Question 1

Which of the following 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?

Accepted Answer

Online banking allows users to pay bills from their computer by transferring money electronically from their account to a payee's account.

Question 2

Which of the following is the practice of sharing or pooling computing resources, such as servers and storage devices?

Accepted Answer

Virtualization is the practice of sharing or pooling computing resources, such as servers and storage devices, by creating virtual versions of them.

Question 3

Which of the following is a defined process that identifies the specific set of steps involved in completing a particular project or business process?

Accepted Answer

A workflow is a defined process that outlines the specific steps involved in completing a particular project or business process.

Question 4

Which of the following clients are small, terminal-like computers that mostly rely on a server for data storage and processing?

Accepted Answer

Thin clients are small, terminal-like computers that mostly rely on a server for data storage and processing.

Question 5

Which of the following kinds of services include a relatively new set of software technologies that allows businesses to create products and B2B (business-to-business) interactions over the Internet?

Accepted Answer

Web services are a set of software technologies that enable businesses to create products and facilitate B2B interactions over the Internet.

Question 6

Which of the following kind of storage system, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, is a strategy that focuses on the availability, protection, organization, and backup of storage in a company?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  Which of the following kind of...

Question 7

Which of the following kinds of systems continue running and performing tasks for at least 99 percent of the time?

Accepted Answer

High-availability systems are designed to ensure a high level of operational performance, typically achieving uptime of 99% or more.

Question 8

In a document management system, a central library stores all documents within a company or department. What is another name for this central library?

Accepted Answer

A repository is a central location where data, documents, or files are stored and managed, making it synonymous with a central library in a document management system.

Question 9

A NAS (network attached storage) server often is called which of the following terms?

Accepted Answer

A NAS server is often referred to as a "storage appliance" because it is a dedicated device designed specifically to store and manage data over a network.

Question 10

Which of the following is the portion of a company's network that allows customers or suppliers of a company to access parts of an enterprise's intranet?

Accepted Answer

An extranet is a portion of a company's network that allows customers or suppliers of a company to access parts of an enterprise's intranet.

Question 11

With which of the following do users invest in stocks, options, bonds, treasuries, certificates of deposit, money markets, annuities, mutual funds, and so on - without using a broker?

Accepted Answer

Online trading platforms allow users to invest in various financial instruments directly without the need for a traditional broker.

Question 12

As shown in the accompanying figure, a technique used to implement a storage system is a high-capacity tape system that works with multiple tape cartridges for storing backups. What is the term for this?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  As shown in the accompanying figure,...

Question 13

Which of the following is a high-speed network with the sole purpose of providing storage to other servers to which it is attached?

Accepted Answer

A SAN (Storage Area Network) is a high-speed network that provides access to consolidated block-level storage, primarily used to enhance storage devices accessible to servers.

Question 14

Which of the following is a collection of every action that users make as they move through a Web site?

Accepted Answer

A click stream is a collection of every action that users make as they move through a Web site.

Question 15

Which of the following occurs when retailers use the Web to sell their products or services?

Accepted Answer

E-tail refers to the selling of retail goods on the internet, which is what occurs when retailers use the Web to sell their products or services.

Question 16

When a mobile user, remote office, vendor, or customer connects to a company's network using the Internet, which of the following provides them with a secure connection to the company network server, as if they had a private line?

Accepted Answer

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) provides a secure connection over the Internet, allowing users to access a company's network as if they were directly connected to it.

Question 17

Which of the following kinds of computing provides computing needs to computer users via the Internet?

Accepted Answer

Cloud computing provides computing needs to computer users via the Internet.

Question 18

High-availability systems allow components, such as a RAID hard disk or power supplies, to be replaced while the rest of the system continues to perform its tasks. What is the term for this feature?

Accepted Answer

Hot-swapping is the ability to replace or add components to a system without shutting it down, ensuring continuous operation.

Question 19

Which of the following kinds of computing combines many servers and/or personal computers on a network to act as one large computer?

Accepted Answer

Grid computing involves connecting multiple computers over a network to work together as a single system, effectively pooling resources to perform large-scale tasks.

Question 20

Which of the following kinds of servers pack a complete computer server, such as a Web server or network server, on a single card?

Accepted Answer

Blade servers are designed to pack a complete computer server on a single card, optimizing space and power efficiency.

Quiz 14: Enterprise Computing