MIS Chapter 5

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

What does reliability ensure? The system has the ability to operate in many different operating systems. The system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use. The system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information. The time frames when the system is operational

What question below would a company need to answer when first establishing a backup and recovery plan? What types of storage mechanism will meet the needs of the company? How often does the computer need to backup its information? What types of recovery systems does the company infrastructure need? all of the above

The __________ MIS infrastructure identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured. Sustainable Information Virtualized Agile

Which characteristics support an information MIS infrastructure? Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability. Backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan. Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization. All of the above

Which characteristics support a sustainable MIS infrastructure? Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability. Backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan. Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization. All of the above

Which characteristics support an agile MIS infrastructure?Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability. Backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan. Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization. All of the above.

Which of the following include the three section titles of an MIS infrastructure? Information MIS, aggregated MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures. Information MIS, operational MIS, and changing MIS infrastructures. Information MIS, agile MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures. Varies depending on the industry.

John works for Internal Computer Specialists, which focuses on helping small business owners resolve MIS infrastructure issues. John's tasks include cleaning and replacing motherboards, cables, and internal components such as DVDs and hard drives. What does John's role at Internal Computer Specialists focus on fixing? Hardware, Clients, Backup, Recovery.

Which of the following is a benefit of a solid MIS infrastructure? Reduces costs Improves productivity Optimizes business operations all of the above.

Web accessibility means that people with disabilities including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities can use the Web.

Single-tenancy occurs in the cloud means that a single instance of a system serves multiple customers. In the cloud, each customer is called a tenant and multiple tenants can access the same system.

Cloud computing could change not only the way businesses operate, but also the way people interact with technology. Google, for example, is probably the most popular cloud computing service today.

Unsustainable, or green, MIS describes the production, management, use, and disposal of technology in a way that maximizes damage to the environment.

Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, observed in 1965 that continued advances in technological innovation made it possible to reduce the size of a computer chip while doubling its capacity every two years.

The three primary areas of support provided by information infrastructure are backup and recovery, disaster recovery plan, and the business continuity plan.

The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the company information is called a backup.

If you want to support the environment you will focus on building a strong sustainable MIS infrastructure, which identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption.

There are three primary areas where enterprise architects focus when maintaining a firm's MIS infrastructure including information MIS infrastructure, agile MIS infrastructure, and sustainable MIS infrastructures.

Hardware consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system, where software is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.