Question 1

Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization are all elements of a ________ MIS infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

A)  agile 
B)  sustainable 
C)  information 
D)  virtualized 
A)  agile 
B)  sustainable 
C)  information 
D)  virtualized

Question 2

A warm site is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

High availability occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Francis works in the human resources division of a large oil and gas company in Texas. Francis' tasks include maintaining payroll and vacation records, employment histories, and benefit information along with ensuring the security of all sensitive employee information. Which MIS infrastructure is most important to Francis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information MIS infrastructure 
B)  Agile MIS infrastructure 
C)  Sustainable MIS infrastructure 
D)  Virtualized MIS infrastructure 
A)  Information MIS infrastructure 
B)  Agile MIS infrastructure 
C)  Sustainable MIS infrastructure 
D)  Virtualized MIS infrastructure

Question 5

Failover backs up an exact copy of a system's information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is accessibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems. 
B)  Refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system. 
C)  Refers to the time frames when the system is operational. 
D)  Refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes. 
A)  Performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems. 
B)  Refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system. 
C)  Refers to the time frames when the system is operational. 
D)  Refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes.

Question 7

Scalability describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth. If a company grows faster than anticipated, it might experience a variety of problems, from running out of storage space to taking more time to complete transactions. Anticipating expected, and unexpected, growth is key to building scalable systems that can support that development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is a disaster recovery plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  A separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business. 
B)  A separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster. 
C)  A separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration. 
D)  A detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster. 
A)  A separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business. 
B)  A separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster. 
C)  A separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration. 
D)  A detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster.

Question 9

What represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the capacity of a hard drive represents the size or volume?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capacity 
B)  Web accessibility 
C)  Web accessibility initiative 
D)  Vulnerability 
A)  Capacity 
B)  Web accessibility 
C)  Web accessibility initiative 
D)  Vulnerability

Question 10

What brings together people from industry, disability organizations, government, and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines and resources to help make the web accessible to people with disabilities including auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capacity 
B)  Web accessibility 
C)  Web accessibility initiative 
D)  Vulnerability 
A)  Capacity 
B)  Web accessibility 
C)  Web accessibility initiative 
D)  Vulnerability

Question 11

A system is called unavailable when it is not operating and cannot be used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Capacity planning determines future environmental infrastructure requirements to ensure high-quality system performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is scalability?

Accepted Answer

A)  A system that is not operating and cannot be used. 
B)  Refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems. 
C)  The degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use. 
D)  Describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth. 
A)  A system that is not operating and cannot be used. 
B)  Refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems. 
C)  The degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use. 
D)  Describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth.

Question 14

What is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hardware 
B)  Software 
C)  Client 
D)  Server 
A)  Hardware 
B)  Software 
C)  Client 
D)  Server

Question 15

Each year businesses lose time and money because of system crashes and failures. Which of the following offers the best way to protect a system from crashes and failures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Backup and recovery plans 
B)  Fault tolerance 
C)  Failover 
D)  All of these 
A)  Backup and recovery plans 
B)  Fault tolerance 
C)  Failover 
D)  All of these

Question 16

Availability refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Failback is a specific type of fault tolerance that occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A cold site is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is an agile MIS infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured 
B)  Includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals 
C)  Infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption 
D)  Includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets 
A)  Identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured 
B)  Includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals 
C)  Infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption 
D)  Includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets

Question 20

Hardware consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system, where software is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization are all elements of a ________ MIS infrastructure.

A warm site is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business.

High availability occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times.

Failover backs up an exact copy of a system's information.

What is accessibility?

What is a disaster recovery plan?

What represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the capacity of a hard drive represents the size or volume?

A system is called unavailable when it is not operating and cannot be used.

Capacity planning determines future environmental infrastructure requirements to ensure high-quality system performance.

What is scalability?

What is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks?

Each year businesses lose time and money because of system crashes and failures. Which of the following offers the best way to protect a system from crashes and failures?

Availability refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system.

Failback is a specific type of fault tolerance that occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server.

A cold site is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster.

What is an agile MIS infrastructure?

Hardware consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system, where software is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

Ebusiness

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

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