Exam 2: The Origins of Software

Based on 2007 services revenue,which of the following companies is the top global software company?

__________ integrate individual traditional business functions into a series of modules so that a single transaction occurs seamlessly within a single information system rather than several separate systems.

Referencing enterprise solutions,the difference between the modules and traditional approaches is that the modules are integrated to focus on the business functional areas,rather than on business processes.

The choice to acquire software from outside sources should be made:

What is outsourcing? Identify two outsourcing arrangements.Identify two reasons for outsourcing.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -A system that integrates individual traditional business functions into a series of modules so that a single transaction occurs seamlessly within a single information system rather than several separate systems.

Cloud computing refers to the provision of applications over the Internet.

Which of the following software criteria determines whether the software package can perform all or just some of the software tasks your users need?

Which of the following software criteria refers to the tasks the software can perform and the mandatory,essential,and desired system features?

One way to get all of the information you want about a software package is to collect it from the vendor.

__________ is the software reuse step that involves making the reusable asset understandable to developers who want to use it in their systems.

__________ is the software reuse step that involves the design of a reusable piece of software,starting from existing software assets or from scratch.

Indicate when software should be acquired from each of the following types of software producers. -When resources and staff are available and the system must be built from scratch.

The practice of turning over responsibility of some to all of an organization's information systems applications and operations to an outside firm is referred to as:

Briefly identify six sources of software.

Software companies will test their systems in actual organizations to determine whether there are any problems or if any improvements can be made,and until this testing is complete,the system is not offered for sale to the general public.

When resources and staff are available and the system must be built from scratch,a company should consider __________.

Based on 2007 total revenues,the number one global software company is Microsoft.

Hybrid solutions involving some purchased and some in-house software components are not very common.

Which of the following is a true statement about reusing software?