MIS Chapter 5

Which architecture supports managing user access and using up-to-date antivirus software and patches? 1. Enterprise architect 2. Information architecture 3. Enterprise architecture 4. Infrastructure architecture

Information architecture

What refers to how well a system can adapt to increased demands? 1. Scalability 2. Availability 3. Capacity planning 4. Reliability

Scalability

What is interoperability? 1. A broad, general term that describes nonproprietary IT hardware and software made available by the standards and procedures by which their products work, making it easier to integrate them 2. The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers 3. Contains a repertoire of web-based data and procedural resources that use shared protocols and standards permitting different applications to share data and services 4. A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service

The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers

Which of the following is not a component of an information architecture? 1. Backup and recovery 2. Disaster recovery 3. Web services 4. Information security

Web services

What is failover? 1. An exact copy of a system's information 2. A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time 3. A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service 4. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup

A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time

What is an open system? 1. Contains a repertoire of web-based data and procedural resources that use shared protocols and standards permitting different applications to share data and services 2. The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers 3. A broad, general term that describes nonproprietary IT hardware and software made available by the standards and procedures by which their products work, making it easier to integrate them 4. A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service

A broad, general term that describes nonproprietary IT hardware and software made available by the standards and procedures by which their products work, making it easier to integrate them

What is a backup? 1. An exact copy of a system's information 2. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup 3. A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service 4. A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time

A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service

What is fault tolerance? 1. An exact copy of a system's information 2. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup 3. A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service 4. A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time

A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service

What is extensible markup language (XML)? 1. A markup language for documents containing structured information 2. A markup system for integrating documents 3. A fourth generation language for integrating documents 4. None of the above

A markup language for documents containing structured information

Which company created its website to parallel the same sleek but simple design of its quarterly flagship magazine? 1. Abercrombie & Fitch 2. Virgin Mobile 3. US Coast Guard 4. Flags.com

Abercrombie & Fitch

What is recovery? 1. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash 2. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system failure 3. Restoring the information backup 4. All of the above

All of the above

Which of the following is a trend responsible for moving virtualization into the spotlight? 1. System administration costs increasing 2. Data centers running out of space 3. Increasing energy costs 4. All of the above

All of the above

What is a backup? 1. Restoring the information backup 2. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure 3. All choices listed 4. An exact copy of a system's information

An exact copy of a system's information

What addresses the timeframes when systems can be accessed by employees, customers, and partners? 1. Reliability 2. Performance 3. Availability 4. Flexibility

Availability

What is a plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical functions within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption? 1. Disaster recovery plan 2. Hot Site 3. Disaster recovery cost curve 4. Business continuity planning

Business continuity planning

What are the four different lenses a business must use to look at an enterprise architecture plan? 1. Business, data, applications, and technology architecture 2. Business, processes, applications, and hardware 3. Enterprises, processes, applications, and hardware 4. Enterprise, data, applications, and software infrastructure

Business, data, applications, and technology architecture

What determines the future IT infrastructure requirements for new equipment and additional network capacity? 1. Scalability 2. Capacity planning 3. Reliability 4. Availability

Capacity planning

What are web services? 1. Contains a repertoire of web-based data and procedural resources that use shared protocols and standards permitting different applications to share data and services 2. The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers 3. A broad, general term that describes nonproprietary IT hardware and software made available by the standards and procedures by which their products work, making it easier to integrate them 4. A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service

Contains a repertoire of web-based data and procedural resources that use shared protocols and standards permitting different applications to share data and services

Which of the following is a great example of loose coupling? 1. Conversion of currency 2. Update customer address 3. Delete customer email address 4. All of the above

Conversion of currency

How frequently should a large organization that deals with large volumes of critical information backup? 1. Daily 2. Weekly 3. Bi-Weekly 4. Monthly

Daily

What is a detailed process for recovering information or an IT system in the event of a catastrophic disaster such as a fire or flood? 1. Disaster recovery plan 2. Disaster recovery cost curve 3. Hot Site 4. No choices listed

Disaster recovery plan

Which of the following is not an additional benefit of virtualization? 1. Rapid application deployment 2. Dynamic load balancing 3. Ease of use for customer relationship management systems 4. Streamlined disaster recovery

Ease of use for customer relationship management systems

What includes the plans for how an organization will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and IT assets? 1. Infrastructure architecture 2. No choices listed 3. Information architecture 4. Enterprise architect

Enterprise architect

What includes the plans for how an organization will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and IT assets? 1. Enterprise architect 2. Information architecture 3. Enterprise architecture 4. Infrastructure architecture

Enterprise architecture

Which organization did a 66-hour database failure allow consumers to purchase guns without background checks? 1. CIA 2. FBI 3. Police Department 4. Colorado State Government

FBI

A system should not be designed to include the ability to handle multiple currencies and languages if the company is not currently performing business in other countries. 1. True 2. False

False

What is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business? 1. Cold Site 2. Hot Site 3. Disaster recovery cost curve chart 4. Disaster recovery plan

Hot Site

Which website was inundated with more than 91 million page views on September 11, 2001? 1. Netflix 2. MSNBC 3. Verizon 4. Amazon

MSNBC

Which of the following is considered virtualization? 1. Updating a customer address 2. Partitioning a hard drive 3. Adding RAID to a server 4. All of the above

Partitioning a hard drive

What is recovery? 1. An exact copy of a system's information 2. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup 3. A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service 4. A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time

The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup

The primary characteristics of a solid infrastructure include flexibility, scalability, reliability, availability, and performance. 1. True 2. False

True

Which company used its continuity planning group to safeguard against earthquakes and other natural disasters? 1. Virgin Mobile 2. FBI 3. Union Bank of California 4. All of the above

Union Bank of California