Chapter 6 Questions Flashcards
All of the following are robust platforms EXCEPT for ______.
iPhone IOS 9 Android KitKat Windows 10 MS Office 2016 Mac OSX
MS Office 2016
Google Maps is a web mapping service that provides street maps and directions. A Goggle Maps component can be added to a business’s web site to provide customers directions to the business location. This use of Google’s service by a business is an example of ________.
Centralized architecture Decentralized architecture Service-oriented architecture Internet-based architecture Enterprise architecture
Service-oriented architecture
The IT infrastructure components should be evaluated based on their expected financial value. All of the following are used to quantify the financial value of IT components EXCEPT for the:
Usability Risks Benefits Costs Maintenance
Usability
A legacy system is all of the following, except:
Usually found on a mainframe.
A system that is already in place, from the past.
A system that often holds the middle tier of a multiple-tier system.
Old systems that often require hard-to-use command languages.
Systems that most often have detailed information that can be accessed by a system at a higher tier.
Old systems that often require hard-to-use command languages.
Marketing has repeatedly asked the IT department about the possibility of aligning the new marketing plan with the company’s web site. They would like the new web site to be able to support more active content and permit customers to query an online catalog. You let them know that this is currently being considered and that you’re determining if this new business strategy can be translated into a viable plan of action. This would be part of which of the following?
IT architecture IT infrastructure System architecture Server upgrade program IT strategy
IT architecture
This provides a blueprint for translating a business strategy into a plan for IS.
IS infrastructure IS architecture ERP systems Centralized architecture SOA
IS architecture
For Barclay’s Bank, the enterprise architecture ensures the appropriate linkage between IT investment and business needs.
True
False
True
Hypercompetition implies that any architecture must be designed with maximum scalability and _______ to ensure it can handle the imminent business changes.
modularity speed flexibility sustainability availability
flexibility
Which type of computer/IT architecture is limited to a central computer system?
Mainframe Web-services Peer-to-peer Wireless Server-to-server
Mainframe
The type of software used in SOA architecture is often referred to as what?
Services-oriented architecture Software-as-a-service Systems software Software-as-an-architecture System-as-a-service
Software-as-a-service
_________________ is the architecture where significant hardware, software and possibly even data elements reside on the Internet..
Internet-oriented architecture TCP/IP architecture Web or Cloud-based architecture Mobile architecture Centralized architecture
Web or Cloud-based architecture
An IT architecture with a high level of flexibility and agility will be in a position to support changing business needs.
True
False
True
An enterprise architecture is a complex framework for establishing an IT architecture and infrastructure by defining how IT supports the business processes of the firm.
True
False
True
An example of when a software-defined architecture is most appropriate:
A firm can’t make the decisions and wants software to do it.
Resources need to be re-allocated dynamically depending on the situation or time of day
Sales are expected to be very high
Sales are expected to be very low
BYOD is discouraged in a firm
Resources need to be re-allocated dynamically depending on the situation or time of day
Understanding the life span of the IT infrastructure is called:
IT life cycle Strategic timeframe Architecture life cycle IT life span System timeframe
Strategic timeframe
It is predicted that cloud computing utilization will decrease over time.
True
False
False
This architecture is a complex framework whose main objective is to map how the organization’s IT supports the business processes.
Centralized architecture Decentralized architecture Service-oriented architecture Web-based architecture Enterprise architecture
Enterprise architecture
Using a cloud service from Amazon.com, the New York Times was able to
Establish a strong social media presence
Virtualize its mobile application
Quickly digitize old articles without needing to purchase additional infrastructure components.
Build a web-based application to search past articles for keywords.
Standardize its virtualization infrastructure.
Quickly digitize old articles without needing to purchase additional infrastructure components.
All of the following are reasons why a company may choose to use cloud computing for its IT infrastructure EXCEPT:
Cost savings
Speed to provision additional capacity
Reduce dependency on third-party suppliers
Consolidation of servers and even the elimination of a data center
Reduce server maintenance costs
Reduce dependency on third-party suppliers
The type of architecture where larger software programs are broken down into services which are then connected to each other, in a process called orchestration, is called:
SOA ERP SAP ISP OSP
SOA
During an ice storm, JetBlue Airlines had an IT infrastructure that demonstrated which one of the following technical issues?
Security Scalability Adaptability Maintainability Standardization
Scalability
Mohawk’s need for flexibility required a change to its IT architecture, SOA was chosen by Mohawk because Mohawk:
Needed to be able to scale up or down operations as called for by the market or by its own arrangements with suppliers.
Wanted to eliminate the dependency on its ERP system.
Needed to upgrade its infrastructure components to meet the increased IT demands.
Believed that SOA provides the appropriate level of security it did not have with its original architecture.
Benefited from standardizing on the SAP suite of products and reducing its reliance on multiple vendors.
Needed to be able to scale up or down operations as called for by the market or by its own arrangements with suppliers.
The components of enterprise architecture are: core business processes, linking and automation technology, the people who are served by the system and: ___________.
Enterprise software A centralized architecture IT systems Shared data A framework
Shared data
The idea of concurrently designing IT and business processes is out of the question. Instead, IT should be aligned with existing business processes.
True
False
False
