EXAM

Firms that allow employees to use their own devices are embracing which of the following? Wearable computing Mobile consolidation Cloud computing BYOD Self computing

BYOD

Interpretations of Moore's law assert that: Group of answer choices: Computing power will eventually level off. Transistors decrease in size 50% every two years. Data storage costs decrease by 50% every 18 months. PCs decrease in market share by 9% every 5 years. Computing power doubles every 18 months.

Computing power doubles every 18 months

All of the following are current hardware platform trends except: consumerization of IT. virtualization. cloud computing. SOA. quantum computing.

SOA

Which of the following is not one of the main six factors to consider when evaluating how much your firm should spend on IT infrastructure? Group of answer choices: Your firm's business strategy The IT investments made by competitor firms Market demand for your firm's services Your firm's organizational culture Information technology assessment

Your firm's organizational culture

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

a web mashup.

The ability to be in multiple states at once, dramatically increasing processing power, is a hallmark of: Group of answer choices: colocation. edge computing. grid computing. utility computing. quantum computing.

quantum 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: Group of answer choices: software packages. mashups. outsourced software. open-source software. service level agreements.

software packages.

Which of the following types of computing involves purchasing computing power from a remote provider and paying only for the computing power used? On-demand Grid Edge Autonomic Quantum

On-demand

Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and is available for free? Group of answer choices: Software packages Mashups Outsourced Open source Closed source

Open source

Which of the following statements about mobile devices is not true? The introduction of mobile computing devices changed the computer platform dramatically. Mobile devices consume less power than computers. Mobile devices are not required to perform as many tasks as computers. Mobile devices generate less heat than computers. Qualcomm has a monopoly on the manufacture of processors for mobile devices.

Qualcomm has a monopoly on the manufacture of processors for mobile devices.