IMPACT OF THE INTERNET
SOFTWARE OUTSOURCING
IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT
SOFTWARE ACQUISITION
PROTOTYPING
100
The acronym for Software as a Service
What is SaaS?
100
A firm that that offers outsourcing solutions.
What is a Service Provider.
100
This is obtained from a vendor or application service provider.
What is a software package
100
The first step in Software acquisition.
What is Evaluate the Information System Requirement.
100
An early, rapidly constructed working version of the proposed information system.
What is a Prototype.
200
This computer corporation claims that its Saas platform offers the best solution and the most business value.
What is Microsoft
200
This model has a variable fee based on the number of users or workstations that have access to the application.
What is a Subscription Model
200
An accounting package is a good example of this software package.
What is a horizontal application.
200
This technique uses a common yardstick to measure and compare vendor ratings.
What is an evaluation model
200
The commands tend to resemble natural statements that people use.
What is a fourth-generation language
300
The second generation of the World Wide Web.
What is Web 2.0
300
Observers believe that this country might gain as many as 2 million IT jobs in the next decade.
Where is India.
300
This application allows users to design their own data entry forms and reports.
What is a Report Generator
300
This gives you the right to use software under certain terms and conditions.
What is a Software License
300
The third phase of system prototyping.
What is Design
400
IBM offers this web based development environment.
What is WebSphere
400
The practice of moving IT development, support, and operations to other companies.
What is Offshore or Global Outsourcing
400
A firm that enhances a commercial package by customizing its characteristics and organizing it for a particular industry.
What is a Value-added Reseller
400
Offers additional support and assistance from a vendor.
What is a Maintenance agreement
400
An architectural design whose goal is to achieve loose coupling among interacting software objects that provides services.
What is Service-oriented architecture
500
The estimated amount of money that the Saas industry will grow to by 2011.
What is 40 billion dollars.
500
Two popular outsourcing options.
What is Application Service Providers and Internet Business Services
500
This is within the IT dept.
What is a help desk.
500
The final step in software acquisition.
What is Implement the Solution
500
Java, Python, Perl, and ruby are examples.
What are dynamic languages.
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