Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Multiple Choice Part 1

Chapter 14-Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Multiple Choice 16. With technology, a Web server delivers information to users, who have signed up for the service, instead of waiting for them to request the information be sent to them. push b. pull C. virtual reality d. radio frequency identification ANSWER: a RATIONALE: Correct. With push technology, also known as "webcasting," a Web server delivers information to users (who have signed up for the service) instead of waiting for them to request the information be sent to them. With push technology, your favorite Web content can be updated in real time and sent to your desktop or your mobile device. See 14-1: Trends in Software and Service Distribution POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution. QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.01 TIVES: TOPICS: KEYWORDS: Software distribution CoRememberp uses push technology for automatically updating the antivirus software. With push DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIEDsigned up for the service) instead of waiting for them to request the information be sent to them. See 17. Ziffcorp, an IT firm, uses a technology that automatically updates the antivirus software in all the computers in the firm whenever the software becomes outdated. It is evident that Ziffcorp uses for automatically updating the antivirus software. artificial intelligence technology b. a. pull technology push technology d. data mining technology ANSWER: RATIONALE: POINTS: DIFFICULTY: C technology, also known as "webcasting," a Web server delivers information to users (who have 14-1: Trends in Software and Service Distribution 1 Challenging REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution. QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.01 TIVES: TOPICS: Software distribution KEYWORDS: Apply DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: Page Chapter 14-Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications 18. Which is true of push technology? a. It cannot provide customized information automatically. b. It cannot update Web content in real time. c. It streamlines the process of users getting software updates. d. It requires users to state their needs before providing information. ANSWER: RATIONALE: C Correct. Push technology streamlines the process of users getting software updates and updated content. It benefits vendors, too, because by keeping in constant touch with users, they build customer loyalty. See 14-1: Trends in Software and Service Distribution POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution. QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.01 TIVES: TOPICS: Software distribution KEYWORDS: Understand DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 19. Alconac Systems, a software start-up company, uses a technology in which the employees have to key in certain names and their respective codes to access information from different departments. Given this information, it can be concluded that Alconac Systems uses to access information from different departments. a. pull technology b. artificial intelligence C push technology d. data mining ANSWER: a RATIONALE: Correct, Alconac Systems uses pull technology to access information from different departments. With pull technology, a user states a need before getting information, as when a URL is entered in a Web browser so the user can go to a certain Web site. See 14-1: Trends in Software and Service Distribution POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution. QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.01 TIVES: TOPICS: KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: Software distribution Apply DATE MODIFIED: 20. With the model, users do not need to be concerned with new software versions and compatibility problems because the application service providers (ASPs) offer the most recent version of the software. software distribution a. b. software as a service radio frequency identification d. automatic virtual environment ANSWER: b Chapter 14-Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications RATIONALE: Correct. With the software as a service (SaaS) model, users do not need to be concerned with new software versions and compatibility problems because the ASPs offer the most recent version of the software. SaaS, also known as "on-demand software," is a model in which ASPs deliver software to users for a fee; the software is for temporary or long-term use. See 14-1: Trends in Software and Service Distribution POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy Summarize new trends in software and service distribution. REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG. 19.14.01 TIVES: TOPICS: Software as a Service KEYWORDS: Remember DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 21. In the context of application software providers (ASPs), which of the following is also known as on-demand software? a. Assembly software b. Software as a service c. Software as a product d. Systems software ANSWER: b RATIONALE: POINTS: DIFFICULTY: Correct. Software as a service is also known as "on-demand software." It is a model for ASPs to deliver software to users for a fee; the software is for temporary or long-term use. See 14-1: Trends in Software and Service Distribution 1 Easy REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution. QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECMIS9.BIDG. 19.14.01 TIVES: TOPICS: Software as a Service KEYWORDS: Remember DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 22. Saving data on the application service provider's (ASP's) servers instead of on users' own workstations might cause: a. inconvenience for those who work in different locations, b. the data to be exposed to theft by attackers. c. the data to become immune to change. d. problems related to the compatibility of the software versions. ANSWER: RATIONALE: b Correct. ASPs face privacy and security issues. Saving data on the ASP's servers instead of on users' own workstations might leave this data more exposed to theft or corruption by attackers. See 14-1: Trends in Software and Service Distribution POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate