Question 1

Today,many business firms continue to operate legacy systems because they meet a business need and would be costly to replace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following types of computing involves purchasing computing power from a remote provider and paying only for the computing power used?

Accepted Answer

A) On-demand 
B) Grid 
C) Edge 
D) Autonomic 
E) Quantum 
A) On-demand 
B) Grid 
C) Edge 
D) Autonomic 
E) Quantum

Question 3

Which of the following refers to the ability of a computer,product,or system to expand to serve a larger number of users without breaking down?

Accepted Answer

A) Modality 
B) Scalability 
C) Expandability 
D) Disintermediation 
E) Customizability 
A) Modality 
B) Scalability 
C) Expandability 
D) Disintermediation 
E) Customizability

Question 4

Which of the following is a leading networking hardware provider?

Accepted Answer

A) Dell 
B) Intel 
C) Seagate 
D) IBM 
E) Cisco 
A) Dell 
B) Intel 
C) Seagate 
D) IBM 
E) Cisco

Question 5

In financial services firms,investments in IT infrastructure represent more than half of all capital invested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the main six factors to consider when evaluating how much your firm should spend on IT infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A) Your firm's business strategy 
B) The IT investments made by competitor firms 
C) Market demand for your firm's services 
D) Your firm's organizational culture 
E) Information technology assessment 
A) Your firm's business strategy 
B) The IT investments made by competitor firms 
C) Market demand for your firm's services 
D) Your firm's organizational culture 
E) Information technology assessment

Question 7

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that:

Accepted Answer

A) computing power will eventually level off. 
B) transistors decrease in size 50% every two years. 
C) data storage costs decrease by 50% every 18 months. 
D) PCs decrease in market share by 9% every 5 years. 
E) computing power doubles every 18 months. 
A) computing power will eventually level off. 
B) transistors decrease in size 50% every two years. 
C) data storage costs decrease by 50% every 18 months. 
D) PCs decrease in market share by 9% every 5 years. 
E) computing power doubles every 18 months.

Question 8

Have mainframes disappeared?

Accepted Answer

Mainframes have not disappeared.They con

Question 9

Sets of loosely coupled software components that exchange information with each other using standard web communication standards and languages are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) web services. 
B) EAI software. 
C) SOA. 
D) SOAP. 
E) SaaS. 
A) web services. 
B) EAI software. 
C) SOA. 
D) SOAP. 
E) SaaS.

Question 10

Client/server computing is a primary example of centralized processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Whereas HTML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of Web pages,XML can perform presentation,communication,and data storage tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which model can be used to analyze the direct and indirect costs to help firms determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations?

Accepted Answer

A) Supply and demand 
B) Return on investment 
C) Breakeven point 
D) Cost-benefit analysis 
E) Total cost of ownership 
A) Supply and demand 
B) Return on investment 
C) Breakeven point 
D) Cost-benefit analysis 
E) Total cost of ownership

Question 13

A(n)________ is used to communicate between a user and an organization's back-end systems.

Accepted Answer

A) public server 
B) private server 
C) legacy server 
D) application server 
E) blade server 
A) public server 
B) private server 
C) legacy server 
D) application server 
E) blade server

Question 14

TCO refers to the original cost of purchased technology: both hardware and software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is the most popular mobile operating system?

Accepted Answer

A) Linux 
B) Android 
C) Chrome OS 
D) iOS 
E) Unix 
A) Linux 
B) Android 
C) Chrome OS 
D) iOS 
E) Unix

Question 16

The development of TCP/IP occurred during the ________ era.

Accepted Answer

A) cloud and mobile computing 
B) general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer 
C) client/server era 
D) personal computer 
E) enterprise computing 
A) cloud and mobile computing 
B) general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer 
C) client/server era 
D) personal computer 
E) enterprise computing

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a legacy system?

Accepted Answer

A) Transaction processing system running on a mainframe 
B) Scalable grid computing system 
C) Web services running on a cloud computing platform 
D) MDM software 
E) Quantum computing system 
A) Transaction processing system running on a mainframe 
B) Scalable grid computing system 
C) Web services running on a cloud computing platform 
D) MDM software 
E) Quantum computing system

Question 18

You are starting a market research company with a single business partner and are planning the hardware and software needs for the two of you.Which factors should play into your decision of how much to spend on these investments?

Accepted Answer

Using the competitive forces model for I

Question 19

ZipRealty,which combines Google Maps with real estate data,is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) cloud computing. 
B) SOA. 
C) a widget. 
D) a mashup. 
E) a web service. 
A) cloud computing. 
B) SOA. 
C) a widget. 
D) a mashup. 
E) a web service.

Question 20

SANs maintain a series of servers and provide fee-paying subscribers with space to maintain their websites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Today,many business firms continue to operate legacy systems because they meet a business need and would be costly to replace.

Which of the following types of computing involves purchasing computing power from a remote provider and paying only for the computing power used?

Which of the following refers to the ability of a computer,product,or system to expand to serve a larger number of users without breaking down?

Which of the following is a leading networking hardware provider?

In financial services firms,investments in IT infrastructure represent more than half of all capital invested.

Which of the following is not one of the main six factors to consider when evaluating how much your firm should spend on IT infrastructure?

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that:

Have mainframes disappeared?

Sets of loosely coupled software components that exchange information with each other using standard web communication standards and languages are referred to as:

Client/server computing is a primary example of centralized processing.

Whereas HTML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of Web pages,XML can perform presentation,communication,and data storage tasks.

Which model can be used to analyze the direct and indirect costs to help firms determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations?

A(n)________ is used to communicate between a user and an organization's back-end systems.

TCO refers to the original cost of purchased technology: both hardware and software.

Which of the following is the most popular mobile operating system?

The development of TCP/IP occurred during the ________ era.

Which of the following is an example of a legacy system?

You are starting a market research company with a single business partner and are planning the hardware and software needs for the two of you.Which factors should play into your decision of how much to spend on these investments?

ZipRealty,which combines Google Maps with real estate data,is an example of:

SANs maintain a series of servers and provide fee-paying subscribers with space to maintain their websites.

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Information Systems,organizations,and Strategy

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications,the Internet,and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

E-Commerce: Digital Markets,digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

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Exam 5: It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Today,many business firms continue to operate legacy systems because they meet a business need and would be costly to replace.

Which of the following types of computing involves purchasing computing power from a remote provider and paying only for the computing power used?

Which of the following refers to the ability of a computer,product,or system to expand to serve a larger number of users without breaking down?

Which of the following is a leading networking hardware provider?

In financial services firms,investments in IT infrastructure represent more than half of all capital invested.

Which of the following is not one of the main six factors to consider when evaluating how much your firm should spend on IT infrastructure?

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that:

Have mainframes disappeared?

Sets of loosely coupled software components that exchange information with each other using standard web communication standards and languages are referred to as:

Client/server computing is a primary example of centralized processing.

Whereas HTML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of Web pages,XML can perform presentation,communication,and data storage tasks.

Which model can be used to analyze the direct and indirect costs to help firms determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations?

A(n)________ is used to communicate between a user and an organization's back-end systems.

TCO refers to the original cost of purchased technology: both hardware and software.

Which of the following is the most popular mobile operating system?

The development of TCP/IP occurred during the ________ era.

Which of the following is an example of a legacy system?

You are starting a market research company with a single business partner and are planning the hardware and software needs for the two of you.Which factors should play into your decision of how much to spend on these investments?

ZipRealty,which combines Google Maps with real estate data,is an example of:

SANs maintain a series of servers and provide fee-paying subscribers with space to maintain their websites.

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Information Systems,organizations,and Strategy

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications,the Internet,and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

E-Commerce: Digital Markets,digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

Filters