Question 1

Apps:

Accepted Answer

A) lower the cost of switching mobile platforms. 
B) are an example of open-source software. 
C) tie the user to a particular hardware platform. 
D) require the user to have an online connection. 
A) lower the cost of switching mobile platforms. 
B) are an example of open-source software. 
C) tie the user to a particular hardware platform. 
D) require the user to have an online connection.

Question 2

Software localization refers to the entire process of converting software to operate in a second language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A software suite:

Accepted Answer

A) includes capabilities for presentation graphics as well as text-editing and spreadsheets. 
B) provides functions to support the collaborative activities of workgroups, including software for group writing, information-sharing, and electronic meetings. 
C) includes full-featured versions of application software bundled as a unit. 
D) combines the functions of important PC software packages. 
A) includes capabilities for presentation graphics as well as text-editing and spreadsheets. 
B) provides functions to support the collaborative activities of workgroups, including software for group writing, information-sharing, and electronic meetings. 
C) includes full-featured versions of application software bundled as a unit. 
D) combines the functions of important PC software packages.

Question 4

________ describes the practices and technologies used minimize the environmental effects of manufacturing and managing computing devices.

Accepted Answer

A) Capacity planning 
B) Cloud computing 
C) Green computing 
D) Autonomic computing 
A) Capacity planning 
B) Cloud computing 
C) Green computing 
D) Autonomic computing

Question 5

An industry-wide effort to develop systems that can configure, optimize, tune, and heal themselves when broken, and protect themselves from outside intruders and self-destruction is called:

Accepted Answer

A) grid computing. 
B) utility computing. 
C) cloud computing. 
D) autonomic computing. 
A) grid computing. 
B) utility computing. 
C) cloud computing. 
D) autonomic computing.

Question 6

Hypertext markup language specifies how text, graphics, video, and sound are placed on a document.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An example of autonomic computing is:

Accepted Answer

A) virus protection software that runs and updates itself automatically. 
B) software programmed to run on any hardware platform. 
C) cell phones taking on the functions of handheld computers. 
D) programming languages that allow non-programmers to create custom applications. 
A) virus protection software that runs and updates itself automatically. 
B) software programmed to run on any hardware platform. 
C) cell phones taking on the functions of handheld computers. 
D) programming languages that allow non-programmers to create custom applications.

Question 8

A software package for a mainframe usually requires a programmer to install it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An SaaS provider maintains a large Web server, or series of servers, and provides fee-paying subscribers with space to maintain their Web sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following types of computer is used for weather forecasting?

Accepted Answer

A) Mainframe 
B) Server 
C) Minicomputer 
D) Supercomputer 
A) Mainframe 
B) Server 
C) Minicomputer 
D) Supercomputer

Question 11

Linux plays a major role in supporting business information systems, and has garnered about ________ of the U.S. server market.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 80 percent 
A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 80 percent

Question 12

A set of self-contained services that communicate with each other to create a working software application is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Web services. 
B) enterprise integration. 
C) SOA. 
D) ERP. 
A) Web services. 
B) enterprise integration. 
C) SOA. 
D) ERP.

Question 13

Which of the following types of computer would you use to support a computer network?

Accepted Answer

A) Server 
B) Mainframe 
C) Workstation 
D) PC 
A) Server 
B) Mainframe 
C) Workstation 
D) PC

Question 14

In order to manage their relationship with an outsourcer or technology service provider, firms need a contract that includes a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) TCO. 
B) SOA. 
C) SLA. 
D) API. 
A) TCO. 
B) SOA. 
C) SLA. 
D) API.

Question 15

You are an IT consultant advising a building inspection company that conducts home inspections throughout your state. The company wishes to switch to primarily mobile computing, so that inspectors can finalize reports without having to return to the office, but they are not sure how to go about this. What will be your advice?

Accepted Answer

An example answer is: To support the use

Question 16

Which of the following is not a type of output device?

Accepted Answer

A) Speakers 
B) Cathode ray tube 
C) Ink jet printer 
D) Keyboard 
A) Speakers 
B) Cathode ray tube 
C) Ink jet printer 
D) Keyboard

Question 17

In client/server computing, the client is:

Accepted Answer

A) the computer that acts as the user point of entry. 
B) the location of the bulk of the processing. 
C) software program used for logging on to the network. 
D) the computer that firsts asks for services. 
A) the computer that acts as the user point of entry. 
B) the location of the bulk of the processing. 
C) software program used for logging on to the network. 
D) the computer that firsts asks for services.

Question 18

All of the following place strain on system capacity, except for:

Accepted Answer

A) increased number of users. 
B) minimized response time for transaction processing. 
C) increased business volume. 
D) large numbers of interactive Web pages. 
A) increased number of users. 
B) minimized response time for transaction processing. 
C) increased business volume. 
D) large numbers of interactive Web pages.

Question 19

What would be a reason for using a workstation rather than a personal computer?

Accepted Answer

A) When you need more powerful computational abilities 
B) When you need to access a network 
C) When you need to serve applications and data to client computers 
D) When you need to share resources 
A) When you need more powerful computational abilities 
B) When you need to access a network 
C) When you need to serve applications and data to client computers 
D) When you need to share resources

Question 20

List and describe the major trends in computer hardware. Which of these do you think will create the biggest changes in business information systems, and why?

Accepted Answer

The major trends in hardware are: the mo

Apps:

Software localization refers to the entire process of converting software to operate in a second language.

A software suite:

________ describes the practices and technologies used minimize the environmental effects of manufacturing and managing computing devices.

An industry-wide effort to develop systems that can configure, optimize, tune, and heal themselves when broken, and protect themselves from outside intruders and self-destruction is called:

Hypertext markup language specifies how text, graphics, video, and sound are placed on a document.

An example of autonomic computing is:

A software package for a mainframe usually requires a programmer to install it.

An SaaS provider maintains a large Web server, or series of servers, and provides fee-paying subscribers with space to maintain their Web sites.

Which of the following types of computer is used for weather forecasting?

Linux plays a major role in supporting business information systems, and has garnered about ________ of the U.S. server market.

A set of self-contained services that communicate with each other to create a working software application is called:

Which of the following types of computer would you use to support a computer network?

In order to manage their relationship with an outsourcer or technology service provider, firms need a contract that includes a(n):

Which of the following is not a type of output device?

In client/server computing, the client is:

All of the following place strain on system capacity, except for:

What would be a reason for using a workstation rather than a personal computer?

List and describe the major trends in computer hardware. Which of these do you think will create the biggest changes in business information systems, and why?

Business Information Systems in Your Career

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Achieving Competitive Advantage With Information Systems

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

Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems and Managing Projects

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Exam 5: It Infrastructure: Hardware and Software

Apps:

Software localization refers to the entire process of converting software to operate in a second language.

A software suite:

________ describes the practices and technologies used minimize the environmental effects of manufacturing and managing computing devices.

An industry-wide effort to develop systems that can configure, optimize, tune, and heal themselves when broken, and protect themselves from outside intruders and self-destruction is called:

Hypertext markup language specifies how text, graphics, video, and sound are placed on a document.

An example of autonomic computing is:

A software package for a mainframe usually requires a programmer to install it.

An SaaS provider maintains a large Web server, or series of servers, and provides fee-paying subscribers with space to maintain their Web sites.

Which of the following types of computer is used for weather forecasting?

Linux plays a major role in supporting business information systems, and has garnered about ________ of the U.S. server market.

A set of self-contained services that communicate with each other to create a working software application is called:

Which of the following types of computer would you use to support a computer network?

In order to manage their relationship with an outsourcer or technology service provider, firms need a contract that includes a(n):

Which of the following is not a type of output device?

In client/server computing, the client is:

All of the following place strain on system capacity, except for:

What would be a reason for using a workstation rather than a personal computer?

List and describe the major trends in computer hardware. Which of these do you think will create the biggest changes in business information systems, and why?

Business Information Systems in Your Career

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Achieving Competitive Advantage With Information Systems

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

Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems and Managing Projects

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