Question 1

What does reliability ensure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The system has the ability to operate in many different operating systems 
B)  The system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use 
C)  The system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information 
D)  The time frames when the system is operational 
A)  The system has the ability to operate in many different operating systems 
B)  The system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use 
C)  The system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information 
D)  The time frames when the system is operational

Question 2

Vulnerability is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What charts the cost to the company of the unavailability of information and technology and the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disaster organizational cost analysis 
B)  Disaster recovery improvements 
C)  Disaster financial costs 
D)  Disaster recovery cost curve 
A)  Disaster organizational cost analysis 
B)  Disaster recovery improvements 
C)  Disaster financial costs 
D)  Disaster recovery cost curve

Question 4

MIS infrastructure is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology for communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Every company, regardless of size, relies on some form of MIS infrastructure, whether it is a few personal computers networked together or many interconnected around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Serviceability is how quickly a third-party or vendor can change a system to ensure it meets user needs and the terms of any contracts including agreed levels of reliability, maintainability or availability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Portability describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An enterprise architect is a person grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A disaster recovery plan contains a ________ that outlines the costs to support the plan.

Accepted Answer

A)  disaster organizational cost analysis 
B)  disaster recovery improvements 
C)  disaster financial costs 
D)  disaster recovery cost curve 
A)  disaster organizational cost analysis 
B)  disaster recovery improvements 
C)  disaster financial costs 
D)  disaster recovery cost curve

Question 11

Failover occurs when the primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over from the secondary server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Availability means that people with disabilities including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities can use the web.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A warm site is a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Accessibility refers to the time frames when the system is operational.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is hardware?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system. 
B)  The set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks. 
C)  A computer designed to request information from a server. 
D)  A computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests. 
A)  Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system. 
B)  The set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks. 
C)  A computer designed to request information from a server. 
D)  A computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

Question 16

What occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology failure 
B)  Incident record 
C)  Incident management 
D)  Technology recovery strategy 
A)  Technology failure 
B)  Incident record 
C)  Incident management 
D)  Technology recovery strategy

Question 17

What is performance?

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)  Measures how quickly a system completes a process or transaction. 
D)  The degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use. 
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)  Measures how quickly a system completes a process or transaction. 
D)  The degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use.

Question 18

The Web accessibility initiative (WAI) 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) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Availability refers to the time frames when the system is operational.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emergency 
B)  Emergency preparedness 
C)  Business Impact analysis 
D)  Technology failure 
A)  Emergency 
B)  Emergency preparedness 
C)  Business Impact analysis 
D)  Technology failure

Exam 23: Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

What does reliability ensure?

Vulnerability is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat.

What charts the cost to the company of the unavailability of information and technology and the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time?

MIS infrastructure is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology for communication.

Backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure.

Every company, regardless of size, relies on some form of MIS infrastructure, whether it is a few personal computers networked together or many interconnected around the world.

Serviceability is how quickly a third-party or vendor can change a system to ensure it meets user needs and the terms of any contracts including agreed levels of reliability, maintainability or availability.

Portability describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth.

An enterprise architect is a person grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business.

A disaster recovery plan contains a ________ that outlines the costs to support the plan.

Failover occurs when the primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over from the secondary server.

Availability means that people with disabilities including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities can use the web.

A warm site is a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration.

Accessibility refers to the time frames when the system is operational.

What is hardware?

What occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage?

What is performance?

Availability refers to the time frames when the system is operational.

What occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage?

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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