Exam 2: Information Management and It Architecture

Briefly describe three key benefits of virtualization described in your textbook.

The plan for managing the change from baseline IT architecture to target IT architecture is typically called a Strategic Technology Audit STA).

Hardware virtualization is the use of software to emulate hardware or a total computer environment other than the one the software is actually running in.

When making decisions about how to acquire any of the components of the IT infrastructure, certain characteristics must be considered. One characteristic is manageability, which means:

Because data in databases are constantly in use or undergoing changes, data must be extracted, transformed and loaded into a data warehouse prior to use in complex decision making or problem solving tasks.

The mass migration of users from PCs to mobile devices has expanded ISs beyond the organization and made _____________ practically irrelevant.

Managers use "dashboards" to receive and monitor information in real or almost real-time.

IT architectures or enterprise architectures are the terms used to describe ________________. a. The "blueprints" that guide and govern software add-ons, upgrades, hardware, systems, networks, cloud services and other IT. b. The working parts of both desktop and mobile computing devices. c. Potential job titles of IT professionals responsible for determining how to put new technology into older buildings. d. A new field of study that combines technology and traditional construction or design concepts.

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of knowledge?

Two key benefits of virtualization are __________ efficiency and a reduction in the total cost of ownership

A company's ____________ architecture describes the processes a business uses to meet its goals.

While cloud computing offers many benefits, companies should be aware that moving to cloud based solutions on a wide scale will ________________________________.

The plan for managing the change from baseline IT architecture to target IT architecture is typically called a_____________ plan.

Storage virtualization combines the available resources in a network by splitting the network load into manageable parts, each of which can be assigned or reassigned) to a particular server on the network.

Describe the key difference between a Decision Support System and a Management Information System. In your answer, be sure to describe the purpose of each kind of app.) Illustrate the difference between these two kinds of apps by describing how a bank might use them in its mortgage business.

A company's technical architecture describes _____________________________.

__________________________ serve as the formal or informal contract or agreement defining the relationships between an organization and a vendor supplier of cloud services).

Cloud computing solutions typically require less bandwidth and place fewer demands on the organization's network or wide area network WAN), reducing the risk of "downtime".

IT architectures or enterprise architectures are the terms used to describe the working parts of both desktop and mobile computing devices.

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