Question 1

The more application software that is available for a platform, the less valuable it potentially becomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not true about potential benefits to firms that create platforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  the potential to make their products and services more useful 
B)  they can widen the reach of firms and products 
C)  they can create switching costs 
D)  they can enhance network effects 
E)  all of the above are true 
A)  the potential to make their products and services more useful 
B)  they can widen the reach of firms and products 
C)  they can create switching costs 
D)  they can enhance network effects 
E)  all of the above are true

Question 3

Information systems development projects fail at a startlingly high rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the most common function performed by electronic data interchanges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Housing and serving business logic for use and reuse by multiple electronic applications 
B)  App store downloads and the serving of other types of rich media. 
C)  Providing electronic reporting and analysis for organizational decision making 
D)  Integrating various electronic functions of a business, such as accounting, finance, inventory management, and human resources 
E)  Sending electronic equivalents of structured documents between different organizations 
A)  Housing and serving business logic for use and reuse by multiple electronic applications 
B)  App store downloads and the serving of other types of rich media. 
C)  Providing electronic reporting and analysis for organizational decision making 
D)  Integrating various electronic functions of a business, such as accounting, finance, inventory management, and human resources 
E)  Sending electronic equivalents of structured documents between different organizations

Question 5

_____ provide the standards, syntax, statements, and instructions for writing computer software.

Accepted Answer

A)  Operating systems 
B)  Application servers 
C)  Database management systems 
D)  Platforms 
E)  Programming languages 
A)  Operating systems 
B)  Application servers 
C)  Database management systems 
D)  Platforms 
E)  Programming languages

Question 6

Android is a software product developed by Google that allows cell phone manufacturers to control hardware and establishes standards for developing and executing applications on its platform. Android is thus an example of a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  operating system 
B)  programming language 
C)  user interface 
D)  distributed system 
E)  database management system 
A)  operating system 
B)  programming language 
C)  user interface 
D)  distributed system 
E)  database management system

Question 7

Desktop applications are typically designed for a single user.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The rise of the Internet and distributed computing has led to an explosion in security losses by organizations worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is application software? What are the categories of application software that are available? Provide brief descriptions for each category with the aid of examples.

Accepted Answer

Application software performs the work t

Question 10

When referring to the 'software layer cake' model, Android, Windows, and iOS are all _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When referring to the 'software layer cake'...

Question 11

Firmware refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  computer hardware elements visible to the human eye. 
B)  control software stored on removable discs. 
C)  control software stored on hard drives. 
D)  control software stored on nonvolatile memory chips. 
E)  computer hardware elements invisible to the human eye. 
A)  computer hardware elements visible to the human eye. 
B)  control software stored on removable discs. 
C)  control software stored on hard drives. 
D)  control software stored on nonvolatile memory chips. 
E)  computer hardware elements invisible to the human eye.

Question 12

ERP systems and enterprise software programs should be ideally configured to use different database systems to avoid the possibility of data redundancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is distributed computing? Briefly explain the various concepts used in conjunction with distributed computing.

Accepted Answer

Distributed computing is the concept of

Question 14

A company does not have to install all of the modules of an ERP suite, but it might add functions over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are some of the reasons for the high rate of failure of technology projects? What are the measures that are taken to counter project failure?

Accepted Answer

Project post-mortems often point to a co

Question 16

_____ refers to applications installed on a personal computer, typically to support tasks performed by a single user.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enterprise software 
B)  Server program 
C)  Desktop software 
D)  Software as a service 
E)  Database management program 
A)  Enterprise software 
B)  Server program 
C)  Desktop software 
D)  Software as a service 
E)  Database management program

Question 17

A PC, laptop, or any other small computer can be set up to run server software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A(n) _____ is an application that includes an editor, a debugger, and a compiler, among other tools.

Accepted Answer

A)  programming language 
B)  integrated development environment 
C)  operating system 
D)  extensible markup language 
E)  enterprise resource planning system 
A)  programming language 
B)  integrated development environment 
C)  operating system 
D)  extensible markup language 
E)  enterprise resource planning system

Question 19

What activities should a firm undertake to create and support its information systems? What does total cost of ownership refer to? What is its significance in a managerial context?

Accepted Answer

Managers should recognize that there are

Question 20

Managers who understand software are better equipped to harness the possibilities and impact of technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The more application software that is available for a platform, the less valuable it potentially becomes.

Which of the following is not true about potential benefits to firms that create platforms?

Information systems development projects fail at a startlingly high rate.

What is the most common function performed by electronic data interchanges?

_____ provide the standards, syntax, statements, and instructions for writing computer software.

Android is a software product developed by Google that allows cell phone manufacturers to control hardware and establishes standards for developing and executing applications on its platform. Android is thus an example of a(n) _____.

Desktop applications are typically designed for a single user.

The rise of the Internet and distributed computing has led to an explosion in security losses by organizations worldwide.

What is application software? What are the categories of application software that are available? Provide brief descriptions for each category with the aid of examples.

When referring to the 'software layer cake' model, Android, Windows, and iOS are all _____.

Firmware refers to:

ERP systems and enterprise software programs should be ideally configured to use different database systems to avoid the possibility of data redundancy.

What is distributed computing? Briefly explain the various concepts used in conjunction with distributed computing.

A company does not have to install all of the modules of an ERP suite, but it might add functions over time.

What are some of the reasons for the high rate of failure of technology projects? What are the measures that are taken to counter project failure?

_____ refers to applications installed on a personal computer, typically to support tasks performed by a single user.

A PC, laptop, or any other small computer can be set up to run server software.

A(n) _____ is an application that includes an editor, a debugger, and a compiler, among other tools.

What activities should a firm undertake to create and support its information systems? What does total cost of ownership refer to? What is its significance in a managerial context?

Managers who understand software are better equipped to harness the possibilities and impact of technology.

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Exam 13: Understanding Software: a Primer for Managers

The more application software that is available for a platform, the less valuable it potentially becomes.

Which of the following is not true about potential benefits to firms that create platforms?

Information systems development projects fail at a startlingly high rate.

What is the most common function performed by electronic data interchanges?

_____ provide the standards, syntax, statements, and instructions for writing computer software.

Android is a software product developed by Google that allows cell phone manufacturers to control hardware and establishes standards for developing and executing applications on its platform. Android is thus an example of a(n) _____.

Desktop applications are typically designed for a single user.

The rise of the Internet and distributed computing has led to an explosion in security losses by organizations worldwide.

What is application software? What are the categories of application software that are available? Provide brief descriptions for each category with the aid of examples.

When referring to the 'software layer cake' model, Android, Windows, and iOS are all _____.

Firmware refers to:

ERP systems and enterprise software programs should be ideally configured to use different database systems to avoid the possibility of data redundancy.

What is distributed computing? Briefly explain the various concepts used in conjunction with distributed computing.

A company does not have to install all of the modules of an ERP suite, but it might add functions over time.

What are some of the reasons for the high rate of failure of technology projects? What are the measures that are taken to counter project failure?

_____ refers to applications installed on a personal computer, typically to support tasks performed by a single user.

A PC, laptop, or any other small computer can be set up to run server software.

A(n) _____ is an application that includes an editor, a debugger, and a compiler, among other tools.

What activities should a firm undertake to create and support its information systems? What does total cost of ownership refer to? What is its significance in a managerial context?

Managers who understand software are better equipped to harness the possibilities and impact of technology.

Setting the Stage: Technology and the Modern Enterprise

Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding What Separates Winners From Losers

Zara: Fast Fashion From Savvy Systems

Netflix in Two Acts: the Making of an E-Commerce Giant and the Uncertain Future of Atoms to Bits

Moores Law and More: Fast, Cheap Computing and What This Means for the Manager

Disruptive Technologies: Understanding the Giant Killers and Considerations for Avoiding Extinction

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

Social Media, Peer Production, and Web 2.0

The Sharing Economy, Collaborative Consumption, and Creating More Efficient Markets Through Technology

Facebook: a Billion-Plus Users, the High-Stakes Move to Mobile, and Big Business From the Social Graph

Rent the Runway: Entrepreneurs Expanding an Industry by Blending Tech with Fashion

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

The Data Asset: Databases, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Big Data, and Competitive Advantage

A Managers Guide to the Internet and Telecommunications

Information Security: Barbarians at the Gateway and Just About Everywhere Else

Google in Three Parts: Search, Online Advertising, and an Alphabet of Opportunity

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