IS 215 Chapter 5 Exam 3
223) Which of the following terms represents how quickly a third-party or vendor can change a system to ensure it meets user needs and the terms of any contracts including agreed levels of reliability, maintainability, or availability? A) capacity B) web accessibility C) serviceability D) vulnerability
C
226) What is availability? A) performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B) refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C) refers to the time frames when the system is operational D) refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes
C
227) What is maintainability? A) performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B) refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C) refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes D) ensures that a system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information
C
231) What is performance? A) a system that is not operating and cannot be used B) refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C) measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction D) the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use
C
232) What is usability? A) a system that is not operating and cannot be used B) refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C) the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use D) describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth
C
234) Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, established which MIS law? A) Intel's law B) Gordon's law C) Moore's law D) Lee's law
C
238) Corporate social responsibility is a company's acknowledged responsibility to A) shareholders. B) employees. C) society. D) governments.
C
222) What is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat? A) capacity B) Web accessibility C) Web accessibility initiative D) vulnerability
D
292) What serves a specific community with common business models, security requirements, and compliance considerations? A) community cloud B) private cloud C) utility computing D) hybrid cloud
A
295) What offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster? A) disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) B) data as a service (DaaS) C) software as a service (SaaS) D) big data as a service (BDaaS)
A
132) What is an information MIS infrastructure? A) identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured B) includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals C) infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption D) includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets
A
138) What is the difference between hardware and software? A) Hardware is the physical devices associated with a computer system, where software is the instructions the hardware executes to carry out tasks. B) They are both specific forms of clients. C) Hardware executes the instructions to carry out tasks, where software is the physical devices associated with a computer system. D) They are both specific forms of servers.
A
139) What consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system? A) hardware B) software C) client D) server
A
141) What is a communications system created by linking two or more devices, and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate? A) network B) software C) client D) server
A
144) What is hardware? A) consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system B) the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks C) a computer designed to request information from a server D) a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
A
150) John works for Internal Computer Specialists, which focuses on helping small business owners resolve MIS infrastructure issues. John's tasks include cleaning and replacing motherboards, cables, and internal components such as DVDs and hard drives. What does John's role at Internal Computer Specialists focus on fixing? A) hardware B) clients C) backup D) recovery
A
152) What are the three business functions an MIS infrastructure supports? A) supports operations, change, and the environment or sustainability B) supports operations, customers, and ewaste C) supports operations, clients, and servers D) supports information, change, and business continuity planning
A
154) Which characteristics support an agile MIS infrastructure? A) accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability B) backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning C) grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization D) storage, network, and server virtualization
A
158) Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure. A) agile B) sustainable C) information D) virtualized
A
160) Which of the below represents the primary elements in an information MIS infrastructure? A) backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning B) backup, accessibility, and usability C) backup, cloud computing, and virtualization D) grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization
A
161) The ________ MIS infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption. A) sustainable B) information C) virtualized D) agile
A
164) Francis works in the human resources division of a large oil and gas company in Texas. Francis' tasks include maintaining payroll and vacation records, employment histories, and benefit information along with ensuring the security of all sensitive employee information. Which MIS infrastructure is most important to Francis? A) information MIS infrastructure B) agile MIS infrastructure C) sustainable MIS infrastructure D) virtualized MIS infrastructure
A
168) What occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are automatically directed to a secondary server? A) failover B) disaster recovery cost curve C) reliability D) maintainability
A
169) What occurs when a primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over from a secondary server? A) failback B) disrupting communications C) warm site D) hot site
A
177) To combat disasters a company can create a ________ that would detail the process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster. A) disaster recovery plan B) database lookup initiative C) management recovery plan D) tornado threat plan
A
179) Within the sites that support disaster recovery, ________ is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business. A) hot site B) cold site C) warm site D) disaster site
A
181) What is a hot site? A) a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business B) a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster C) a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration D) a detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster
A
187) The optimal disaster recovery plan in terms of cost and time is where on the disaster recovery cost curve? A) where the two cost effects intersect B) when the cost to the company of unavailability of information and technology is high C) when the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time is high D) when the two cost effects are furthest apart
A
188) What is a more comprehensive and all-encompassing plan that details how a company recovers and restores critical business operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption? A) business continuity planning B) database management plan C) disaster recovery plan D) emergency recovery plan
A
192) Which of the following is an example of an emergency notification system? A) radio stations' occasional tests of the national alert system B) wireless alerts for promotional discounts C) text messages from your local grocery store D) all of these
A
193) What is a sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threats to health and safety, the environment, or property? A) emergency B) emergency preparedness C) business Impact analysis D) technology failure
A
198) What occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage? A) technology failure B) incident record C) incident management D) technology recovery strategy
A
201) What are the seven characteristics of an agile MIS infrastructure? A) accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, and usability B) accessibility, affordability, mobility, portability, reliability, scalability, and usability C) accessibility, availability, mobility, penetrability, responsibility, sensibility, and usability D) accessibility, affordability, functionality, changeability, constancy, sources, and understanding
A
206) What is a widely held but difficult to achieve standard of availability for a system? A) "five 9s" availability B) "1%" minimum availability C) the "five's accessibility" code D) "five 10s" availability
A
207) Which of the following agile MIS infrastructure characteristics refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes? A) maintainability B) scalability C) capacity planning D) portability
A
212) When building a scalable system that can support new company developments what are the key factors to consider? A) anticipating expected and unexpected growth B) organizing and deploying additional resources C) understanding competitor products and services D) analyzing the accessibility and availability of competitor systems
A
216) What is usability? A) The system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use. B) The system functions correctly and provides accurate information. C) The system allows varying levels of access. D) The system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.
A
217) What refers to how well a system can adapt to increased demands? A) scalability B) capacity planning C) reliability D) availability
A
219) What represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the capacity of a hard drive represents the size or volume? A) capacity B) Web accessibility C) Web accessibility initiative D) vulnerability
A
224) What is administrator access? A) performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B) refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C) refers to the time frames when the system is operational D) refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes
A
229) What is unavailable? A) a system that is not operating and cannot be used B) refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C) measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction D) the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use
A
235) Which of the following reflects Moore's law? A) the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 18 months B) a company's ability to acquire small amounts of MIS equipment for cheaper cost C) a company's ability to acquire small amounts of capital for spending on innovative ideas every two years D) the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 6 months
A
239) What is a company's acknowledged responsibility to society? A) corporate social responsibility B) employees social responsibility C) society social responsibility D) government social responsibility
A
240) Miranda White likes taking old computer parts and remaking them into products like earrings and clocks. Which of the following represents what Miranda is doing? A) upcycle B) recycle C) ewaste D) sustainable MIS
A
241) What is clean computing? A) a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment B) built using environment friendly materials and designed to save energy C) reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product D) a companies' acknowledged responsibility to society
A
246) What is a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment? A) clean computing B) green personal computer C) upcycle D) corporate social responsibility
A
251) The increased demand in technology devices has caused an increase in discarded devices, a phenomenon known as A) ewaste. B) grid computing. C) ergonomic code. D) electronic sustainability
A
254) What is the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle called? A) sustainable MIS disposal B) sustainable device disposal C) sustainable software disposal D) sustainable enterprise disposal
A
258) What refers to discarded, obsolete, or broken electronic devices? A) ewaste B) energy consumption C) carbon emissions D) sustainable MIS
A
264) What is storage virtualization? A) combines multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device B) combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device C) combines the physical resources, such as servers, processors, and operating systems, from the applications D) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster
A
270) What combines the physical resources, such as servers, processors, and operating systems, from the applications? A) server virtualization B) network virtualization C) disaster recovery as a service D) storage virtualization
A
273) Which of the following delivers electricity using two-way digital technology? A) a smart grid B) a systematic grid C) a collective grid D) an interactive grid
A
279) What service delivers hardware networking capabilities, including the use of servers, networking, and storage over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model? A) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) B) disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) C) software as a service (SaaS) D) platform as a service (PaaS)
A
284) What enables computers to run multiple operating systems and multiple software applications at the same time, and creates multiple "virtual" machines all on a single computing device? A) virtualization B) innovation C) availability D) viral computing
A
286) What in the cloud means that a single instance of a system serves multiple customers? A) multi-tenancy B) single-tenancy C) cloud fabric D) cloud fabric controller
A
300) What is disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS)? A) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster B) delivers applications over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model C) facilitates the accessibility of business-critical data in a timely, secure, and affordable manner D) offers a cloud-based Big Data service to help organizations analyze massive amounts of data to solve business dilemmas
A
133) What is an agile MIS infrastructure? A) identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured B) includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals C) infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption D) includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets
B
140) What is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks? A) hardware B) software C) client D) server
B
145) What is software? A) consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system B) the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks C) a computer designed to request information from a server D) a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
B
149) An MIS infrastructure is A) dynamic and static. B) dynamic and continually changing. C) a client and a server. D) hardware and software.
B
156) Which characteristics support an information MIS infrastructure? A) accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability B) backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning C) grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization D) storage, network, and server virtualization
B
157) Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure. A) agile B) sustainable C) information D) virtualized
B
162) The ________ MIS infrastructure identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured. A) sustainable B) information C) virtualized D) agile
B
170) What has the ability to recover information or systems in the event of catastrophic disasters? A) recovery B) disaster recovery C) backup D) failback
B
173) What is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup? A) failure tolerance B) recovery C) reliability D) capacity planning
B
178) Within the sites that support disaster recovery, ________ is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster. A) hot site B) cold site C) warm site D) disaster site
B
182) What is a cold site? A) a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business B) a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster C) a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration D) a detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster
B
189) What does a business continuity plan typically include? A) how frequently the system backup is performed B) which systems and business processes are critical and the maximum amount of time the company can continue to operate without functioning systems C) how quickly the system recovery needs to be performed D) where a hot site is located
B
194) What ensures a company is ready to respond to an emergency in an organized, timely, and effective manner? A) emergency B) emergency preparedness C) business Impact analysis D) technology failure
B
197) What contains all of the details of an incident? A) technology failure B) incident record C) incident management D) technology recovery strategy
B
202) Which term refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system? A) availability B) accessibility C) usability D) responsibility
B
208) Which of the following agile MIS infrastructure characteristics refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems? A) reliability B) portability C) maintainability D) usability
B
211) Which of the following describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands or growth? A) flexibility B) scalability C) reliability D) affordability
B
214) What determines future environmental infrastructure requirements that ensure high-quality system performance? A) capacity system B) capacity planning C) capacity function D) performance indicators
B
220) What means that people with disabilities including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities can use the Web? A) capacity B) Web accessibility C) Web accessibility initiative D) vulnerability
B
225) What is accessibility? A) performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B) refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C) refers to the time frames when the system is operational D) refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes
B
230) What is portability? A) a system that is not operating and cannot be used B) refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C) measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction D) the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use
B
237) Sustainable MIS is a critical part of ________ within a company. A) company Standard for the green initiative B) corporate social responsibility C) social expectations D) society concerns
B
242) What is a green personal computer? A) a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment B) built using environment friendly materials and designed to save energy C) reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product D) a companies' acknowledged responsibility to society
B
244) What is corporate social responsibility? A) a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment B) a company's acknowledged responsibility to society C) reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product D) stores, manages, and processes data and applications over the Internet rather than on a personal computer or server
B
247) What is built using environment friendly materials and designed to save energy? A) clean computing B) green personal computer C) upcycle D) corporate social responsibility
B
250) What stores, manages, and processes data and applications over the Internet rather than on a personal computer or server? A) clean computing B) cloud computing C) upcycle D) corporate social responsibility
B
252) Which of the below is not contributing to ewaste? A) VCR B) automobile C) microwave D) computer
B
257) Cheap electricity is great for keeping business energy costs down, but this mean that we have to rely more on ________ for power. A) cars B) coal C) gasoline D) all of these
B
259) What is the amount of energy consumed by business processes and systems? A) ewaste B) energy consumption C) carbon emissions D) sustainable MIS
B
262) Which of the following sustainable infrastructure components is a collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to solve a common problem? A) cloud computing B) grid computing C) virtualized computing D) database computing
B
265) What is network virtualization? A) combines multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device B) combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device C) combines the physical resources, such as servers, processors, and operating systems, from the applications D) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster
B
269) What combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device? A) server virtualization B) network virtualization C) disaster recovery as a service D) storage virtualization
B
274) DreamWorks Animation Company used which sustainable infrastructure component to complete many of its films including Shrek, Madagascar, and Antz? A) agile computing B) grid computing C) cloud computing D) server computing
B
278) What is a challenge for cloud computing that could cause employee performance to decrease? A) limited Internet features B) required Internet connectivity C) decreased dynamic scaling D) decreased job stability
B
281) What are the three cloud computing service delivery models? A) independent as a service, supportive as a service, partnering as a service B) infrastructure as a service, software as a service, platform as a service C) innovation as a service, server as a service, platform as a service D) intuit as a service, storage as a service, programming as a service
B
285) What is a facility used to house management information systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems? A) call center B) data center C) delivery base D) central center
B
287) What occurs when each customer or tenant must purchase and maintain an individual system? A) multi-tenancy B) single-tenancy C) cloud fabric D) cloud fabric controller
B
291) What serves only one customer or organization and can be located on the customers' premises or off the customer's premises? A) community cloud B) private cloud C) utility computing D) public cloud
B
297) What facilitates the accessibility of business-critical data in a timely, secure, and affordable manner? A) disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) B) data as a service (DaaS) C) software as a service (SaaS) D) big data as a service (BDaaS)
B
302) What is software as a service (SaaS)? A) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster B) delivers applications over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model C) facilitates the accessibility of business-critical data in a timely, secure, and affordable manner D) offers a cloud-based Big Data service to help organizations analyze massive amounts of data to solve business dilemmas
B
134) What is a sustainable MIS infrastructure? A) identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured B) includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals C) infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption D) includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets
C
136) Who is a person who is grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business? A) MIS infrastructure manager B) MIS specialist C) enterprise architect D) enterprise manager
C
142) What is a computer designed to request information from a server? A) hardware B) software C) client D) server
C
147) What is a client? A) consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system B) the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks C) a computer designed to request information from a server D) a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
C
153) Which of the following include the three components of an MIS infrastructure? A) information MIS, aggregated MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures B) information MIS, operational MIS, and changing MIS infrastructures C) information MIS, agile MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures D) varies depending on the industry
C
155) Which characteristics support a sustainable MIS infrastructure? A) accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability B) backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning C) grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization D) storage, network, and server virtualization
C
159) Backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure. A) agile B) sustainable C) information D) virtualized
C
163) The ________ MIS infrastructure includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation. A) information B) virtualized C) agile D) sustainable
C
167) Which of the following describes the difference between a backup plan and a recovery plan? A) Recovery is an exact copy of a system's information, where backup is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure. B) Backup is mandatory, where recovery is optional. C) Backup is an exact copy of a system's information, where recovery is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure. D) Recovery is mandatory, where backup is optional.
C
172) What creates a way for a company to recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical functions within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption? A) disaster recovery plan B) disaster recovery cost curve C) business continuity planning D) emergency notification system
C
180) Within the sites that support disaster recovery, ________ is a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration. A) hot site B) cold site C) warm site D) disaster site
C
183) What is a warm site? A) a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business B) a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster C) a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration D) a detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster
C
190) What is an infrastructure built for notifying people in the event of an emergency? A) business operational plan B) business continuity plan C) emergency notification service D) emergency continuity plan
C
195) What identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a specific disaster may have upon them? A) emergency B) emergency preparedness C) business Impact analysis D) technology failure
C
199) What is the process responsible for managing how incidents are identified and corrected? A) technology failure B) incident record C) incident management D) technology recovery strategy
C
204) Which term refers to the time frames when the system is operational? A) administrator access B) accessibility C) availability D) portability
C
205) What is the difference between unavailable and high availability? A) High availability is when the system is not operating and can't be used, where unavailable is when a system is continuously operating at all times. B) Unavailable refers only to clients, where high availability refers to servers. C) Unavailable is when the system is not operating and can't be used, where high availability is when a system is continuously operating at all times. D) High availability refers only to clients, where unavailable refers to servers.
C
209) What does reliability ensure? A) The system has the ability to operate in many different operating systems. B) The system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use. C) The system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information. D) The time frames when the system is operational.
C
213) What measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction? A) portability B) capacity planning C) performance D) sustainability
C
215) What is the primary reason a company has a failover system? A) to use different systems continuously at the same time B) to allow employees to work virtually C) to take down the primary system for maintenance, while the secondary system activates to ensure continuous operations D) all of these
C
221) What brings together people from industry, disability organizations, government, and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities including auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual disabilities? A) capacity B) Web accessibility C) Web accessibility initiative D) vulnerability
C
243) What is upcycle? A) a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment B) built using environment friendly materials and designed to save energy C) reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product D) stores, manages, and processes data and applications over the Internet rather than on a personal computer or server
C
248) What reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product? A) clean computing B) green personal computer C) upcycle D) corporate social responsibility
C
253) What are the three pressures driving sustainable MIS infrastructures? A) decreases in electronic waste, energy waste, and carbon emissions B) increases in ewaste, energy waste, and dynamic scaling C) increases in electronic waste, energy waste, and carbon emissions D) decreases in ewaste, energy waste, and carbon footprints
C
256) The sustainable infrastructure pressure of increased energy consumption poses new and growing pressure. The energy consumed by a computer is estimated to produce as much as 10% of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a A) house. B) school. C) car. D) cell phone.
C
260) What includes the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, produced by business processes and systems? A) ewaste B) energy consumption C) carbon emissions D) sustainable MIS
C
263) With grid computing a problem is broken into pieces and distributed to many machines, allowing ________ processing than could occur with a single system. A) moderate B) slower C) faster D) cleaner
C
266) What is server virtualization? A) combines multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device B) combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device C) combines the physical resources, such as servers, processors, and operating systems, from the applications D) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster
C
271) What offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster? A) server virtualization B) network virtualization C) disaster recovery as a service D) storage virtualization
C
276) What offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity? A) grid computing B) smart phones C) utility computing D) computing service
C
277) Where would you categorize a cloud computing benefit that allows a customer to store fewer applications on a client computer, which frees up the memory allowing for increases in performance? A) Internet features B) increased costs C) increased performance D) increased software updates
C
280) What is dynamic scaling? A) the ability for the system to cut back on expenses when needed B) the infrastructure that is fixed and there are no surprises C) the MIS infrastructure can be automatically scaled up or down based on needed requirements D) the flexibility to charge more or less depending on the market
C
282) Which cloud computing model offers applications on a pay-per-use basis? A) infrastructure as a service B) platform as a service C) software as a service D) information as a service
C
288) What is the software that makes the benefits of cloud computing possible, such as multi-tenancy? A) multi-tenancy B) single-tenancy C) cloud fabric D) cloud fabric controller
C
289) What offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity? A) community cloud B) private cloud C) utility computing D) public cloud
C
294) What occurs when a company uses its own computing infrastructure for normal usage and accesses the cloud when it needs to scale for high/peak load requirements ensuring a sudden spike in usage does not result in poor performance or system crashes? A) community cloud B) private cloud C) cloud bursting D) hybrid cloud
C
298) What delivers applications over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model? A) disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) B) data as a service (DaaS) C) software as a service (SaaS) D) big data as a service (BDaaS)
C
301) What is data as a service (DaaS)? A) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster B) delivers applications over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model C) facilitates the accessibility of business-critical data in a timely, secure, and affordable manner D) offers a cloud-based Big Data service to help organizations analyze massive amounts of data to solve business dilemmas
C
135) What is an MIS infrastructure? A) identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured B) includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals C) infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption D) includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets
D
137) Which of the following is a benefit of a solid MIS infrastructure? A) reduces costs B) improves productivity C) optimizes business operations D) all of these
D
143) What is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests? A) hardware B) software C) client D) server
D
146) What is a network? A) consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system B) the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks C) a computer designed to request information from a server D) a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate
D
148) What is a server? A) consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system B) the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks C) a computer designed to request information from a server D) a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
D
151) Jessica started her own online company, which specializes in selling items for bachelorette parties, wedding parties, and baby showers. Due to the fact that she operates only online, her MIS infrastructure needs to be fast, efficient, and accurate ensuring the best possible experience for her customers. Which of the below is a critical component in Jessica's MIS infrastructure? A) hardware and software B) client C) server D) all of these
D
165) The information MIS infrastructure supports the day-to-day business operations and plans for A) security breaches and theft. B) floods and earthquakes. C) malicious Internet attacks. D) all of these.
D
166) Each year businesses lose time and money because of system crashes and failures. Which of the following offers the best way to protect a system from crashes and failures? A) backup and recovery plans B) fault tolerance C) failover D) all of these
D
171) Shawn works at the local electrical company in Nampa, ID, which provides electricity to the entire city of Boise. This area is prone to floods, high winds, and tornados. As the lead enterprise architect on the night shift, Shawn has been asked to suggest ways the company can protect its information MIS infrastructure. Shawn notices that the company does not have the ability for its systems to respond to unexpected failures or crashes and there is not a backup system that can automatically take over without a loss of serve to Boise residents. What should Shawn recommend his company implement? A) accessibility B) Moore's law C) antivirus software D) fault tolerance
D
174) Which of the below offers a low-speed and low-cost backup method? A) DVD B) thumb drive C) external hard drive D) all of these
D
175) What question below would a company need to answer when first establishing a backup and recovery plan? A) What types of storage mechanism will meet the needs of the company? B) How often does the company need to backup its information? C) What types of recovery systems does the company infrastructure need? D) All of these
D
176) Which of the following is an effect a company could experience because of a disaster such as a fire, flood, or hurricane? A) disrupting communications B) damaging physical infrastructures C) halting transportation D) all of these
D
184) What is a disaster recovery plan? A) a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business B) a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster C) a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration D) a detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster
D
185) A disaster recovery plan contains a ________ that outlines the costs to support the plan. A) disaster organizational cost analysis B) disaster recovery improvements C) disaster financial costs D) disaster recovery cost curve
D
186) What charts the cost to the company of the unavailability of information and technology and the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time? A) disaster organizational cost analysis B) disaster recovery improvements C) disaster financial costs D) disaster recovery cost curve
D
191) What are the different options where an emergency notification service can be deployed? A) through the firm's own infrastructure B) by an outside service provider on company premises C) by an outside service provider hosted remotely D) all of these
D
196) What occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage? A) emergency B) emergency preparedness C) business Impact analysis D) technology failure
D
200) What focuses specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements? A) technology failure B) incident record C) incident management D) technology recovery strategy
D
203) Enterprise architects require ________ so they can perform such functions as resetting passwords or deleting accounts. A) functional access B) infrastructure access C) restricted access D) administrator access
D
210) Why is estimating future growth a challenge for most companies? A) Growth can occur because the company acquires new markets. B) Growth can occur because the company acquires new customers. C) Growth can occur because the company acquires new products. D) All of these.
D
218) Apple understood the importance of usability when it designed its A) PowerPoint software. B) antivirus software. C) fault tolerance system. D) iPod and iTunes system.
D
228) What is reliability? A) performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B) refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C) refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes D) ensures that a system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information
D
233) What is scalability? A) a system that is not operating and cannot be used B) refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C) the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use D) describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth
D
236) What describes the production, management, use, and disposal of technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment? A) environmental MIS B) holistic MIS C) the green designation for technology D) sustainability or green MIS
D
245) What is cloud computing? A) built using environment friendly materials and designed to save energy B) reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product C) a company's acknowledged responsibility to society D) stores, manages, and processes data and applications over the Internet rather than on a personal computer or server
D
249) What is a company's acknowledged responsibility to society? A) cloud computing B) clean computer C) upcycle D) corporate social responsibility
D
255) What are the ramifications of improper electronic recycling, when analyzing the example of a single desktop computer? A) One computer contains more than 700 chemicals that can be toxic to the environment. B) Computers in landfills can leak these toxic chemicals into our land, water, and air. C) Computers contain high levels of mercury, lead, and cadmium—harmful toxins. D) All of these.
D
261) What refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle? A) ewaste B) energy consumption C) carbon emissions D) sustainable MIS
D
267) What is disaster recovery as a service? A) combines multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device B) combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device C) combines the physical resources, such as servers, processors, and operating systems, from the applications D) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster
D
268) What combines multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device? A) server virtualization B) network virtualization C) disaster recovery as a service D) storage virtualization
D
272) Grid computing takes advantage of the available 75% of unused processing power of a computer and links thousands of individual computers around the world creating a(n) ________ that can process intensive tasks. A) personal computer B) employee client C) company server D) virtual supercomputer
D
275) What is cloud computing services changing? A) the way people access information B) the way people deliver information C) the way people use information D) all of these
D
283) What is a platform as a service (PaaS)? A) Set up and storage systems including servers, and database management model. B) Innovate and develop new programs for business on an ongoing basis. C) Salesforce.com is an example of PaaS. D) Supports the deployment of entire systems including hardware, networking, and applications using pay-per-use revenue model.
D
290) What promotes massive, global, industry-wide applications offered to the general public? A) community cloud B) private cloud C) utility computing D) public cloud
D
293) What includes two or more private, public, or community clouds, but each cloud remains separate and is only linked by technology that enables data and application portability? A) community cloud B) private cloud C) utility computing D) hybrid cloud
D
296) What offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity? A) disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) B) data as a service (DaaS) C) software as a service (SaaS) D) utility computing
D
299) What offers a cloud-based big data service to help organizations analyze massive amounts of data to solve business dilemmas? A) disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) B) data as a service (DaaS) C) software as a service (SaaS) D) big data as a service (BDaaS)
D
303) What is big data as a service (BDaaS)? A) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster B) delivers applications over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model C) facilitates the accessibility of business-critical data in a timely, secure, and affordable manner D) offers a cloud-based big data service to help organizations analyze massive amounts of data to solve business dilemmas
D
