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You are starting a small market research company with a single business partner, and are planning the hardware and software needs for the two of you. You realize that you will need to make daily backups of your data. What choices do you have as backup media, and what will you choose? Why?

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Which type of software provides more control over text and graphic placement in the layout of a page than word processing software?


A) Desktop publishing software
B) Spreadsheet software
C) Graphics software
D) Presentation software
E) Data management software

F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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An international ad hoc group of climatologists and oceanographers needs to set up a system to analyze massive amounts of data on ocean temperatures, collected hourly by hundreds of ships worldwide. What types of hardware might they need for storage and processing? What techniques might they use to make their research more efficient and lower costs?

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To store their data they will need a SAN...

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The National Institute of Standards (NIST) defines cloud computing as having all of the following characteristics except:


A) measured service.
B) ubiquitous network access.
C) collaboration service.
D) rapid elasticity.
E) on-demand self-service.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The world's data centers use as much energy as the output of ________ nuclear power plants, which is about ________ percent of all the energy use in the world.


A) 10; 1
B) 20; 2.5
C) 30; 1.5
D) 50; 10
E) 100; 25

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following statements about Linux is not true?


A) Linux is a UNIX-like operating system.
B) Linux plays a major role in running web servers and local area networks.
C) Linux is the primary OS used in quantum computing.
D) Linux is a robust alternative to Windows operating systems.
E) Linux is an example of open source software.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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In a multitiered 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) users interface with the server rather than the client.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored web pages.

A) True
B) False

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Software localization refers to the entire process of converting software to operate in a second language.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements about client/server computing is not true?


A) The client provides the user interface.
B) The bulk of processing occurs on the client.
C) Computing on the Internet is based on the client/server model.
D) The client is normally a desktop or laptop computer.
E) The server provides security, remote access, and user authentication.

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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


A) Google's G Suite
B) BYOD
C) Facebook
D) Gmail
E) Amazon Web Services

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Systems integration means ensuring the legacy systems work with new elements of the infrastructure.

A) True
B) False

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Software applications that combine different components of online software applications are referred to as:


A) integrated software.
B) widgets.
C) mashups.
D) grid computing.
E) web services.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Software that organizes, manages, and processes business data, such as data concerned with inventory, customers, and vendors, is called:


A) system software.
B) application software.
C) data management software.
D) network software.
E) web services software.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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To analyze the direct and indirect costs and determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations, you would use a:


A) total cost of ownership model.
B) return on investment model.
C) break-even point.
D) cost benefit analysis.
E) capacity plan.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The business case for using grid computing involves all of the following except:


A) cost savings.
B) centralized maintenance.
C) speed of computation.
D) agility.
E) increased computational power.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Software used to apply the computer to a specific task for an end user is called:


A) system software.
B) application software.
C) data management software.
D) network software.
E) web services software.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following software tools would you use to prepare a break-even analysis?


A) Word processing
B) Spreadsheet
C) Desktop publishing
D) Personal information management
E) Presentation graphics

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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What are the components that must be considered in a TCO analysis?

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TCO cost components include hardware acq...

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The total cost of ownership refers to the direct costs of owning hardware and software.

A) True
B) False

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