10 Questions | By Lynn Bradley | Updated: May 24, 2019 | Attempts: 129

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Apache Ant is a tool used for automating software build processes. It is similar to the Make tool and was, built as a replacement. This happened as a result of the many problems with Unix's Make. The noticeable difference is that Ant uses XML. Answer questions on Apache Ant's history and more when you take this quiz.

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1.

_____ is the original author of Apache Ant
- A.
  
  James Duncan Davidson
- B.
  
  Pat Beirne
- C.
  
  Ryan Dahl
- D.
  
  E. F. Codd
Correct Answer
A. James Duncan Davidson
2.

_____ are the developers of Apache Ant
- A.
  
  Apache Software Foundation
- B.
  
  Hyperion Software
- C.
  
  SmartBear Software
- D.
  
  Microsoft
Correct Answer
A. Apache Software Foundation
3.

Apache Ant was initially released in _____
- A.
  
  2000
- B.
  
  1996
- C.
  
  2004
- D.
  
  2010
Correct Answer
A. 2000
4.

What language is Apache Ant written in?
- A.
  
  Java
- B.
  
  Python
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  C++
Correct Answer
A. Java
5.

The "Ant" in Apache Ant is an acronym for _____
- A.
  
  Another Neat Tool
- B.
  
  It is not an acronym
- C.
  
  Another Name Thought
- D.
  
  Ant Not Termite
Correct Answer
A. Another Neat Tool
6.

Ant was conceived while James Duncan Davidson was preparing to release another software called _____
- A.
  
  Apache Tomcat
- B.
  
  Apache Spark
- C.
  
  Apache Maven
- D.
  
  Apache Kafka
Correct Answer
A. Apache Tomcat
7.

One of the primary aims of Ant was to solve Make's _____
- A.
  
  Portability
- B.
  
  Probability
- C.
  
  Profitability
- D.
  
  Processing
Correct Answer
A. Portability
8.

_____ is a limitation of Apache Ant
- A.
  
  It is complex and hard to learn
- B.
  
  Portability
- C.
  
  Profitability
- D.
  
  Long processing
Correct Answer
A. It is complex and hard to learn
9.

_____ was created as a platform independent tool to Tomcat in the open source world
- A.
  
  Apache Ant
- B.
  
  Apache Maven
- C.
  
  Apache Spark
- D.
  
  Apache Kafka
Correct Answer
A. Apache Ant
10.

On the Solaris platform, _____ was used as the platform for Tomcat
- A.
  
  Make
- B.
  
  Maven
- C.
  
  Spark
- D.
  
  Kafka
Correct Answer
A. Make