CIS 2200 CHAPTER 5 MYLAB |55 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GUARANTEED SUCCESS

1) ​A(n) ________ is defined as the shared technology resources that provide the platform for the​ firm's specific information systems applications. a. Information technology infrastructure b. management information systems​ (MIS) c. decision support system structure d. information systems​ (IS) e. institutional technology infrastructure a. Information technology infrastructure 2) An IT infrastructure includes​ ________. ​a. data, networks, and customers ​b. hardware, software,​ managers, and knowledge workers c. hardware, software, and services ​d. data, networks, and managers ​e. hardware, software, and managers c. hardware, software, and services (such as​ consulting, education, and training.) 3) The typical computing configuration in 1960 was​ ________. a. personal computer b. cloud computing ​c. client/server d. enterprise computing e. mainframe e. mainframe (The mainframe computer emerged in 1959.) 4) 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​ ________ . a. client/server b. cloud c. personal computer d. mainframe e. multitiered architectures ​ a. client/server (The simplest​ client/server network consists of a client computer networked to a server​ computer, with processing split between the two types of machines. This is called a​ two-tiered client/server architecture.) 5) ________ refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources over the Internet. a. Personal computer b. Mainframe ​c. Client/server d. Cloud e. Enterprise d. Cloud (Cloud computing refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources​ (computers, storage,​ applications, and​ services) over the​ network, often the Internet.) 6) According to​ Moore's Law​ (1965), the ratio of price to performance has​ ________. a. fallen b. increased c. tripled d. stayed the same e. been impossible to calculate a. fallen (Intel processors that were thousands of dollars in 1990 are now a fraction of a penny for the same device.) 7) The Law of Mass Digital Storage suggests that the​ ________. a. amount of digital information remains the same each year b. amount of digital information doubles each year c. number of computer users doubles each year d. number of computers triples each year e. number of computers doubles each year b. amount of digital information doubles each year 8) The size of a nanotube is about​ ________ thinner than a human hair. a. 5 times b. 100,000 times c. 10,000 times d. 100 times ​e. 1,000 times ​ c. 10,000 times 9) _______ provide​ data, voice, and video connectivity to customers. a. Telecommunication services b. IT management services c. Data management services d. Application software services e. Physical facilities management services a. Telecommunication services (Telecommunications services provide​ data, voice, and video b. connectivity to​ employees, customers, and suppliers.) 10) All of the following are eras in IT infrastructure evolution except the​ ________. a. general purpose mainframe and​ mini-computer era b. disruptive technology era c. personal computer era d. enterprise computing era e. client/server era b. disruptive technology era (A disruptive technology is one that radically changes the business environment. This is not considered an era.) 11) A model of computing that provides a shared pool of computing resources for an organization to use over the Internet is called​ ________. a. distributed computing b. cloud computing c. enterprise computing d. mobile computing e. client/server computing b. cloud computing (Cloud computing refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources​ (computers, storage,​ applications, and​ services) over a​ network, often the Internet.) ​ 12) ________ states that the number of components that a computer chip can hold doubles every two years. ​a. Archimedes' principle b. The Law of Mass Digital Storage c. Moore's Law d. Metcalfe's Law ​e. Brooks' Law c. Moore's Law (In​ 1965, Gordon​ Moore, the director of Fairchild​ Semiconductor's Research and Development​ Laboratories, an early manufacturer of integrated​ circuits, wrote in Electronics magazine that since the first microprocessor chip was introduced in​ 1959, the number of components on a chip with the smallest manufacturing costs per component​ (generally transistors) had doubled each year. This assertion became the foundation of​ Moore's Law.) ​ 13) 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. exclusive​ in-house hosting b. exclusive​ cloud-hosting c. the​ cross-factor cloud d. existing IT infrastructure e. a managed cloud infrastructure e. a managed cloud infrastructure (PeroxyChem worked with IBM to migrate its existing systems to IBM's SoftLayer cloud computing infrastructure. This is a managed cloud infrastructure in which​ a. IBM, as a trusted and experienced third​ party, manages the​ organization's cloud computing​ activities, freeing the organization to focus on its core competencies.) 14) 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. ​a. general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer​ computing, personal​ computers, client/server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing b. general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer​ computing, military​ computers, client/server networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing c. vacuum tube​ computers, transistor​ computers, microprocessor​ computer, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing d. academic mainframe and commercial​ computing, military​ computers, client/server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing e. special-purpose mainframe, personal​ computers, server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud computing ​a. general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer​ computing, personal​ computers, client/server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing (Technologies that characterize one era may also be used in another time period for other purposes. For​ example, some companies still run traditional mainframe systems or use mainframe computers as massive servers supporting large Web sites and corporate enterprise applications.) 15) Regarding the IT infrastructure​ ecosystem, Microsoft​ Windows, Unix, and Mac OS X are examples of​ ________. a. enterprise software applications b. data management c. operating systems platforms d. Internet platforms e. networking/telecommunications c. operating systems platforms (210 figure 5.8) 16) Regarding the IT infrastructure​ ecosystem, data management includes​ ________. a. SAP ​b. Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X c. Accenture d. Oracle, SQL​ Server, and MySQL e. Cisco d. Oracle, SQL​ Server, and MySQL ​ 17) 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. a. cloud cluster b. data application c. enterprise software application d. application service e. operating systems platforms c. enterprise software application (The resulting IT infrastructure links different pieces of computer hardware and smaller networks into an​ enterprise-wide network so that information can flow freely across the organization and between the firm and other organizations. It can link different types of computer​ hardware, including​ mainframes, servers,​ PCs, and mobile​ devices, and it includes public infrastructures such as the telephone​ system, the​ Internet, and public network services.) ​ 18) ________ services ensure that a​ firm's new infrastructure works with the​ firm's older systems and that all parts of the​ firm's infrastructure work together. a. Accenture b. Web hosting c. Cloud computing d. Data management e. System integration e. System integration (System integration means ensuring the new infrastructure works with the​ firm's older,​ so-called legacy systems and ensuring the new elements of the infrastructure work with one another.) 19) ​___________ are used to reliably and securely handle huge transaction​ volumes, analyze huge data​ sets, and support large workloads in cloud data centers. a. Laptop computers b. Tower computers c. Desktop computers d. Cloud computers e. Mainframe computers e. Mainframe computers (Mainframes are still the digital workhorses of the IT infrastructure environment.) 20) ________ is a lightweight operating system for cloud computing. a. Google Chrome OS b. iOS c. Linux d. Microsoft Windows e. Android a. Google Chrome OS (Google's Chrome OS provides a lightweight operating system for cloud computing using a​ Web-connected computer. Programs are not stored on the​ user's computer but are used over the Internet and accessed through the Chrome Web browser.) ​ 21) ________ support(s) a​ firm's website and​ include(s) web hosting​ services, routers, and cabling or wireless equipment. a. Local area networks b. Network attached storage c. Flash drives d. Internet platforms e. Wide area networks d. Internet platforms (Internet platforms include​ hardware, software, and management services to support a​ firm's website, including web hosting​ services, routers, and cabling or wireless equipment.) ​ 22) ________ systems are older transaction processing​ systems, usually created for mainframes. a. Networked b. Database c. Transaction processing d. Legacy e. Software d. Legacy (Legacy systems are generally older transaction processing systems created for mainframe computers that continue to be used to avoid the high cost of replacing or redesigning them.) 23) Nearly​ 90% percent of all PCs at the client level use which​ OS? a. Java b. Unix c. Linux d. Windows e. OSx d. Windows (Nearly 90 percent of PCs use some form of the Microsoft Windows operating system​ (such as Windows​ 10, Windows​ 8, or Windows​ 7) to manage the resources and activities of the computer.) 24) The amount that firms worldwide are expected to spend in 2018 on​ ________ is​ $704 billion. a. legacy software b. hardware devices c. software d. data base management systems e. Networks b. hardware devices (including​ mainframes, servers,​ PCs, tablets, and smartphones. All these devices constitute the computer hardware platform for corporate​ (and personal) computing worldwide.) 25) 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 a. quantum b. cloud c. tablet d. wearable e. virtualization d. wearable 26) Setting up a system so that it is not restricted by physical configuration or geographic location is an example of​ ________. a. a networking protocol b. a personal computer ​c. TCP/IP d. mainframe systems e. virtualization e. virtualization (Virtualization is the process of presenting a set of computing​ resources, so they can all be accessed in ways that are not restricted by physical configuration or geographic location) 27) A positive regarding cloud computing includes​ ________. a. dependent on a vendor b. loss of control c. not knowing where data is physically located d. rapid elasticity e. dependent on management policy d. rapid elasticity (If you need thousands of​ servers, you can readily scale up to use them with the cloud.)