info chapter 11 and 12 quiz – Flashcards

Which of the following is an example of application software?

A company does not have to install all of the modules of an ERP suite, but it might add functions over time.

Which of the following is one of the reasons for the failure of technology projects?

The more application software that is available for a platform, the less valuable it potentially becomes.

Information systems development projects fail at a startlingly high rate.

Which of the following is an example of computer hardware?

_____ refers to the practice of ensuring that an organization's systems operate within required legal constraints, and organizational obligations.

EDI is easier to code and more robust than XML because it can be extended.

Microsoft's Xbox operating system provides Xbox programmers with a set of common standards to use to access controllers, the Kinect motion sensor, play sounds, draw graphics, save files, and more. Without this, games would:

_____ refers to applications installed on a personal computer, typically to support tasks performed by a single user

SaaS offerings usually work well when the bulk of computing happens at the client end of a distributed system.

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

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

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:

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?

Migrating from a commercial product to MySQL's open source alternative is relatively complex, as most commercial database products are based on diverse standards and the switching costs are rather high.

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

Firms pay for the otherwise free MySQL software for the right to incorporate MySQL's code into their own products.

For organizations with high-volume, low-maintenance systems, it makes sense to rent hardware clouds rather than buying their own systems.

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