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An ad-hoc group of oceanographers needs to set up a system to analyze massive amounts of data on ocean temperatures.The technology and hardware for gathering the data and transmitting the data to a central computer is in place.What additional hardware might they need? What techniques might they use to make their research more efficient and lower costs?

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IT infrastructure consists of only those physical computing devices required to operate the enterprise.

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All of the following are current hardware platform trends except:


A) green computing.
B) virtualization.
C) cloud computing.
D) Unix.
E) quantum computing.

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Explain why standards are so important in information technology.What standards have been important for the growth of Internet technologies?

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Standards are important because they res...

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In N-tier computing,significant parts of website content,logic,and processing are performed by different servers.

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Which of the following is not an example of the consumerization of IT?


A) Google Apps
B) Dropbox
C) Facebook
D) Gmail
E) Amazon Web Services

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Scalability refers to the ability of a computer,product,or system to expand to serve a large number of users without breaking down.

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Linux is:


A) primarily concerned with the tasks of end users.
B) designed for specific machines and specific microprocessors.
C) an example of open-source software.
D) especially useful for processing numeric data.
E) poorly suited to power fast computers.

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In a multi-tiered network:


A) the work of the entire network is centralized.
B) the work of the entire network is balanced over several levels of servers.
C) processing is split between clients and servers.
D) processing is handled by multiple,geographically-remote clients.
E) processing is located in the cloud.

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The operating system is used to manage the computer's activities.

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In green computing,reducing computer power consumption is a top priority.

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Briefly explain why corporations are increasingly interested in using Unix or Linux for their operating systems.

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Linux is an inexpensive and robust open-...

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Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and available for free?


A) Software packages
B) Mashups
C) Outsourced
D) Open source
E) Closed source

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Which of the following is a multitasking,multi-user,operating system developed by Bell Laboratories that operates on a wide variety of computing platforms?


A) Unix
B) Linux
C) OS X
D) COBOL
E) DOS

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Quantum computing is not yet available to the general public.

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What is scalability? Why is it essential to the success of the modern business firm?

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Scalability is the ability of the comput...

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Which of the following became the standard PC in the Personal Computer Era?


A) Wintel PC
B) DOS PC
C) MITS PC
D) Altair
E) Apple II

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How would you determine the market demand for your firm's IT services?


A) Perform a TCO analysis
B) Benchmark your services
C) Hold focus groups to assess your services
D) Analyze sales returns on key investments
E) Perform a stress test

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A client computer networked to a server computer,with processing split between the two types of machines,is called a(n) :


A) service-oriented architecture.
B) on-demand architecture.
C) multi-tiered client/server architecture.
D) two-tiered client/server architecture.
E) divided architecture.

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Quantum computing is implemented primarily with enterprise or ISP servers.

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