Question 1

An organization's approach to reuse must be matched to its:

Accepted Answer

A)  business process. 
B)  strategic business goals. 
C)  objectives. 
D)  staffing. 
E)  budget. 
A)  business process. 
B)  strategic business goals. 
C)  objectives. 
D)  staffing. 
E)  budget.

Question 2

What are the three basic steps involved in software reuse?

Accepted Answer

There are three basic steps: abstraction

Question 3

In terms of criteria to consider when choosing off-the-shelf software, ease of customization is also referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  response time. 
B)  documentation. 
C)  functionality. 
D)  flexibility. 
E)  development time 
A)  response time. 
B)  documentation. 
C)  functionality. 
D)  flexibility. 
E)  development time

Question 4

When resources and staff are available and a system must be built from scratch, the best option would be to go with a packaged software producer to obtain the software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The relative cost of ad hoc reuse is:

Accepted Answer

A)  low. 
B)  none. 
C)  moderate. 
D)  high. 
E)  extremely high. 
A)  low. 
B)  none. 
C)  moderate. 
D)  high. 
E)  extremely high.

Question 6

One reason that an organization would totally outsource its information systems is:

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure a quality system. 
B)  because of organizational problems. 
C)  to maintain more local control. 
D)  to avoid a hostile takeover. 
E)  to keep the organization running smoothly. 
A)  to ensure a quality system. 
B)  because of organizational problems. 
C)  to maintain more local control. 
D)  to avoid a hostile takeover. 
E)  to keep the organization running smoothly.

Question 7

Open-source software has enjoyed its success due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the price. 
B)  large software companies. 
C)  the Internet. 
D)  the SDLC. 
E)  volume discounts. 
A)  the price. 
B)  large software companies. 
C)  the Internet. 
D)  the SDLC. 
E)  volume discounts.

Question 8

Money can be made from open source software by:

Accepted Answer

A)  selling source code. 
B)  providing maintenance and other services. 
C)  communities of interested people. 
D)  adding to the code base. 
E)  selling documentation to the open-source community. 
A)  selling source code. 
B)  providing maintenance and other services. 
C)  communities of interested people. 
D)  adding to the code base. 
E)  selling documentation to the open-source community.

Question 9

Due to the low cost of developing a reusable component, most organizations can compete economically with established commercial organizations that focus on selling components as their main line of business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is reuse and why is it increasing in popularity?

Accepted Answer

Reuse is the use of previously written s

Question 11

Which type of project team is more likely to practice code reuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent 
B)  large 
C)  agile 
D)  transient 
E)  translucent 
A)  permanent 
B)  large 
C)  agile 
D)  transient 
E)  translucent

Question 12

In enterprise solutions, the difference between the modules and traditional approaches is that the modules are integrated to focus on the business functional areas, rather than on business processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following are the basic steps in software reuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abstraction, storage, and recontextualization 
B)  Overloading and overriding 
C)  Developing a business plan and an implementation plan 
D)  Contextualization and generalization 
E)  Purchasing new software and integrating it into existing systems 
A)  Abstraction, storage, and recontextualization 
B)  Overloading and overriding 
C)  Developing a business plan and an implementation plan 
D)  Contextualization and generalization 
E)  Purchasing new software and integrating it into existing systems

Question 14

One major concern that IT managers have about cloud computing is:

Accepted Answer

A)  security. 
B)  redundancy. 
C)  ease of use. 
D)  backward compatibility. 
E)  overuse. 
A)  security. 
B)  redundancy. 
C)  ease of use. 
D)  backward compatibility. 
E)  overuse.

Question 15

When an organization encourages and supports use with limited resources, infrastructure, and policies to make reuse easier, they are said to be engaged in:

Accepted Answer

A)  ad hoc reuse. 
B)  managed reuse. 
C)  ex ante reuse. 
D)  facilitated reuse. 
E)  designed reuse. 
A)  ad hoc reuse. 
B)  managed reuse. 
C)  ex ante reuse. 
D)  facilitated reuse. 
E)  designed reuse.

Question 16

Strategic business goals of the organization must be matched to the organizations approach to off-the-shelf software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Open-source software is developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  in-house developers. 
B)  employees of a particular company. 
C)  communities of interested people. 
D)  consultants. 
E)  application service providers. 
A)  in-house developers. 
B)  employees of a particular company. 
C)  communities of interested people. 
D)  consultants. 
E)  application service providers.

Question 18

Making assets available for others involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  sorting. 
B)  shelf-life. 
C)  storage. 
D)  cataloging. 
E)  cloud computing. 
A)  sorting. 
B)  shelf-life. 
C)  storage. 
D)  cataloging. 
E)  cloud computing.

Question 19

As a company gains more experience with reuse, the firm gains more benefits. However, the firm also has to take into account:

Accepted Answer

A)  that cost will grow as well. 
B)  that there will be a need for less staff. 
C)  that the defect rate will increase. 
D)  that the software may need to be completely rewritten. 
E)  its business processes. 
A)  that cost will grow as well. 
B)  that there will be a need for less staff. 
C)  that the defect rate will increase. 
D)  that the software may need to be completely rewritten. 
E)  its business processes.

Question 20

Software that cannot be modified to meet the particular needs of an organization is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  Vanilla System. 
B)  ERP system. 
C)  Turnkey system. 
D)  Software as a Service System. 
E)  Turnbuckle System. 
A)  Vanilla System. 
B)  ERP system. 
C)  Turnkey system. 
D)  Software as a Service System. 
E)  Turnbuckle System.

An organization's approach to reuse must be matched to its:

What are the three basic steps involved in software reuse?

In terms of criteria to consider when choosing off-the-shelf software, ease of customization is also referred to as:

When resources and staff are available and a system must be built from scratch, the best option would be to go with a packaged software producer to obtain the software.

The relative cost of ad hoc reuse is:

One reason that an organization would totally outsource its information systems is:

Open-source software has enjoyed its success due to:

Money can be made from open source software by:

Due to the low cost of developing a reusable component, most organizations can compete economically with established commercial organizations that focus on selling components as their main line of business.

What is reuse and why is it increasing in popularity?

Which type of project team is more likely to practice code reuse?

In enterprise solutions, the difference between the modules and traditional approaches is that the modules are integrated to focus on the business functional areas, rather than on business processes.

Which of the following are the basic steps in software reuse?

One major concern that IT managers have about cloud computing is:

When an organization encourages and supports use with limited resources, infrastructure, and policies to make reuse easier, they are said to be engaged in:

Strategic business goals of the organization must be matched to the organizations approach to off-the-shelf software.

Open-source software is developed by:

Making assets available for others involves:

As a company gains more experience with reuse, the firm gains more benefits. However, the firm also has to take into account:

Software that cannot be modified to meet the particular needs of an organization is called a(n):

The Systems Development Environment

Managing the Information Systems Project

Systems Planning and Selection

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Requirements: Process Modeling

Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling

Designing the Human Interface

Designing Databases

Systems Implementation and Operation

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Exam 2: The Sources of Software

An organization's approach to reuse must be matched to its:

What are the three basic steps involved in software reuse?

In terms of criteria to consider when choosing off-the-shelf software, ease of customization is also referred to as:

When resources and staff are available and a system must be built from scratch, the best option would be to go with a packaged software producer to obtain the software.

The relative cost of ad hoc reuse is:

One reason that an organization would totally outsource its information systems is:

Open-source software has enjoyed its success due to:

Money can be made from open source software by:

Due to the low cost of developing a reusable component, most organizations can compete economically with established commercial organizations that focus on selling components as their main line of business.

What is reuse and why is it increasing in popularity?

Which type of project team is more likely to practice code reuse?

In enterprise solutions, the difference between the modules and traditional approaches is that the modules are integrated to focus on the business functional areas, rather than on business processes.

Which of the following are the basic steps in software reuse?

One major concern that IT managers have about cloud computing is:

When an organization encourages and supports use with limited resources, infrastructure, and policies to make reuse easier, they are said to be engaged in:

Strategic business goals of the organization must be matched to the organizations approach to off-the-shelf software.

Open-source software is developed by:

Making assets available for others involves:

As a company gains more experience with reuse, the firm gains more benefits. However, the firm also has to take into account:

Software that cannot be modified to meet the particular needs of an organization is called a(n):

The Systems Development Environment

Managing the Information Systems Project

Systems Planning and Selection

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Requirements: Process Modeling

Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling

Designing the Human Interface

Designing Databases

Systems Implementation and Operation

Filters