For Many Organizations, Custom Software Is More Expensive Than Packaged

question 21

True/False

For many organizations, custom software is more expensive than packaged applications. However, if a package does not closely fit the company's needs, the savings are often diluted when the information systems staff or consultants must extend the functionality of the purchased packages.

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Definitions:

Parameters

Variables listed as part of a function's declaration/definition, representing values passed into the function.

Function Declarator

Describes the name, return type, and parameters of a function, defining its interface in a program.

Function Prototype

A declaration of a function that specifies its name, return type, and its parameters types, used for type checking in languages like C.

Random Numbers

Numbers generated in such a way as to exhibit randomness, often used in simulations, cryptography, and for creating test cases in programming.