Question 1

The marketplace for computer hardware

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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. 
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.

Question 2

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that

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A)  computing power doubles every 18 months. 
B)  transistors decrease in size 50% every two years. 
C)  data storage costs decrease by 50% every 18 months. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  computing power doubles every 18 months. 
B)  transistors decrease in size 50% every two years. 
C)  data storage costs decrease by 50% every 18 months. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 3

Hardware and software acquisition costs account for about ________ percent of TCO.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  80 
A)  20 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  80

Question 4

Which of the following does grid computing utilize to create enormous supercomputing power?

Accepted Answer

A)  massive unused data centers 
B)  underutilized mainframe computers 
C)  networked computers with idle resources 
D)  networks with low usage 
A)  massive unused data centers 
B)  underutilized mainframe computers 
C)  networked computers with idle resources 
D)  networks with low usage

Question 5

Connecting geographically remote computers in a single network to create a "virtual supercomputer" is called

Accepted Answer

A)  co-location. 
B)  edge computing. 
C)  grid computing. 
D)  utility computing. 
A)  co-location. 
B)  edge computing. 
C)  grid computing. 
D)  utility computing.

Question 6

___________________ is an open-source operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers,developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chrome OS 
B)  Android 
C)  iOS 
D)  Windows 8 
A)  Chrome OS 
B)  Android 
C)  iOS 
D)  Windows 8

Question 7

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

Question 8

SANs create large central pools of storage that can be rapidly accessed and shared by multiple servers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In green computing,reducing computer power consumption is a top priority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored Web pages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  grid computing 
B)  open-source software 
C)  HTML5 
D)  software outsourcing 
A)  grid computing 
B)  open-source software 
C)  HTML5 
D)  software outsourcing

Question 12

SaaS refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  supplying online access over networks to storage devices and storage area network technology. 
B)  managing combinations of applications, networks, systems, storage, and security as well as providing Web site and systems performance monitoring to subscribers over the Internet. 
C)  hosting and managing access to software applications delivered over the Internet to clients on a subscription basis. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  supplying online access over networks to storage devices and storage area network technology. 
B)  managing combinations of applications, networks, systems, storage, and security as well as providing Web site and systems performance monitoring to subscribers over the Internet. 
C)  hosting and managing access to software applications delivered over the Internet to clients on a subscription basis. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 13

What is the foundation technology for Web services?

Accepted Answer

A)  XML 
B)  HTML 
C)  SOAP 
D)  UDDI 
A)  XML 
B)  HTML 
C)  SOAP 
D)  UDDI

Question 14

_________________________ provides a lightweight operating system for cloud computing using netbooks that are manufactured by Google partners such as Samsung and Acer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________________ provides a lightweight operating system for...

Question 15

What is scalability? Why is it essential to the success of the modern business firm?

Accepted Answer

Scalability is the ability of the comput

Question 16

The process of presenting a set of computing resources (such as computing power or data storage)so that they can all be accessed in ways that are not restricted by physical configuration or geographic location is called

Accepted Answer

A)  cloud computing. 
B)  autonomic computing. 
C)  virtualization. 
D)  multicore processing. 
A)  cloud computing. 
B)  autonomic computing. 
C)  virtualization. 
D)  multicore processing.

Question 17

The ________________________era was a period of highly centralized computing under the control of professional programmers and systems operators,with most elements of infrastructure provided by a single vendor,the manufacturer of the hardware and the software.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________________________era was a period of highly...

Question 18

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

Question 19

The decision to outsource software development is also referred to as the rent-versus-buy decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which computing standard is significant because it made a network standard for connecting desktop computers into local area networks that enabled the widespread adoption of client/server computing and local area networks and further stimulated the adoption of personal computers.

Accepted Answer

A)  American Standard Code for Information Interchange 
B)  Common Business Oriented Language 
C)  Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol 
D)  Ethernet 
A)  American Standard Code for Information Interchange 
B)  Common Business Oriented Language 
C)  Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol 
D)  Ethernet

The marketplace for computer hardware

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that

Hardware and software acquisition costs account for about ________ percent of TCO.

Which of the following does grid computing utilize to create enormous supercomputing power?

Connecting geographically remote computers in a single network to create a "virtual supercomputer" is called

___________________ is an open-source operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers,developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.

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

SANs create large central pools of storage that can be rapidly accessed and shared by multiple servers.

In green computing,reducing computer power consumption is a top priority.

Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored Web pages.

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

SaaS refers to

What is the foundation technology for Web services?

_________________________ provides a lightweight operating system for cloud computing using netbooks that are manufactured by Google partners such as Samsung and Acer.

What is scalability? Why is it essential to the success of the modern business firm?

The process of presenting a set of computing resources (such as computing power or data storage)so that they can all be accessed in ways that are not restricted by physical configuration or geographic location is called

The ________________________era was a period of highly centralized computing under the control of professional programmers and systems operators,with most elements of infrastructure provided by a single vendor,the manufacturer of the hardware and the software.

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

The decision to outsource software development is also referred to as the rent-versus-buy decision.

Which computing standard is significant because it made a network standard for connecting desktop computers into local area networks that enabled the widespread adoption of client/server computing and local area networks and further stimulated the adoption of personal computers.

Information Systems in Business Today

How Businesses Use Information Systems

Information Systems organizations and Strategy

Social ethical and Legal Issues in the Digital Firm

Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications the Internet and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Enterprise Applications to Manage Supply Chains and Respond to Customers

E-Commerce: Digital Markets and Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Enhancing Decision Making

Developing Information Systems

Project Management business Value and Managing Change

Managing Global Systems

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Exam 5: It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

The marketplace for computer hardware

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that

Hardware and software acquisition costs account for about ________ percent of TCO.

Which of the following does grid computing utilize to create enormous supercomputing power?

Connecting geographically remote computers in a single network to create a "virtual supercomputer" is called

___________________ is an open-source operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers,developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.

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

SANs create large central pools of storage that can be rapidly accessed and shared by multiple servers.

In green computing,reducing computer power consumption is a top priority.

Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored Web pages.

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

SaaS refers to

What is the foundation technology for Web services?

_________________________ provides a lightweight operating system for cloud computing using netbooks that are manufactured by Google partners such as Samsung and Acer.

What is scalability? Why is it essential to the success of the modern business firm?

The process of presenting a set of computing resources (such as computing power or data storage)so that they can all be accessed in ways that are not restricted by physical configuration or geographic location is called

The ________________________era was a period of highly centralized computing under the control of professional programmers and systems operators,with most elements of infrastructure provided by a single vendor,the manufacturer of the hardware and the software.

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

The decision to outsource software development is also referred to as the rent-versus-buy decision.

Which computing standard is significant because it made a network standard for connecting desktop computers into local area networks that enabled the widespread adoption of client/server computing and local area networks and further stimulated the adoption of personal computers.

Information Systems in Business Today

How Businesses Use Information Systems

Information Systems organizations and Strategy

Social ethical and Legal Issues in the Digital Firm

Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications the Internet and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Enterprise Applications to Manage Supply Chains and Respond to Customers

E-Commerce: Digital Markets and Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Enhancing Decision Making

Developing Information Systems

Project Management business Value and Managing Change

Managing Global Systems

Filters