管理信息系统第9版精要版原书英文版题库答案第4章.docx

管理信息系统第9版精要版原书英文版题库答案第4章.docx

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管理信息系统第9版精要版原书英文版题库答案第4章

EssentialsofManagementInformationSystems,9e（Laudon/Laudon）

Chapter4ITInfrastructure:

HardwareandSoftware

1）ITinfrastructuretechnologyisthesetofphysicaldevicesrequiredtooperatetheentireenterprise.

Answer:

FALSE

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2）Today,mostsystemandapplicationsoftwareiscustombuiltbyin-houseprogrammers.

Answer:

FALSE

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3）Systemsintegrationmeansensuringthelegacysystemsworkwithnewelementsoftheinfrastructure.

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TRUE

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4）Oneofthemainbenefitsofmovingtomobilebusinesscomputingplatformsisthedramaticallylowercostsofhardware.

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FALSE

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5）Todaymostbusinessfirmshavediscontinuedoperatingtheirlegacysystems,andtheyhavebeenextremelyinexpensivetoreplacewithnewertechnology.

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FALSE

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6）Amainframeisatypeoflegacyworkstation.

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FALSE

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7）Client/servercomputingisthemostwidelyusedformofcentralizedprocessing.

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FALSE

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8）Intwo-tieredclient/serverarchitecture,theprocessingissplitbetweenthetwotypesofmachines.

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TRUE

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9）ApplicationserversoftwareisresponsibleforlocatingandmanagingstoredWebpages.

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FALSE

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10）AutonomiccomputingisimplementedprimarilywithenterpriseorISPservers.

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FALSE

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11）Acomputerlanguagetranslationprogramisanexampleofsystemsoftware.

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TRUE

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12）Javasoftwareisdesignedtorunonanycomputerorcomputingdevice,regardlessofthespecificmicroprocessororoperatingsystemituses.

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TRUE

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13）Webservicescanexchangeinformationbetweentwodifferentsystemsregardlessoftheoperatingsystemorprogramminglanguagesonwhichthesystemsarebased.

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TRUE

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14）Hypertextmarkuplanguagespecifieshowtext,graphics,video,andsoundareplacedonadocument.

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TRUE

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15）XMLislimitedtodescribinghowdatashouldbepresentedintheformofWebpages;HTMLcanperformpresentation,communication,andstorageofdata.

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FALSE

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16）ThecollectionofWebservicesthatareusedtobuildafirm’ssoftwaresystemsconstituteswhatisknownasaservice-orientedarchitecture.

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TRUE

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17）Allowingdepartmentstomaketheirownsoftwareandhardwarepurchasesincreasesefficiencyandminimizestheneedforcentralizedsupport.

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FALSE

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18）Totalcostofownershipcomponentsincludecostsfordowntime,trainingandsupport.

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TRUE

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19）SaaSprovidersdeliverandprovideWeb-based,remoteaccesstostorage.

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FALSE

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20）Softwarelocalizationreferstotheentireprocessofconvertingsoftwaretooperateinasecondlanguage.

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TRUE

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21）Softwarethatorganizes,manages,andprocessesbusinessdata,suchasdataconcernedwithinventory,customers,andvendors,iscalled:

A）systemsoftware.

B）applicationsoftware.

C）datamanagementsoftware.

D）networksoftware.

Answer:

C

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22）Softwarethatmanagestheresourcesofthecomputeriscalled:

A）systemsoftware.

B）applicationsoftware.

C）datamanagementsoftware.

D）networksoftware.

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A

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23）Softwareusedtoapplythecomputertoaspecifictaskforanenduseriscalled:

A）systemsoftware.

B）applicationsoftware.

C）datamanagementsoftware.

D）networksoftware.

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B

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24）Legacysystemsarestillinusetodaybecause:

A）theycanonlyberunontheoldermainframecomputers.

B）theyaretooexpensivetoredesign.

C）manyintegratewellusingnewWebservicestechnologies.

D）theycontainvaluabledatathatwouldbelostduringredesign.

Answer:

B

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25）Inco-location,afirm:

A）purchasesandownstheirWebserverbutlocatestheserverinthephysicalfacilityofahostingservice.

B）contractswithanexternalvendortoruntheircomputercenterandnetworks.

C）off-loadspeakdemandforcomputingpowertoremote,large-scaledatacenters.

D）utilizesanexternal,distributedcomputinggrid.

Answer:

A

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26）Whatwouldbeareasonforusingaworkstationratherthanapersonalcomputer?

A）Whenyouneedmorepowerfulcomputationalabilities

B）Whenyouneedtoaccessanetwork

C）Whenyouneedtoserveapplicationsanddatatoclientcomputers

D）Whenyouneedtoshareresources

Answer:

A

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27）Whichofthefollowingtypesofcomputerisusedforweatherforecasting?

A）Mainframe

B）Server

C）Minicomputer

D）Supercomputer

Answer:

D

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28）Connectinggeographicallyremotecomputersinasinglenetworktocreatea"virtualsupercomputer"iscalled:

A）co-location.

B）cloudcomputing.

C）gridcomputing.

D）autonomiccomputing.

Answer:

C

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29）Theuseofmultiplecomputerslinkedbyacommunicationsnetworkforprocessingiscalled:

A）gridcomputing.

B）distributedprocessing.

C）client/servercomputing.

D）centralizedprocessing.

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B

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30）Thebusinesscaseforusinggridcomputinginvolvesallofthefollowingexcept:

A）costsavings.

B）centralizedmaintenance.

C）speedofcomputation.

D）reliability.

Answer:

B

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31）Inamultitierednetwork:

A）theworkoftheentirenetworkiscentralized.

B）theworkoftheentirenetworkisbalancedoverseverallevelsofservers.

C）processingissplitbetweenclientsandservers.

D）processingishandledbymultiple,geographicallyremoteclients.

Answer:

B

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32）Aclientcomputernetworkedtoaservercomputer,withprocessingsplitbetweenthetwotypesofmachines,iscalleda（n）:

A）service-orientedarchitecture.

B）on-demandarchitecture.

C）multitieredclient/serverarchitecture.

D）two-tieredclient/serverarchitecture.

Answer:

D

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33）Theprimarystoragetechnologiesare:

A）storagenetworks,magnetictape,magneticdisk,andopticaldisk.

B）harddrives,magnetictape,magneticdisk,andopticaldisk.

C）storagenetworks,magneticdisks,harddisks,andopticaldisks.

D）harddrives,removabledrives,storagenetworks,andmagnetictape.

Answer:

A

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34）Whichofthefollowingisatypeofopticaldiskstorage?

A）CD-ROM

B）Harddrive

C）USBFlashdrive

D）Magnetictape

Answer:

A

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35）Whichofthefollowingstoragetechnologystoresdatasequentially?

A）CD-ROM

B）RAID

C）Magneticdisks

D）Magnetictape

Answer:

D

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36）Ahigh-speednetworkdedicatedtostoragethatconnectsdifferentkindsofstoragedevices,suchastapelibrariesanddiskarrayssotheycanbesharedbymultipleserversbestdescribes:

A）SSN.

B）ASP.

C）LAN.

D）SAN.

Answer:

D

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37）Whichofthefollowingisadeviceusedtocollectdatadirectlyfromtheenvironmentforinputintoacomputersystem?

A）Sensor

B）Touchscreen

C）Audioinput

D）Trackball

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A

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38）Whattypeofdevicegathersdataandconvertsthemintoelectronicformforusebythecomputer?

A）Outputdevice

B）Inputdevice

C）Opticalstorage

D）Magneticstorage

Answer:

B

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39）Whichofthefollowingisnotatypeofoutputdevice?

A）Speakers

B）Cathoderaytube

C）Inkjetprinter

D）Keyboard

Answer:

D

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40）ThemainchallengecomingtoMicrosoft'sOfficesoftwaresuitewillbe:

A）open-source,Linux-basedsuitessuchasStarOffice.

B）Web-basedproductivitysoftwaresuchasGoogleApps.

C）mobilesoftware.

D）in-house,customsoftwarecreatedusingopen-sourceWebservices.

Answer:

B

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