Question 1

What is a network?

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 communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate. 
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 communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate. D

Question 2

The information MIS infrastructure supports the day-to-day business operations and plans for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  security breaches and theft 
B)  floods and earthquakes 
C)  malicious internet attacks 
D)  All of these 
A)  security breaches and theft 
B)  floods and earthquakes 
C)  malicious internet attacks 
D)  All of these D

Question 3

Flexibility represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the flexibility of a hard drive represents the size or volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What question below would a company need to answer when first establishing a backup and recovery plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  What types of storage mechanism will meet the needs of the company? 
B)  How often does the company need to backup its information? 
C)  What types of recovery systems does the company infrastructure need? 
D)  All of these 
A)  What types of storage mechanism will meet the needs of the company? 
B)  How often does the company need to backup its information? 
C)  What types of recovery systems does the company infrastructure need? 
D)  All of these

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The ________ MIS infrastructure identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

A backup is an exact copy of a system's information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

John works for Internal Computer Specialists, which focuses on helping small business owners resolve MIS infrastructure issues. John's tasks include cleaning and replacing motherboards, cables, and internal components such as DVDs and hard drives. What does John's role at Internal Computer Specialists focus on fixing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hardware 
B)  Clients 
C)  Backup 
D)  Recovery 
A)  Hardware 
B)  Clients 
C)  Backup 
D)  Recovery

Question 10

What is a client?

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 11

The three primary areas of support provided by information infrastructure are backup and recovery, disaster recovery plan, and the business continuity plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Performance measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is usability?

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. 
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 14

Which of the following include the three components of an MIS infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information MIS, aggregated MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures 
B)  Information MIS, operational MIS, and changing MIS infrastructures 
C)  Information MIS, agile MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures 
D)  Varies depending on the industry 
A)  Information MIS, aggregated MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures 
B)  Information MIS, operational MIS, and changing MIS infrastructures 
C)  Information MIS, agile MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures 
D)  Varies depending on the industry

Question 15

Capacity represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the capacity of a hard drive represents the size or volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the difference between unavailable and high availability?

Accepted Answer

A)  High availability is when the system is not operating and can't be used, where unavailable is when a system is continuously operating at all times 
B)  Unavailable only refers to clients, where high availability refers to servers 
C)  Unavailable is when the system is not operating and can't be used, where high availability is when a system is continuously operating at all times 
D)  High availability only refers to clients, where unavailable refers to servers 
A)  High availability is when the system is not operating and can't be used, where unavailable is when a system is continuously operating at all times 
B)  Unavailable only refers to clients, where high availability refers to servers 
C)  Unavailable is when the system is not operating and can't be used, where high availability is when a system is continuously operating at all times 
D)  High availability only refers to clients, where unavailable refers to servers

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What focuses specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements?

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 19

What is a widely held but difficult to achieve standard of availability for a system?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Five 9s" availability 
B)  "1%" minimum availability 
C)  The "five's accessibility" code 
D)  "Five 10s" availability 
A)  "Five 9s" availability 
B)  "1%" minimum availability 
C)  The "five's accessibility" code 
D)  "Five 10s" availability

Question 20

Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability 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

Exam 23: Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

What is a network?

The information MIS infrastructure supports the day-to-day business operations and plans for ________.

Flexibility represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the flexibility of a hard drive represents the size or volume.

What question below would a company need to answer when first establishing a backup and recovery plan?

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

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

The ________ MIS infrastructure identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured.

A backup is an exact copy of a system's information.

What is a client?

The three primary areas of support provided by information infrastructure are backup and recovery, disaster recovery plan, and the business continuity plan.

Performance measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction.

What is usability?

Which of the following include the three components of an MIS infrastructure?

Capacity represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the capacity of a hard drive represents the size or volume.

What is the difference between unavailable and high availability?

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

What focuses specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements?

What is a widely held but difficult to achieve standard of availability for a system?

Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure.

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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