BUS 401 CHP 5 || Get it Correct.
IT infrastructure technology is purely a set of physical devices and software applications that are
required to operate the entire enterprise correct answers False
Client/server computing is a widely used form of centralized processing. correct answers False
In two-tiered client/server architecture, the processing is split between two types of servers.
correct answers False
Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored Web pages. correct
answers False
An application server may reside on the same computer as a Web server or on its own dedicated
computer. correct answers True
Enterprise integration requires software that can link disparate applications and enable data to
flow freely among different parts of the business. correct answers True
The mainframe market has grown steadily over the past decade correct answers True
The operating system is used to manage the computer's activities. correct answers True
SANs create large central pools of storage that can be rapidly accessed and shared by multiple
servers. correct answers True
Like an ASP, a Web hosting service provides shared applications to subscribed users, but does
this through a Web portal. correct answers False
Autonomic computing is implemented primarily with enterprise or ISP servers. correct answers
False
,N-tier computing is a multi-tier, load-balancing scheme for Web-based applications in which
significant parts of Web site content, logic, and processing are performed by smaller, less
expensive servers located nearby the user. correct answers True
Java software is designed to run on any computer or computing device, regardless of the specific
microprocessor or operating system it uses. correct answers True
Web services can exchange information between two different systems regardless of the
operating system or programming languages on which the systems are based. correct answers
True
XML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of Web pages; HTML
can perform presentation, communication, and storage of data. correct answers False
Hypertext markup language specifies how text, graphics, video, and sound are placed on a Web
page document. correct answers True
The collection of Web services that are used to build a firm's software systems constitutes what is
known as a service-oriented architecture. correct answers True
Today most business firms have discontinued operating their legacy systems, replacing these
with inexpensive Web services and hosted software. correct answers False
Scalability refers to the ability of a computer, product, or system to expand to serve a large
number of users without breaking down. correct answers True
TCO refers to the original cost of purchased technology: both hardware and software. correct
answers False
Synthesis
, As discussed in the chapter case, DreamWorks Animation invested in IT infrastructure in order to
counter which competitive force?
a. Traditional competitors
b. New market entrants
c. Customers
d. Substitute products correct answers a. Traditional competitors
Which type of infrastructure services provide voice and video connectivity to employees,
customers, and suppliers?
a. Networking
b. Telephone
c. VOIP
d. Telecommunications correct answers d. Telecommunications
Which of the following is not an IT infrastructure service component?
a. Operating system software
b. Computing platforms to provide a coherent digital environment
c. Physical facility management to manage the facilities housing physical components
d. IT management services to plan and develop the infrastructure and provide project
management correct answers a. Operating system software
Place the following eras of IT infrastructure evolution in order, from earliest to most recent: (1)
Mainframe and Minicomputer; (2) Client/Server; (3) Enterprise Internet; (4) Personal Computer;
and (5) Electronic Accounting Machine.
IT infrastructure technology is purely a set of physical devices and software applications that are
required to operate the entire enterprise correct answers False
Client/server computing is a widely used form of centralized processing. correct answers False
In two-tiered client/server architecture, the processing is split between two types of servers.
correct answers False
Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored Web pages. correct
answers False
An application server may reside on the same computer as a Web server or on its own dedicated
computer. correct answers True
Enterprise integration requires software that can link disparate applications and enable data to
flow freely among different parts of the business. correct answers True
The mainframe market has grown steadily over the past decade correct answers True
The operating system is used to manage the computer's activities. correct answers True
SANs create large central pools of storage that can be rapidly accessed and shared by multiple
servers. correct answers True
Like an ASP, a Web hosting service provides shared applications to subscribed users, but does
this through a Web portal. correct answers False
Autonomic computing is implemented primarily with enterprise or ISP servers. correct answers
False
,N-tier computing is a multi-tier, load-balancing scheme for Web-based applications in which
significant parts of Web site content, logic, and processing are performed by smaller, less
expensive servers located nearby the user. correct answers True
Java software is designed to run on any computer or computing device, regardless of the specific
microprocessor or operating system it uses. correct answers True
Web services can exchange information between two different systems regardless of the
operating system or programming languages on which the systems are based. correct answers
True
XML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of Web pages; HTML
can perform presentation, communication, and storage of data. correct answers False
Hypertext markup language specifies how text, graphics, video, and sound are placed on a Web
page document. correct answers True
The collection of Web services that are used to build a firm's software systems constitutes what is
known as a service-oriented architecture. correct answers True
Today most business firms have discontinued operating their legacy systems, replacing these
with inexpensive Web services and hosted software. correct answers False
Scalability refers to the ability of a computer, product, or system to expand to serve a large
number of users without breaking down. correct answers True
TCO refers to the original cost of purchased technology: both hardware and software. correct
answers False
Synthesis
, As discussed in the chapter case, DreamWorks Animation invested in IT infrastructure in order to
counter which competitive force?
a. Traditional competitors
b. New market entrants
c. Customers
d. Substitute products correct answers a. Traditional competitors
Which type of infrastructure services provide voice and video connectivity to employees,
customers, and suppliers?
a. Networking
b. Telephone
c. VOIP
d. Telecommunications correct answers d. Telecommunications
Which of the following is not an IT infrastructure service component?
a. Operating system software
b. Computing platforms to provide a coherent digital environment
c. Physical facility management to manage the facilities housing physical components
d. IT management services to plan and develop the infrastructure and provide project
management correct answers a. Operating system software
Place the following eras of IT infrastructure evolution in order, from earliest to most recent: (1)
Mainframe and Minicomputer; (2) Client/Server; (3) Enterprise Internet; (4) Personal Computer;
and (5) Electronic Accounting Machine.
