Exam 7: Enterprise Infrastructure, Metrics, and Business Continuity Planning

What is the fundamental underlying infrastructure for any IT environment?

A(n) _____ is a network in which one or more computers are servers and provide services to the other computers which are called clients.

What does an IT-enabled SOA philosophy provide for the customers of organization?

An IT infrastructure includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provide the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals.

When did the second generation of ERP systems occur?

A(n) _____ includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provide the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals.

If you were working in Halifax, N.S. and the main computer located in Toronto sent the computer application and data to your computer for processing, you would be using a _____ infrastructure.

The necessity for a common database was the main difference between ERP and MRP systems.

The capacity of two or more computing components to share information and other resources, even if they are made by different manufacturers refers to _____.

Which type of infrastructure divides functions among connected computers on a network while centralizing processing and storage for all information?

The internal rate of return is a financial metric used to measure the net present value expressed as a percentage return.

_____ refers to the percentage of the number of callers who hang up while waiting for their call to be answered.

The IT infrastructure once defined is usually sufficient for a number of years.

If you subscribed to a company that allowed you to run a database program from its computer, what would this company be called?

What type of analysis documents the possible threats to your organization and its assets?

If you were working in an environment where each IT system was partitioned into layers and each layer performed a specific function, what type of infrastructure would you be using?

A hot site is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where the employees can move after the disaster.

In a tiered infrastructure each layer duplicates another layer for backup and recovery.

How often should you test your disaster recovery plan?

_____ measures the amount of information that can pass through a system in a given amount of time.