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The fundamental information units of computers are called relays.

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Briefly describe system software.

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System software is the collection of pro...

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Which of the following storage methods is used for storing long-term copies of organizational data?


A) archival
B) backup
C) operational
D) translational
E) protocol

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A fundamental component of the IS infrastructure is the ________,that is,the computers that run the applications and databases necessary for processing transactions or analyzing business data.


A) protocol
B) archival storage
C) hardware
D) system software
E) data center

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With respect to the five general classes of computers,________ are typically used for mission critical applications,such as transaction processing.


A) workstations
B) supercomputers
C) servers
D) mainframes
E) personal computers

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________ software is the collection of programs that control the basic operations of computer hardware.


A) Application
B) Transitory
C) System
D) Open source
E) Peripheral

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Using a utility computing model,cloud computing helps to transform IT infrastructure costs from a capital expenditure to an operational expenditure.

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IP cannot be used to transmit video data.

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The ________ is a system of interlinked documents on the Internet,or a graphical user interface to the Internet that provides users with a simple,consistent interface to access a wide variety of information.


A) private branch exchange
B) World Wide Web
C) point to point protocol
D) Media Access Control Address
E) parameter random access memory

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Which of the following is a difference between a server and a workstation?


A) A workstation has fast network connectivity when compared to a server.
B) A workstation is used primarily as the main, central computing system for major corporations.
C) A workstation has high reliability when compared to a server.
D) A workstation has more memory and more disk storage when compared to a server.
E) A workstation is typically used by one user at a time.

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Describe the different classes of computers.

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The five general classes of computers ar...

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The protocol used by the Internet is called the ________.


A) Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
B) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
C) Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
D) Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
E) TOC protocol

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Information systems infrastructure consists of hardware,system software,storage,networking,and data centers.

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Explain how scalability is an issue for organizations when managing their cloud infrastructure.

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One of the biggest promises of cloud com...

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A company's ________ secures proprietary information stored within the corporate local area network and/or wide area network so that the information can be viewed only by authorized users.


A) Web ring
B) static Web site
C) firewall
D) proxy server
E) Web page

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The standard method of specifying the format of Web pages is called ________.


A) Structured Query Language (SQL)
B) Practical Extraction and Report Language (PERL)
C) Extensible Markup Language (XML)
D) Assembly Language (AL)
E) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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Why aren't IP addresses normally used to navigate Web addresses instead of domain names?

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IP addresses can be used instead of URLs...

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Bandwidth is measured in ________.


A) moles per second
B) joules per second
C) parts per million
D) bits per second
E) relays per second

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Which of the following differentiates grid computing from cloud computing?


A) Grid computing uses a large number of computers.
B) Grid computing is a natural evolution of the widespread adoption of virtualization and utility computing.
C) Grid computing is applied to a single large problem.
D) Grid computing involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources.
E) Grid computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources.

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