Quiz 12: Designing Distributed and Internet Systems
Computing
Q 1Q 1
Designing distributed and Internet systems is much like designing ________ location systems.
A)Client
B)Multi
C)Single
D)Double
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C
Q 2Q 2
________ is the cabling,hardware,and software used to connect workstations,computers and file servers located in a confined geographical area.
A)WAN
B)LAN
C)File server
D)RAM
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B
Q 3Q 3
A ________ is a device that manages file operations and is shared by each client PC attached to a LAN.
A)File server
B)WAN
C)LAN
D)Database engine
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A
Q 4Q 4
In a file server configuration,each file server acts as an additional hard disk for each client ________.
A)LAN
B)WAN
C)Database engine
D)PC
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Q 5Q 5
Which of the following is NOT a feature of an application program in a file server model?
A)User interface
B)Record locking
C)Database processing
D)Generate queries
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Q 6Q 6
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a file server in a file server model?
A)File storage
B)Significant LAN traffic
C)Acts like extra hard disk to client
D)Process or scans tables
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Q 7Q 7
Which of the below is NOT the limitations of file servers?
A)Excessive data movement
B)The need for a powerful client workstation
C)Handle integrity and security
D)Decentralized data control
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Q 8Q 8
File servers transfer files when data are requested from a ________.
A)Client
B)PC
C)LAN
D)Database engine
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Q 9Q 9
Client/server architecture is a ________-based computing environment in which a central database server or engine performs all database commands sent to it from client workstations,and application programs on each client concentrate on user interface functions.
A)WAN
B)LAN
C)Client
D)PC
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Q 10Q 10
A ________ is the (back-end)portion of the client/server database system running on the server that provides database processing and shared access functions.
A)User
B)Client
C)File server
D)Database engine
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Q 11Q 11
The ________ is the portion of the client/server database system that provides the user interface and data manipulation functions.
A)Client
B)File server
C)Database engine
D)LAN
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Q 12Q 12
A(n)________ refers to the software building blocks that are used to ensure that common system capabilities,such as user interfaces and printing,as well as modules are standardized to facilitate data exchange between clients and servers.
A)Application server
B)File server
C)API
D)Virtual machine
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Q 13Q 13
A(n)________ is a computing server where data analysis functions primarily reside.
A)API
B)Application server
C)File server
D)Virtual machine
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Q 14Q 14
A(n)________ is a software emulation of a physical computer system,both hardware and operating system,that allows more efficient sharing of physical hardware resources.
A)API
B)Application server
C)File server
D)Virtual machine
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Q 15Q 15
A(n)________ is the act of creating virtual (rather than physical)versions of a variety of computing capabilities including hardware platforms,operating systems,storage devices,and networks.
A)Virtualization
B)Virtual machine
C)Middleware
D)API
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Q 16Q 16
Three-tiered client/server is an advanced client/server architecture in which there are three logical and distinct applications-________,presentation,and analysis-that are combined to create a single information system.
A)File server
B)Database engine
C)Data management
D)Middleware
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Q 17Q 17
A(n)________ is a combination of hardware,software and communication technology that brings data management,presentation,and analysis together into a three-tiered (or n-tiered)client/server environment.
A)API
B)Middleware
C)Data management
D)Virtual machine
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Q 18Q 18
The ________ functions of an IS manage all interaction between software and files and databases,including data retrieval/querying,updating,security,concurrency control,and recovery.
A)Data presentation
B)Data analysis
C)Middleware
D)Data management
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Q 19Q 19
The ________ functions of an IS manage just the interface between system users and the software,including the display and printing of forms and reports and possibly validating system inputs.
A)Data presentation
B)Data analysis
C)Middleware
D)Data management
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Q 20Q 20
The ________ functions of an IS transform inputs into outputs,including simple summarization to complex mathematical modeling such as regression analysis.
A)Data presentation
B)Data analysis
C)Middleware
D)Data management
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Q 21Q 21
When designing distributed and Internet systems,the deliverable is a document that will consolidate the information that must be considered when implementing a system design.
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Q 22Q 22
Each PC and workstation on a WAN is typically within a few hundred feet of another,with a total network cable length of less than one mile.
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Q 25Q 25
Each client workstation must devote memory to a full version of the DBMS,there is less room on the client PC to rapidly manipulate data in high-speed random access memory (RAM).
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Q 26Q 26
An improvement in LAN-based systems is the client/server architecture in which application processing is divided (not necessarily evenly)between client and server.
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Q 27Q 27
In the typical client/server architecture,all database recovery,security,and concurrent access management are centralized at the server; this is the responsibility of each user workstation in a simple LAN.
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Q 28Q 28
Application program interface is the (front-end)portion of the client/server database system that provides the user interface and data manipulation functions.
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Q 29Q 29
In advanced architectures,data analysis can reside on a powerful application server,resulting in substantially faster response times for users.
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Q 37Q 37
A thin client is a client device designed so that most processing and data storage occur on the ________.
A)Middleware
B)Database engine
C)Client
D)Server
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Q 38Q 38
Which cloud computing characteristic allows for most flexibility,meaning users can access cloud resources in a buffet-style fashion on an as-needed basis without the need for lengthy negotiations with the service provider?
A)Rapid Elasticity
B)Broad Network Access
C)On-Demand Self-Service
D)Resource Pooling
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Q 39Q 39
Which cloud computing characteristic provides computing resources that can be scaled up or down almost instantaneously and often automatically,based on user needs?
A)Rapid Elasticity
B)Broad Network Access
C)On-Demand Self-Service
D)Measured Service
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Q 40Q 40
Which cloud computing characteristic specifies that the cloud services are accessible from almost anywhere and from almost any Web-enabled device?
A)Rapid Elasticity
B)Broad Network Access
C)Resource Pooling
D)On-Demand Self-Service
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Q 41Q 41
________ specifies that rather than renting out space or time to each customer on one specific,physical machine,cloud providers manage multiple distributed resources that are dynamically assigned to multiple customers based on their needs.
A)Rapid Elasticity
B)Broad Network Access
C)On-Demand Self-Service
D)Resource Pooling
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Q 42Q 42
________ specifies that service is typically provided using a utility computing model where customers pay only for what they use.
A)Resource Pooling
B)Measured Service
C)On-Demand Self-Service
D)Broad Network Access
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Q 43Q 43
In the ________ model,only the basic capabilities of processing,storage,and networking are provided.Hence,the customer has the most control over the resources.
A)IaaS
B)PaaS
C)SaaS
D)DBMS
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Q 44Q 44
In the ________ model,customers can run their own applications,which are typically designed using tools provided by the service provider.
A)IaaS
B)SaaS
C)PaaS
D)DBMS
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Q 45Q 45
In the ________ model,the customer uses only applications provided via a cloud infrastructure.Typically,such applications include Web-based e-mail services and Web-based productivity suites.
A)PaaS
B)SaaS
C)IaaS
D)DBMS
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Q 46Q 46
Applications under the ________ model are typically easiest to deploy,because the customer does not have to worry about maintaining or updating the software,the underlying platform,or the hardware infrastructure.
A)SaaS
B)IaaS
C)PaaS
D)data
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Q 47Q 47
In the ________ model,the user has control over the applications but has limited or no control over the underlying infrastructure.
A)SaaS
B)IaaS
C)PaaS
D)data
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Q 48Q 48
Services in a(n)________ cloud can be used by any interested party on a pay-per-use basis; hence,they are often used for applications that need rapid scalability.
A)Internal
B)Network
C)Private
D)Public
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Q 49Q 49
A(n)________ cloud does not free an organization from the issues associated with managing the cloud infrastructure,but it does give the organization a high degree of customizability,flexibility,and control over their data and applications.
A)Private
B)Public
C)External
D)Network
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Q 50Q 50
A(n)________ cloud is internal to an organization and can help the organization to balance demand and supply of computing resources within the organization.
A)Public
B)Private
C)External
D)Network
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Q 51Q 51
Which of the following is a feature of a private cloud?
A)Control
B)Flexible
C)Standardized
D)Fast and easy setup
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Q 52Q 52
Which of the following is a feature of a public cloud?
A)Privacy
B)Centralized
C)Owned by client
D)Pay per use
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Q 53Q 53
Which factor specifies that organizations must ensure that acceptable support capabilities and personnel are available,especially for mission-critical applications,to rapidly solve technical issues when they arise?
A)Scalability
B)Reliability
C)Openness
D)Costs
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Q 54Q 54
Which characteristic specifies that organizations have to carefully evaluate to what extent the provider will be able to meet current and future business needs in terms of data storage,transaction volumes,and so on?
A)Scalability
B)Reliability
C)Viability
D)Diversity of Offerings
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Q 55Q 55
Which characteristic is concerned with the stability of the service provider in the long run?
A)Costs
B)Scalability
C)Viability
D)Diversity of Offerings
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Q 56Q 56
Which characteristic specifies that when sensitive data are concerned,organizations have to question how secure the data will be from outside intruders,how the privacy of customer data will be protected,and whether the data storage complies with regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,HIPAA,etc.?
A)Viability
B)Security,Privacy,and Compliance
C)Diversity of Offerings
D)Costs
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Q 57Q 57
Which characteristic specifies that an important question to ask from the organization side is which provider can offer the services needed both presently and in the future?
A)Viability
B)Openness
C)Security,Privacy,and Compliance
D)Diversity of Offerings
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Q 58Q 58
Which characteristic focuses on the issue of interoperability which the organizations face?
A)Viability
B)Openness
C)Reliability
D)Diversity of Offerings
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Q 59Q 59
Which characteristic focuses on balancing the benefits and costs of the flexibility and scalability the cloud offers?
A)Viability
B)Openness
C)Costs
D)Reliability
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Q 60Q 60
________-oriented architecture is a software architecture in which business processes are broken down into individual components that are designed to achieve the desired results for the service consumer.
A)Service
B)Object
C)Client
D)Server
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Q 61Q 61
According to the ________ service principle,a service should be usable in many different applications.
A)Reliability
B)Reusability
C)Interoperability
D)Componentization
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Q 62Q 62
According to the ________ service principle,a service should work with any other service.
A)Reliability
B)Reusability
C)Interoperability
D)Componentization
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Q 63Q 63
According to the ________ service principle,a service should be simple and modular.
A)Reliability
B)Reusability
C)Interoperability
D)Componentization
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Q 64Q 64
A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over a ________.
A)Network
B)Server
C)Client
D)Device
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Q 65Q 65
________ is an Internet authoring language that allows designers to create customized tags,enabling the definition,transmission,validation,and interpretation of data between applications.
A)JAVA
B)HTML5
C)HTML
D)XML
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Q 66Q 66
Thin clients are most appropriate for doing a minimal amount of client-side processing,essentially displaying information sent to the client from the server.
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Q 67Q 67
To allow for most flexibility,users can access cloud resources in a buffet-style fashion on an as-needed basis without the need for lengthy negotiations with the service provider; in many cases,resources in the cloud are accessible by the customer with no need for human interaction with the provider.
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Q 68Q 68
In the platform as a service (PaaS)model,customers cannot run their own applications,which are typically designed using tools provided by the service provider.
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Q 69Q 69
A private cloud frees an organization from the issues associated with managing the cloud infrastructure.
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Q 70Q 70
A public cloud infrastructure is shared among different companies,with different applications running on the same hardware; as a result,it is impossible for organizations to know where exactly (physically)the data are located,and thus auditing who has access to the data is extremely difficult,if not impossible.
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Q 71Q 71
In order to achieve greater flexibility and agility,organizations have tried to move away from deploying large,monolithic applications in favor of object-oriented architecture.
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Q 72Q 72
The software system that makes a request is called a service requester,whereas the software system that would process the request and provide the response is called a service provider.
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Q 73Q 73
An increasingly popular approach for formatting data within a Web service environment is JavaScript Object Notation.
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Q 76Q 76
What issues should management consider when implementing cloud computing in the organization?
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Q 77Q 77
Define service-oriented architecture.Why would a company want to implement this architecture?
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Q 79Q 79
Define Web service.List some of the more common languages and technologies associated with Web service.
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Q 80Q 80
________ is a lightweight data interchange approach that is relatively easy for humans to understand and for computers to generate or interpret.
A)SOAP
B)JSON
C)XML
D)REST
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Q 81Q 81
________ is a protocol for communicating XML data between Web service applications and the operating system.
A)SOAP
B)JSON
C)HTTP
D)REST
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Q 82Q 82
________ is a relatively simple and fast protocol for communicating JSON data between Web service applications and the operating system.
A)SOAP
B)HTTP
C)REST
D)BIND
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Q 83Q 83
________ is a method for translating Internet domain names into Internet Protocol (IP)addresses.
A)HTML
B)REST
C)HTTP
D)BIND
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Q 84Q 84
________ is a communication protocol for exchanging information on the Internet.
A)HTML
B)HTTP
C)JSON
D)BIND
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Q 85Q 85
________ is a set of style rules that tells a Web browser how to present a document.
A)XSL
B)HTML
C)XML
D)CSS
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Q 86Q 86
________ is a specification for separating style from content when generating XML pages.
A)XML
B)XSL
C)CSS
D)REST
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Q 87Q 87
________ means providing Internet content to a user based upon knowledge of that customer.
A)Personalization
B)Customization
C)Visualization
D)Reliability
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Q 88Q 88
________ refers to sites that allow a user to customize the content and look of a site based on his or her personal preferences.
A)Personalization
B)Customization
C)Visualization
D)Reliability
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Q 89Q 89
A(n)________ is a special type of software application for collecting,organizing,and publishing Web site content.
A)XML
B)XSL
C)CSS
D)CMS
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Q 90Q 90
To make sure Web sites contain the most accurate and up-to-date information,often from multiple sources,many organizations have turned to using a ________ management system.
A)Client
B)Web
C)Content
D)Database
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Q 91Q 91
SOAP is a relatively simple and fast protocol for communicating JSON data between Web service applications and the operating system.
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Q 92Q 92
REST is a protocol for communicating XML data between Web service applications and the operating system.
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Q 93Q 93
The vast majority of new systems development in organizations focuses on Internet based applications and the Internet can be used for delivering internal organizational systems,business-to-business systems,or business-to-consumer systems.
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Q 94Q 94
REST is a complex and slower alternative to SOAP,typically communicating over HTTP utilizing JSON for formatting information.
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Q 95Q 95
JSON is not an alternative to XML and is considered much more complex to transfer and process and much difficult for humans to understand.
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Q 96Q 96
Relative to SOAP and XML,REST and JSON are much simpler to understand,easier for machines to process and generate,and easier for humans to design and implement.
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Q 97Q 97
BIND provides the ability to locate information using common domain names that are translated into corresponding Internet Protocol (IP)addresses.
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Q 98Q 98
A site with low consistency is also much easier for users to navigate,and it is much easier for users to anticipate the meaning of links.
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Q 99Q 99
What is the difference between personalization and customization.Provide an example of each.
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Q 100Q 100
What are the four reasons why professional developers believe that links must live forever?
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