1.All business organizations run a combination of system, general purpose, and application specific software. List two example of each of these three types of software that one might reasonably find deployed at Progressive insurance and briefly explain the role of that product in enabling Progressive’s business. Use a list to prepare your response and be sure to respond to both parts of the question.

3. Why on the one hand would your company want to license and use as is (i.e. “out-of-the-box”), systems and general purpose software, but why on the other hand would you want the option to build, license, or rent application specific software? Used a structured outline and not an essay to present your reasons.

4.Database management systems are essential in the modern organization as a means of managing the vast amounts of data generated each day as part of business transactions. In what ways does a relational database structure contribute to the integrity (quality) of the data housed in such a structure? Be sure to use a structured outline or list in preparing your response.