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Study Questions / Self-Study Quiz

Q1    What does it mean to localize software?
Q2    What are the problems and issues of localizing and distributing databases worldwide?
Q3    What are the consequences of global data communication?

This activity contains 6 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 It is easier to localize a computer program than a document or a Web page.
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 When localizing software applications, some of the screens may have to be redesigned in order to fit the longer words from translating labels.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 When localizing a database, companies tend to translate the contents of the tables but not the:
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 If the data in a database application is__________________ on different servers in different countries, then care must be taken in what records users in the various countries are allowed to update.
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 Because of new telecommunication technologies such as cell and satellite phones, people in developing countries don't have to invest in complex and expensive ____________________ in order to communicate globally.
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 It is easier for governments to control how users use newer technologies such as instant messaging and the Web.
   
 
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