Question 1

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

Question 2

Hardware is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Why is estimating future growth a challenge for most companies?

Accepted Answer

A) Growth can occur because the company acquires new markets. 
B) Growth can occur because the company acquires new customers. 
C) Growth can occur because the company acquires new products. 
D) All of these.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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 6

A client is a computer designed to request information from a server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Technology recovery strategies focus specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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.

Question 10

What is a hot 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.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When building a scalable system that can support new company developments, what are the key factors to consider?

Accepted Answer

A) Anticipating expected and unexpected growth. 
B) Organizing and deploying additional resources. 
C) Understanding competitor products and services. 
D) Analyzing the accessibility and availability of competitor systems.

Question 13

What has the ability to recover information or systems in the event of catastrophic disasters?

Accepted Answer

A) Recovery 
B) Disaster recovery 
C) Backup 
D) Failback

Question 14

What are the primary elements in an information MIS infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A) Backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning 
B) Backup, accessibility, and usability 
C) Backup, cloud computing, and virtualization 
D) Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization

Question 15

What is a sustainable 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, provide 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 16

An emergency is a sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety, the environment, or property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Unavailability occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of an emergency notification system?

Accepted Answer

A) Radio stations' occasional tests of the national alert system. 
B) Wireless alerts for promotional discounts. 
C) Text messages from your local grocery store. 
D) All of these.

Question 20

What occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data to which users are automatically directed if the primary server crashes?

Accepted Answer

A) Failover 
B) Disaster recovery cost curve 
C) Reliability 
D) Maintainability

Exam 23: B: Extension: A Mis Infrastructures

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.

Hardware is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

Why is estimating future growth a challenge for most companies?

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

A client is a computer designed to request information from a server.

Technology recovery strategies focus specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements.

What is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate?

What is scalability?

What is a hot site?

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

When building a scalable system that can support new company developments, what are the key factors to consider?

What has the ability to recover information or systems in the event of catastrophic disasters?

What are the primary elements in an information MIS infrastructure?

What is a sustainable MIS infrastructure?

An emergency is a sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety, the environment, or property.

Unavailability occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times.

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

Which of the following is an example of an emergency notification system?

What occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data to which users are automatically directed if the primary server crashes?