Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Companies hire enterprise architects to help manage change and dynamically update MIS infrastructures.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of a network.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of backup.

Question 4

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.

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of recovery.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of high availability.

Question 8

Usability means the system functions correctly and provides accurate information.

Accepted Answer

Reliability means the system functions correctly and provides accurate information.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of a hot site.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The huge increase in technology use have greatly amplified energy consumption.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of performance.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Maintainability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

Accepted Answer

The area of the agile MIS infrastructure called maintainability refers to building and deploying flexible systems, which allows easy updates, changes, and reconfigurations for unexpected business or environmental changes.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of a backup.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of capacity planning.

Question 17

Ewaste refers to 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.

Accepted Answer

Ewaste refers to 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 18

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.

Accepted Answer

This is known as Moore's law.

Question 19

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.

Accepted Answer

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of failback.

Quiz 5: Infrastructure: Sustainable Technologies

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Usability means the system functions correctly and provides accurate information.

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

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

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

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

Maintainability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

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

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

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

Ewaste refers to 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.

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.

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.

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