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

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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.

(True/False)

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Question 61

Products and services designed to target a specific industry are known as _____.

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Question 62

Open source software products often have fewer bugs than their commercial counterparts because of the:

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Question 63

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:

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Question 64

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

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Question 65

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 66

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 67

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

(True/False)

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Question 68

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.

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Question 69

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

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Question 70

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

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Question 71

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

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Question 72

_____ is the flagship open source product.

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Question 73

Which of the following was an outdated notion regarding open source software and has been shown to be inaccurate?

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Question 74

Many SaaS vendors have improved system customization options and integration with standard software packages.

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Question 75

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

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Question 76

Virtualization is unsuitable for use on desktop applications.

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Question 77

What are the risks associated with software as a service?

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Question 78

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

(True/False)

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Question 79

By lowering the cost to access powerful systems and software, barriers to entry also decrease.

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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.

Products and services designed to target a specific industry are known as _____.

Open source software products often have fewer bugs than their commercial counterparts because of the:

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:

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

_____ is the flagship open source product.

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

Many SaaS vendors have improved system customization options and integration with standard software packages.

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

Virtualization is unsuitable for use on desktop applications.

What are the risks associated with software as a service?

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

By lowering the cost to access powerful systems and software, barriers to entry also decrease.

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