Question 1

The operating system is used to manage the computer's activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An application server may reside on the same computer as a Web server or on its own dedicated computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Today's nanotechnology-produced computer transistors are roughly equivalent in size to

Accepted Answer

A) the width of a fingernail. 
B) a human hair. 
C) a virus. 
D) an atom. 
E) a nanoparticle. 
A) the width of a fingernail. 
B) a human hair. 
C) a virus. 
D) an atom. 
E) a nanoparticle.

Question 4

A software tool with a graphical user interface for displaying Web pages and for accessing the Web and other Internet resources is called a Web

Accepted Answer

A) service. 
B) client. 
C) browser. 
D) app. 
E) beacon. 
A) service. 
B) client. 
C) browser. 
D) app. 
E) beacon.

Question 5

Web services can exchange information between two different systems only if the operating systems and programming languages upon which the systems are based are identical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and available for free?

Accepted Answer

A) software packages 
B) mashups 
C) outsourced 
D) open source 
E) closed source 
A) software packages 
B) mashups 
C) outsourced 
D) open source 
E) closed source

Question 7

Which model can be used to analyze the direct and indirect costs to help firms determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations?

Accepted Answer

A) supply and demand 
B) return on investment 
C) breakeven point 
D) cost-benefit analysis 
E) total cost of ownership 
A) supply and demand 
B) return on investment 
C) breakeven point 
D) cost-benefit analysis 
E) total cost of ownership

Question 8

Explain why standards are so important in information technology.What standards have been important for the growth of Internet technologies?

Accepted Answer

Standards are important because they res

Question 9

Identify and describe five or more of the current trends in contemporary software platforms.

Accepted Answer

1.Growing use of Linux and open-source s

Question 10

Which type of infrastructure service provides voice and video connectivity to employees,customers,and suppliers?

Accepted Answer

A) networking 
B) telephone 
C) VOIP 
D) telecommunications 
E) data management 
A) networking 
B) telephone 
C) VOIP 
D) telecommunications 
E) data management

Question 11

Which type of computing refers to firms purchasing computing power from remote providers and paying only for the computing power they use?

Accepted Answer

A) on-demand 
B) grid 
C) edge 
D) autonomic 
E) quantum 
A) on-demand 
B) grid 
C) edge 
D) autonomic 
E) quantum

Question 12

The marketplace for computer hardware

Accepted Answer

A) has become increasingly concentrated in top firms. 
B) has expanded to include a wide variety of start-up and mobile-computing firms. 
C) has moved significantly to Asian firms. 
D) has been decimated by mobile and cloud computing. 
E) has begun moving away from blade servers. 
A) has become increasingly concentrated in top firms. 
B) has expanded to include a wide variety of start-up and mobile-computing firms. 
C) has moved significantly to Asian firms. 
D) has been decimated by mobile and cloud computing. 
E) has begun moving away from blade servers.

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the NIST defined characteristics of cloud computing?

Accepted Answer

A) ubiquitous network access 
B) location-independent resource pooling 
C) on-demand self service 
D) measured service 
E) reduced elasticity 
A) ubiquitous network access 
B) location-independent resource pooling 
C) on-demand self service 
D) measured service 
E) reduced elasticity

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the current software platform trends?

Accepted Answer

A) Web services and service-oriented architecture 
B) open-source software 
C) HTML5 
D) software outsourcing 
E) multicore processors 
A) Web services and service-oriented architecture 
B) open-source software 
C) HTML5 
D) software outsourcing 
E) multicore processors

Question 15

The collection of Web services that are used to build a firm's software systems constitutes what is known as a service-oriented architecture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A(n)________ is an integrated circuit to which two or more processors have been attached for enhanced performance and reduced power consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) multicore processor 
B) legacy processor 
C) scalable processor 
D) aggregate circuit 
E) green circuit 
A) multicore processor 
B) legacy processor 
C) scalable processor 
D) aggregate circuit 
E) green circuit

Question 17

The development of TCP/IP occurred during the ________ era.

Accepted Answer

A) cloud and mobile computing 
B) general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer 
C) client/server era 
D) personal computer 
E) enterprise computing 
A) cloud and mobile computing 
B) general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer 
C) client/server era 
D) personal computer 
E) enterprise computing

Question 18

A(n)________ server is used to communicate between a Web server and an organization's back-end systems.

Accepted Answer

A) public server 
B) private server 
C) legacy server 
D) application server 
E) blade server 
A) public server 
B) private server 
C) legacy server 
D) application server 
E) blade server

Question 19

A primary example of centralized processing is client/server computing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that

Accepted Answer

A) computing power will eventually level off. 
B) transistors decrease in size 50% every two years. 
C) data storage costs decrease by 50% every 18 months. 
D) PCs decrease in market share by 9% every 5 years. 
E) computing power doubles every 18 months. 
A) computing power will eventually level off. 
B) transistors decrease in size 50% every two years. 
C) data storage costs decrease by 50% every 18 months. 
D) PCs decrease in market share by 9% every 5 years. 
E) computing power doubles every 18 months.

The operating system is used to manage the computer's activities.

An application server may reside on the same computer as a Web server or on its own dedicated computer.

Today's nanotechnology-produced computer transistors are roughly equivalent in size to

A software tool with a graphical user interface for displaying Web pages and for accessing the Web and other Internet resources is called a Web

Web services can exchange information between two different systems only if the operating systems and programming languages upon which the systems are based are identical.

Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and available for free?

Which model can be used to analyze the direct and indirect costs to help firms determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations?

Explain why standards are so important in information technology.What standards have been important for the growth of Internet technologies?

Identify and describe five or more of the current trends in contemporary software platforms.

Which type of infrastructure service provides voice and video connectivity to employees,customers,and suppliers?

Which type of computing refers to firms purchasing computing power from remote providers and paying only for the computing power they use?

The marketplace for computer hardware

Which of the following is not one of the NIST defined characteristics of cloud computing?

Which of the following is not one of the current software platform trends?

The collection of Web services that are used to build a firm's software systems constitutes what is known as a service-oriented architecture.

A(n)________ is an integrated circuit to which two or more processors have been attached for enhanced performance and reduced power consumption.

The development of TCP/IP occurred during the ________ era.

A(n)________ server is used to communicate between a Web server and an organization's back-end systems.

A primary example of centralized processing is client/server computing.

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that

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The operating system is used to manage the computer's activities.

An application server may reside on the same computer as a Web server or on its own dedicated computer.

Today's nanotechnology-produced computer transistors are roughly equivalent in size to

A software tool with a graphical user interface for displaying Web pages and for accessing the Web and other Internet resources is called a Web

Web services can exchange information between two different systems only if the operating systems and programming languages upon which the systems are based are identical.

Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and available for free?

Which model can be used to analyze the direct and indirect costs to help firms determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations?

Explain why standards are so important in information technology.What standards have been important for the growth of Internet technologies?

Identify and describe five or more of the current trends in contemporary software platforms.

Which type of infrastructure service provides voice and video connectivity to employees,customers,and suppliers?

Which type of computing refers to firms purchasing computing power from remote providers and paying only for the computing power they use?

The marketplace for computer hardware

Which of the following is not one of the NIST defined characteristics of cloud computing?

Which of the following is not one of the current software platform trends?

The collection of Web services that are used to build a firm's software systems constitutes what is known as a service-oriented architecture.

A(n)________ is an integrated circuit to which two or more processors have been attached for enhanced performance and reduced power consumption.

The development of TCP/IP occurred during the ________ era.

A(n)________ server is used to communicate between a Web server and an organization's back-end systems.

A primary example of centralized processing is client/server computing.

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

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