Deck 5: Designing Corporate It Architecture

Question 1

An SOA can be implemented by utilizing Web Protocols to achieve a loose coupling between two or more distinct services.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Computer-to-computer use of the Internet is referred to as Web Services.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The OSI reference model is mature technology, having been in use with mainframe environments since the 1970s.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The degree to which a system is distributed can be determined solely on the basis of how processors and other devices are connected.

Question 5

An IT infrastructure is the implementation of an IT architecture.

Question 6

Peer-to-peer architecture is the current trend in distributed networks.

Question 7

Linux is an example of open source software.

Question 8

SUMURU was designed to serve exclusively as a distributed e-mail system for multiple-user systems.

Question 9

Web Services refers to software modules that have their own URLs and can be called upon to perform their function via the Internet.

Question 10

Operating system standards define protocols for file transfers and e-mail.

Question 11

The more complex a system is, the more important its architecture is to the interrelationships among the system components.

Question 12

An IT infrastructure is a blueprint that shows how a system will look.

Question 13

SOAP and UDDI are two of the most widely used Web Services communications standards.

Question 14

Service-oriented architecture is designed to extract data from one system for use in another.

Question 15

The first distributed system structure was a hierarchy of processors.

Question 16

Opens systems is a reference to standardized interfaces that will allow applications to interoperate across multivendor networks, operating systems, and databases.

Question 17

An IT architecture includes the processors, software, databases, electronic links, and data centers, as well as the standards that ensure that the components seamlessly work together.

Question 18

A distributed database is a database that is stored in one physical location

Question 19

Currently, XML is the only Web Services software standard.

Question 20

The Internet has become a global electronic infrastructure at the center of a worldwide distributed system.

Question 21

Which of the following is a valid type of system interoperability?

A) a two-way flow of messages between user applications
B) transparent communications between systems using system protocols
C) internal power dissipation from computing cycles
D) All of the above are valid.

Question 22

Which of the following provides corporate database management, remote processing and multiple-user system backups?

A) client devices
B) remote utility systems
C) operating systems
D) local networks

Question 23

The services component of the SUMURU framework contains:

A) local and remote networks.
B) single-user, multiple-user, and remote utility systems.
C) file transfer, access, and e-mail.
D) None of the above

Question 24

In a three-tiered architecture, middleware is housed in:

A) Tier 0.
B) Tier 1.
C) Tier 2.
D) Tier 3.

Question 25

Web services, as an IT architecture, are based on:

A) the internet and the web.
B) distributed computing and the web.
C) open standards and the Internet.
D) All of the above

Question 26

Which of the following is true of open systems?

A) The Internet is considered an open system.
B) Unix is considered an open system.
C) Linux is considered an open system.
D) All of the above

Question 27

Three-Tier client-server arrangements consist of:

A) networks, specialized servers, and clients.
B) super servers, specialized servers, and clients.
C) super servers, clients and networks.
D) None of the above

Question 28

The transmission control protocols that allow open systems to interoperate across multivendor networks, operating systems, and databases is referred to as:

A) XML.
B) UDDI.
C) WSDL.
D) TCP/IP.

Question 29

The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation and application software and some data on the client machine and the remaining data on the server.

A) distributed presentation
B) remote presentation
C) remote data management
D) distributed database

Question 30

Which of the following is a distributed system classification?

A) host-based hierarchy
B) peer-to-peer based LAN systems
C) hybrid enterprise-wide systems
D) All of the above

Question 31

The processor component of the SUMURU framework contains:

A) local and remote networks.
B) single-user, multiple-user, and remote utility systems.
C) file transfer, access, and e-mail.
D) None of the above

Question 32

The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation software on the client machine and all data and application software on the server.

A) distributed presentation
B) remote presentation
C) distributed function
D) distributed database

Question 33

Which Web Services standard provides an alternative to using a URL to find another Web Service?

A) XML
B) UDDI
C) WSDL
D) TCP/IP

Question 34

The first distributed system structure was known as:

A) host-based hierarchy.
B) client/server.
C) peer-to-peer
D) decentralized stand-alone systems.

Question 35

In a three-tiered architecture, the superserver is in:

A) Tier 0.
B) Tier 1.
C) Tier 2.
D) Tier 3.

Question 36

Which of the following is a Web Services standard?

A) XML
B) UDDI
C) WDML
D) TCP/IP

Question 37

The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation software on the client machine, all data on the server, and splits the application software between the client and the server.

A) distributed presentation
B) remote presentation
C) distributed function
D) distributed database

Question 38

________ is a form of distributed computing and modular programming that parallels Web Services architectures because it uses the same architectural concept.

A) SOA
B) XML
C) WSDL
D) UDDI

Question 39

Which of the following is a benefit of client-server computing?

A) Client-server computing enables access to centralized databases.
B) Client-server computing has shifted the focus of computing to using information to fulfill strategic objectives.
C) Client-server systems help streamline workflows
D) All of the above

Question 40

The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation and application software on the client machine and all data and data management software on the server.

A) distributed presentation
B) remote presentation
C) remote data management
D) distributed database

Question 41

Briefly describe distributed function client-server systems.

Question 42

List three issues that impact an organization's ability to distribute IT functions and responsibilities.

Question 43

Describe three views that firms can take of their IT infrastructure.

Question 44

Briefly describe XML, UDDI, SOAP and WSDL.

Question 45

Which four issues determine the degree to which a system is distributed?

Question 46

Briefly describe remote data management client-server systems.

Question 47

Define and describe SOA.

Question 48

What are the benefits of peer-to-peer computing?

Question 49

What are the benefits of client-server computing?

Question 50

Distinguish between an IT architecture and an IT infrastructure.