BIS 270 Ch 9 Practice problem quiz

The competition among cloud providers saw _____ a big winner when its product sales exploded, and _____ a big loser when its capital spending on server farms drastically increased.

Nvidia, Microsoft

______________ offerings—free alternatives where anyone can look at and potentially modify a program's code.

Open source software

Which of the following is usually not an option for firms relying on unique processes, procedures, or technologies that create vital, differentiating competitive advantage?

Purchasing package software from a vendor to automate such efforts

Which of the following observations regarding software as a service is true?

Radical changes in a SaaS system's functionality might result in unforeseen training costs.

_____ is the ability to either handle increasing workloads or to be easily expanded to manage workload increases.

Scalability

_____ are massive networks of computer installations running software to coordinate their collective use.

Server farms

____ is a form of cloud computing where a firm subscribes to a third-party software-replacing service that is delivered online.

Software as a service

The ____ between the customer and the vendor usually specify the levels of availability, serviceability, performance, operation, or other commitment requirements.

service level agreements

In the context of open source software, the term "hardened" is used to describe:

technology products with particularly strong security features.

Cloud computing is not typically suited for situations

where complex legacy systems have to be ported.

With platform as a service (PaaS), the vendor supplies the support software and operating system, but the client

writes their own code.

25. _____ are unpredicted but highly impactful/spiking events.

Black swans

_____ refers to replacing computing resources, which could include hardware or software, with services provided over the Internet.

Cloud computing

Which of the following statements regarding cloud computing is true?

Cloud computing has led to decreased hardware and software sales at many firms, while increasing service expenses.

_____ is a scalability solution that is usually provided as an overflow service, kicking in as needed.

Cloudbursting

_______________ are a type of virtualization that allows for shared operating systems, more resource savings and faster execution.

Containers

App platforms lower the switching costs of software developers when compared to costs associated with developing browser-based alternatives. T/F

False

In contrast to other major platforms, there has never been a major open source software security vulnerability. T/F

False

Most firms will opt for an IT configuration that is 100 percent in-house, packaged, or SaaS. T/F

False

Products and services designed to target a specific industry are known as horizontal niches. T/F

False

SaaS means a greater consumerization of technology, which is rarely, if ever, works out well for firms. T/F

False

The fixed cost to produce a software product is effectively zero. T/F

False

The high customer costs of cloud computing raise the barriers to entry for startup technology firms seeking cloud services T/F

False

Virtualization offers firms many advantages, but one disadvantage is that it requires firms to buy more server computers than if organizations had not deployed virtualization. T/F

False

Which of the following was considered a contributor to vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL security product, known as the Heartbleed bug?

Few developers were working on the project, so the ideal that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" wasn't met with OpenSSL.

Those looking to share open source projects, contribute to these projects, or examine the code of projects (a great way to learn) should visit the site ___________.

GitHub

With _______, firms get the most basic offerings but can also do the most customization, putting their own tools (operating systems, databases, programming languages) on top.

IaaS

Which of the following is true of software as a service (SaaS)?

It refers to software that is made available by a third party online.

Which of the following is true about SaaS?

Its associated costs are treated as variable operating expenses rather than fixed capital expenses.

Which of these are open source software stacks used to build Web applications?

LAMP, MEAN

Which of the following is considered to be the flagship open source software product?

Linux

Which of the following is not considered advantages of apps over packaged software and browser-based alternatives?

Most app stores provide localization efforts, translating content uploaded by developers into language systems offered in local app stores throughout the world.

Which of the following is an open source customer relationship management software?

SugarCRM

Which software allows a single computer to function as if it were several different computers?

Virtualization software

Which of the following is an open source e-mail software that competes with Outlook server?

Zimbra

iBeacon is an--------technology

a technology that apps can use to determine a user's location.

When complex legacy systems have to be ported,

companies may find it difficult or impossible to move to cloud computing

Employees, at their own initiative, can go to SocialText or Google Sites and set up a wiki, WordPress to start blogging, or subscribe to a SaaS offering like SalesForce.com, all without corporate oversight and approval. This _____ of technology is one of the challenges associated with the adoption of SaaS models.

consumerization

Oracle, a firm that sells commercial ERP and database products, provides Linux for free, selling high-margin Linux support contracts for as much as $500,000. This is an example of:

firms using OSS to wean customers away from competitors.

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

scalable systems

The major concern regarding software as a service involves:

the high dependence a firm develops with its SaaS vendor.

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

the marginal cost to produce an additional copy of a software product is effectively zero.

The LAMP stack of open source products is used

to power many of the Internet's most popular Web sites.

Total cost of ownership is all the cost associated with the design, development, testing, implementation documentation, training and maintenance of a software system. T/F

true

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

vertical niches

When a firm runs an instance of a PC's software on another machine and simply delivers the image of what's executing to the remote device, it is said to be operating on a(n) _____.

virtual desktop

A server running _____ software can create smaller compartments in memory that each behave as a separate computer with its own operating system and resources.

virtualization

A server running _____ can create smaller compartments in memory that each behave as a separate computer with its own operating system and resources.

virtualization software