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WorksheetsIT infrastructure and Emerging Tech
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Place the following eras of IT infrastructure evolution in order, from earliest to most recent: 1. Cloud Computing Era; 2. Client/Server; 3. Enterprise Era; 4. Personal Computer; and 5. Mainframe and Minicomputer.
5, 2, 3, 4, 1
5, 4, 2, 3, 1
4, 5, 2, 3, 1
5, 4, 2, 1, 3
________ uses individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips and other devices.
Virtualization
Nanotechnology
Quantum computing
A minicomputer
________ states that the value or power of a network grows exponentially as a function of the number of network members.
Metcalfe's Law
Moore's Law
Law of scalability
Law of networks
Which of the following is a leading networking hardware provider?
Dell
Intel
IBM
Cisco
All of the following are current hardware platform trends except:
green computing.
virtualization.
cloud computing.
Unix.
Firms that allow employees to use their own devices are embracing which of the following?
BYOD
Wearable computing
Cloud computing
Self computing
Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and available for free?
Software packages
Mashups
Open source
Closed source
Which type of infrastructure service stores and manages corporate data and provides capabilities for analyzing the data?
Networking
Telecommunications
Data management
VOIP
Which type of infrastructure service stores and manages corporate data and provides capabilities for analyzing the data?
VOIP
Telecommunications
Data management
Telephone
Which of the following is not an IT infrastructure service component?
Operating system software services
Computing services that connect employees, customers, and suppliers into a coherent digital environment
Physical facilities management services to manage the facilities housing physical components
IT management services to plan and develop the infrastructure and provide project management
The introduction of the minicomputer ________.
allowed computers to be customized to the specific needs of departments or business units
strengthened centralized computing
offered new, powerful machines at higher prices than mainframes
represented the rise of Microsoft
A client computer networked to a server computer, with processing split between the two types of machines, is called a(n) ________.
service-oriented architecture
on-demand architecture
multitiered client/server architecture
two-tiered client/server architecture
In N-tier computing, significant parts of website content, logic, and processing are performed by a single web server.
TRUE
FALSE
A web server is responsible for locating and managing stored web pages.
TRUE
FALSE
IT infrastructure consists of only those physical computing devices and software required to operate the enterprise
TRUE
FALSE
An application server may reside on the same computer as a web server or on its own dedicated computer.
TRUE
FALSE
Microsoft is no longer the market leader in client/server networking.
FALSE
TRUE
Which of the following is a leading telecommunications equipment provider?
DELL
Intel
CISCO
IBM
The Windows operating system ________.
was an early PC operating system
is used on virtually all tablet and mobile devices today
is a data management application used on PCs
is an operating system used by over 68% of PCs
All of the following are typically factors in a firm's decision to engage consulting and system integration services except ________.
the firm does not have the staff necessary to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure
the firm's staff do not have the skills necessary to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure
the firm's staff knows more about the firm's IT infrastructure than service providers
the firm's staff does not have the necessary experience to deploy and maintain the firm's IT infrastructure
The Internet hardware server marketplace ________.
has expanded to include a wide variety of start-up and mobile-computing firms
has become increasingly concentrated in top firms
has moved significantly to Asian firms
has been decimated by mobile and cloud computing
Which of the following is the most popular smartphone operating system?
Chrome Os
LINUX
Android
iOS
Which of the following are the leading operating systems for corporate servers?
Microsoft Windows Server, Chrome OS Server, and Android Server
Unix, Linux, and Android Server
Microsoft Windows Server, and Linux
Microsoft Windows Server, Unix, and Android Server
Computers using Chrome OS store both programs and user data on Internet cloud servers.
TRUE
FALSE
Web hosting services maintain websites for fee-paying subscribers.
True
False
Which of the following is not an example of a wearable computing device?
Smart glasses
Smartphones
Smartwatches
Activity trackers
Which of the following is not an example of the consumerization of IT?
Google Maps
Dropbox
Amazon Web Services
Gmail
Quantum computing is not yet available to the general public.
True
False
Which of the following types of computing involves purchasing computing power from a remote provider and paying only for the computing power used?
On demand
Grid
Edge
Autonomic
Virtualization has become one of the principal technologies for promoting green computing.
True
False
Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and available for free?
Software packages
Mashups
Outsourced
Open-source
Linux is ________.
primarily concerned with the tasks of end users
designed for specific machines and specific microprocessors
an example of open-source software
especially useful for processing numeric data
Which of the following statements about Linux is not true?
Linux can be used as an operating system for mainframe computers.
It is available in free versions downloadable from the Internet.
Linux is the leading operating system for desktop systems.
Linux applications are embedded in cell phones, smartphones, tablet computers. and consumer electronics.
Which of the following statements about Java is not true?
To run a Java program, a Java Virtual Machine must be installed on the computer.
Java is an operating system-independent, processor-independent, object-oriented programming language.
Java programs cannot be used on mobile devices.
Java software is designed to run on any computer or computing device, regardless of the specific microprocessor or operating system the device uses.
Which of the following is an easy-to-use software program with a graphical user interface for displaying web pages and for accessing the web and other Internet resources?
Web service
Web browser
Web client
Web app
________ provides a standard format for data exchange, enabling web services to pass data from one process to another.
HTML
HTML5
Java
XML
HTML5 makes it easier for web pages to function across different display devices.
True
False
Web services can exchange information between two different systems only if the operating systems and programming languages upon which the systems are based are identical.
False
True
Whereas HTML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of Web pages, XML can perform presentation, communication, and data storage tasks.
True
False
Hypertext markup language specifies how text, graphics, video, and sound are placed on a web page.
True
False
Ruby is an object-oriented programming language known for speed and ease of use in building web applications.
True
False
Edge artificial intelligence (Edge AI) refers to the deployment of AI algorithms and AI models directly on local edge devices such as smartphones, sensors, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices
True
False
Which of the following refers to the ability of a computer, product, or system to expand to serve a larger number of users without breaking down?
Modality
Scalability
Expandability
Disintermediation
Customizability
