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Which of the following is true?

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	A database management system is considered an application, but it sits above the operating system, and below the application layer, of the hardware/software layer cake model.
	Firms that don’t have common database systems with consistent formats across their enterprise often struggle to efficiently manage their value chain.
	Applications are software that control the computer hardware and also establish standards for the overall system.
	An operating system is the mechanism through which users interact with a computing device — e.g., elements of a graphical user interface (GUI) such as windows, scroll bars, buttons, menus, and dialog boxes.

Question 2

Which of the following is not an attribute of Open Source Software (OSS) that drives firms to use it?

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Question 3

Which of the following is not an operating system?

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Question 4

Agile Development:

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	Typically results in an expansion of project scope.
	Tackles work continually and iteratively with a goal of more frequent product rollouts, and constant improvement.
	The goals of agile development remain constant over time.
	An approach to organizing and managing projects that typically breaks projects up into tasks called sprints that typically span elapsed time in excess of that seen with the waterfall method.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a secondary component of the value chain?

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Question 6

Which of the following is not a benefit to clients of using Software as a Service (SaaS)?

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