Deck 24: Mis Infrastructures

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

A
Explanation: This is the definition of reliability.

Question 2

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

Answer 2

C
Explanation: This is the definition of fault tolerance.

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

A
Explanation: This is the definition of scalability.

Question 4

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) Agile MIS infrastructure

Question 5

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 6

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

A) Speed
B) Cost
C) Expense
D) All of these

Question 7

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

A) DVD
B) Tape
C) Disk
D) All of these

Question 8

Which of the following is not a characteristic of agile MIS infrastructure?

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

Question 9

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 these

Question 10

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

A) Hourly
B) Daily
C) Weekly
D) All of these

Question 11

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

Question 12

What determines the future environmental infrastructure requirements to ensure high-quality system performance?

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

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 15

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

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

Question 16

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 17

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

A) Hourly
B) Weekly
C) Monthly
D) All of these

Question 18

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 19

What does the disaster recovery cost curve chart(s)?

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 these

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

The ___________ infrastructure includes the plans for how an organization will build,deploy,use,and share its data,processes,and MIS assets.

Question 22

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 23

The primary characteristics of agile MIS infrastructure include flexibility,scalability,reliability,availability,and performance.

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

List and describe the five characteristics of agile MIS infrastructure.

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

List and describe the five qualities of an agile MIS infrastructure.

Question 29

Explain the three components of an information MIS architecture.

Question 30

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 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

____________ 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 34

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 35

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 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

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

Question 38

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