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2nd Exam Review Questions

TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.

1) IT infrastructure technology is purely a set of physical devices and software applications that are

required to operate the entire enterprise.

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2) Client/server computing is a widely used form of centralized processing. 2)

3) In green computing, reducing computer power consumption is a top priority. 3)

4) Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored Web pages. 4)

5) An application server may reside on the same computer as a Web server or on its own dedicated

computer.

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6) SANs create large central pools of storage that can be rapidly accessed and shared by multiple

servers.

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7) TCO refers to the original cost of purchased technology: both hardware and software. 7)

8) Today most business firms have discontinued operating their legacy systems, replacing these with

inexpensive Web services and hosted software.

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9) Web services can exchange information between two different systems regardless of the operating

system or programming languages on which the systems are based.

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10) Autonomic computing is implemented primarily with enterprise or ISP servers. 10)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

11) In a multi-

tiered networkA) the work of the entire network is balanced over several levels of servers.

B) the work of the entire network is centralized.

C) processing is handled by multiple, geographically remote clients.

D) processing is split between clients and servers.

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12) As referred to in the text, legacy systems are

A) electronic spreadsheets used on a PC.

B) traditional mainframe-based business information systems.

C) any pre-1990 Wintel systems.

D) systems found on older ASPs.

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13) Legacy systems are still used because they

A) can only be run on the older mainframe computers.

B) integrate well using new Web services technologies.

C) are too expensive to redesign.

D) contain valuable data that would be lost during redesign.

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14) Which type of computing refers to firms purchasing computing power from remote providers and

paying only for the computing power they use?

A) on-demand B) edge C) grid D) autonomic

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15) Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and

available for free?

A) outsourced B) open source

C) software packages D) mashups

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16) A formal contract between customers and their service providers that outlines the specific

responsibilities of the service provider and to the customer is called a(n)

A) TCO. B) SLA. C) SOA. D) RFQ.

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17) The practice of contracting custom software development to an outside firm is commonly referred

to as

A) service-oriented architecture. B) scaling.

C) outsourcing. D) application integration.

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18) Which of the following is NOT one of the current software platform trends?

A) open source software B) grid computingC) mashups and apps D) software outsourcing

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19) An example of autonomic computing is

A) spyware protection software that runs and updates itself automatically.

B) software programmed to run on any hardware platform.

C) programming languages that allow non-programmers to create custom applications.

D) cell phones taking on the functions of handheld computers.

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20) The process of presenting a set of computing resources (such as computing power or data storage)

so that they can all be accessed in ways that are not restricted by physical configuration or

geographic location is calledA) cloud computing. B) multicore processing.

C) autonomic computing. D) virtualization.

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21) The business case for using grid computing involves all of the following EXCEPT

A) increased accuracy. B) speed of computation.

C) agility. D) cost savings.

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22) Connecting geographically remote computers in a single network to create a "virtual

supercomputer" is called

A) utility computing. B) co-location.

C) edge computing. D) grid computing.

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