Question 1

Grid computing takes advantage of the available 75% of unused processing power of a computer and links thousands of individual computers around the world creating a(n)_______ that can process intensive tasks.

Accepted Answer

Grid computing takes advantage of the available 75% of unused processing power of a computer and links thousands of individual computers around the world to create a "virtual supercomputer" that can process intensive tasks.

Question 2

What is a challenge for cloud computing that could cause employee performance to decrease?

Accepted Answer

An Internet connection is required for cloud computing.

Question 3

Where would you categorize a cloud computing benefit that allows a customer to store fewer applications on a client computer,which frees up the memory allowing for increases in performance?

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of increased performance.

Question 4

Which of the following sustainable infrastructure components is a collection of computers,often geographically dispersed,that are coordinated to solve a common problem?

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of grid computing.

Question 5

What is disaster recovery as a service?

Accepted Answer

Disaster Recovery as a service (DRaaS)offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster.

Question 6

What is server virtualization?

Accepted Answer

Server virtualization combines the physical resources,such as servers,processors,and operating systems,from the applications.

Question 7

What combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device?

Accepted Answer

Network virtualization combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device.

Question 8

What combines multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device?

Accepted Answer

Storage virtualization combines multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device.

Question 9

What offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity?

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of utility computing.

Question 10

What service delivers hardware networking capabilities,including the use of servers,networking,and storage over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model?

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of IaaS - infrastructure as a service.

Question 11

What is dynamic scaling?

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of dynamic scaling.

Question 12

What refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle?

Accepted Answer

Sustainable MIS refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle.

Question 13

With grid computing a problem is broken into pieces and distributed to many machines,allowing _________ processing than could occur with a single system.

Accepted Answer

With grid computing a problem is broken into pieces and distributed to many machines,allowing faster processing than could occur with a single system.

Question 14

What combines the physical resources,such as servers,processors,and operating systems,from the applications?

Accepted Answer

Server virtualization combines the physical resources,such as servers,processors,and operating systems,from the applications.

Question 15

Which of the following delivers electricity using two-way digital technology?

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of a smart grid.

Question 16

DreamWorks Animation SKG used which sustainable infrastructure component to complete many of its films including Shrek,Madagascar,and Antz?

Accepted Answer

Dreamworks Animation utilized grid computing to complete many of its films including Shrek,Madagascar,Antz,and How to Train Your Dragon.

Question 17

What offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster?

Accepted Answer