Question 1

Software automating proprietary processes considered vital to an organization's competitive advantage are often excellent candidates for running via SaaS efforts, since SaaS vendors have additional expertise on organizational functions gleaned from knowledge of working with a vast number of customers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

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

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Question 4

What are benefits afforded to vendors by SaaS?

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Question 5

What is open source software? How is it different from the conventional offerings of proprietary software?

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

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.

Question 8

_____ 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

Question 9

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

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Question 10

What are the factors to be considered by managers when making a make, buy, or rent decision to satisfy the IT needs of their firms?

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Question 11

App developers often lament the ______________ created within apps where data is more tightly controlled by a service provider and where firms must comply to the usage policies of the platform provided.

Accepted Answer

A)  network effects. 
B)  SaaS revenues. 
C)  security vulnerabilities 
D)  walled garden. 
E)  user interface.

Question 12

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 13

How has open source software had a disproportionate impact on the IT market?

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Question 14

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

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

Question 15

Firms that adopt software as a service actually buy a system's software and hardware, so these systems become a fixed operating expense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

SaaS offerings usually work well when the bulk of computing happens at the client end of a distributed system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Question 18

Explain how cloud computing's impact across industries is proving to be broad and significant.

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Question 19

The scalability of a software product is defined as the:

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A)  capability to continue operations even if a component fails. 
B)  long-term market viability of a software product. 
C)  ability to take advantage of complementary products developed for a prior generation of technology. 
D)  ability to be easily expanded to manage workload increases. 
E)  ability to replace a technically superior product upon market inception.

Question 20

_____ allow(s) a server to run what amounts to a copy of a PC-OS, applications, and all-and simply deliver an image of what's executing to the remote device.

Accepted Answer

A)  Virtual desktops 
B)  Cloudbursting 
C)  Hardware clouds 
D)  Vertical niches 
E)  Black swans

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

One of the risks associated with SaaS is the:

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

What are benefits afforded to vendors by SaaS?

What is open source software? How is it different from the conventional offerings of proprietary software?

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

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:

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

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

What are the factors to be considered by managers when making a make, buy, or rent decision to satisfy the IT needs of their firms?

App developers often lament the ______________ created within apps where data is more tightly controlled by a service provider and where firms must comply to the usage policies of the platform provided.

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

How has open source software had a disproportionate impact on the IT market?

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

Firms that adopt software as a service actually buy a system's software and hardware, so these systems become a fixed operating expense.

SaaS offerings usually work well when the bulk of computing happens at the client end of a distributed system.

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

Explain how cloud computing's impact across industries is proving to be broad and significant.

The scalability of a software product is defined as the:

_____ allow(s) a server to run what amounts to a copy of a PC-OS, applications, and all-and simply deliver an image of what's executing to the remote device.