Question 1

Consumerization of corporate technology stifles employee creativity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Installing a complex set of an organization's legacy systems on third-party ware 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 ware.

Question 3

All of the costs associated with the design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, training and maintenance of a software system are collectively termed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  total cost of ownership. 
B)  economies of scale. 
C)  economic value added. 
D)  return on investment. 
E)  cost to company.

Question 4

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.

Question 5

Less popular open source products are not likely to attract the community of users and contributors necessary to help improve these products over time. This situation reiterates the belief that _____ are a key to success.

Accepted Answer

A)  proprietary products 
B)  brand strategies 
C)  network effects 
D)  technology expenses 
E)  advertising campaigns

Question 6

Should a firm's source or sources of competitive advantage impact its decisions to make, buy, or rent software? If no, explain why. If yes, give a reason and an example.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Should a firm's source or sources of...

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  mature markets 
B)  commodities 
C)  vertical niches 
D)  parity products 
E)  unified markets

Question 8

Why do firms prefer to use open source software products over conventional software?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do firms prefer to use open...

Question 9

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 10

One of the drawbacks of open source software is that it cannot be easily migrated to more powerful computers as circumstances dictate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

_____ is the flagship open source product.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the flagship open source product....

Question 12

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 13

_______________ is the name of the popular service where you'll find millions of open source projects hosted and shared.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ is the name of the popular...

Question 14

Virtualization is unsuitable for use on desktop applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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.

Question 17

Which of the following is one of the sources of revenue for open source vendors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Licensing OSS for incorporation into subsequent open source products 
B)  Selling open source products at prices well below commercial products 
C)  Marketing versions of open source software masked as proprietary software 
D)  Claiming royalties on software based on open source code 
E)  Selling support and consulting services

Question 18

In _____, clients can select their own operating systems, development environments, underlying applications like databases, or other software packages, while the cloud firm usually manages the infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In _____, clients can select their own...

Question 19

The _____ of open source products is used to power many of the Internet's most popular Web sites.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ of open source products is...

Question 20

Which of the following sets of software represents the constituents of the LAMP stack?

Accepted Answer

A)  LimeWire, Acrobat Reader, Mozilla, Python 
B)  Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl 
C)  Lingo, Afnix, Moby, PPL 
D)  Linux, Android, Mac OS X, PHP 
E)  LimeWire, AppleScript, MATLAB, Photoshop

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

Consumerization of corporate technology stifles employee creativity.

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

All of the costs associated with the design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, training and maintenance of a software system are collectively termed as:

One of the risks associated with SaaS is the:

Less popular open source products are not likely to attract the community of users and contributors necessary to help improve these products over time. This situation reiterates the belief that _____ are a key to success.

Should a firm's source or sources of competitive advantage impact its decisions to make, buy, or rent software? If no, explain why. If yes, give a reason and an example.

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

Why do firms prefer to use open source software products over conventional software?

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

One of the drawbacks of open source software is that it cannot be easily migrated to more powerful computers as circumstances dictate.

_____ is the flagship open source product.

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.

_______________ is the name of the popular service where you'll find millions of open source projects hosted and shared.

Virtualization is unsuitable for use on desktop applications.

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

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

Which of the following is one of the sources of revenue for open source vendors?

In _____, clients can select their own operating systems, development environments, underlying applications like databases, or other software packages, while the cloud firm usually manages the infrastructure.

The _____ of open source products is used to power many of the Internet's most popular Web sites.

Which of the following sets of software represents the constituents of the LAMP stack?