Exam 2: The Origins of Software

SAP AG and Oracle are vendors of enterprise solution software.

________ is a measure of the difficulty of loading the software and making it operational.

Functionality refers to how easy it is for you,or the vendor,to customize the software.

According to a study cited in the textbook,which of the following development methods can lead to a larger maintenance burden?

Which of the following is the software reuse step that involves the design of a reusable piece of software,starting from existing software assets or from scratch?

SAP AG is a(n):

Baan is a software testing and abstracting service that periodically evaluates software and collects user opinions.

Briefly identify six sources of software.

One of the top three reasons for choosing to go with cloud computing is:

Reasons for outsourcing include:

One of the primary benefits of using an enterprise software solution is the short time period required for implementation.

When choosing off-the-shelf software,the eight most common criteria are ________,________,________,________,________,________,________,and ________.

Together,SAP and Oracle control about 42 percent of the ________ market.

________ is the software reuse approach where developers are not required to practice reuse,but are encouraged to do so.

A reasonable estimate is that off-the-shelf software can at best meet 70 percent of an organization's needs.

The document sent to vendors asking them to propose hardware and software that will meet the requirements of your new system is called a:

One method for validating purchased software information is to contact current users of the software.

________ periodically evaluate software and collect user opinions,thus providing a range of opinions about possible software packages.

The number one global software company is Microsoft.

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: