Chp 5 Info Systems

________ describes the practices and technologies used to minimize the environmental effects of manufacturing and managing computing devices. Cloud computing On-demand computing Green computing Capacity planning Utility computing

Green computing

________ is an operating system-independent, processor-independent, object-oriented programming language that has become a leading interactive programming environment for the web. SOA Java HTML COBOL XML

Java

Which of the following statements about Linux is not true? Linux plays a major role in running web servers and local area networks. Linux is an example of open source software. Linux is the primary OS used in quantum computing. Linux is a UNIX-like operating system. Linux is a robust alternative to Windows operating systems.

Linux is the primary OS used in quantum computing.

Which of the following storage technology stores data sequentially? USB flash drive Magnetic tape Magnetic disks RAID CD-ROM

Magnetic tape

In order to manage their relationship with an outsourcer or technology service provider, firms need a contract that includes a(n): SLA. TCO. SOA. API. capacity plan.

SLA.

A(n) ________ is a set of self-contained services that communicate with each other to create a working software application. mashup ERP web service hybrid cloud SOA

SOA

Which of the following devices collects data directly from the environment for input into a computer system? Digital scanner Touch screen Audio input Sensor Trackball

Sensor

Which of the following is an example of a legacy system? Transaction processing system running on a mainframe MDM software Web services running on a cloud computing platform Quantum computing system Scalable grid computing system

Transaction processing system running on a mainframe

The toy manufacturer you work for wants to exchange data with a chain of toy stores in order to improve its 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? Intranet Cloud computing Extranet Web services Mashups

Web services

What would be a reason for using a workstation rather than a personal computer? When you need to serve applications and data to client computers When you need more powerful computational abilities When you need to connect to a cloud computing platform When you need to access a network When you need to share resources

When you need more powerful computational abilities

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. quantum scalable hybrid cloud grid private cloud

hybrid cloud

In co-location, a firm: contracts with an external vendor to run its computer center and networks. utilizes an external, distributed computing grid. uses only open source software to operate its computer systems. purchases and owns its web server but locates the server in the physical facility of a hosting service. off-loads peak demand for computing power to remote, large-scale data centers.

purchases and owns its web server but locates the server in the physical facility of a hosting service.

Software that manages the resources of the computer is called: system software. application software. data management software. network software. web services software.

system software.

Which of the following is considered to be the fastest growing form of computing? Green computing Enterprise computing Wearable computing Cloud computing Nanocomputing

Cloud computing

Running a Java program on a computer requires: Selected Answer: a Java Virtual Machine to be installed on the computer. a Java Virtual Machine to be installed on the server hosting the Java applet. an applet to be downloaded to the user's computer. an Intel processor and the Windows operating system. no extra or specialized software, as Java is platform-independent.

a Java Virtual Machine to be installed on the computer.

ZipRealty, which combines Google Maps with real estate data, is an example of: a mashup. cloud computing. a widget. a web service. SOA.

a mashup

Linux is: the operating system for the Macintosh computer. an example of open-source software. primarily concerned with the tasks of end users. especially useful for processing numeric data. designed for specific machines and specific microprocessors.

an example of open-source software.

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. web services software.

application software.

The business case for using grid computing involves all of the following except: Selected Answer: cost savings. centralized maintenance. agility. speed of computation. increased computational power.

centralized maintenance.

The use of multiple computers linked by a communications network for processing is called: supercomputing. grid computing. client/server computing. centralized processing. distributed processing.

distributed processing.