CIS CHAPTER 5 HW
BYOD is one aspect of the consumerization of IT, in which new information technology first emerges in the ________ and spreads into ________.
consumer market; business organizations
1,000,000,000 bytes
1,000,000KB or 1,000MB or 1GB
1,000,000 bytes
1,000KB or 1MB
The size of a nanotube is about ________ thinner than a human hair.
10,000 times
Gipsi runs a manufacturing company. She recently invested in ________ computing devices because she wanted to improve productivity by delivering information to workers without requiring them to interrupt their tasks
wearable
A(n) ________ is a commercially available set of software programs that eliminate the need for a firm to write its own programs for business functions.
enterprise software application
Competitor firms' IT services is a(n) ________ of the competitive forces model for IT infrastructure.
external part
According to Moore's Law (1965), the ratio of price to performance has ________.
fallen
Salesforce's ________ provides a set of development tools and IT services that enable users to build new applications and run them in the cloud on their data center infrastructure.
platform as a service
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provides ________.
processing, storage, and networking resources
A type of computer that could be in many states at once is called a ________.
quantum computer
A positive regarding cloud computing includes ________.
rapid elasticity
At some hospitals, doctors and nurses use ________ for hands-free access to patient records.
smart eyeware
All of the following are total cost of ownership infrastructure components EXCEPT ________.
staff salaries
Setting up a system so that it is not restricted by physical configuration or geographic location is an example of________.
virtualization
A cloud ________.
can be private or public
Computer processing work that is split between a desktop computer and a more powerful computer that processes and stores shared data, serves up web pages, or manages network activities is called ________ .
client/server
________ refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources over the Internet.
cloud
A model of computing that provides a shared pool of computing resources for an organization to use over the Internet is called ________.
cloud computing
________ support(s) a firm's website and include(s) web hosting services, routers, and cabling or wireless equipment.
internet platforms
________ systems are older transaction processing systems, usually created for mainframes.
legacy
Free software produced by a team of hundreds of thousands of programmers around the world is called ________.
open source software
Regarding the IT infrastructure ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Unix, and Mac OS X are examples of ________.
operating systems platforms
________ is an object-oriented programming language that is processor and operating system independent.
Java
________ is a markup language that allows for tagging selected elements of the content of documents for their meanings and is used for transferring data.
XML
PeroxyChem's IT staff was able to free its IT staff to spend less time on routine maintenance and more time on strategic tasks designed to grow the business through ________.
a managed cloud infrastructure
Which of the following options is NOT part of the competitive forces model for IT infrastructure investment?
Current supply like your firm's services
________ is a lightweight operating system for cloud computing.
Google Chrome OS
Which of the following options is a page description language for generating Web pages (e.g., text, dynamic links)?
HTML
________ states that the number of components that a computer chip can hold doubles every two years.
Moore's law
Google Apps are an example of ________.
Software as a service (SaaS)
What does scalability refer to?
The ability of a computer, product, or system to expand to serve a large number of users without breaking down
The Law of Mass Digital Storage suggests that the ________.
amount of digital information doubles each year
The widespread use of personal devices in the workplace and school is often referred to as ________.
bring your own device
The IT infrastructure in organizations today is an outgrowth of more than 50 years of evolution in computing platforms. There have been five stages in this evolution, each representing a different configuration of computing power and infrastructure elements. Select the list below with the correct five eras.
general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer computing, personal computers, client/server networks, enterprise computing, and cloud and mobile computing
The amount that firms worldwide are expected to spend in 2018 on ________ is $704 billion.
hardware devices
An IT infrastructure includes ________.
hardware, software, and services
All of the following are important questions about IT governance EXCEPT ________.
how data should be stored in a database
Your firm's business strategy is a(n) ________ of the competitive forces model for IT infrastructure.
internal part
A(n) ________ is defined as the shared technology resources that provide the platform for the firm's specific information systems applications.
information technology infrastructure
The typical computing configuration in 1960 was ________.
mainframe
___________ are used to reliably and securely handle huge transaction volumes, analyze huge data sets, and support large workloads in cloud data centers.
mainframe computers
________ is free software produced by a community of several hundred thousand programmers around the world.
open source
The decision to purchase or rent IT assets is called the ________ decision.
rent-versus-buy
The ability of a computer, product, or system to expand to serve more users without breaking down is called ________.
scalability
________ services ensure that a firm's new infrastructure works with the firm's older systems and that all parts of thefirm's infrastructure work together.
system integration
All of the following are wearable computing devices EXCEPT ________.
tablet computers
________ provide data, voice, and video connectivity to customers.
telecommunication services
All of the following are essential characteristics of the cloud EXCEPT ________.
web beacons
A set of loosely coupled software components that exchange information with one another using universal standards and languages are called ________.
web services
switches
0 or 1
decimal number systems
10 digits
binary number system
2 digits
What does HTML stand for?
Hypertext- Markup Language
The leading operating system on servers, mainframe computers, and supercomputers is ________.
Linux
Which of the following is an open source operating system?
Linux
Which list below contains all the factors you can use to answer the question: How much should our firm spend on ITinfrastructure?
Market demand for your firm's services, your firm's business strategy, your firm's IT strategy, infrastructure andcost, information technology assessment, competitor firm services, and competitor firm IT infrastructure investments
Regarding the IT infrastructure ecosystem, data management includes ________.
Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL
Nearly 90% percent of all PCs at the client level use which OS?
Windows
an inventory management program is an example of _____.
application software
All of the following are eras in IT infrastructure evolution except the ________.
disruptive technology
