IT Infrastructure Quiz

What does IT infrastructure refer to?

• Only software components

• Only network services

• Hardware, software, network services, and resources

• Only hardware components

Which era introduced the first commercial computer with a powerful operating system allowing multitasking and virtual memory?

• Client/Server Era

• Personal Computer Era

• General-Purpose Mainframe and Minicomputer Era

• Electronic Accounting Machine Era

What is the technology driver that states the amount of data being stored each year doubles?

• Metcalfe's Law

• Moore's Law

• Nanotechnology

• Law of Mass Digital Storage

In which era did the appearance of the IBM PC mark the beginning of the PC period?

• Electronic Accounting Machine Era

• General-Purpose Mainframe and Minicomputer Era

• Personal Computer Era

• Client/Server Era

What is the main characteristic of a client/server setup?

• Computer processing work is split between client and server

• There is no network involved

• All processing work is done on the client side

• All processing work is done on the server side

Which type of infrastructure is often thought of as expensive to run and requires large amounts of hardware?

• Cloud infrastructure

• Traditional infrastructure

• Hyperconverged infrastructure

• Networking infrastructure

What is the purpose of enterprise software?

• To manage the network infrastructure

• To manage personal computers

• To meet the needs of an organization

• To meet the needs of individual users

Which technology driver states that computing processing capability doubles every 18 months?

• Nanotechnology

• Law of Mass Digital Storage

• Metcalfe's Law

• Moore's Law

What is the purpose of networking platforms in IT infrastructure?

• To provide security and hardware for the network

• To manage enterprise software

• To manage data storage

• To provide internet connectivity only

Which era introduced the concept of cloud computing?

• Enterprise Internet Computing Era

• Personal Computer Era

• Cloud Computing Era

• Client/Server Era