Module 14: Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications
customized information. 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 OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.1
TOPICS: Software distribution
KEYWORDS: Understand
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DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
67. Push technology is also known as .
a. prototyping
b. grid computing
c. webcasting
d. utility computing
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: Push technology is also known as webcasting. With push 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. 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 OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.1
TOPICS: Software distribution
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
68. provide access to software or services for a fee.
a. Web browsers
b. Business service providers
c. Web Sites
d. Application service providers
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: Under a recent business model, called application service providers (ASPs), access to
software or services is provided for a fee. Software as a service, also known as “on-demand
software,” is a model in which ASPs deliver software to users for a fee. See 14-1: Trends
in Software and Service Distribution
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.1
TOPICS: Software as a service
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
69. is a model in which application service providers (ASPs) deliver software to users for a fee.
a. Platform as a service
b. Software as a service
c. Application-based platform service
d. Open source software service
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Software as a service (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
REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.1
TOPICS: Software as a service
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
70. In the context of virtual reality (VR), refers to allowing users to move around freely by combining interactive
environments with cameras, monitors, and other devices.
a. full-body immersion
b. simulation
c. abstraction
d. networked communication
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: In the context of virtual reality (VR), full-body immersion refers to allowing users to move
around freely by combining interactive environments with cameras, monitors, and other
devices. In VR terminology, the everyday physical world is referred to as an “information
environment.” See 14-2: Virtual Reality
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Describe virtual reality components and applications.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.2
TOPICS: Virtual Reality
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
71. In which environment is a user is totally immersed in the virtual reality (VR) world?
a. exocentric
b. two-dimensional
c. one-dimensional
d. egocentric
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: In an egocentric environment, a user is totally immersed in the VR world. The most
common technology used with this environment is a head-mounted display. See 14-2:
Virtual Reality
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Describe virtual reality components and applications.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.2
TOPICS: Virtual Reality
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
72. In which environment is a user is given a “window" view?
a. exocentric
b. egocentric
c. one-dimensional
d. two-dimensional
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: In an exocentric environment, a user is given a “window view.” Data is still rendered in
3D, but users can only view it on screen. See 14-2: Virtual Reality
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Describe virtual reality components and applications.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.2
TOPICS: Virtual Reality
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
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customized information. 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 OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.1
TOPICS: Software distribution
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
67. Push technology is also known as .
a. prototyping
b. grid computing
c. webcasting
d. utility computing
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: Push technology is also known as webcasting. With push 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. 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 OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.1
TOPICS: Software distribution
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
68. provide access to software or services for a fee.
a. Web browsers
b. Business service providers
c. Web Sites
d. Application service providers
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: Under a recent business model, called application service providers (ASPs), access to
software or services is provided for a fee. Software as a service, also known as “on-demand
software,” is a model in which ASPs deliver software to users for a fee. See 14-1: Trends
in Software and Service Distribution
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.1
TOPICS: Software as a service
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
69. is a model in which application service providers (ASPs) deliver software to users for a fee.
a. Platform as a service
b. Software as a service
c. Application-based platform service
d. Open source software service
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Software as a service (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
REFERENCES: Summarize new trends in software and service distribution.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.1
TOPICS: Software as a service
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
70. In the context of virtual reality (VR), refers to allowing users to move around freely by combining interactive
environments with cameras, monitors, and other devices.
a. full-body immersion
b. simulation
c. abstraction
d. networked communication
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: In the context of virtual reality (VR), full-body immersion refers to allowing users to move
around freely by combining interactive environments with cameras, monitors, and other
devices. In VR terminology, the everyday physical world is referred to as an “information
environment.” See 14-2: Virtual Reality
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Describe virtual reality components and applications.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.2
TOPICS: Virtual Reality
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
71. In which environment is a user is totally immersed in the virtual reality (VR) world?
a. exocentric
b. two-dimensional
c. one-dimensional
d. egocentric
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: In an egocentric environment, a user is totally immersed in the VR world. The most
common technology used with this environment is a head-mounted display. See 14-2:
Virtual Reality
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Describe virtual reality components and applications.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.2
TOPICS: Virtual Reality
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
72. In which environment is a user is given a “window" view?
a. exocentric
b. egocentric
c. one-dimensional
d. two-dimensional
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: In an exocentric environment, a user is given a “window view.” Data is still rendered in
3D, but users can only view it on screen. See 14-2: Virtual Reality
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Describe virtual reality components and applications.
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.14.2
TOPICS: Virtual Reality
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:33 PM
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