7.6 ~ Digital Content Management

Which of the following is a software license that allows 100 or more activations? a. Enterprise license b. Public domain license c. Personal license d. General Public License

a. Enterprise license

Which of the following is true of online software activation? (Select three.) a. With personal software licenses, the limit is usually one to three online activations. b. Persistent activation may require the license to be continuously re-activated online at a preconfigured interval. c. The software vendor does not track how many times each license code is activated, but uses persistent activation to annually audit the number of licenses being used. d. Since the license account information is stored online, it is usually not affected by operating system upgrades or migrations. e. With enterprise licenses, the software vendor tracks how many times each license code is activated and automatically charges the enterprise for activations above the license limit. f. Before running a newly installed application, the user must activate their license online on the software vendor's website.

a. With personal software licenses, the limit is usually one to three online activations. b. Persistent activation may require the license to be continuously re-activated online at a preconfigured interval. f. Before running a newly installed application, the user must activate their license online on the software vendor's website.

Which of the following is true of the way many large digital media vendors use Digital Rights Management technology today? (Select two.) a. They are offering free backup copies of protected digital files. b. They are adopting alternatives to DRM, such as encouraging customers not to illegally share digital files. c. They are moving away from DRM because of several key shortcomings in the technology. d. They are cooperating with other vendors to make their digital files more portable in relation to those vendors' hardware and software. e. They are moving to strengthen the encryption used to protect their digital files.

b. They are adopting alternatives to DRM, such as encouraging customers not to illegally share digital files. c. They are moving away from DRM because of several key shortcomings in the technology.

Your organization has 75 workstations that each need a software program installed. Which of the following is the BEST choice to accomplish this? a. Purchase one personal license for the software program and then search online for additional activation codes provided by third parties or activation code generators. b. Purchase a personal license for the software program and reuse the activation code for each workstation. c. Purchase an enterprise license for the software program and reuse the activation code for each workstation. d. Purchase 75 personal licenses for the software program and use each unique activation code for each workstation.

c. Purchase an enterprise license for the software program and reuse the activation code for each workstation.

Which type of contract are you typically required to accept when obtaining a proprietary software license? a. DMCA b. GPL c. PRD d. EULA

d. EULA

A software vendor has had recurring problems with customers misusing their proprietary software. Which of the following technologies can give them the MOST control in regulating who, how, and when their software is being used? a. Digital watermarking b. Digital fingerprinting c. One-time license activation d. Persistent license activation

d. Persistent license activation

Which of the following does the GPL prevent you from doing with an open-source software program? a. Sell a contract for technical support b. Modify its source code c. Access its source code d. Sell a license to use the program

d. Sell a license to use the program

Which of the following is one way that developers and organizations who produce open-source software can generate revenue from the software? a. One-time activation licenses b. Enterprise licenses c. Persistent activation licenses d. Training contracts

d. Training contracts

Your organization has 20 employees who need an accounting software update installed. Due to a miscommunication, the purchaser only paid to update 10 licenses. The software company issued a paper license and a single key for updating 10 users. Since this is an enterprise paper license, there is no mechanism that enforces a limit to the number of times the key can be used, so you decide to go ahead and update all 20 users. What are the possible consequences of this decision? (Select two.) a. The software company will never detect the violation, so negative consequences are unlikely. b. The software will eventually stop working properly for the 10 extra updates you installed. c. Because you should be allowed one to three activations per user, this decision does not put you at risk for negative consequences. d. You risk losing your job. e. You expose your company to litigation by violating the software license agreement.

d. You risk losing your job. e. You expose your company to litigation by violating the software license agreement.

One software license model allows software to be freely distributed, downloaded, and installed without paying a license fee, but often requires a fee for support, training, or added functionality. What is the name of this model? a. Enterprise b. Persistent c. Personal d. Proprietary e. Open source

e. Open source