Question 1

A high-availability system may include ____________________, such as extra power supplies, that allow for a functioning component to take over automatically the tasks of a similar component that fails.

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Question 2

____________________ allows users to pay bills from their computer, that is, transfer money electronically from their account to a payee's account such as the electric company or telephone company.

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Question 3

____________________ include a relatively new set of software technologies that allows businesses to create products and B2B (business-to-business) interactions over the Internet.

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Question 4

Figure 14-2 As shown in Figure 14-2, a technique used to implement a storage system is a(n) ____________________, which holds hundreds of CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs that can contain programs and data.

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Question 5

A(n) ____________________ is the portion of a company's network that allows customers or suppliers of a company to access parts of an enterprise's intranet.

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Question 6

In a document management system, a central library, or ____________________, stores all documents within a company or department.

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Question 7

Figure 14-2 A(n) ____________________, such as that shown in Figure 14-2, is a strategy that focuses on the availability, protection, organization, and backup of storage in a company.

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Question 8

A NAS (network attached storage) server often is called a(n) ____________________ because it is a piece of equipment with only one function - to provide additional storage.

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Question 9

High-availability systems often include a feature called ____________________, which allows components, such as a RAID hard disk or power supplies, to be replaced while the rest of the system continues to perform its tasks.

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Question 10

Figure 14-2 As shown in Figure 14-2, a technique used to implement a storage system is a(n) ____________________, which is a high-capacity tape system that works with multiple tape cartridges for storing backups.

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Question 11

When a mobile user, remote office, vendor, or customer connects to a company's network using the Internet, a(n) ____________________ provides them with a secure connection to the company network server, as if they had a private line.

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Question 12

____________________ combines many servers and/or personal computers on a network to act as one large computer.

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Question 13

A(n) ____________________ is a written plan describing the steps a company would take to restore computer operations in the event of a disaster.

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Question 14

A(n) ____________________ is a Web site that searches the Internet for the best price on a product or service in which a user is interested.

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Question 15

A(n) ____________________ is a defined process that identifies the specific set of steps involved in completing a particular project or business process.

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Question 16

An alternative to maintaining an alternate computer facility is to enter into a(n) ____________________ with another firm, where one firm provides space and sometimes equipment to the other in case of a disaster.

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Question 17

____________________ pack a complete computer server, such as a Web server or network server, on a single card, or blade.

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Question 18

With ____________________, users invest in stocks, options, bonds, treasuries, certificates of deposit, money markets, annuities, mutual funds, and so on - without using a broker.

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Question 19

____________________ are systems that continue running and performing tasks for at least 99 percent of the time.

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Question 20

____________________ occurs when retailers use the Web to sell their products or services.

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Quiz 14: Enterprise Computing