Question 1

A manager should take a vendor's reputation and financial position into consideration while making an IT outsourcing decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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  False

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

The make, buy, or rent decision may apply on a case-by-case basis that might be evaluated by firm, division, project or project component. Firm and industry dynamics may change in a way that causes firms to reassess earlier decisions, or to alter the direction of new initiatives. Factors that managers should consider when making a make, buy, or rent decision include the following:
-competitive advantage;
-security, legal and compliance issues;
-the organization's skill and available labor, cost, time; and
-vendor issues including financial health and reputation.

Question 4

Cloud computing is not typically suited for situations:

Accepted Answer

A)   involving offloading of expensive computing tasks.
B)   where complex legacy systems have to be ported.
C)   with no existing regulatory compliance issues.
D)   where pricing economics favor buying over renting.
E)   characterized by limited-time tasks.

Question 5

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)   large number of persons who have looked at the code.
B)   stringent quality checks undertaken by the original developers.
C)   emphasis placed on technological superiority of OSS products.
D)   relatively poorer standards of commercially programmed software.
E)   pyramidal programming practice followed by OSS developers.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

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 9

List some of the advantages that app developers enjoy when compared with browser-based or packaged software development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List some of the advantages that app...

Question 10

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 11

Linux is one of the most used operating systems in desktop computers, but can be found only in a tiny fraction of mobile phones, and consumer electronics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

App stores can lower distribution costs compared to packaged software alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements relating to open source software is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The flagship OSS product is the Linux operating system, now available on all scales of computing devices.
B)   Open source software is available for anyone to download from the Internet, but the code should not be modified.
C)   The vast majority of people who work on efforts like Linux are now paid to do so by non-profit organizations such as the Linux foundation.
D)   The source code for open source software may be modified and redistributed, provided it is priced reasonably and part of the proceeds is contributed to the Linux Foundation.
E)   Major hardware firms no longer employ paid staff contributing to open source projects.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

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.

Question 16

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 17

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of using software as a service model?

Accepted Answer

A)   Longer deployment times
B)   Scalable systems
C)   Fixed operating expenses
D)   Heightened financial risk
E)   Higher maintenance costs

Question 18

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.

Question 19

One area where open source software contributions have been virtually non-existent is in tools to support the massive file systems used in so-called Big Data projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_________is an OSS version of Microsoft Office.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________is an OSS version of Microsoft Office....

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

A manager should take a vendor's reputation and financial position into consideration while making an IT outsourcing decision.

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?

Cloud computing is not typically suited for situations:

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

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

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

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

List some of the advantages that app developers enjoy when compared with browser-based or packaged software development.

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:

Linux is one of the most used operating systems in desktop computers, but can be found only in a tiny fraction of mobile phones, and consumer electronics.

App stores can lower distribution costs compared to packaged software alternatives.

Which of the following statements relating to open source software is true?

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

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

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

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of using software as a service model?

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

One area where open source software contributions have been virtually non-existent is in tools to support the massive file systems used in so-called Big Data projects.

_________is an OSS version of Microsoft Office.