A software package for a mainframe usually requires a programmer to install it. |
TRUE |
Hypertext markup language specifies how text, graphics, video, and sound are placed on a document. |
TRUE |
________ is an operating system-independent, processor-independent, object-oriented programming language that has become a leading interactive programming environment for the Web. |
Java |
A high-speed network dedicated to storage that connects different kinds of storage devices, such as tape libraries and disk arrays so they can be shared by multiple servers, best describes: |
SAN. |
Using an online storage service such as DropBox is a type of virtualization. |
FALSE |
In client/server computing, the client is: |
the computer that acts as the user point of entry. |
Software applications that combine different online software applications are referred to as: |
mashups. |
Web services can exchange information between two different systems regardless of the operating system or programming languages on which the systems are based. |
TRUE |
Languages that enable a user to make requests using conversational commands resembling human speech are called: |
natural languages. |
Microsoft Word is an example of: |
word-processing software. |
Client/server computing is the most widely used form of centralized processing. |
FALSE |
Two categories of fourth-generation languages are: |
graphics language and application software package. |
Microsoft Excel is an example of: |
spreadsheet software. |
XML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of Web pages; HTML can perform presentation, communication, and storage of data. |
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? |
Scalability |
Today, most system and application software is custom built by in-house programmers. |
FALSE |
Web browsers are the primary interface for accessing the Internet. |
TRUE |
________ is free software created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers. |
open source software |
Software localization refers to the entire process of converting software to operate in a second language. |
TRUE |
A software suite: |
includes full-featured versions of application software bundled as a unit. |
In order to manage their relationship with an outsourcer or technology service provider, firms need a contract that includes a(n): |
SLA |
Connecting geographically remote computers in a single network to create a "virtual supercomputer" is called: |
grid computing. |
Total cost of ownership components include costs for downtime, training, and support. |
TRUE |
Which of the following is a type of optical disk storage? |
CD-ROM |
Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored Web pages. |
FALSE |
Software that organizes, manages, and processes business data, such as data concerned with inventory, customers, and vendors, is called |
data management software. |
Virtualization: |
can boost server utilization rates to 70% or higher. |
Software that manages the resources of the computer is called: |
system software. |
In co-location, a firm: |
purchases and owns their Web server but locates the server in the physical facility of a hosting service. |
XML provides a standard format for data exchange, enabling Web services to pass data from one process to another. |
TRUE |
Which of the following is not one of the most important four programming languages for business? |
Java |
All of the following place strain on system capacity, except for: |
minimized response time for transaction processing. |
A(n) ________ allows users to interact with a computer by using several fingers to perform gestures without using a mouse or keyboard. |
multitouch interface |
The primary storage technologies are: |
Storage networks, magnetic tape,magnetic disk, and optical disk |
You use ________ to predict when a computer hardware system becomes saturated. |
capacity planning |
Purchasing computing power from a central computing service and paying only for the amount of computing power used is commonly referred to as: |
utility computing. |
The floppy disk used by earlier generation PCs for portable storage has now been largely replaced by: |
flash drives. |
According to your reading of the chapter opening case, which new hardware technology did BART utilize to more closely match its computing power and storage capacities to its real needs? |
Grid computing |
Which of the following is a device used to collect data directly from the environment for input into a computer system? |
sensor |
To analyze the direct and indirect costs and determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations, you would use a: |
total cost of ownership model. |
The use of multiple computers linked by a communications network for processing is called: |
distributed processing. |
Running a Java program on a computer requires: |
a Java virtual machine to be installed on the computer. |
An SaaS provider maintains a large Web server, or series of servers, and provides fee-paying subscribers with space to maintain their Web sites. |
FALSE |
The interactive, multiuser operating system developed by Bell Laboratories in 1969 to be highly supportive of communications and networking is: |
UNIX |
Which type of software provides more control over text and graphic placement in the layout of a page than word processing software? |
Desktop publishing software |
IT infrastructure technology is the set of physical devices required to operate the entire enterprise. |
FALSE |
A computer language translation program is an example of system software |
TRUE |
A report generator is a type of: |
fourth-generation language. |
The contracting of custom software development to outside firms is commonly referred to as: |
outsourcing. |
Systems integration means ensuring the legacy systems work with new elements of the infrastructure. |
TRUE |
Nanotechnology uses individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips and other devices that are thousands of times smaller than current technologies permit. |
TRUE |
A set of self-contained services that communicate with each other to create a working software application is called: |
SOA |
In a multitiered network: |
the work of the entire network is balanced over several levels of servers. |
Which of the following statements is not true about cloud computing? |
It removes the concern about data and systems security for businesses. |
ChicagoCrime.org, which combines Google Maps with crime data for the city of Chicago, is an example of: |
a mashup. |
Linux plays a major role in supporting business information systems, and has garnered about ________ of the U.S. server market. |
25 percent |
________ describes the efforts of companies to reduce the power and cooling costs of maintaining their technology assets. |
Green computing |
A private cloud is operated by a single organization but may be managed by a third party and be located off premises. |
TRUE |
SaaS providers deliver and provide Web-based, remote access to storage |
FALSE |
An example of autonomic computing is: |
virus protection software that runs and updates itself automatically. |
Which of the following is not a type of output device? |
Keyboard |
An industry-wide effort to develop systems that can configure, optimize, tune, and heal themselves when broken, and protect themselves from outside intruders and self-destruction is called: |
autonomic computing. |
The business case for using grid computing involves all of the following except: |
centralized maintenance. |
What is the foundation technology for Web services? |
XML |
A mainframe is a type of legacy workstation. |
FALSE |
The collection of Web services that are used to build a firm’s software systems constitutes what is known as a service-oriented architecture. |
TRUE |
Legacy systems are still in use today because: |
they are too expensive to redesign. |
Which of the following types of computer is used for weather forecasting? |
Supercomputer |
Which of the following types of computer would you use to support a computer network? |
Server |
What would be a reason for using a workstation rather than a personal computer? |
When you need more powerful computational abilities |
n cloud computing, rapid elasticity refers to the ability of computing resources to be quickly altered to meet demand. |
TRUE |
Allowing departments to make their own software and hardware purchases increases efficiency and minimizes the need for centralized support. |
FALSE |
Linux is: |
an example of open-source software. |
One of the main benefits of moving to mobile business computing platforms is the dramatically lower costs of hardware. |
FALSE |
HTML5 is the latest evolution of HTML, and is designed to make it much easier to embed third-party add-ons, such as Flash animations and streaming video, in web pages. |
FALSE |
Which of the following storage technology stores data sequentially? |
Magnetic tape |
Software used to apply the computer to a specific task for an end user is called: |
application software. |
The main challenge coming to Microsoft’s Office software suite will be: |
Web-based productivity software such as Google Apps. |
What type of device gathers data and converts them into electronic form for use by the computer? |
Input device |
A client computer networked to a server computer, with processing split between the two types of machines, is called a(n) ________ architecture |
two-tiered client/server |
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