Exam 2: Information Systems, IT Architecture, Data Governance, and Cloud Computing

____________ is a technique that creates a virtualization layer and multiple virtual machines (VM)that run on a single physical machine.

The success of any data-driven initiative,such as marketing campaigns,depends on ________.

The data architecture describes ____________.

_____________ do not have the capability to exchange data with other ISs making timely coordination and communication across functions or departments difficult.

A ___________ consists of a large number of network servers used for the storage,processing,management,distribution,and archiving of data,systems,web traffic,services,and enterprise applications.

The terms "data","information","knowledge",and "wisdom" have specific meanings.With regards to a customer satisfaction application used in the automobile industry,which of the following is an example of wisdom?

Jackson Stiles is a marketing manager for Rock Hardware.His boss has told him to make sure each product earns at least a 25% net profit margin.When new products come into the store,Jackson enters data into Rock's DSS about the product,shipping and promotional costs associated with carrying the product.The DSS then calculates a target price based on this information.Jackson is using the DSS to conduct a ________ analysis.

Examples of ___________ include data storage and computing hardware that are accessed via the Internet instead of being company-owned and on-site in a data center.

A legal risk of at-a-service models,such as SaaS and PaaS,is that they can trigger lawsuits.

A company's application architecture describes the hardware and software infrastructure that supports applications and their interactions.

Which of the following is not a component of the Input-Processing-Output-Store (IPOS)model of an Information System?

In the food industry,________ is required to comply with food safety regulations that require being able to trace contamination problems back to a particular processing plant and even back to the farm.

To achieve the benefits of going to the cloud,there must be IT,________,and senior management oversight because a company still must meet its obligations and responsibilities to employees,customers,investors,business partners,and society.

As companies move toward implementing cloud computing on a wide scale,managers need to consider all of the following strategic questions except ____________.

What kind of reports are unplanned reports and generated on request to learn more about a situation,problem,or opportunity?

Virtual machines (VM)are specialized apps for designing and testing 3 Dimensional products such as trucks,cars,and mechanical devices.

Which of the following is a potential disadvantage to using cloud services?

Because cloud is still a relatively new and evolving business model,the decision to select a cloud service provider should be approached with even greater diligence than other IT decisions.

Using virtualization methods,enterprises can respond to change more quickly and make better decisions in real time without physically moving their data,which significantly cuts costs.

A data center is designed and built to be scalable so the amount of storage and the workload it can handle changes without purchasing and installing more equipment.