MIS Chapter 5 questions well answered

MIS Chapter 5Infrastructure - correct answer Includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets. Hardware - correct answer They physical devices associated with a computer system. Software - correct answer The set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks. Network - correct answer A communications system created by lining two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate. Client - correct answer A computer designed to to request information from a server. Server - correct answer A computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests. Enterprise architect - correct answer A person grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business. Backup - correct answer Exact copy of a system's information. Recovery - correct answer The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup. Fault tolerance - correct answer The ability for a system to respond to unexpected failures or system crashes as the backup system immediately and automatically takes over with no loss of service. Failover - correct answer 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 the secondary server or backup server. Failback - correct answer When the primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over from the secondary server.