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A.
B.
IT infrastructure technology is the set of physical
devices required to operate the entire enterprise.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
Today, most system and application software is
custom built by in-house programmers.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
Systems integration means ensuring the legacy
systems work with new elements of the
infrastructure.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
A mainframe is a type of legacy workstation.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
Client/server computing is the most widely used
form of centralized processing.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
Application server software is responsible for locating
and managing stored Web pages.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
Using an online storage service such as DropBox is a
type of virtualization.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
In cloud computing, rapid elasticity refers to the
ability of computing resources to be quickly altered
to meet demand.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
A private cloud is operated by a single organization
but may be managed by a third party and be located
off premises.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
A computer language translation program is an
example of system software.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
Hypertext markup language specifies how text,
graphics, video, and sound are placed on a
document.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
Web services can exchange information between
two different systems regardless of the operating
system or programming languages on which the
systems are based.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
The collection of Web services that are used
to build a firm's software systems constitutes
what is known as a service-oriented
architecture.
TRUE
FALSE

A.
B.
C.
D.
In a ________ computing model, companies use
their own infrastructure for essential computing
tasks and adopt public cloud computing for less
critical operations or additional processing during
peak business periods.
scalable
quantum
autonomic
hybrid cloud

A.
B.
C.
D.
Software that manages the resources of the
computer is called:
system software.
application software.
data management software.
network software.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following best illustrates the
relationship between entities and attributes?
The entity CUSTOMER with the attribute PRODUCT
The entity CUSTOMER with the attribute ADDRESS
The entity PRODUCT with the attribute PURCHASE
The entity PRODUCT with the attribute CUSTOMER

A.
B.
C.
D.
Software used to apply the computer to a specific
task for an end user is called:
system software.
application software.
data management software.
network software.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Software that organizes, manages, and processes
business data, such as data concerned with
inventory, customers, and vendors, is called:
system software.
application software.
data management software.
network software.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Legacy systems are still in use today because:
they can only be run on the older mainframe computers.
they are too expensive to redesign.
many integrate well using new Web services technologies.
they contain valuable data that would be lost during
redesign.

What would be a reason for using a workstation
rather than a personal computer?
When you need more powerful computational
abilities
B. When you need to access a network
C. When you need to serve applications and data
to client computers
D. When you need to share resources
A.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following types of computer would you
use to support a computer network?
Server
Mainframe
Workstation
PC

A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following types of computer is used for
weather forecasting?
Mainframe
Server
Minicomputer
Supercomputer

A.
B.
C.
D.
Connecting geographically remote computers in a
single network to create a "virtual supercomputer" is
called:
co-location.
cloud computing.
grid computing.
autonomic computing.

A.
B.
C.
D.
The use of multiple computers linked by a
communications network for processing is called:
grid computing.
distributed processing.
client/server computing.
centralized processing.

A.
B.
C.
D.
The business case for using grid computing involves all
of the following except:
cost savings.
centralized maintenance.
speed of computation.
agility.

A.
B.
C.
D.
In client/server computing, the client is:
the computer that acts as the user point of entry.
the location of the bulk of the processing.
software program used for logging on to the network.
the computer that firsts asks for services.

A.
B.
C.
D.
A table that links two tables that have a many-tomany relationship is often called a(n):
derived table.
intersection relation.
foreign table.
entity-relationship table.

A.
B.
C.
D.
The process of streamlining data to minimize
redundancy and awkward many-to-many
relationships is called:
normalization.
data scrubbing.
data cleansing.
data administration.

In a multitiered network:
the work of the entire network is centralized.
the work of the entire network is balanced over
several levels of servers.
C. processing is split between clients and servers.
D. processing is handled by multiple, geographically
remote clients.
A.
B.

A.
B.
C.
D.
A client computer networked to a server computer,
with processing split between the two types of
machines, is called a ________ architecture.
service-oriented
on-demand
multitiered client/server
two-tiered client/server

The primary storage technologies are:
storage networks, magnetic tape, magnetic disk,
and optical disk.
B. hard drives, magnetic tape, magnetic disk, and
optical disk.
C. storage networks, magnetic disks, hard disks, and
optical disks.
D. hard drives, removable drives, storage networks,
and magnetic tape.
A.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following is a type of optical disk
storage?
CD-ROM
Hard drive
USB Flash drive
Magnetic tape

A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following storage technology stores data
sequentially?
CD-ROM
RAID
Magnetic disks
Magnetic tape

A.
B.
C.
D.
A high-speed network dedicated to storage that
connects different kinds of storage devices, such as
tape libraries and disk arrays so they can be shared by
multiple servers, best describes:
SSN.
ASP.
LAN.
SAN.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following devices collects data directly
from the environment for input into a computer
system?
Sensor
Touch screen
Audio input
Trackball
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Virtualization:
allows one operating system to manage several physical
machines.
B. has enabled microprocessor manufacturers to reduce the
size of transistors to the width of an atom.
C. can boost server utilization rates to 70% or higher.
D. allows smartphones to run full-fledged operating systems.
A.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following statements is not true about cloud
computing?
It consists of three types of services: cloud infrastructure,
cloud platform, and cloud software.
It removes the concern about data and systems security for
businesses.
It allows smaller firms to use resources previously
unaffordable.
It relies on the Internet as the platform for delivering
services to users.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Purchasing computing power from a central computing
service and paying only for the amount of computing
power used is commonly referred to as:
grid computing.
utility computing.
client/server computing.
autonomic computing.

A.
B.
C.
D.
________ describes the practices and technologies
used minimize the environmental effects of
manufacturing and managing computing devices.
Capacity planning
Cloud computing
Green computing
Autonomic computing

An example of autonomic computing is:
virus protection software that runs and updates itself
automatically.
B. software programmed to run on any hardware platform.
C. cell phones taking on the functions of handheld computers.
D. programming languages that allow non-programmers to
create custom applications.
A.

A.
B.
C.
D.
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:
grid computing.
utility computing.
cloud computing.
autonomic computing.

A data mart usually can be constructed more rapidly
and at lower cost than a data warehouse because:
it typically focuses on a single subject area or line of
business.
B. all the information is historical.
C. it uses a Web interface.
D. all of the information belongs to a single company.
A.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Tools for consolidating, analyzing, and providing
access to vast amounts of data to help users make
better business decisions are known as:
DSS.
business intelligence.
OLAP.
data mining.

A.
B.
C.
D.
The interactive, multiuser operating system
developed by Bell Laboratories in 1969 to be highly
supportive of communications and networking is:
UNIX.
Linux.
Mac OS.
COBOL.

Linux is:
primarily concerned with the tasks of end users.
designed for specific machines and specific
microprocessors.
C. an example of open-source software.
D. especially useful for processing numeric data.
A.
B.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Linux plays a major role in supporting business
information systems, and has garnered about
________ of the U.S. server market.
10 percent
25 percent
50 percent
80 percent

A.
B.
C.
D.
The toy manufacturer you work for wants to exchange
data with a chain of toy stores in order to improve their
distribution and speed to market. The toy stores use
different software than your firm. Which of the
following tools or technologies presents the best
solution?
Mashups
Extranet
Web services
Cloud computing

A.
B.
C.
D.
Apps:
lower the cost of switching mobile platforms.
are an example of open-source software.
tie the user to a particular hardware platform.
require the user to have an online connection.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Microsoft Word is an example of:
open-source software.
word-processing software.
software productivity suite.
data management software.

Linux:
is a Windows-like operating system.
plays a major role in running Web servers and local
area networks.
C. is the primary OS used in quantum computing.
D. is designed to support only UNIX computers.
A.
B.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Microsoft Excel is an example of:
data management software.
spreadsheet software.
presentation graphics.
word processing software.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Which type of software provides more control over
text and graphic placement in the layout of a page
than word processing software?
Desktop publishing software
Spreadsheet software
Graphics software
Presentation software

Running a Java program on a computer requires:
a Java Virtual Machine to be installed on the
computer.
B. a Java Virtual Machine to be installed on the server
hosting the Java applet.
C. an applet to be downloaded to the user's
computer.
D. no extra or specialized software, as Java is
platform-independent.
A.

A.
B.
C.
D.
What is the foundation technology for Web services?
HTML
XML
SOAP
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