Deck 16: Technology Guide 3 : Fundamentals of Relational Database Operations

Question 1

Public clouds are ______________________.

A)accessed through an extranet
B)accessed through an intranet
C)accessed through the internet
D)stretched across different businesses in an industry

Answer 1

C

Question 2

_____________________ computing makes scalability easier.

A)Grid
B)Mainframe
C)Mobile
D)Utility

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Users began bringing their own PCs to work in the ______ to improve their _________.

A)1960s; productivity
B)1960s; profitability
C)1970s; productivity
D)1970s; profitability

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is the correct order of the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure, from latest to earliest?

A)Cloud and mobile computing, enterprise computing, LANs (client/server computing), stand-alone PCs, mainframe and dumb terminals, stand-alone mainframes
B)Cloud and mobile computing, stand-alone PCs, enterprise computing, LANs (client/server computing), mainframe and dumb terminals, stand-alone mainframes
C)Stand-alone mainframes, mainframe and dumb terminal, LANs (client/server computing), enterprise computing, stand-alone PCs, cloud and mobile computing
D)Stand-alone mainframes, mainframe and dumb terminal, stand-alone PCs, LANs (client/server computing), enterprise computing, cloud and mobile computing

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cloud computing?

A)Grid and utility computing
B)Pooling computing resources
C)Server centralization on the internet
D)Utilizing broad network access

Question 6

Users first started bringing their PCs to work to improve their productivity in the 1970s; this is similar to the __________ phenomenon today.

A)AI
B)BYOD
C)ERP
D)RFID

Question 7

This stage in the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure was characterized by remote job entry.

A)Enterprise computing
B)LANs (client/server computing)
C)Mainframe and dumb terminals
D)Stand-alone mainframe

Question 8

Google Drive is an example of a ___________ cloud.

A)Hybrid
B)Private
C)Public
D)Vertical

Question 9

____________ clouds are the least expensive.

A)Hybrid
B)Private
C)Public
D)Vertical

Question 10

This stage in the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure was characterized by IT personnel being the only one with access.

A)Enterprise computing
B)LANs (client/server computing)
C)Mainframe and dumb terminals
D)Stand-alone mainframe

Question 11

This stage in the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure represented the original BYOD phenomenon.

A)Cloud and mobile computing
B)Enterprise computing
C)LANs (client/server computing)
D)Stand-alone PCs

Question 12

A ________________ cloud is also called a corporate cloud.

A)Hybrid
B)Private
C)Public
D)Vertical

Question 13

This stage in the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure was characterized by connecting personal PCs to work systems.

A)Cloud and mobile computing
B)Enterprise computing
C)LANs (client/server computing)
D)Stand-alone PCs

Question 14

________________ clouds are proprietary data centers that integrate servers, storage, networks, data, and applications.

A)Hybrid
B)Private
C)Public
D)Vertical

Question 15

Enterprise computing was introduced in the _____________________.

A)1950s
B)1960s
C)1970s
D)1990s

Question 16

Systems like ERP, CRM, and SCM were introduced in the _________ stage in the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure.

A)Enterprise computing
B)LANs (client/server computing)
C)Mainframe and dumb terminals
D)Stand-alone mainframe

Question 17

______________________ is NOT a benefit of virtualization.

A)Lower fixed costs
B)Lower variable costs
C)Redundancy
D)Scalability

Question 18

Cloud computing _____________________, which means a customer can access needed computing resources automatically.

A)encompasses the characteristics of grid computing
B)encompasses the characteristics of utility computing
C)provides on-demand self-service
D)utilizes broad network access

Question 19

SaaS is a type of __________ computing.

A)Grid
B)Mainframe
C)Mobile
D)Utility

Question 20

This stage in the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure was characterized by sharing pools of resources over a network, usually the internet.

A)Cloud computing
B)Enterprise computing
C)LANs (client/server computing)
D)Mainframe and dumb terminals

Question 21

Cloud computing delivers computing services ___________ on-premise computing.

A)at the same time as
B)can't compete with
C)faster than
D)slower than

Question 22

Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

A)Privacy
B)Productivity
C)Reliability
D)Security

Question 23

_____________________________ is a service that delivers hardware networking capabilities, including the use of servers, networking, and storage over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model.

A)DaaS
B)IaaS
C)PaaS
D)SaaS

Question 24

Cloud computing can enable companies to collect massive amounts of data and then use sophisticated algorithms to make sense of that data to create better products and services.This characterizes which of the following benefits of cloud computing?

A)Customizing products and services
B)Expanding the scope of business operations
C)Mining insights from data
D)Responding quickly to market changes

Question 25

With _________, the customer manages applications and data while the vendor manages the operating system, servers, virtualization, storage, and networking.

A)DaaS
B)IaaS
C)PaaS
D)SaaS

Question 26

With _______________, the user has no control of software beyond user configuration.

A)IaaS
B)OaaS
C)PaaS
D)SaaS

Question 27

IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS shift IT from a(n)_________________ expense, which means IT is ____________ cost.

A)capital to an operating; fixed rather than variable
B)capital to an operating; variable rather than fixed
C)operating to a capital; fixed rather than variable
D)operating to a capital; variable rather than fixed

Question 28

Cloud computing can enable companies to shift from capital expenses to operational expenses.This characterizes which of the following benefits of cloud computing?

A)Expanding the scope of business operations
B)Making individuals more productive
C)Mining insights from data
D)Reducing costs

Question 29

_____________________ allows customers to both run existing applications and to develop and test new applications.

A)DaaS
B)IaaS
C)PaaS
D)SaaS

Question 30

Vertical clouds are similar to ___________.

A)extranets
B)intranets
C)internets
D)suppliernets

Question 31

If your IT department doesn't want to move to cloud computing because they don't want to learn how to manage and maintain a new system, this reflects the following cloud computing concern:

A)Legacy IT systems
B)Privacy
C)Reliability
D)Security

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a reason cloud computing has a positive impact on employees?

A)It allows employees to use whatever device they want.
B)It gives them access to organizational information no matter where they are.
C)It helps them save money since they can do everything on a single device.
D)It increases their overall productivity.

Question 33

With ____________, the customer manages applications, data, and the operating system while the vendor manages the servers, virtualization, storage, and networking.

A)DaaS
B)IaaS
C)PaaS
D)SaaS

Question 34

Unlike private clouds, public clouds have a problem with ________.

A)Legacy IT systems
B)Privacy
C)Reliability
D)Security

Question 35

With _________, the vendor manages the applications and data.

A)IaaS
B)OaaS
C)PaaS
D)SaaS

Question 36

With ____________, the customer manages the operating system.

A)DaaS
B)IaaS
C)PaaS
D)SaaS

Question 37

When a site like Google Docs becomes unavailable for any period of time, this fuels the cloud computing concern of ________.

A)Legacy IT systems
B)Privacy
C)Reliability
D)Security

Question 38

Scalability benefits organizations by ______________.

A)creating a competitive advantage
B)improving organizational flexibility
C)positively impacting employees
D)saving money

Question 39

______________ clouds are the most secure because they can be placed behind an organization's firewall.

A)Hybrid
B)Private
C)Public
D)Vertical

Question 40

Moving legacy systems to the cloud is difficult. Which of the following does NOT explain this phenomenon?

A)Complexity
B)Money spent
C)Security
D)User resistance

Question 41

Safe harbors address the concerns associated with __________.

A)Criminal use of cloud computing
B)Legacy IT systems
C)Reliability of cloud computing services
D)The regulatory and legal environment

Question 42

_________ is a registry for searching web services.

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

Question 43

Least privilege is a concept associated with ___________________.

A)Legacy IT systems
B)Privacy
C)Reliability
D)Security

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a web service protocol?

A)EDI
B)SOAP
C)XML
D)UDDI

Question 45

______________________________________________________ is a technology that uses software-based partitions to create multiple virtual servers on a single physical server.

Question 46

Anonymity on the internet enhances the problems associated with _______.

A)Criminal use of cloud computing
B)Legacy IT systems
C)Reliability of cloud computing services
D)The regulatory and legal environment

Question 47

A collection of web services constitutes a ___________.

A)self-service architecture
B)service-oriented architecture
C)service-level package
D)Software-as-a-Service package

Question 48

Utility computing service providers charge a flat rate for the computer services they provide.

Question 49

_______ describes how data should look on a web site; ______ describes data being exchanged between business partners.

A)EDI; HTML
B)EDI; XML
C)HTML; XML
D)XML; HTML

Question 50

__________ is used to create the XML document that describes the tasks performed by the various web services.

A)HTML
B)SOAP
C)UDDI
D)WSDL

Question 51

Private clouds are access through an intranet.

Question 52

__________ is a set of rules that define how messages can be exchanged among different network systems and applications through the use of XML.

A)HTML
B)SOAP
C)UDDI
D)WSDL

Question 53

DaaS is a type of SaaS.

Question 54

We are currently in the _____________________________________ stage in the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure.

Question 55

Cloud computing allows organizations to shift from capital expenses to operational expenses.

Question 56

HTML and XML are both used to design web pages.

Question 57

The US-China Safe Harbor is a streamlined process for US companies to comply with the Chinese directive on the protection of personal data.

Question 58

The stand-alone mainframe is synonymous with legacy systems.

Question 59

Web services are applications delivered over ______________ that MIS professionals can select and combine through almost any device.

A)an extranet
B)an intranet
C)the internet
D)the telephone

Question 60

PCI compliance addresses reliability issues in cloud computing.

Question 61

______________________________ clouds are shared, easily accessible, multicustomer IT infrastructures that are available nonexclusively to any entity in the general public (individuals, groups, and/or organizations).

Question 62

Cloud computing poses a major threat to ___________________________ because the providers control, and thus lawfully or unlawfully monitor, the data and communication stored between the user and the host company.

Question 63

List, describe, and provide an example of the six cloud computing characteristics. What are the business benefits of each of these characteristics?

Question 64

The different stages in the evolution of the modern IT infrastructure can be cumulative. Provide an example of how a modern organization could utilize each type of technology.

Question 65

List and describe the three main cloud computing service models, including what the customer and vendor manages for each one. If you were running your own business and wanted to use these models, how would you determine which one is best for the business?

Question 66

List and describe the four types of clouds. How could an organization like Walmart utilize each of these cloud types?

Question 67

IT _______________________________ expenses tend to be more expensive than
routine IT __________________________ expenses.

Question 68

In the _____________________________________-as-a-service model, customers rent servers, operating systems, storage, a database, software development technologies, and network capacity over the internet.

Question 69

Do you think the benefits of cloud computing outweigh the risks? Why or why not? Under what circumstances would you be willing to use cloud computing?

Question 70

___________________________ markup language is used to design the "look and feel" of a web page.