Question 1

What is reliability?

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 how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes. 
D)  Ensures that a system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information. 
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 how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes. 
D)  Ensures that a system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information.

Question 2

Identify the three primary areas associated with an information MIS infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

The three primary areas an information i

Question 3

What is a server?

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 4

To combat disasters a company can create a ________ that would detail the process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster.

Accepted Answer

A)  disaster recovery plan 
B)  database lookup initiative 
C)  management recovery plan 
D)  tornado threat plan 
A)  disaster recovery plan 
B)  database lookup initiative 
C)  management recovery plan 
D)  tornado threat plan

Question 5

What is software?

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 6

What is a more comprehensive and all-encompassing plan that details how a company recovers and restores critical business operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption?

Accepted Answer

A)  Business continuity planning 
B)  Database management plan 
C)  Disaster recovery plan 
D)  Emergency recovery plan 
A)  Business continuity planning 
B)  Database management plan 
C)  Disaster recovery plan 
D)  Emergency recovery plan

Question 7

A good way to understand the client-server relationship is when someone uses a web browser (this would be the client) to access a website (this would be a server that would respond with the web page being requested by the client).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Failover 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. This is a high-speed and high-cost method of backup and recovery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the company information is called a failover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Business impact analysis details how a company recovers and restores critical business operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A client is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is a cold site?

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 13

Incident management is the process responsible for managing how incidents are identified and corrected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Recovery is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What contains all of the details of an incident?

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 16

What is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat?

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 17

What is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup?

Accepted Answer

A)  Failure tolerance 
B)  Recovery 
C)  Reliability 
D)  Capacity planning 
A)  Failure tolerance 
B)  Recovery 
C)  Reliability 
D)  Capacity planning

Question 18

Serviceability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Apple understood the importance of usability when it designed its ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  PowerPoint software 
B)  antivirus software 
C)  fault tolerance system 
D)  iPod and iTunes system 
A)  PowerPoint software 
B)  antivirus software 
C)  fault tolerance system 
D)  iPod and iTunes system

Question 20

Top-level MIS employees require administrator access, or unrestricted access to the entire system. Administrator access can perform functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

What is reliability?

Identify the three primary areas associated with an information MIS infrastructure.

What is a server?

To combat disasters a company can create a ________ that would detail the process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster.

What is software?

What is a more comprehensive and all-encompassing plan that details how a company recovers and restores critical business operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption?

A good way to understand the client-server relationship is when someone uses a web browser (this would be the client) to access a website (this would be a server that would respond with the web page being requested by the client).

The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the company information is called a failover.

Business impact analysis details how a company recovers and restores critical business operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption.

A client is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

What is a cold site?

Incident management is the process responsible for managing how incidents are identified and corrected.

Recovery is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup.

What contains all of the details of an incident?

What is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat?

What is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup?

Serviceability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

Apple understood the importance of usability when it designed its ________.

Top-level MIS employees require administrator access, or unrestricted access to the entire system. Administrator access can perform functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems.

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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