Deck 4: Enterprise Architectures

Question 1

What is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business?

A) Cold site
B) Hot site
C) Disaster recovery cost curve chart
D) Disaster recovery plan

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a component of an information architecture?

A) Backup and recovery
B) Disaster recovery
C) Web services
D) Information security

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What determines how applications integrate and relate to each other?

A) Application architecture
B) Information architecture
C) Enterprise architecture
D) Infrastructure architecture

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What addresses when systems can be accessed by employees, customers, and partners?

A) Scalability
B) Capacity planning
C) Reliability
D) Availability

Question 5

What is interoperability?

A) Contains a repertoire of web-based data and procedural resources that use shared protocols and standards permitting different applications to share data and services
B) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers
C) A broad, general term that describes nonproprietary IT hardware and software made available by the standards and procedures by which their products work, making it easier to integrate them
D) A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service

Question 6

What is fault tolerance?

A) An exact copy of a system's information
B) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup
C) A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service
D) A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time

Question 7

What are web services?

A) Contains a repertoire of web-based data and procedural resources that use shared protocols and standards permitting different applications to share data and services
B) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers
C) A broad, general term that describes nonproprietary IT hardware and software made available by the standards and procedures by which their products work, making it easier to integrate them
D) A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service

Question 8

What is failover?

A) An exact copy of a system's information
B) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup
C) A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service
D) A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time

Question 9

Which of the following is not a component of an application architecture?

A) Services
B) Open system
C) Events
D) Capacity planning

Question 10

What refers to how well a system can adapt to increased demands?

A) Scalability
B) Capacity planning
C) Reliability
D) Availability

Question 11

What is recovery?

A) An exact copy of a system's information
B) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup
C) A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service
D) A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time

Question 12

What is recovery?

A) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash
B) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system failure
C) Restoring the information backup
D) All of the above

Question 13

What is a backup?

A) An exact copy of a system's information
B) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup
C) A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service
D) A backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time

Question 14

What includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provide the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals?

A) Application architecture
B) Information architecture
C) Enterprise architecture
D) Infrastructure architecture

Question 15

What is a detailed process for recovering information or an IT system in the event of a catastrophic disaster such as a fire or flood?

A) Cold site
B) Hot site
C) Disaster recovery cost curve chart
D) Disaster recovery plan

Question 16

Which of the following is not one of the three components of an enterprise architecture?

A) Application architecture
B) Information architecture
C) Services architecture
D) Infrastructure architecture

Question 17

What is an open system?

A) Contains a repertoire of web-based data and procedural resources that use shared protocols and standards permitting different applications to share data and services
B) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers
C) A broad, general term that describes nonproprietary IT hardware and software made available by the standards and procedures by which their products work, making it easier to integrate them
D) A computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service

Question 18

Which architecture supports managing user access and using up-to-date antivirus software and patches?

A) Enterprise architect
B) Information architecture
C) Enterprise architecture
D) Infrastructure architecture

Question 19

What includes the plans for how an organization will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and IT assets?

A) Enterprise architect
B) Information architecture
C) Enterprise architecture
D) Infrastructure architecture

Question 20

What determines the future IT infrastructure requirements for new equipment and additional network capacity?

A) Scalability
B) Capacity planning
C) Reliability
D) Availability

Question 21

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a solid infrastructure architecture?

A) Flexibility
B) Scalability
C) Integrity
D) Performance

Question 22

What addresses the timeframes when systems can be accessed by employees, customers, and partners?

A) Reliability
B) Availability
C) Flexibility
D) Performance

Question 23

What ensures all systems are functioning correctly and providing accurate information?

A) Reliability
B) Availability
C) Flexibility
D) Performance

Question 24

What type of backup strategy would you recommend to an organization that deals with large volumes of critical information?

A) Hourly
B) Daily
C) Weekly
D) Monthly

Question 25

Business continuity planning is a plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption

Question 26

Infrastructure architecture identifies where and how important information, like customer records, is maintained and secured.

Question 27

____________ architecture determines how applications integrate and relate to each other.

Question 28

What type of backup strategy would you recommend to an organization that deals with small amounts of non-critical information?

A) Hourly
B) Daily
C) Weekly
D) All of the above

Question 29

What is the primary difference between the different types of backup/recovery media?

A) Speed
B) Cost
C) Expense
D) All of the above

Question 30

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

Question 31

The primary characteristics of a solid infrastructure include flexibility, scalability, reliability, availability, and performance.

Question 32

What is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment, but is a place where employees can move after the disaster.

A) Disaster recovery plan
B) Disaster recovery cost curve
C) Hot site
D) Cold site

Question 33

Which of the following is not an primary business goal of enterprise architectures?

A) Reduce costs/improve productivity
B) Improve customer satisfaction
C) Generate goals
D) Create competitive advantages

Question 34

Fault tolerance is a computer system designed that in the event a component fails, a backup component or procedure can immediately take its place with no loss of service. Fault tolerance can be provided with software, or embedded in hardware, or provided by some combination

Question 35

What does the disaster recovery cost curve chart?

A) The cost to the organization of the unavailability of information
B) The cost to the organization of recovering from a disaster over time
C) The cost to the organization of the unavailability of technology
D) All of the above

Question 36

Performance measures how quickly a system performs a certain process or transaction in terms of efficiency IT metrics of both speed and throughput.

Question 37

___________ architectures include the plans for how an organization will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and IT assets.

Question 38

Web services are the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 39

What measures how quickly a system performs a certain process or transaction in terms of efficiency IT metrics of both speed and throughput?

A) Reliability
B) Availability
C) Flexibility
D) Performance

Question 40

Which of the following is a type of backup/recovery media?

A) DVD
B) Tape
C) Disk
D) All of the above

Question 41

Explain the three components of an enterprise architecture.

Question 42

____________ ensures all systems are functioning correctly and providing accurate information.

Question 43

List and describe the three primary steps an organization can take to protect its systems from disasters and catastrophes.

Question 44

List and describe the five characteristics of adaptable systems.

Question 45

A(n) ______________ site is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment, but is a place where employees can move after the disaster.

Question 46

____________ is a backup operational mode in which the functions of a computer component (such as a processor, server, network, or database) is assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time.

Question 47

_________ ensured all systems are functioning correctly and providing accurate information.

Question 48

Describe how an organization can implement a solid information architecture.

Question 49

List and describe the five qualities of an infrastructure architecture.

Question 50

Managing ___________ access to information is a critical piece of the information architecture.

Question 51

Define backup and recovery and explain the importance of the disaster recovery cost curve to an organization.

Question 52

Compare web services and open systems.