Chapter 14
True
A manager should take a vendor's reputation and financial position into consideration while making an IT outsourcing decision.
where complex legacy systems have to be ported
Cloud computing is not typically suited for situations:
False
Firms that adopt software as a service actually buy a system's software and hardware, so these systems become a fixed operating expense.
True
Firms using SaaS products can dramatically lower several cost associated with the care and feeding of their information
new software development projects.
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:
True
Just about every type of commercial product has an open source equivalent
network effects
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.
true
Many SaaS vendors have improved system customization options and integration with standard software packages.
False
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.
False
One of the drawbacks of open source software is that it cannot be easily migrated to more powerful computers as circumstances dictate.
dependence of a single vendor
One of the risks associated with SaaS is the:
Using open source software to wean customers away from competitors
Oracle. a firm that sells commercial ERP and database products, provides Linux for free, selling high-margin Linux support contracts for as much as five hundred thousands dollars. Oracle's motivation for this lies in :
False
SaaS and the utility computing-style efforts differ widely in terms of the benefits and risks they offer.
False
SaaS offering usually work well when the bulk of computing happens at the client end of distributed system
True
Scalability allows a firms to scale form start-up to blue chip having to significantly rewrite its code.
True
Some of the largest technology companies now support open source software initiatives
True
The marginal cost to produce an additional copy of a software product is effectively zero.
ability to be easily expanded to manage workload increases.
The scalability of a software product is defined as the:
the marginal cost to produce an additional copy of a software product is effectively zero.
The software business is extremely profitable compared to the hardware business because:
they can skip whole segments of the software development process
Vendors who use open source as part of their product offering can expect to bring new products to the market faster because:
False
Virtualization is unsuitable for use on desktop applications.
Selling support and consulting services
Which of the following is one od the sources of revenue for open source vendors?
Lower distribution cost
Which of the following is one of the benefits enjoyed by SaaS vendors?
Scalable System
Which of the following is one of the characteristics of using software as a service model?
Selling support and consulting services
Which of the following is one of the sources of revenue for open source vendors?
Platform as a service
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?
Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl
Which of the following sets of software represents the constitution of the LAMP stack?
Cloud computing has led to decreased hardware and software sales at many firms, while increasing service expenses.
Which of the following statements regarding cloud computing is true?
false
With the advent of cloud computing and SaaS, smaller firms no longer have access to the kinds of sophisticated computing power they had access to in the past.
Black Swans
_____ is a term used to describe unpredictable, but highly impactful events.
True
a manager should take vendor's repuation and financial position into consideration while making an IT outsourcing decision.
total cost of ownership
all of the cost associated with the design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, training and maintenance of a software system are collectively termed as
Vertical niches
products and services designed to target a specific industry are known as----.
Open source software
refers to software that is free and where anyone to look at and potentially modify the code
True
while large groups of individuals work on key OSS projects, such as the Linux operating system, some widely used efforts have had fewer developers, creating concerns over quality and security.
