Midterm Flashcards
the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup
recover
a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business
hot site
refers to how well a system can quickly transform to support environmental changes
maintainability
refers to a system that is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use
usability
states that the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 18 months
Moore’s Law
delivers apps and/or hardware capabilities over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model
IaaS
SaaS
PaaS
a ___ site of the support disaster recovery system serperates facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration
warm
a ___ grid delivers electricity using two-way digital technology
smart
is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
server
is a computer designed to request information from the server
client
a business ___ analysis identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a specific disaster may have upon them
impact
a client is a computer designed to request information from a
server
a disaster recovery ___ curve charts the cost to the company of the unavailability of information and technology and the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time
cost
occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data and if the primary server crashes the users are automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server
failover
a system is ___ when a system is not operating and cannot be used
unavailable
a technology ___ occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware software or data outage
failure
contains all of the details of an incident
incident record
sudden unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety the environment or property
emergency
cloud ___ is the software that makes the benefits of cloud computing possible, such as multi-tenancy
fabric
Cloud ____________ is when a company uses its own computing infrastructure for normal usage and access the cloud when it needs to scale for high/peak load requirements ensuring a sudden spike in usage does not result in poor performance or system crashes
bursting
Cloud fabric ____________ is an individual that monitors and provisions cloud resources similar to a server administrator at an individual company
controller
Currently, less than 20 percent of ewaste in the U.S. is _________
recycled
DreamWorks Animation used _________ computing to complete many of its hit films such as Antz, Shrek, and How to Train Your Dragon
grid
Emergency __________ ensures a company is ready to respond to an emergency in an organized, timely, and effective manner
preparedness
Hardware consists of the _________ devices associated with a computer system
physical
In the U.S., __________ provides more than 50% of electrical power
coal
Moore’s law refers to the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 18 _____
months
One of the effects of a ___________ on a company’s business operations is the halting of transportation where there is a disruption to major highways, bridges, and railroads that can slow supply deliveries and stop the shipment of products
disaster
One way a business can minimize the damage of a system crash is to have a _________ and recovery strategy in place
backup
Software is the set of __________ the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
instructions
Sustainable MIS is a critical part of corporate _________ responsibility that is, companies’ acknowledged responsibility to society
social
Technology __________ strategies focus specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements
recovery
The MIS_______________ includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, process, and MIS assets
infrastructure
The Web ___________ initiative brings together people from industry, disability organizations, government, and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities including auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual disabilities
accessability
The _________ MIS infrastructure includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization’s goals
agile
The ______________ infrastructure business continuity planning, creates a way for a company to recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical functions within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption
information
The three areas where enterprise architects focus when maintaining a firm’s MIS infrastructure include, supporting operations, supporting change, and supporting the ________
environment
The three components of a sustainable MIS infrastructure include grid computing, __________ computing, and virtualized computing
cloud
The three pressures driving sustainable MIS infrastructures are 1) increased electronic waste, 2) increased _________ consumption, and 3) increased carbon emissions
energy
Top-level MIS employees require _________________ access or unrestricted access to the entire system so that they can perform functions as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems
administrator
Utility computing offers a pay-per-use __________ model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity
revenue
Web ____________ means that people with disabilities including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities can use the Web
accessability
_____ cloud promotes massive, global, industry-wide applications offered to the general public. In a public cloud customers are never required to provision, manage, upgrade, or replace hardware or software
public
___ in the cloud means that a single instance of a system serves multiple customers. In the cloud, each customer is called a tenant and multiple tenants can access the same system
multi-tenancy
_____ in which each customer or tenant must purchase and maintain an individual system
single-tenancy
__ cloud serves only one customer or organization and can be located on the customers’ premises or off the customer’s premises
private
___ computing offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity
utility
____ describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth
scalability
____ emissions include the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, produced by business processes and systems
carbon
______ planning determines future environmental infrastructure requirements to ensure high-quality system performance
capacity
_____ refers to the time frames when the system is operational
availability
______ refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system
accessibility
_____ cloud includes two or more private, public, or community clouds, but each cloud remains separate and is only linked by technology that enables data and application portability
hybrid
______ failures can destroy large amounts of vital data, often causing incidents, unplanned interruption of a service
technology
____ architect is a person grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business
enterprise
_______ cloud serves a specific community with common business models, security requirements, and compliance considerations
community
______ consumption is the amount of energy consumed by business processes and systems
energy
________ is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat
vulnerability
____ computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction
cloud
_______ is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate
network
__________ is how quickly a third-party or vendor can change a system to ensure it meets user needs and the terms of any contracts including agreed levels of reliability, maintainability, or availability
serviceability
A Web _________ is another term for an online journal that allows users to post their own comments, graphics, and video
blog
A __________ is an online marketing technique where a small file deposited on a hard drive by a website containing information about customers and their browsing activitie
cookie
A __________ technology is a new way of doing things that initially does not meet the needs of existing customers
disruptive
A ____________ shift occurs when a new radical form of business enters the market that reshapes the way companies and organizations behave
paradigm
A _____________ is a type of collaborative web page that allows users to add, remove, and change content, which can be easily organized and reorganized as required
wiki
A disruptive technology is a new way of doing things that initially does not meet the needs of existing ________
customers
A search __________ is website software that finds other pages based on keyword matching similar to Google
engine
A website dedicated to social ____________, provides users with a place to store, categorize, annotate, and share favorites
bookmarking
A(n) Internet service ______________ is a company that provides access to the Internet
provider
A(n) _________ system consists of nonproprietary hardware and software based on publicly known standards that allows third parties to create add-on products to plug into or interoperate with the system
open
A(n) ___________ model is a plan that details how a company creates, delivers, and generates revenues on the Internet
ebusiness
A(n) ___________ technology produces an improved product customers are eager to buy
sustaining
A(n) _________________ model is a plan that details how a company creates, delivers, and generates revenues
business
According to Christensen, companies may have placed too great an emphasis on satisfying customer’s ______ needs, while forgetting to adopt new disruptive technology that will meet customer’s future needs
current
An __________ is a program that runs within another application such as a website
applet
An ebusiness model is a ________ that details how a company creates, delivers, and generates revenues on the Internet
plan
An example of a __________ is putting Jay-Z lyrics over a Radiohead song makes something old new
mashup
An online version of a retail store where customers can shop at any hour is called a(n) ___
eshop
Barnes & Noble is an example of a _________-and-mortar business
click
Business-to-Business applies to businesses buying from and selling to each other over the _____
internet
Business-to-consumer applies to any __________ that sells its products or services directly to consumers online
business
