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Q: Cheap electricity is great for keeping business energy costs down, but this mean that we have to rely more on ________ for power. A. cars B. coal C. gasoline D. All of these are correct.

Q: The sustainable infrastructure pressure of increased energy consumption poses new and growing pressure. The energy consumed by a computer is estimated to produce as much as 10% of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a ________. A. house B. school C. car D. cell phone

Q: What are the ramifications of improper electronic recycling, when analyzing the example of a single desktop computer? A. One computer contains more than 700 chemicals that can be toxic to the environment. B. Computers in landfills can leak these toxic chemicals into our land, water, and air. C. Computers contain high levels of mercury, lead, and cadmiumharmful toxins. D. All of these are correct.

Q: What refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle? A. ewaste B. energy consumption C. carbon emissions D. sustainable MIS

Q: What refers to discarded, obsolete, or broken electronic devices? A. ewaste B. energy consumption C. carbon emissions D. sustainable MIS

Q: What is the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle called? A. sustainable MIS disposal B. sustainable device disposal C. sustainable software disposal D. sustainable enterprise disposal

Q: What are the three pressures driving sustainable MIS infrastructures? A. decreases in electronic waste, energy waste, and carbon emissions B. increases in ewaste, energy waste, and dynamic scaling C. increases in electronic waste, energy waste, and carbon emissions D. decreases in ewaste, energy waste, and carbon footprints

Q: Which of the below is <i>not</i> contributing to ewaste? A. VCR B. automobile C. microwave D. computer

Q: The increased demand in technology devices has caused an increase in discarded devices, a phenomenon known as ________. A. ewaste B. grid computing C. ergonomic code D. electronic sustainability

Q: What reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product? A. clean computing B. green personal computer C. upcycle D. corporate social responsibility

Q: What is built using environmentally friendly materials and designed to save energy? A. clean computing B. green personal computer C. upcycle D. corporate social responsibility

Q: What is a subset of sustainable MIS that refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment? A. clean computing B. green personal computer C. upcycle D. corporate social responsibility

Q: What is upcycle? A. a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment B. built using environment friendly materials and designed to save energy C. reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product D. stores, manages, and processes data and applications over the Internet rather than on a personal computer or server

Q: What is a green personal computer? A. a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment B. built using environment friendly materials and designed to save energy C. reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product D. a companys acknowledged responsibility to society

Q: What is clean computing? A. a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment B. built using environment friendly materials and designed to save energy C. reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product D. a companys acknowledged responsibility to society

Q: Miranda White likes taking old computer parts and remaking them into products like earrings and clocks. Which of the following represents what Miranda is doing? A. upcycle B. recycle C. ewaste D. sustainable MIS

Q: What is a companys acknowledged responsibility to society? A. corporate social responsibility B. employees social responsibility C. society social responsibility D. government social responsibility

Q: What is corporate social responsibility? A. a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment B. a companys acknowledged responsibility to society C. reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product D. stores, manages, and processes data and applications over the Internet rather than on a personal computer or server

Q: Corporate social responsibility is a companys acknowledged responsibility to ________. A. shareholders B. employees C. society D. governments

Q: Sustainable MIS is a critical part of ________ within a company. A. company Standard for the green initiative B. corporate social responsibility C. social expectations D. society concerns

Q: What is a company's acknowledged responsibility to society? A. cloud computing B. clean computer C. upcycle D. corporate social responsibility

Q: What is usability? A. The system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use. B. The system functions correctly and provides accurate information. C. The system allows varying levels of access. D. The system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

Q: Which of the following terms represents 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? A. capacity B. web accessibility C. serviceability D. vulnerability

Q: Apple understood the importance of usability when it designed its ________. A. PowerPoint software B. antivirus software C. fault tolerance system D. iPod and iTunes system

Q: What describes the production, management, use, and disposal of technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment? A. environmental MIS B. holistic MIS C. the green designation for technology D. sustainability, or green, MIS

Q: Which of the following reflects Moores law? A. the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 18 months B. a companys ability to acquire small amounts of MIS equipment for cheaper cost C. a companys ability to acquire small amounts of capital for spending on innovative ideas every two years D. the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 6 months

Q: Gordon Moore, the cofounder of Intel, established which MIS law? A. Intels Law B. Gordons Law C. Moores Law D. Lees Law

Q: What is performance? A. a system that is not operating and cannot be used B. refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C. measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction D. the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use

Q: What represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example, the capacity of a hard drive represents the size or volume? A. capacity B. web accessibility C. web accessibility initiative D. vulnerability

Q: What determines future environmental infrastructure requirements that ensure high-quality system performance? A. capacity system B. capacity planning C. capacity function D. performance indicators

Q: What measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction? A. portability B. capacity planning C. performance D. sustainability

Q: When building a scalable system that can support new company developments, what are the key factors to consider? A. anticipating expected and unexpected growth B. organizing and deploying additional resources C. understanding competitor products and services D. analyzing the accessibility and availability of competitor systems

Q: Which of the following describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands or growth? A. flexibility B. scalability C. reliability D. affordability

Q: What refers to how well a system can adapt to increased demands? A. scalability B. capacity planning C. reliability D. availability

Q: Why is estimating future growth a challenge for most companies? A. Growth can occur if the company acquires new markets. B. Growth can occur if the company acquires new customers. C. Growth can occur if the company acquires new products. D. All of these are correct.

Q: What does reliability ensure? A. the system has the ability to operate in many different operating systems B. the system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use C. the system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information D. the time frames when the system is operational

Q: Which of the following agile MIS infrastructure characteristics refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems? A. reliability B. portability C. maintainability D. usability

Q: Which of the following agile MIS infrastructure characteristics refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes? A. maintainability B. scalability C. capacity planning D. portability

Q: What is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat? A. capacity B. web accessibility C. web accessibility initiative D. vulnerability

Q: What is the primary reason a company has a failover system? A. to use different systems continuously at the same time B. to allow employees to work virtually C. to take down the primary system for maintenance, while the secondary system activates to ensure continuous operations D. All of these are correct.

Q: What is a widely held but difficult to achieve standard of availability for a system? A. "five 9s" availability B. "1%" minimum availability C. the "fives accessibility" code D. "five 10s" availability

Q: Enterprise architects require ________ access so they can perform such functions as resetting passwords or deleting accounts. A. functional&nbsp; B. infrastructure&nbsp; C. restricted&nbsp; D. administrator&nbsp;

Q: What is administrator access? A. performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B. refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C. refers to the time frames when the system is operational D. refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes

Q: What 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? A. capacity B. web accessibility C. web accessibility initiative D. vulnerability

Q: What is unavailable? A. a system that is not operating and cannot be used B. refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C. measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction D. the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use

Q: What means that people with disabilities including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities can use the web? A. capacity B. web accessibility C. web accessibility initiative D. vulnerability

Q: What is the difference between unavailable and high availability? A. High availability is when the system is not operating and cant be used, where unavailable is when a system is continuously operating at all times. B. Unavailable only refers to clients, where high availability refers to servers. C. Unavailable is when the system is not operating and cant be used, where high availability is when a system is continuously operating at all times. D. High availability only refers to clients, where unavailable refers to servers.

Q: What is portability? A. a system that is not operating and cannot be used B. refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C. measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction D. the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use

Q: What is scalability? A. a system that is not operating and cannot be used B. refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C. the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use D. describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth

Q: What is usability? A. a system that is not operating and cannot be used B. refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems C. the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use D. describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth

Q: What is reliability? A. performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B. refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C. refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes D. ensures that a system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information

Q: What is maintainability? A. performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B. refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C. refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes D. ensures that a system is functioning correctly and providing accurate information

Q: What is availability? A. performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B. refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C. refers to the time frames when the system is operational D. refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes

Q: What is accessibility? A. performs functions such as resetting passwords, deleting accounts, and shutting down entire systems B. refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system C. refers to the time frames when the system is operational D. refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes

Q: Which term refers to the time frames when the system is operational? A. administrator access B. accessibility C. availability D. portability

Q: Which term refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform when operating a system? A. availability B. accessibility C. usability D. responsibility

Q: What are the seven characteristics of an agile MIS infrastructure? A. accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, and usability B. accessibility, affordability, mobility, portability, reliability, scalability, and usability C. accessibility, availability, mobility, penetrability, responsibility, sensibility, and usability D. accessibility, affordability, functionality, changeability, constancy, sources, and understanding

Q: What focuses specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements? A. technology failure B. incident record C. incident management D. technology recovery strategy

Q: What is the process responsible for managing how incidents are identified and corrected? A. technology failure B. incident record C. incident management D. technology recovery strategy

Q: What occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage? A. technology failure B. incident record C. incident management D. technology recovery strategy

Q: What contains all of the details of an incident? A. technology failure B. incident record C. incident management D. technology recovery strategy

Q: What occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware, software, or data outage? A. emergency B. emergency preparedness C. business Impact analysis D. technology failure

Q: What are the different options where an emergency notification service can be deployed? A. through the firms own infrastructure B. by an outside service provider on company premises C. by an outside service provider hosted remotely D. All of these are correct.

Q: Which of the following is an example of an emergency notification system? A. radio stations occasional tests of the national alert system B. wireless alerts for promotional discounts C. text messages from your local grocery store D. All of these are correct.

Q: What is an infrastructure built for notifying people in the event of an emergency? A. business operational plan B. business continuity plan C. emergency notification service D. emergency continuity plan

Q: What does a business continuity plan typically include? A. how frequently the system backup is performed B. which systems and business processes are critical and the maximum amount of time the company can continue to operate without functioning systems C. how quickly the system recovery needs to be performed D. where a hot site is located

Q: What is a more comprehensive and all-encompassing plan that details how a company recovers and restores critical business operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption? A. business continuity planning B. database management plan C. disaster recovery plan D. emergency recovery plan

Q: What identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a specific disaster may have upon them? A. emergency B. emergency preparedness C. business Impact analysis D. technology failure

Q: What ensures a company is ready to respond to an emergency in an organized, timely, and effective manner? A. emergency B. emergency preparedness C. business Impact analysis D. technology failure

Q: What is a sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety, the environment, or property? A. emergency B. emergency preparedness C. business Impact analysis D. technology failure

Q: The optimal disaster recovery plan in terms of cost and time is where on the disaster recovery cost curve? A. where the two cost effects intersect B. when the cost to the company of unavailability of information and technology is high C. when the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time is high D. when the two cost effects are furthest apart

Q: What 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? A. disaster organizational cost analysis B. disaster recovery improvements C. disaster financial costs D. disaster recovery cost curve

Q: A disaster recovery plan contains a ________ that outlines the costs to support the plan. A. disaster organizational cost analysis B. disaster recovery improvements C. disaster financial costs D. disaster recovery cost curve

Q: What is a warm site? A. a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business B. a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster C. a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration D. a detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster

Q: What is a cold site? A. a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business B. a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster C. a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration D. a detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster

Q: What is a hot site? A. a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business B. a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster C. a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration D. a detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster

Q: Within the sites that support disaster recovery, a ________ is a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration. A. hot site B. cold site C. warm site D. disaster site

Q: Within the sites that support disaster recovery, a ________ is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business. A. hot site B. cold site C. warm site D. disaster site

Q: Within the sites that support disaster recovery, a ________ is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster. A. hot site B. cold site C. warm site D. disaster site

Q: What 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? A. disaster recovery plan B. disaster recovery cost curve C. business continuity planning D. emergency notification system