Question 1

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is a measure of how well computer hardware, software, or an information system can grow to meet increasing performance demands?

Accepted Answer

A)   interoperability
B)   longevity
C)   scalability
D)   adaptability C

Question 2

CAE allows engineers to create a computer prototype for use in testing under a variety of conditions, such as hurricanes and earthquakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What kind of decisions do middle management managers typically make?

Accepted Answer

A)   strategic
B)   operational
C)   tactical
D)   on-the-job C

Question 4

The ERP system (examples shown in the accompanying figure) installed at each company must be customized to match the business requirements of the enterprise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When a mobile user, remote office, vendor, or customer connects to a company's network using the Internet, which of the following provides them with a secure connection to the company network server, as if they had a private line?

Accepted Answer

A)   VPN
B)   EPN
C)   LPN
D)   XPN

Question 6

High-availability systems allow components, such as a RAID hard disk or power supplies, to be replaced while the rest of the system continues to perform its tasks. What is the term for this feature?

Accepted Answer

A)   redundancy
B)   power mapping
C)   integration
D)   hot-swapping

Question 7

In a document management system, a central library stores all documents within a company or department. What is another name for this central library?

Accepted Answer

A)   archive
B)   glossary
C)   repository
D)   vault

Question 8

An alternative to maintaining an alternate computer facility is to enter into which of the following kinds of backup relationship with another firm, where one firm provides space and sometimes equipment to the other in case of a disaster?

Accepted Answer

A)   full-restoration backup
B)   preventative backup
C)   reciprocal backup
D)   incremental backup

Question 9

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which backup type provides real-time backup?

Accepted Answer

A)   selective
B)   continuous
C)   incremental
D)   full

Question 10

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What company did Chad Hurley help cofound?

Accepted Answer

A)   EMC
B)   IBM
C)   YouTube
D)   Wikimedia

Question 11

Which of the following clients are small, terminal-like computers that mostly rely on a server for data storage and processing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thin
B)   Grid
C)   Integrated
D)   Appliance

Question 12

Which of the following is the application of human intelligence to computers?

Accepted Answer

A)   KM
B)   TP
C)   AI
D)   RI

Question 13

A(n) ____________________ is an individual business activity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is an individual business activity....

Question 14

Leading, sometimes referred to as directing, is an activity performed by managers that involves ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   instructing and authorizing others to perform the necessary work
B)   identifying and combining resources so that a company can reach its goals and objectives
C)   establishing goals and objectives
D)   measuring performance and, if necessary, taking corrective action

Question 15

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What type of services does EMC provide?

Accepted Answer

A)   information management and storage
B)   energy efficiency tracking
C)   application software
D)   Web services

Question 16

Expert systems help all levels of users make decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which type of server packs a complete computer server on a single card?

Accepted Answer

A)   a thin server
B)   a blade server
C)   a microserver
D)   a mobile server

Question 18

Programs that analyze data, such as those in a DSS (decision support system), sometimes are called which kind of programs?

Accepted Answer

A)   EIS
B)   AI
C)   KM
D)   OLAP

Question 19

Workflow rules trigger general actions to be taken outside a company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In an expert system, the inference rules are the combined subject knowledge and experience of human experts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Enterprise Computing

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is a measure of how well computer hardware, software, or an information system can grow to meet increasing performance demands?

CAE allows engineers to create a computer prototype for use in testing under a variety of conditions, such as hurricanes and earthquakes.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What kind of decisions do middle management managers typically make?

The ERP system (examples shown in the accompanying figure) installed at each company must be customized to match the business requirements of the enterprise.

When a mobile user, remote office, vendor, or customer connects to a company's network using the Internet, which of the following provides them with a secure connection to the company network server, as if they had a private line?

High-availability systems allow components, such as a RAID hard disk or power supplies, to be replaced while the rest of the system continues to perform its tasks. What is the term for this feature?

In a document management system, a central library stores all documents within a company or department. What is another name for this central library?

An alternative to maintaining an alternate computer facility is to enter into which of the following kinds of backup relationship with another firm, where one firm provides space and sometimes equipment to the other in case of a disaster?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which backup type provides real-time backup?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What company did Chad Hurley help cofound?

Which of the following clients are small, terminal-like computers that mostly rely on a server for data storage and processing?

Which of the following is the application of human intelligence to computers?

A(n) ____________________ is an individual business activity.

Leading, sometimes referred to as directing, is an activity performed by managers that involves ____.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What type of services does EMC provide?

Expert systems help all levels of users make decisions.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which type of server packs a complete computer server on a single card?

Programs that analyze data, such as those in a DSS (decision support system) , sometimes are called which kind of programs?

Workflow rules trigger general actions to be taken outside a company.

In an expert system, the inference rules are the combined subject knowledge and experience of human experts.