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

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Vendors who use open source as part of their product offerings can expect to bring new products to the market faster because:

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Which of the following is one of the benefits enjoyed by SaaS vendors?

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Question 22

SaaS and the utility computing-style efforts differ widely in terms of the benefits and risks they offer.

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Question 23

Which of the following refers to a variant of utility computing where vendors provide the operating system and supporting software like database management systems but where client firms write their own code?

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Question 24

While large groups of individuals work on key OSS projects, such as the Linux operating system, some widely used efforts have had fewer developers, creating concerns over quality and security.

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Question 25

What is virtualization? What are the benefits afforded to firms that employ virtualization?

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One area where open source software contributions have been virtually non-existent is in tools to support the massive file systems used in so-called Big Data projects.

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Question 27

OpenCalendar is an open source e-mail software that competes with Outlook server

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Question 28

App developers often lament the ______________ created within apps where data is more tightly controlled by a service provider and where firms must comply to the usage policies of the platform provided.

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Question 29

With the advent of cloud computing and SaaS, smaller firms no longer have access to the kinds of sophisticated computing power they had access to in the past.

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Question 30

The scalability of a software product is defined as the:

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Question 31

Which of the following is true of software as a service (SaaS)?

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Question 32

Define SaaS. How do firms using SaaS products lower several costs associated with their information systems?

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Question 33

How has open source software had a disproportionate impact on the IT market?

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Question 34

The term _____ describes the use of cloud computing to provide excess capacity during periods of spiking demand.

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Question 35

Conventional software firms treat their intellectual property as closely guarded secrets and almost never provide the source code for their commercial software products.

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Question 36

What are benefits afforded to vendors by SaaS?

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Question 37

Explain how cloud computing's impact across industries is proving to be broad and significant.

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Question 38

A server running _____ can create smaller compartments in memory that each behave as a separate computer with its own operating system and resources.

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Question 39

Firms that adopt software as a service actually buy a system's software and ware, so these systems become a fixed operating expense.

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Vendors who use open source as part of their product offerings can expect to bring new products to the market faster because:

Which of the following is one of the benefits enjoyed by SaaS vendors?

SaaS and the utility computing-style efforts differ widely in terms of the benefits and risks they offer.

Which of the following refers to a variant of utility computing where vendors provide the operating system and supporting software like database management systems but where client firms write their own code?

While large groups of individuals work on key OSS projects, such as the Linux operating system, some widely used efforts have had fewer developers, creating concerns over quality and security.

What is virtualization? What are the benefits afforded to firms that employ virtualization?

One area where open source software contributions have been virtually non-existent is in tools to support the massive file systems used in so-called Big Data projects.

OpenCalendar is an open source e-mail software that competes with Outlook server

App developers often lament the ______________ created within apps where data is more tightly controlled by a service provider and where firms must comply to the usage policies of the platform provided.

With the advent of cloud computing and SaaS, smaller firms no longer have access to the kinds of sophisticated computing power they had access to in the past.

The scalability of a software product is defined as the:

Which of the following is true of software as a service (SaaS)?

Define SaaS. How do firms using SaaS products lower several costs associated with their information systems?

How has open source software had a disproportionate impact on the IT market?

The term _____ describes the use of cloud computing to provide excess capacity during periods of spiking demand.

Conventional software firms treat their intellectual property as closely guarded secrets and almost never provide the source code for their commercial software products.

What are benefits afforded to vendors by SaaS?

Explain how cloud computing's impact across industries is proving to be broad and significant.

A server running _____ can create smaller compartments in memory that each behave as a separate computer with its own operating system and resources.

Firms that adopt software as a service actually buy a system's software and ware, so these systems become a fixed operating expense.

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