Quiz 3

True or false: When you purchase software and install it on your computer, you own that software.

False

Which of the following is established when an organization sets up internal web pages to provide information about the organization to the employees?

Intranet

Which of the following will occur if a company changes its business strategy?

Its IT infrastructure and organization will change as needed to support the company's objective

Which of the following is the most important part of an IT infrastructure?

None (hardware, services, telecommunications),

Which of the following statements are true regarding software?

Software can be broadly divided into two categories: operating systems and application software. Software is created through the process of programming. Software is the set of instructions that tell the hardware what to do. Without software, the hardware would not be functional.

Which of the following is defined as fully understanding the goals of a process and then dramatically redesigning it from the ground up to achieve dramatic improvements in productivity and quality?

Business Process Reengineering

True or false: In business process reengineering, it is best to select the IT system to be used prior to reengineering the processes to ensure the process fits the system.

False

Which of the following is the unique identifying address for every device on the internet?

IP address

Which of the following are advantages of cloud computing?

Services can be leased for a limited time on an as-needed basis. No software to install or upgrades to maintain. Can scale to a large number of users easily.

Which of the following are benefits of open source software?

The large community of programmers who work on open-source projects leads to quick bugfixingand feature additions. The software is available for free. The software source-code is available; it can be examined and reviewed before it is installed.

Which of the following best defines a process?

a series of tasks that are completed in order to accomplish a goal

Enterprise architecture consists of the following three major components:

application architecture, information architecture, and technical architecture

Who should support or maintain the IT infrastructure?

the most efficient mix of people based on the criticality of the infrastructure component