Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Development across multiple platforms 
B)  Limits accessibility to resources by just about anybody 
C)  Lower distribution costs 
D)  Lower hardware maintenance costs 
E)  Faster product deployment 
A)  Development across multiple platforms 
B)  Limits accessibility to resources by just about anybody 
C)  Lower distribution costs 
D)  Lower hardware maintenance costs 
E)  Faster product deployment

Question 2

Which of the following was an outdated notion regarding open source software and has been shown to be inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open source software is free and its code is available for anyone to look at and potentially modify. 
B)  Open source software code can be changed and redistributed, provided the modified software remains open and free. 
C)  Open source software is to technology what capitalism is to economics. 
D)  The majority of persons who work on open source projects are paid by commercially motivated employers. 
E)  Open source is fueled on the contributions of loners tooling away for the glory of contributing to better code. 
A)  Open source software is free and its code is available for anyone to look at and potentially modify. 
B)  Open source software code can be changed and redistributed, provided the modified software remains open and free. 
C)  Open source software is to technology what capitalism is to economics. 
D)  The majority of persons who work on open source projects are paid by commercially motivated employers. 
E)  Open source is fueled on the contributions of loners tooling away for the glory of contributing to better code.

Question 3

The software business is extremely profitable compared to the hardware business because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the marginal cost to produce an additional copy of a software product is effectively zero. 
B)  of the lack of market price regulations and guidelines. 
C)  software producers serve niche businesses sectors with high profit margins. 
D)  software development is a one-time process with no upgrade costs. 
E)  software firms benefit from special tax exemptions that aid profitability. 
A)  the marginal cost to produce an additional copy of a software product is effectively zero. 
B)  of the lack of market price regulations and guidelines. 
C)  software producers serve niche businesses sectors with high profit margins. 
D)  software development is a one-time process with no upgrade costs. 
E)  software firms benefit from special tax exemptions that aid profitability.

Question 4

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Installing a complex set of an organization's legacy systems on third-party hardware can be a brutal challenge. For that reason we can expect most cloud computing efforts to focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  new software development projects. 
B)  bettering the options for old software. 
C)  improving quality of existing code. 
D)  migrating to a set of robust and well-defined standards. 
E)  the development of large pools of in-house specially suited hardware. 
A)  new software development projects. 
B)  bettering the options for old software. 
C)  improving quality of existing code. 
D)  migrating to a set of robust and well-defined standards. 
E)  the development of large pools of in-house specially suited hardware.

Question 6

Just about every type of commercial product has an open source equivalent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of the risks associated with SaaS is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dependence on a single vendor. 
B)  inability to migrate to new versions of software. 
C)  reduced reliance on a network connection. 
D)  costs associated with storing large amounts of data in-house. 
E)  user interface of Web-based software being more sophisticated than desktop alternatives. 
A)  dependence on a single vendor. 
B)  inability to migrate to new versions of software. 
C)  reduced reliance on a network connection. 
D)  costs associated with storing large amounts of data in-house. 
E)  user interface of Web-based software being more sophisticated than desktop alternatives.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  isocost. 
B)  transaction cost. 
C)  marginal cost. 
D)  redundancy cost. 
E)  implicit cost. 
A)  isocost. 
B)  transaction cost. 
C)  marginal cost. 
D)  redundancy cost. 
E)  implicit cost.

Question 11

Cloud vendors that hosting hardware, operating system, database, and other software, which clients can then use to build their own applications, are said to be providing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Software as a Service. 
B)  Hardware as a Service. 
C)  Platform as a Service. 
D)  Service Oriented Architecture. 
E)  Service Level Agreement. 
A)  Software as a Service. 
B)  Hardware as a Service. 
C)  Platform as a Service. 
D)  Service Oriented Architecture. 
E)  Service Level Agreement.

Question 12

The LAMP stack of open source products is used:

Accepted Answer

A)  as a template for most operating systems. 
B)  to provide guidelines for programming databases. 
C)  in debugging most of the software tools available today. 
D)  as a global set of standards for software product improvements and official releases. 
E)  to power many of the Internet's most popular Web sites. 
A)  as a template for most operating systems. 
B)  to provide guidelines for programming databases. 
C)  in debugging most of the software tools available today. 
D)  as a global set of standards for software product improvements and official releases. 
E)  to power many of the Internet's most popular Web sites.

Question 13

Scalability allows a firm to scale from start-up to blue chip without having to significantly rewrite its code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The marginal cost to produce an additional copy of a software product is effectively zero.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Social software 
B)  Proprietary software 
C)  Licensed software 
D)  Open source software 
E)  Software as a service 
A)  Social software 
B)  Proprietary software 
C)  Licensed software 
D)  Open source software 
E)  Software as a service

Question 16

Most organizations do not opt for IT configurations that are purely in-house, packaged, or SaaS models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Software as a service (SaaS) refers to s

Question 18

Firms that want significant control over the operating system and applications they put 'in the cloud' should choose an IaaS service over an SaaS offering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

App stores are exclusively focused on smart-phone markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Which of the following was an outdated notion regarding open source software and has been shown to be inaccurate?

The software business is extremely profitable compared to the hardware business because:

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.

Installing a complex set of an organization's legacy systems on third-party hardware can be a brutal challenge. For that reason we can expect most cloud computing efforts to focus on:

Just about every type of commercial product has an open source equivalent.

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

One of the risks associated with SaaS is the:

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

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

Cloud vendors that hosting hardware, operating system, database, and other software, which clients can then use to build their own applications, are said to be providing:

The LAMP stack of open source products is used:

Scalability allows a firm to scale from start-up to blue chip without having to significantly rewrite its code.

The marginal cost to produce an additional copy of a software product is effectively zero.

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

Most organizations do not opt for IT configurations that are purely in-house, packaged, or SaaS models.

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

Firms that want significant control over the operating system and applications they put 'in the cloud' should choose an IaaS service over an SaaS offering.

App stores are exclusively focused on smart-phone markets.

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Exam 14: Software in Flux: Partly Cloudy and Sometimes Free

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

Which of the following was an outdated notion regarding open source software and has been shown to be inaccurate?

The software business is extremely profitable compared to the hardware business because:

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.

Installing a complex set of an organization's legacy systems on third-party hardware can be a brutal challenge. For that reason we can expect most cloud computing efforts to focus on:

Just about every type of commercial product has an open source equivalent.

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

One of the risks associated with SaaS is the:

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

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

Cloud vendors that hosting hardware, operating system, database, and other software, which clients can then use to build their own applications, are said to be providing:

The LAMP stack of open source products is used:

Scalability allows a firm to scale from start-up to blue chip without having to significantly rewrite its code.

The marginal cost to produce an additional copy of a software product is effectively zero.

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

Most organizations do not opt for IT configurations that are purely in-house, packaged, or SaaS models.

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

Firms that want significant control over the operating system and applications they put 'in the cloud' should choose an IaaS service over an SaaS offering.

App stores are exclusively focused on smart-phone markets.

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Amazoncom: an Empire Stretching From Cardboard Box to Kindle to Cloud

Understanding Network Effects: Strategies for Competing in a Platform-Centric, Winner-Take-All World

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