Employees, at Their Own Initiative, Can Go to SocialText or Google

question 8

Multiple Choice

Employees, at their own initiative, can go to SocialText or Google Sites and set up a wiki, WordPress to start blogging, or subscribe to a SaaS offering like SalesForce.com, all without corporate oversight and approval. This _____ of technology is one of the challenges associated with the adoption of SaaS models.

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

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Definitions:

DC Motor

An electric motor that runs on direct current (DC) electricity, used in many applications for its simplicity and controllability.

Conductors

Materials or objects that allow the flow of electrical current through them.

Magnetic Fields

Invisible fields produced by electrically charged objects affecting the behavior of other charged or magnetic objects in the vicinity.

Electrolyte

A substance, such as the sulfuric acid and water mix used in a battery, that contains free ions that make the substance electrically conductive.