TG03

Information System, Third Canadian Edition Rainer
Tech Guide 3
Emerging types of enterprise computing
Question Type: True/False
1) Entering data and programs from user departments to the mainframe was called remote data entry.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.

Section Reference: TG 3.1 Introduction
Difficulty: Medium
2) MIS departments embraced the arrival of personal computers in the work place.
Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy
3) Mainframe computers are no longer being used.
Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy
4) Companies are building massive data centers called computer floors to meet their processing needs.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe a server farm.

Section Reference: TG 3.2 Server Farms
Difficulty: Easy
5) Server farms can be located just about anywhere.
Answer: False


Difficulty: Medium
6) Server virtualization uses software-based partitions to create multiple virtual servers on a single
physical server.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Define virtualization, and discuss its advantages.

Section Reference: TG 3.3 Virtualization
Difficulty: Medium
7) Grid computing combines processing resources to form a virtual supercomputer.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Define grid computing, and discuss its advantages.

Section Reference: TG 3.4 Grid Computing
Difficulty: Easy
8) Any application can run on a grid computing system
Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium
9) Utility computing is also called on-demand computing.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Define utility computing, and discuss its advantages.

Section Reference: TG 3.5 Utility Computing
Difficulty: Easy
10) The “cloud” in cloud computing is composed of computers, the software on those computers, and
the network connections among those computers.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Define cloud computing, and analyze its advantages and disadvantages.
Section Reference: TG 3.6 Cloud Computing
Difficulty: Easy
11) The primary advantage of cloud computing is that it is easier for users to do their work.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Easy
12) Customers that are using software-as-a-service are not using cloud computing.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Easy
13) Web macros allow IT professionals to combine features so that applications on almost any device
can work together.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Define and discuss Web services and service-oriented architecture.
Section Reference: TG 3.7 Emerging Software Trends
Difficulty: Easy
14) XML makes it easier to exchange data among applications.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Medium
15) XML is a more powerful language than HTML.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Medium
16) XML tags data.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
17) Simple object access protocol (SOAP) defines how messages can be exchanged through the use of
HTML.
Answer: False
Difficulty: Medium
18) Web services description language (WSDL) is used to create XML documents.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
19) UDDI is a registry of descriptions of Web services.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
20) A service-oriented architecture is an IT architecture that makes it possible to build business

applications using Web services.
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
21) Originally, IT was the only with access to technology.
Answer: True

Section Reference: Introduction
Difficulty: Easy
22) Small organizations are more likely to have server farms than larger organizations.
Answer: False

Section Reference: Server Farms
Difficulty: Easy
Question Type: Multiple Choice
23) One of the advantages of a server farm is:
a) It takes less than an hour to add a server to the server farm.

b) Running many servers is less expensive.
c) If one server fails, an application can be automatically moved to another one.
d) Fewer people are required to run many machines.
e) Servers can be stacked on top of one another, so less space is needed.
Answer: c

Difficulty: Medium
24) Server virtualization
a) Can function only within server farms.

b) Uses software to build multiple virtual servers on the same machine.
c) Requires changes to applications.
d) Requires a license for each virtual server.
e) Requires no additional security
Answer: b

Difficulty: Easy
25) Which of the following is not a benefit of employing server virtualization?
a) Cost savings in space

b) Cost savings in energy
c) Cost savings in customer service
d) Cost savings in maintenance
e) Cost savings in personnel
Answer: c

Difficulty: Easy
26) Grid computing
a) Runs an application on one server.

b) Is ideal for transaction processing systems.
c) Divides the processing of an application among servers.
d) Does not require any special software.
e) Is difficult to scale up.
Answer: c

Difficulty: Medium
27) Which of the following is not a benefit of grid computing?
a) It enables efficient use of computing resources.

b) It enables applications to run faster.
c) There is no single point of failure.
d) It reduces the number of applications.
e) It makes it easier to scale up or down.
Answer: d

Difficulty: Medium
28) Utility computing
a) Is the same as grid computing.

b) Is called on-demand computing.
c) Can be offered by any company with excess resources.
d) Charges customers a flat rate.
e) Is the same as cloud computing.
Answer: b

Difficulty: Medium
29) Which of the following statements concerning cloud computing is not true?
a) Users access computers in the cloud, usually via the Internet.

b) The cloud includes computers, software, and a network.
c) A cloud can be private or public.
d) A cloud is usually a server farm.
e) Data are stored on the user’s computer
Answer: e
Difficulty: Medium
30) Which of the following is not a disadvantage of cloud computing?
a) Privacy
b) Security
c) Reliability
d) Costs
e) Loss of control
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
31) Which of the following is not a service of cloud computing?
a) Cloud infrastructure as a service

b) Cloud data storage as a service

c) Cloud platform as a service
d) Cloud software as a service
e) All of these are services of cloud computing.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
32) Which of the following is not a benefit of using Web services?
a) New applications can be developed quickly.

b) Users can access data without knowing where the data are.
c) Organizations can use the Internet infrastructure without having to implement any new technologies.
d) Web services enable IT professionals to use shared protocols to build applications.
e) Using Web services does not require any new skill sets.
Answer: e
Difficulty: Medium
33) Which of the following is not a key protocol of Web services?
a) HTML
b) SOAP
c) XML
d) WSDL
e) UDDI
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
34) A service-oriented architecture
a) Is one in which the servers are supporting multiple mobile devices.

b) Enables Web services to be reused across an organization.
c) Is a type of cloud computing.
d) Is focused on user response.
e) Places servers closest to the primary user.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
35) Hyo runs an ice cream store with her family. Which of the following technologies might be a good
source of computing for the store?
a) Server farm
b) Grid computing
c) Cloud computing
d) Utility computing
e) Virtualization
Answer: c
Section Reference: Emerging Software Trends
Difficulty: Medium
36) Travis is the VP of Operations for a company that owns and operates six ski areas around the world.
Which of the following might be a good source of computing for the company?
a) Server farm
b) Grid computing
c) Cloud computing
d) Utility computing
e) Virtualization
Answer: c
Section Reference: Technology Guide 3
Difficulty: Medium
37) Paula owns a variety store in a tourist town. The store recently went online, and the response has
been remarkable. The store’s current infrastructure is running close to capacity, so handling the influx of
orders is taking much longer than it should. Which of the following suggestions might be the best
solution for the company?
a) Add another server to their infrastructure.

b) Use grid computing to process the orders across many servers.
c) Use cloud computing services.

d) Use the services of a utility computing provider.
e) Convert their existing servers to virtual services.
Answer: a

Section Reference: Technology Guide 3
Difficulty: Medium
38) What was the earliest stage in the evolution of the IT infrastructure?
a) Enterprise computing
b) Local area networks
c) Standalone mainframes
d) Standalone personal computers
Answer: c

Difficulty: Easy
39) What is the most recent change in the evolution of the IT infrastructure?
c) Mainframe and dumb terminals
d) Cloud computing and mobile computing
Answer: d

Difficulty: Easy
40) __________ first allowed people to be more productive and share resources.
c) Mainframe and dumb terminals
Answer: b


Difficulty: Medium
41) ____________ first allowed people to share pools of resources over a network, usually the Internet.
a) Mainframe and dumb terminals

c) Enterprise computing
Answer: d

Difficulty: Medium
42) Which of the following is FALSE about server farms?
a) They provide redundancy.

b) They provide fault tolerance.
c) They are inexpensive.
d) They are comprised of hundreds of thousands of computers.
Answer: c

Difficulty: Easy
43) _____________ is used to create partitions on a single server so that multiple applications can run
on a single server.
a) A server farm
b) Cloud computing
c) Grid computing
d) Server virtualization
Answer: d

Section Reference: Virtualization
Difficulty: Easy
44) Which of the following is NOT a benefit of virtualization?

a) Agility
b) Cost savings
c) Easy to create
d) Service-oriented IT department
Answer: c

Section Reference: Virtualization
Difficulty: Easy
45) Which of the following is NOT a benefit of grid computing?
a) Cost
b) Faster applications
c) Fault tolerance
d) Scalability
Answer: a

Section Reference: Grid Computing
Difficulty: Easy
46) Grid computing involves applying the resources of ________ computer(s) in a network to
__________ problem(s) at the same time.
a) many, a single
b) many, many
c) a single, a single
d) a single, many
Answer: a

Section Reference: Grid Computing
Difficulty: Easy
47) ______________ makes computing resources and infrastructure management available to a

customer as needed.
a) Cloud computing
b) Grid computing
c) Utility computing
d) Virtualization
Answer: c

Section Reference: Utility Computing
Difficulty: Easy
48) Which of the following is an advantage of cloud computing?
a) Cost
b) Privacy
c) Reliability
d) Security
Answer: a
Section Reference: Cloud Computing
Difficulty: Medium
49) _________ as a Service is a service that delivers applications over the cloud.
a) Infrastructure
b) Platform
c) Software
d) Technology
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
50) __________ as a Service supports the deployment of entire systems.
a) Infrastructure
b) Platform
c) Software
d) Technology
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
51) ______________ allow(s) systems to “talk” to each other without human intervention.
a) Cloud computing
b) Grid computing
c) Virtualization
d) Web services
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
52) Which of the following is NOT an advantage of web services?
a) Can quickly create a new infrastructure

b) Can access data without understanding the process
c) Can create new applications quickly and easily
d) Can easily automate business processes
Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
53) _______________ facilitate(s) the reuse of web services.
a) Application programs
b) Cloud computing
c) Grid computing
d) Service-oriented architectures
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
54) __________ makes it easier to exchange data among applications and interpret the data.
a) SOAP
b) UDDI
c) WSDL
d) XML
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
55) ___________ is used to create XML documents that describe tasks performed by various web
services.
a) SOAP
b) UDDI
c) WSDL
d) XML
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Essay
56) Discuss virtualization and its advantages

Difficulty: Easy
57) Discuss grid computing and its advantages

Difficulty: Easy
58) Compare and contrast grid computing and utility computing.


Difficulty: Medium
59) Discuss Web services.
Difficulty: Easy
60) Define cloud computing, and discuss its advantages and disadvantages.
Difficulty: Medium
61) Compare and contrast cloud computing and service-oriented architecture.
Section Reference: TG 3.7 Emerging Software Trends: Web Services
Difficulty: Medium
62) Define each of the following terms, and explain how they are related: XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI.
Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Fill-in-the-Blank
63) __________ contain hundreds of thousands of networked computer servers.
Answer: Server farms

Difficulty: Easy
64) A ________ cloud is maintained by an external cloud service provider, accessed through the
Internet, and available to the general public.
Answer: public
Learning Objective: LO TG3.6 Define cloud computing, and analyze its advantages and disadvantages.
Difficulty: Easy
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Information System, Third Canadian Edition Rainer

Question Type: True/False

Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.

Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.

3) Mainframe computers are no longer being used.

Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.

Learning Objective: Describe a server farm.

5) Server farms can be located just about anywhere.

Learning Objective: Describe a server farm.

Section Reference: TG 3.2 Server Farms

Learning Objective: Define virtualization, and discuss its advantages.

7) Grid computing combines processing resources to form a virtual supercomputer.

Learning Objective: Define grid computing, and discuss its advantages.

8) Any application can run on a grid computing system

Learning Objective: Define grid computing, and discuss its advantages.

9) Utility computing is also called on-demand computing.

Learning Objective: Define utility computing, and discuss its advantages.

14) XML makes it easier to exchange data among applications.

15) XML is a more powerful language than HTML.

16) XML tags data.

19) UDDI is a registry of descriptions of Web services.

20) A service-oriented architecture is an IT architecture that makes it possible to build business

21) Originally, IT was the only with access to technology.

Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.

Learning Objective: Describe a server farm.

Question Type: Multiple Choice

23) One of the advantages of a server farm is:

a) It takes less than an hour to add a server to the server farm.

Learning Objective: Describe a server farm.

24) Server virtualization

a) Can function only within server farms.

Learning Objective: Define virtualization, and discuss its advantages.

25) Which of the following is not a benefit of employing server virtualization?

a) Cost savings in space

Learning Objective: Define virtualization, and discuss its advantages.

26) Grid computing

a) Runs an application on one server.

Learning Objective: Define grid computing, and discuss its advantages.

27) Which of the following is not a benefit of grid computing?

a) It enables efficient use of computing resources.

Learning Objective: Define grid computing, and discuss its advantages.

28) Utility computing

a) Is the same as grid computing.

Learning Objective: Define utility computing, and discuss its advantages.

a) Users access computers in the cloud, usually via the Internet.

30) Which of the following is not a disadvantage of cloud computing?

31) Which of the following is not a service of cloud computing?

a) Cloud infrastructure as a service

b) Cloud data storage as a service

32) Which of the following is not a benefit of using Web services?

a) New applications can be developed quickly.

33) Which of the following is not a key protocol of Web services?

34) A service-oriented architecture

a) Is one in which the servers are supporting multiple mobile devices.

e) Places servers closest to the primary user.

a) Add another server to their infrastructure.

c) Use cloud computing services.

Learning Objective: Describe a server farm.

Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.

Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.

Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.

Section Reference: Introduction

a) Mainframe and dumb terminals

Learning Objective: Describe the evolution of IT infrastructure.