Question 1

Vendors who use open source as part of their product offerings can expect to bring new products to the market faster because:

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A)   open source products have lower product lifecycles.
B)   the large number of people who look at the code help speed up product development.
C)   they can skip whole segments of the software development process.
D)   open source software programming is based on simpler code than commercial products.
E)   the open source nature of the products ensures they don't have to conduct debugging tests.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

_____ is a language used to create and manipulate databases.

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A)   Java
B)   Perl
C)   Ajax
D)   Python
E)   SQLF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

_____ refer to pools of computing resources that reside inside an organization and that can be served up for specific tasks as need arrives.

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The answer of _____ refer to pools of computing resources...

Question 4

Cloud computing refers to:

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A)   replacing computing resources with services provided over the Internet.
B)   a technology that can make a single computer behave like many separate computers.
C)   designing computers with many microprocessors that work together, simultaneously, to solve problems.
D)   designing Microprocessors with two or more calculating processor cores on the same piece of silicon.
E)   manufacturing semiconductors as a stack of multiple, interconnected layers instead of in one flat plane.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 5

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

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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 deploymentF) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 6

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

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Virtualization software allows...

Question 7

Technology products with particularly strong security features are said to be:

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A)   integrated.
B)   virtualized.
C)   hardened.
D)   scalable.
E)   white swans.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following refers to a variant of utility computing where vendors provide the operating system and supporting software like database management systems but where client firms write their own code?

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A)   Platform as a service
B)   Host service vendor
C)   Software as a service
D)   Application service provider
E)   Infrastructure as a serviceF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Some of the largest technology companies now support open source software initiatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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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The make, buy, or rent decision may appl...

Question 13

Firms using SaaS products can dramatically lower several costs associated with the care and feeding of their information systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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Open source software (OSS) is defined as...

Question 15

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

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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.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

What are the risks associated with software as a service?

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The risks associated with SaaS include t...

Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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A)   Social software
B)   Proprietary software
C)   Licensed software
D)   Open source software
E)   Software as a serviceF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

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

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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 servicesF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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