Question 1

Serviceability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is a sustainable MIS infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A)  identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured
B)  includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals
C)  identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption
D)  includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assetsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

What is hardware?

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A)  consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
B)  the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C)  a computer designed to request information from a server
D)  a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requestsE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

What is performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  a system that is not operating and cannot be used
B)  refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems
C)  measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction
D)  the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to useE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is a sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety, the environment, or property?

Accepted Answer

A)  emergency
B)  emergency preparedness
C)  business Impact analysis
D)  technology failureE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of an emergency notification system?

Accepted Answer

A)  radio stations' occasional tests of the national alert system
B)  wireless alerts for promotional discounts
C)  text messages from your local grocery store
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What serves only one customer or organization and can be located on or off the customer's premises?

Accepted Answer

A)  community cloud
B)  private cloud
C)  utility computing
D)  public cloudE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

What is unavailable?

Accepted Answer

A)  a system that is not operating and cannot be used
B)  refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems
C)  measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction
D)  the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to useE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Failback, a specific type of fault tolerance, occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the primary reason a company has a failover system?

Accepted Answer

A)  to use different systems continuously at the same time
B)  to allow employees to work virtually
C)  to take down the primary system for maintenance, while the secondary system activates to ensure continuous operations
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  community cloud
B)  private cloud
C)  utility computing
D)  public cloudE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

What promotes massive, global, industry-wide applications offered to the general public?

Accepted Answer

A)  community cloud
B)  private cloud
C)  utility computing
D)  public cloudE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Maintainability means the system functions correctly and provides accurate information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is an information MIS infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A)  identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured
B)  includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals
C)  identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption
D)  includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assetsE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Hardware is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Who is a person who is grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business?

Accepted Answer

A)  MIS Infrastructure manager
B)  MIS specialist
C)  enterprise architect
D)  enterprise managerE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Upcycle 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

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ________ MIS infrastructure identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured.

Accepted Answer

A)  sustainable
B)  information
C)  virtualized
D)  agileE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Describe the characteristics of an agile MIS infrastructure.

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Exam 5: Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Serviceability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

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What is performance?

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Which of the following is an example of an emergency notification system?

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Hardware is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

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Failback, a specific type of fault tolerance, occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server.

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What promotes massive, global, industry-wide applications offered to the general public?

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What is unavailable?

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The ________ MIS infrastructure identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured.

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

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What is an information MIS infrastructure?

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What is a sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety, the environment, or property?

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