Exam 14: Software in Flux: Open Source, Cloud, Vittualized and App-Driven Shifts

Vendors frequently sign _____ with their customers to ensure a guaranteed uptime and define their ability to meet demand spikes.

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of using software as a service model?

SaaS offerings usually work well when the bulk of computing happens at the client end of a distributed system.

What are the factors to be considered by managers when making a make, buy, or rent decision to satisfy the IT needs of their firms?

List some of the advantages that app developers enjoy when compared with browser-based or packaged software development.

App stores are exclusively focused on smart-phone markets.

_________is an OSS version of Microsoft Office.

Employees, at their own initiative, can go to SocialText or Google Sites and set up a wiki, WordPress to start blogging, or subscribe to a SaaS offering like SalesForce.com, all without corporate oversight and approval. This _____ of technology is one of the challenges associated with the adoption of SaaS models.

_____ refers to software that is free and where anyone to look at and potentially modify the code.

The LAMP stack of open source products is used:

With SaaS, firms get the most basic offerings but can also do the most customization, putting their own tools (operating systems, databases, programming languages) on top.

Firms adopting OSS may be at risk if they distribute code and aren't aware of the licensing implications.

Which of the following statements relating to open source software is true?

The cost of producing an additional unit of a product is known as its:

_____ is a term used to describe unpredictable, but highly impactful events.

_____ allow(s) a server to run what amounts to a copy of a PC-OS, applications, and all-and simply deliver an image of what's executing to the remote device.

Some of the largest technology companies now support open source software initiatives.

Which of the following is not true about apps and the app economy?

What are the risks associated with software as a service?

The phrase ____________ refers to a type of virtualization that allows applications to share an operating system, but it still lets resources be shuttled around from low-powered ware to massive pools of servers if capacity spikes.