Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ is a technique that creates a...

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) Enterprise data governance 
B) Customer loyalty 
C) Cost control 
D) Project management

Question 3

The data architecture describes ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) How specific apps are designed and how they interact with each other. 
B) How an enterprise's data stores are organized and accessed. 
C) The hardware and software infrastructure that supports applications and their interactions. 
D) The processes the business uses to meet its goals.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ do not have the capability to...

Question 5

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.

Accepted Answer

A) Data center 
B) Data delivery system 
C) Software as a service 
D) Virtual network system

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to create a program that provides rewards for dealerships with high levels of customer satisfaction and corrective action plans for dealerships that have low levels of satisfaction. 
B) The Web-based application that collects and stores records of customer satisfaction surveys and allows dealerships to view their data. 
C) Reports that summarize ratings for a specific dealership including a calculation of the average rating across all survey questions and a calculation of summary statistics for groups of questions that correspond to important dimensions such as dealership staff,satisfaction with product,quality of service and so on. 
D) Innovative policies developed by corporate strategists who analyzed the reasons for the sales drop in order to reverse the recent downward trend.

Question 7

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.

Accepted Answer

A) Input-Output 
B) Factor 
C) Goal seeking 
D) What-if

Question 8

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.

Accepted Answer

A) TPS 
B) DSS 
C) Cloud computing 
D) Real-time reporting systems

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) Application upgrades - financial,marketing,operations 
B) Storage - RAM,flash,cloud 
C) People - users,clients,customers 
D) Communication - Sending results,providing feedback

Question 12

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.

Accepted Answer

A) data governance 
B) IT-business alignment 
C) data architecture 
D) a technology audit

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To achieve the benefits of going to...

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) Which workloads should be exported to the cloud? 
B) What will be the impact of cloud computing on the company's market share and brand image? 
C) How to resolve issues of privacy and security as things move out to the cloud? 
D) How will departments or business units get new IT resources?

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) Exception reports 
B) Ad hoc reports 
C) Periodic reports 
D) Management reports

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) With cloud computing,it may be more difficult to get to the root of performance problems,like the unplanned outages that sometimes occur with Google's Gmail or Workday's human resources apps. 
B) Requires greater numbers of IT professionals to support the strategy. 
C) Requires greater reliance on outside consultants or contract employees. 
D) Employees might over use applications,leading to higher costs.

Question 18

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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?

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.