MANG 3778 Ch 12 Test With
Complete Solution
Bit-coin is created (mined) by operating a complex software program which
generates "keys". These "keys" are stored in a _________ database. - ANSWER
block chain
Consider two scenarios. (i) All employees use business owned and managed
laptops, with security managed by the IT department. The business provides
e-mail and file sharing tools for document exchange. (ii) Many employees
use personal devices (iPads, smartphones) to check e-mail and exchange files
using cloud services like GMail/Dropbox. In which scenario is the in-house IT
department more likely to be outsourced? - ANSWER Scenario (ii)
Microsoft's Office 360 is an example of __________________ - ANSWER SaaS
One feature of cloud computing is the ____________________. - ANSWER ability to
quickly adjust the level of resource purchased from the cloud services
provider.
Compare these options based on security. (i) Data is stored in a small
business office and backed up on tapes. (ii) Data is stored by a major SaaS
, provider in a Tier I data center. - ANSWER (ii) is more secure than (i)
Amazon's EC2 instances are an example of __________________. - ANSWER
Infrastructure as a Service
In James Surowiecki's book, the Wisdom of Crowds, it is argued that high
quality decisions can be reached by crowds when certain conditions are met.
These conditions include _______________. - ANSWER the members of the group
make decisions independently.
the opinions of group members are aggregated without bias
A washing machine that texts you when the cycle is complete and a milk
carton which can monitor the amount of milk in the carton and link to your
shopping list app are examples of ____________________ - ANSWER None of the
other choices
A programmer writes code in C. The code is converted to machine language
that can run on a windows laptop. This process is termed ________________. -
ANSWER compilation
Open source systems are distributed to users under a GPL. GPL stands for
_________________ public license. - ANSWER general
Complete Solution
Bit-coin is created (mined) by operating a complex software program which
generates "keys". These "keys" are stored in a _________ database. - ANSWER
block chain
Consider two scenarios. (i) All employees use business owned and managed
laptops, with security managed by the IT department. The business provides
e-mail and file sharing tools for document exchange. (ii) Many employees
use personal devices (iPads, smartphones) to check e-mail and exchange files
using cloud services like GMail/Dropbox. In which scenario is the in-house IT
department more likely to be outsourced? - ANSWER Scenario (ii)
Microsoft's Office 360 is an example of __________________ - ANSWER SaaS
One feature of cloud computing is the ____________________. - ANSWER ability to
quickly adjust the level of resource purchased from the cloud services
provider.
Compare these options based on security. (i) Data is stored in a small
business office and backed up on tapes. (ii) Data is stored by a major SaaS
, provider in a Tier I data center. - ANSWER (ii) is more secure than (i)
Amazon's EC2 instances are an example of __________________. - ANSWER
Infrastructure as a Service
In James Surowiecki's book, the Wisdom of Crowds, it is argued that high
quality decisions can be reached by crowds when certain conditions are met.
These conditions include _______________. - ANSWER the members of the group
make decisions independently.
the opinions of group members are aggregated without bias
A washing machine that texts you when the cycle is complete and a milk
carton which can monitor the amount of milk in the carton and link to your
shopping list app are examples of ____________________ - ANSWER None of the
other choices
A programmer writes code in C. The code is converted to machine language
that can run on a windows laptop. This process is termed ________________. -
ANSWER compilation
Open source systems are distributed to users under a GPL. GPL stands for
_________________ public license. - ANSWER general
