Deck 5: Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Question 1

Every company,regardless of size,relies on some form of MIS infrastructure,whether it is a few personal computers networked together or many interconnected around the world.

Answer 1

True
Explanation: Every company,regardless of size,relies on some form of MIS infrastructure,whether it is a few personal computers networked together or many interconnected around the world.

Question 2

Failback occurs when the primary machine recovers and resumes operations,taking over from the secondary server.

Answer 2

True
Explanation: This is the definition of failback.

Question 3

A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate.

Answer 3

True
Explanation: A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate.

Question 4

If you want to support organization change you will focus on building a strong information MIS infrastructure,which identifies where and how important information,such as customer records,is maintained and secured.

Question 5

An enterprise architect is a person grounded in technology,fluent in business,and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business.

Question 6

Software is a computer designed to request information from a server.

Question 7

Software is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

Question 8

Fault tolerance is an exact copy of a system's information.

Question 9

Fault tolerance backs up an exact copy of a system's information.

Question 10

If you want to support the environment you will focus on building a strong sustainable MIS infrastructure,which identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption.

Question 11

Software is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

Question 12

The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the company information is called a backup.

Question 13

Companies hire business consultants to help manage change and dynamically update MIS infrastructures.

Question 14

A hot site is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business.

Question 15

The three primary areas of support provided by information infrastructure are backup and recovery,disaster recovery plan,and the business continuity plan.

Question 16

Hardware consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system,where software is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

Question 17

There are three primary areas where enterprise architects focus when maintaining a firm's MIS infrastructure including information MIS infrastructure,agile MIS infrastructure,and sustainable MIS infrastructures.

Question 18

MIS infrastructure is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology for communication.

Question 19

If you want to support business operations you will focus on building a strong information MIS infrastructure,which identifies where and how important information,such as customer records,is maintained and secured.

Question 20

Software consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system.

Question 21

Emergency preparedness ensures a company is ready to respond to an emergency in an organized,timely,and effective manner.

Question 22

An emergency contains all of the details of an incident.

Question 23

Usability means the system functions correctly and provides accurate information.

Question 24

Unsustainable,or green,MIS describes the production,management,use,and disposal of technology in a way that maximizes damage to the environment.

Question 25

Capacity is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat.

Question 26

Portability determines future environmental infrastructure requirements to ensure high-quality system performance.

Question 27

An emergency is a sudden,unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety,the environment,or property.

Question 28

A business impact analysis identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a specific disaster may have upon them.

Question 29

Maintainability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

Question 30

The Web accessibility initiative (WAI)brings together people from industry,disability organizations,government,and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities including auditory,cognitive,neurological,physical,speech,and visual disabilities.

Question 31

A business impact analysis occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware,software,or data outage.

Question 32

High availability occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times.

Question 33

Serviceability is how quickly a third-party or vendor can change a system to ensure it meets user needs and the terms of any contracts including agreed levels of reliability,maintainability or availability.

Question 34

Incident management is the process responsible for managing how incidents are identified and corrected.

Question 35

Capacity represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver,for example the capacity of a hard drive represents the size or volume.

Question 36

A cold site can destroy large amounts of vital data,often causing incidents,unplanned interruption of a service.

Question 37

Web accessibility means that people with disabilities including visual,auditory,physical,speech,cognitive,and neurological disabilities can use the Web.

Question 38

Technology recovery strategies focus specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware,software,and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements.

Question 39

Performance measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction.

Question 40

Gordon Moore,co-founder of Intel,observed in 1965 that continued advances in technological innovation made it possible to reduce the size of a computer chip while doubling its capacity every two years.

Question 41

When a light is turned on,the power grid delivers exactly what is needed,instantly.It is impossible for computers and network equipment to work the same way even when using grid computing.

Question 42

Energy consumption includes the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere,produced by business processes and systems.

Question 43

Large increases in technology use,by both consumers and businesses,have greatly amplified energy consumption.

Question 44

Cloud fabric controller is an individual that monitors and provisions cloud resources similar to a server administrator at an individual company.

Question 45

Cloud computing could change not only the way businesses operate,but also the way people interact with technology.Google,for example,is probably the most popular cloud computing service today.

Question 46

A smart grid delivers electricity using two-way digital technology and is meant to solve the problem of outdated electrical grids.

Question 47

Dynamic scaling means the MIS infrastructure can be automatically scaled up or down based on needed requirements.

Question 48

Cloud fabric is the software that makes the benefits of cloud computing possible,such as multi-tenancy.

Question 49

Single-tenancy occurs in the cloud means that a single instance of a system serves multiple customers.In the cloud,each customer is called a tenant and multiple tenants can access the same system.

Question 50

Ewaste is discarded electronics and is growing with the growth of innovation,for example,a personal computer has a life expectancy of only three to five years and a cell phone is less than two years.

Question 51

Combating ewaste,energy consumption,and carbon emissions requires a firm to focus on creating an information MIS infrastructure.

Question 52

A sustainable MIS infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption.

Question 53

Sustainable MIS disposal refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle.

Question 54

Carbon emissions include the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere,produced by business processes and systems.

Question 55

Energy consumption is the amount of energy consumed by business processes and systems.

Question 56

Cloud computing offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity.

Question 57

Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous,convenient,on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. ,networks,servers,storage,applications,and services)that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.

Question 58

Computer servers in the United States account for about 61% of the total energy needs of the entire country.

Question 59

Carbon emission is the amount of energy consumed by business processes and systems.

Question 60

Multi-tenancy occurs in which each customer or tenant must purchase and maintain an individual system.

Question 61

The power of MIS comes from its ability to ____________ information.

A)Carry
B)House
C)Support
D)All of the above

Question 62

An MIS infrastructure is ___________ and ____________.

A)Dynamic and static
B)Dynamic and continually changing
C)A client and a server
D)Hardware and software

Question 63

Community cloud includes two or more private,public,or community clouds,but each cloud remains separate and is only linked by technology that enables data and application portability.

Question 64

Which characteristics support a sustainable MIS infrastructure?

A)Accessibility,availability,maintainability,portability,reliability,scalability,usability
B)Backup and recovery plan,disaster recovery plan,business continuity plan
C)Grid computing,cloud computing,and virtualization
D)All of the above

Question 65

Which of the following is a benefit of a solid MIS infrastructure?

A)Reduces costs
B)Improves productivity
C)Optimizes business operations
D)All of the above

Question 66

What is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests?

A)Client
B)Hardware
C)Server
D)Software

Question 67

Jessica started her own online company,which specializes in selling items for bachelorette parties,wedding parties,and baby showers.Due to the fact that she only operates online,her MIS infrastructure needs to be fast,efficient,and accurate ensuring the best possible experience for her customers.Which of the below is a critical component in Jessica's MIS infrastructure?

A)Hardware and software
B)Client
C)Server
D)All of the above

Question 68

Private cloud serves only one customer or organization and can be located on the customers' premises or off the customer's premises.

Question 69

Which of the below represents the primary elements in an information MIS infrastructure?

A)Backup,recovery,disaster recovery,and business continuity planning
B)Backup,accessibility,and usability
C)Backup,cloud computing,and virtualization
D)Grid computing,cloud computing,and virtualization

Question 70

What are the three business functions an MIS infrastructure supports?

A)Supports operations,change,and the environment or sustainability
B)Supports operations,customers,and ewaste
C)Supports operations,clients,and servers
D)Supports information,change,and business continuity planning

Question 71

What is the difference between hardware and software?

A)Hardware is the physical devices associated with a computer system,where software is the instructions the hardware executes to carry out tasks
B)They are both specific forms of clients
C)Hardware executes the instructions to carry out tasks,where software is the physical devices associated with a computer system
D)They are both specific forms of servers

Question 72

John works for Internal Computer Specialists,which focuses on helping small business owners resolve MIS infrastructure issues.John's tasks include cleaning and replacing motherboards,cables,and internal components such as DVDs and hard drives.What does John's role at Internal Computer Specialists focus on fixing?

A)Hardware
B)Clients
C)Backup
D)Recovery

Question 73

Which of the following include the three section titles of an MIS infrastructure?

A)Information MIS,aggregated MIS,and sustainable MIS infrastructures
B)Information MIS,operational MIS,and changing MIS infrastructures
C)Information MIS,agile MIS,and sustainable MIS infrastructures
D)Varies depending on the industry

Question 74

Who is a person who is grounded in technology,fluent in business,and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business?

A)MIS Infrastructure manager
B)MIS specialist
C)Enterprise architect
D)Enterprise manager

Question 75

Public cloud promotes massive,global,industry-wide applications offered to the general public.In a public cloud customers are never required to provision,manage,upgrade,or replace hardware or software.

Question 76

Which characteristics support an agile MIS infrastructure?

A)Accessibility,availability,maintainability,portability,reliability,scalability,usability
B)Backup and recovery plan,disaster recovery plan,business continuity plan
C)Grid computing,cloud computing,and virtualization
D)All of the above

Question 77

Which characteristics support an information MIS infrastructure?

A)Accessibility,availability,maintainability,portability,reliability,scalability,usability
B)Backup and recovery plan,disaster recovery plan,business continuity plan
C)Grid computing,cloud computing,and virtualization
D)All of the above

Question 78

Hybrid cloud serves a specific community with common business models,security requirements,and compliance considerations.

Question 79

Grid computing,cloud computing,and virtualization are all elements of a ________ MIS infrastructure.

A)Agile
B)Sustainable
C)Information
D)Virtualized

Question 80

Cloud bursting is when a company uses its own computing infrastructure for normal usage and access the cloud when it needs to scale for high/peak load requirements ensuring a sudden spike in usage does not result in poor performance or system crashes.