BMIS Final Ch 5

Firms that allow employees to use their own devices are embracing which of the following?

*A. BYOD* B. Cloud computing C. Mobile consolidation D. Self computing E. Wearable computing

Which of the following is an example of a legacy system?

*A. Transaction processing system running on a mainframe* B. Scalable grid computing system C. Web services running on a cloud computing platform D. MDM software E. Quantum computing system

Which of the following factors does not help explain why computing resources today are even more available than in previous decades?

*A. Widespread rejection of technology standards* B. Moore's law C. Law of mass digital storage D. Declining communications costs and the Internet E. Network economics

Which of the following is the foundation technology for web services?

*A. XML* B. SCSI C. SOAP D. HTML E. UDDI

Running a Java program on a computer requires:

*A. a Java Virtual Machine to be installed on that computer.* B. a Java Virtual Machine to be installed on the server hosting the Java applet. C. the Mozilla Firefox browser and no other browsers. D. a miniature program to be downloaded to the user's computer. E. no specialized software, as Java is platform-independent.

A(n) ________ is an integrated circuit to which two or more processors have been attached for enhanced performance and reduced power consumption.

*A. multicore processor* B. legacy processor C. scalable processor D. aggregate circuit E. green circuit

In a multi-tiered network:

*A. the work of the entire network is balanced over several levels of servers.* B. the work of the entire network is centralized. C. processing is located in the cloud. D. processing is handled by multiple, geographically-remote clients. E. processing is split between clients and servers.

________ uses individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips and other devices.

A. A minicomputer B. On-demand computing C. Virtualization D. Quantum computing *E. Nanotechnology*

Which of the following is the network standard for connecting desktop computers into local area networks that enabled the widespread adoption of client/server computing and local area networks and further stimulated the adoption of personal computers?

A. COBOL *B. Ethernet* C. ASCII D. TCP/IP E. Linux

Which of the following involves practices and technologies to minimize the environmental effects of manufacturing and managing computing devices?

A. Cloud computing B. Capacity planning C. Utility computing *D. Green computing* E. On-demand computing

Which of the following types of computing involves purchasing computing power from a remote provider and paying only for the computing power used?

A. Grid B. Quantum C. Edge D. Autonomic *E. On-demand*

________ states that the value or power of a network grows exponentially as a function of the number of network members.

A. Law of networks *B. Metcalfe's Law* C. Law of scalability D. Law of outsourcing E. Moore's Law

________ are computers consisting of a circuit board with processors, memory, and network connections that are stored in racks.

A. Mainframes B. Hybrid servers C. Rack servers D. Cloud servers *E. Blade servers*

Which of the following enables a single physical resource (such as a server or a storage device) to appear to the user as multiple logical resources?

A. Multicore processing B. Ubiquitous computing C. Autonomic computing *D. Virtualization* E. Cloud computing

Which type of infrastructure service provides data, voice and video connectivity to employees, customers, and suppliers?

A. Networking B. Telephone C. Data management *D. Telecommunications* E. VOIP

Which of the following is a recent addition to the mobile digital platform?

A. Quantum computing devices *B. Wearable computing devices* C. Green computing devices D. Grid computing devices E. Cloud computing devices

A formal contract between customers and their service providers that outlines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and to the customer is called a(n):

A. SOA. B. TCO. *C. SLA.* D. SaaS. E. RFQ. (SLA; formal contract between customers and their service providers that defines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and the level of service expected by the customer)

Today's nanotechnology-produced computer transistors are roughly equivalent in size to:

A. a human hair. *B. a virus.* C. the width of a fingernail. D. a grain of sand. E. an atom.

A software program with a graphical user interface for displaying web pages and for accessing the web and other Internet resources is called a web:

A. client. B. service. C. beacon. *D. browser.* E. app.

The ability to be in multiple states at once, dramatically increasing processing power, is a hallmark of:

A. co-location. B. edge computing. C. grid computing. *D. quantum computing.* E. utility computing.

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that:

A. data storage costs decrease by 50% every 18 months. *B. computing power doubles every 18 months* C. transistors decrease in size 50% every two years. D. computing power will eventually level off. E. PCs decrease in market share by 9% every 5 years

SaaS refers to:

A. easy-to-use software tools for displaying Web pages. B. managing combinations of applications, networks, systems, storage, and security as well as providing Web site and systems performance monitoring to subscribers over the Internet. C. self-contained services that communicate with each other to create a working software application. D. supplying online access over networks to storage devices and storage area network technology. *E. hosting and managing access to software applications delivered over the Internet to clients on a subscription basis.*

Software that manages the resources of the computer is called:

A. network software. B. web services software. C. data management software. D. application software. *E. operating system software*

Specifications that establish the compatibility of products and the ability to communicate in a network are called:

A. network standards. B. Internet standards. *C. technology standards.* D. compatibility standards. E. telecommunications standards.

A client computer networked to a server computer, with processing split between the two types of machines, is called a(n):

A. on-demand architecture. *B. two-tiered client/server architecture.* C. service-oriented architecture. D. divided architecture. E. multi-tiered client/server architecture

All of the following are current hardware platform trends except:

A. quantum computing. B. cloud computing. C. virtualization. *D. Unix.* E. green computing.

Prewritten, commercially available sets of software programs that eliminate the need for a firm to write its own software programs for certain functions, are referred to as:

A. service level agreements. B. open-source software. C. mashups. *D. software packages.* E. outsourced software.

A SAN is a ________ network.

A. service-oriented architecture B. scalable architecture C. server area D. software arrangement *E. storage area*

The practice of contracting custom software development to an outside firm is commonly referred to as:

A. service-oriented architecture. *B. outsourcing.* C. application integration. D. utility computing. E. scaling.

The introduction of the minicomputer:

A. strengthened centralized computing. B. was dominated by IBM. *C. allowed computers to be customized to the specific needs of departments or business units.* D. represented the rise of Microsoft. E. offered new, powerful machines at higher prices than mainframes.