MIS ch 5 Quiz

The size of a nanotube is about​ ________ thinner than a human hair.

10,000 times

Regarding the IT infrastructure​ ecosystem, data management includes​ ________.

​Oracle, SQL​ Server, and MySQL

Infrastructure as a service​ (IaaS) provides​ ________.

​processing, storage, and networking resources

Regarding the IT infrastructure​ ecosystem, SAP is an example of​ ________.

enterprise software applications

Competitor​ firms' IT services is​ a(n) ________ of the competitive forces model for IT infrastructure.

external part

According to​ Moore's Law​ (1965), the ratio of price to performance has​ ________.

fallen

​Salesforce.com's Force.com is an example of​ ________.

platform as a sevice​ (PaaS)

A positive regarding cloud computing includes​ ________.

rapid elasticity

Google Apps are an example of​ ________.

software as a service​ (SaaS)

The Law of Mass Digital Storage suggests​ ________.

the amount of digital information doubles each year

Setting up a system so that it is not restricted by physical configuration or geographic location is an example of​ ________.

virtualization

a cloud

can be private or public

​________ computing emerged in 1983.

client/server

​________ computing emerged in 2000.

cloud

​________ is the most​ well-known open source operating system.

linux

The typical computing configuration in 1960 was​ ________.

mainframe

Regarding the IT infrastructure​ ecosystem, Microsoft​ Windows, Unix, and Mac OS X are examples of​ ________.

operating systems platforms

​________ is a markup language that allows for tagging selected elements of the content of documents for their meanings and is used for transferring data.

XML

​________ is a page description language for generating Web pages​ (e.g., text, dynamic​ links). A.

HTML

​________ services ensure that a​ firm's new infrastructure works with the​ firm's older systems and that all parts of the​ firm's infrastructure work together.

System integration

An IT infrastructure includes​ ________.

hardware, software, and services

Enterprise software applications represent a​ ________ industry.

hundreds of billions of dollars per year

​________ is defined as the shared technology resources that provide the platform for the​ firm's specific information systems applications.

information technology infrastructure

Your​ firm's IT strategy is​ a(n) ________ of the competitive forces model for IT infrastructure.

internal part

Your​ firm's business strategy is​ a(n) ________ of the competitive forces model for IT infrastructure.

internal part