Question 1

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

________ provides a standard format for data exchange,enabling web services to pass data from one process to another.

Accepted Answer

A) HTML 
B) HTML5 
C) Java 
D) Chrome OS 
E) XML 
A) HTML 
B) HTML5 
C) Java 
D) Chrome OS 
E) XML

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of cloud computing,as defined by the U.S.National Institute of Standards and Technology?

Accepted Answer

A) Ubiquitous network access 
B) Location-independent resource pooling 
C) On-demand self service 
D) Measured service 
E) Reduced elasticity 
A) Ubiquitous network access 
B) Location-independent resource pooling 
C) On-demand self service 
D) Measured service 
E) Reduced elasticity

Question 6

A formal contract between customers and their service providers that outlines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and to the customer is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) SOA. 
B) SLA. 
C) TCO. 
D) RFQ. 
E) SaaS. 
A) SOA. 
B) SLA. 
C) TCO. 
D) RFQ. 
E) SaaS.

Question 7

Which of the following is the foundation technology for web services?

Accepted Answer

A) XML 
B) HTML 
C) SOAP 
D) UDDI 
E) SCSI 
A) XML 
B) HTML 
C) SOAP 
D) UDDI 
E) SCSI

Question 8

How would you determine the market demand for your firm's IT services?

Accepted Answer

A) Perform a TCO analysis 
B) Benchmark your services 
C) Hold focus groups to assess your services 
D) Analyze sales returns on key investments 
E) Perform a stress test 
A) Perform a TCO analysis 
B) Benchmark your services 
C) Hold focus groups to assess your services 
D) Analyze sales returns on key investments 
E) Perform a stress test

Question 9

All of the following are current hardware platform trends except:

Accepted Answer

A) green computing. 
B) virtualization. 
C) cloud computing. 
D) Unix. 
E) quantum computing. 
A) green computing. 
B) virtualization. 
C) cloud computing. 
D) Unix. 
E) quantum computing.

Question 10

A web server is responsible for locating and managing stored webpages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In green computing,reducing computer power consumption is not a top priority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Question 13

The Windows Operating System:

Accepted Answer

A) was an early PC operating system. 
B) is used on virtually all tablet and mobile devices today. 
C) is a data management application used on PCs. 
D) is an operating system used on most Wintel PCs throughout the world. 
E) is a web-based operating system for the Internet era. 
A) was an early PC operating system. 
B) is used on virtually all tablet and mobile devices today. 
C) is a data management application used on PCs. 
D) is an operating system used on most Wintel PCs throughout the world. 
E) is a web-based operating system for the Internet era.

Question 14

Exponential growth in the number of transistors and the power of processors is expected to decrease in the foreseeable future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

IT infrastructure consists of only those physical computing devices and software required to operate the enterprise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

A(n)________ is an integrated circuit which contains two or more processors to enhance performance and reduce power consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) multicore processor 
B) legacy processor 
C) scalable processor 
D) aggregate circuit 
E) green circuit 
A) multicore processor 
B) legacy processor 
C) scalable processor 
D) aggregate circuit 
E) green circuit

Question 18

All of the following are typically factors in a firm's decision to engage consulting and system integration services except:

Accepted Answer

A) the firm does not have the staff necessary to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure. 
B) the firm's staff do not have the skills necessary to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure. 
C) The firm does not have the budget to deploy and maintain a firm's IT infrastructure. 
D) The firm's staff does not have the necessary experience to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure. 
E) The firm's staff knows more about the firm's IT infrastructure than service providers. 
A) the firm does not have the staff necessary to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure. 
B) the firm's staff do not have the skills necessary to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure. 
C) The firm does not have the budget to deploy and maintain a firm's IT infrastructure. 
D) The firm's staff does not have the necessary experience to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure. 
E) The firm's staff knows more about the firm's IT infrastructure than service providers.

Question 19

Briefly explain why corporations are increasingly interested in using Unix or Linux for their operating systems.

Accepted Answer

Linux is an inexpensive and robust open-

Question 20

An application server may reside on the same computer as a web server or on its own dedicated computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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?

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

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

________ provides a standard format for data exchange,enabling web services to pass data from one process to another.

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of cloud computing,as defined by the U.S.National Institute of Standards and Technology?

A formal contract between customers and their service providers that outlines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and to the customer is called a(n):

Which of the following is the foundation technology for web services?

How would you determine the market demand for your firm's IT services?

All of the following are current hardware platform trends except:

A web server is responsible for locating and managing stored webpages.

In green computing,reducing computer power consumption is not a top priority.

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

The Windows Operating System:

Exponential growth in the number of transistors and the power of processors is expected to decrease in the foreseeable future.

IT infrastructure consists of only those physical computing devices and software required to operate the enterprise.

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 an integrated circuit which contains two or more processors to enhance performance and reduce power consumption.

All of the following are typically factors in a firm's decision to engage consulting and system integration services except:

Briefly explain why corporations are increasingly interested in using Unix or Linux for their operating systems.

An application server may reside on the same computer as a web server or on its own dedicated computer.

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:

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, digital Goods

Managing Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

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Exam 5: It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

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?

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

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

________ provides a standard format for data exchange,enabling web services to pass data from one process to another.

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of cloud computing,as defined by the U.S.National Institute of Standards and Technology?

A formal contract between customers and their service providers that outlines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and to the customer is called a(n):

Which of the following is the foundation technology for web services?

How would you determine the market demand for your firm's IT services?

All of the following are current hardware platform trends except:

A web server is responsible for locating and managing stored webpages.

In green computing,reducing computer power consumption is not a top priority.

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

The Windows Operating System:

Exponential growth in the number of transistors and the power of processors is expected to decrease in the foreseeable future.

IT infrastructure consists of only those physical computing devices and software required to operate the enterprise.

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 an integrated circuit which contains two or more processors to enhance performance and reduce power consumption.

All of the following are typically factors in a firm's decision to engage consulting and system integration services except:

Briefly explain why corporations are increasingly interested in using Unix or Linux for their operating systems.

An application server may reside on the same computer as a web server or on its own dedicated computer.

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:

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, digital Goods

Managing Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

Filters