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IS103 Flashcards

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is defined broadly as a set of information technology (IT) components that are the foundation of an IT service;

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IT Infrastructure

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ITIL Foundation Course Glossary, ITIL means??

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Information Technology Infrastructure Library’s

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typically refers to components required for the existence, operation, and management of an enterprise IT environment

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Enterprise IT infrastructure

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used to provide computing services that connect employees, customers, and suppliers into a coherent digital environment

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Computing platforms

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services that provide data, voice, and video connectivity

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Telecommunications

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services that store and manage corporate

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Data management

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services including online software services, that provide enterprise-wide capabilities such as enterprise resource planning,

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Application software

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services that develop and manage the physical installations

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Physical facilities management

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services that plan and develop IT infrastructure,

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IT management

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services that provide the firm and its business units with policies

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IT standards

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services that provide training in system use to employees and provide managers

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IT education

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services that provide the firm with research on potential future IT projects

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IT research and development

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involves connecting client computers to powerful server computers, providing various services and capabilities.

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Client/Server Era (1983 to Present)

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began with the IBM PC in 1981, which became the standard desktop personal computer.

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Personal Computer Era (1981 to Present)

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The IBM 1401 and 7090 transistorized machines in 1959 marked the beginning of mainframe computers’ commercial use.

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General-Purpose Mainframe and Minicomputer Era (1959 to Present)

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In the early 1990s, businesses integrated disparate networks and applications into an enterprise-wide infrastructure using networking standards and software tools.

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Enterprise Computing Era (1992 to Present)

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tiny carbon hexagons, are powerful conductors of electrical current.

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Nano tubes

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which provides access to shared computing resources over a network, often the Internet. This model is the fastest growing form of computing

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Cloud and Mobile Computing Era (2000 to Present)

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founder of Intel, claimed that since 1959, the number of components on a chip with the smallest manufacturing costs per component doubled annually, forming Moore’s Law.

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Gordon Moore

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states that the power of microprocessors doubles every 18 months

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Moore’s Law

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continue to miniaturize components, resulting in exponential growth in transistors

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Chip manufacturers

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allows chip manufacturers to shrink transistors to several atoms’ width, creating smaller devices than current technologies.

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Nanotechnology

23
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explain the increasing availability of computing resources and the desire for more computing and storage power

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The Law of Mass Storage and economics of networks

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inventor of Ethernet, asserted that the value of a network increases exponentially with the number of members

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Robert Metcalfe

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are essential for enterprise infrastructure and Internet computing, establishing compatibility and network communication.

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Technology standards

26
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In 2013, global firms are projected to spend $456 billion on computer hardware, including servers and client devices.

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Computer Hardware Platforms

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Microsoft Windows Server dominates the server operating system market,

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Operating System Platforms

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is a cloud computing platform for smartphones, accessed through the Chrome Web browser,

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Google’s Chrome OS

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are scalable, reliable, and cost-effective operating systems,

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Unix and Linux

30
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an open-source mobile operating system, is the most popular worldwide smartphone platform

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Android

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is becoming more intuitive in operating system software, with popular platforms like iOS

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Touch technology

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In 2013, global firms are projected to spend $306 billion

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Enterprise Software Applications

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are open-source frameworks for managing massive data sets.

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MySQL and Apache Hadoop

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organizes and manages a firm’s data, with IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, and Sybase being the leading providers.

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Data Management and Storage

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