Exam 14: Software in Flux: Open Source, Cloud, Vittualized and App-Driven Shifts

A) App store access is limited to industrialized nations with large smartphone user populations.
B) Apps have been criticized as creating consumer switching costs vs. browser-based alternatives.
C) App stores are 'always open'.
D) Apps developed for one platform typically cannot be used on another platform.
E) Apps have been vital to the rise of several high-valued efforts, including Uber, Rovio, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

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A) open source products have lower product lifecycles.
B) the large number of people who look at the code help speed up product development.
C) they can skip whole segments of the software development process.
D) open source software programming is based on simpler code than commercial products.
E) the open source nature of the products ensures they don't have to conduct debugging tests.

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A) Development across multiple platforms
B) Limits accessibility to resources by just about anybody
C) Lower distribution costs
D) Lower hardware maintenance costs
E) Faster product deployment

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Apps also have software development disa...

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A) crowdsourcing
B) disintermediation
C) integration
D) scalability
E) consumerization

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infrastruc...

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A) private clouds
B) virtualization software
C) genetic algorithms
D) neural networks
E) open source software

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A) Cloud firms require their customers to move all of their software off site and onto the cloud in order to meet legal requirements demanded by US regulators and European regulators.
B) Cloud computing is not as green as traditional computing.
C) Cloud infrastructure is often located in warehouse-style buildings designed for computers, not people.
D) Cloud firms are usually crammed inside inefficiently cooled downtown high-rises.
E) Cloud computing firms often have data centers that are not designed to pool and efficiently manage computing resources.

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A) Firms spend more using SaaS.
B) It refers to software that is made available by a third-party online.
C) Due to US and European legal requirements, there are no accounting and corporate finance implications for SaaS in these regions.
D) Saas firms face diseconomies of scale.
E) SaaS vendors are less attuned to customer needs.

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A) as a template for most operating systems.
B) to provide guidelines for programming databases.
C) in debugging most of the software tools available today.
D) as a global set of standards for software product improvements and official releases.
E) to power many of the Internet's most popular Web sites.

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A) The shift to cloud computing does not alter the margin structure for many in the computing industry.
B) Cloud computing has led to decreased hardware and software sales at many firms, while increasing service expenses.
C) Cloud computing discourages innovation and therefore changes the desired skills mix and job outlook for IS workers.
D) Cloud computing has raised the barriers for entry to new entrants to the information technology markets.
E) Cloud computing has shifted power towards venture firms in those industries that had previously needed little startup capital.

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A) proprietary products
B) brand strategies
C) network effects
D) technology expenses
E) advertising campaigns

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