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WorksheetsChapter 3 MCQ
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Information systems infrastructure consists of hardware, system software, storage, networking, and data centers.
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Application software helps to automate business processes, and it enables processes that would otherwise not even be possible.
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An organization's IS infrastructure has a broad and flexible set of capabilities that can be utilized in a variety of ways.
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Transmission media refers to the physical pathway used to carry network information.
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The fundamental information units of computers are called relays.
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The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods.
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FALSE
Networking hardware and software facilitate the interconnection of different computers, enabling collaboration within organizations and across the world.
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FALSE
Using a utility computing model, cloud computing helps transform IT infrastructure costs from capital expenditure to operational expenditure.
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FALSE
Measured service is typically used in a utility computing model.
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FALSE
Web protocols are used to enable applications to communicate with each other, which is the basis for APIs.
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FALSE
Which of the following tasks is performed by application software?
printing documents
writing a business letter
presenting information via a monitor
updating the system clock
saving data to a disk
A fundamental component of the IS infrastructure is the _______, that is, the computers that run applications and databases.
protocol
archival storage
hardware
system software
data center
With respect to the five general classes of computers, _______ are typically used for mission-critical applications.
workstations
supercomputers
servers
mainframes
personal computers
Which of the following is a difference between a server and a workstation?
A workstation has faster networking
A workstation is the main corporate computer
A workstation has higher reliability
A workstation has more storage
A workstation is typically used by one user at a time
The most prominent type of system software that coordinates hardware and applications is the _______.
RAM
operating system
ROM
base station
point-to-point protocol
Which of the following is an example of an operating system?
Safari
Microsoft Office
Mozilla Firefox
Ubuntu Linux
Microsoft Surface
Which of the following statements is true of an intranet?
It secures proprietary information within the organization
It is accessible to the public
It provides advertorial information
It can be used by anyone
It cannot be accessed via VPN
Government regulations such as the _______ Act mandate archiving business documents.
Glass-Steagall
Sarbanes-Oxley
Robinson-Patman
Celler-Kefauver
Taft-Hartley
_______ define the procedures that computers follow when transmitting data.
Consoles
Keyloggers
Protocols
Hosts
Hypertexts
_______ is the transmission capacity of a communication channel.
Latency
Data buffer
Bandwidth
Jitter
Codec
A _______ is any computer or application that uses only services provided by the server.
peer
client
host
console
port
Which network type uses Bluetooth technology?
Personal area network
Storage area network
Campus area network
Metropolitan area network
Body sensor network
_______ networks allow all computers to both request and provide services.
Server-centric
Server-to-peer
Client-to-peer
Peer-to-peer
Client-centric
Which storage method is used for long-term copies of organizational data?
archival
backup
operational
translational
protocol
The World Wide Web is best described as a system of ________.
private branch exchanges
interlinked documents
point-to-point protocols
MAC addresses
parameter RAM
The standard method for specifying Web page format is ________.
SQL
PERL
XML
Assembly Language
HTML
Which suffix is reserved for commercial organizations?
.org
.edu
.gov
.net
.com
The protocol used by Web servers to process user requests is ________.
HTTP
ARP
DHCP
TFTP
TOC
The prediction that transistor counts double every two years is known as ________.
Murphy’s Law
Ashby’s Law
Metcalfe’s Law
Moore’s Law
Megan’s Law
The ability of a system to adapt to increases or decreases in demand is called ________.
extensibility
portability
reliability
scalability
usability
