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The Importance of Information Systems Management, 8e (McNurlin/Sprague/Bui)
Chapter 5 Distributed Systems: The Overall Architecture
1) An IT infrastructure is a blueprint that shows how a system will look.
2) An IT infrastructure is the implementation of an IT architecture.
3) The degree to which a system is distributed can be determined solely on the basis of how
processors and other devices are connected.
4) The OSI reference model is mature technology, having been in use with mainframe
environments since the 1970s.
5) Linux is an example of open source software.
6) SUMURU was designed to serve exclusively as a distributed e-mail system for multiple-user
systems.
7) Operating system standards define protocols for file transfers and e-mail.
8) The first distributed system structure was a hierarchy of processors.
9) Peer-to-peer architecture is the current trend in distributed networks.
10) Computer-to-computer use of the Internet is referred to as Web Services.
11) Currently, XML is the only Web Services software standard.
12) SOAP and UDDI are two of the most widely used Web Services communications standards.
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13) Web Services refers to software modules that have their own URLs and can be called upon
to perform their function via the Internet.
14) Service-oriented architecture is designed to extract data from one system for use in another.
15) An SOA can be implemented by utilizing Web Protocols to achieve a loose coupling between
two or more distinct services.
16) The more complex a system is, the more important its architecture is to the interrelationships
among the system components.
17) An IT architecture includes the processors, software, databases, electronic links, and data
centers, as well as the standards that ensure that the components seamlessly work together.
18) The Internet has become a global electronic infrastructure at the center of a worldwide
distributed system.
19) A distributed database is a database that is stored in one physical location
20) Opens systems is a reference to standardized interfaces that will allow applications to
interoperate across multivendor networks, operating systems, and databases.
21) Which of the following is a valid type of system interoperability?
A) a two-way flow of messages between user applications
B) transparent communications between systems using system protocols
C) internal power dissipation from computing cycles
D) All of the above are valid.
22) Which of the following is true of open systems?
A) The Internet is considered an open system.
B) Unix is considered an open system.
C) Linux is considered an open system.
D) All of the above
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23) The processor component of the SUMURU framework contains:
A) local and remote networks.
B) single-user, multiple-user, and remote utility systems.
C) file transfer, access, and e-mail.
D) None of the above
24) The services component of the SUMURU framework contains:
A) local and remote networks.
B) single-user, multiple-user, and remote utility systems.
C) file transfer, access, and e-mail.
D) None of the above
25) Which of the following provides corporate database management, remote processing and
multiple-user system backups?
A) client devices
B) remote utility systems
C) operating systems
D) local networks
26) Which of the following is a distributed system classification?
A) host-based hierarchy
B) peer-to-peer based LAN systems
C) hybrid enterprise-wide systems
D) All of the above
27) The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation software on the client
machine and all data and application software on the server.
A) distributed presentation
B) remote presentation
C) distributed function
D) distributed database
28) The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation software on the client
machine, all data on the server, and splits the application software between the client and
the server.
A) distributed presentation
B) remote presentation
C) distributed function
D) distributed database
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29) The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation and application software on
the client machine and all data and data management software on the server.
A) distributed presentation
B) remote presentation
C) remote data management
D) distributed database
30) The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation and application software and
some data on the client machine and the remaining data on the server.
A) distributed presentation
B) remote presentation
C) remote data management
D) distributed database
31) In a three-tiered architecture, middleware is housed in:
A) Tier 0.
B) Tier 1.
C) Tier 2.
D) Tier 3.
32) In a three-tiered architecture, the superserver is in:
A) Tier 0.
B) Tier 1.
C) Tier 2.
D) Tier 3.
33) Which of the following is a benefit of client-server computing?
A) Client-server computing enables access to centralized databases.
B) Client-server computing has shifted the focus of computing to using information to
fulfill strategic objectives.
C) Client-server systems help streamline workflows
D) All of the above
34) Which of the following is a Web Services standard?
A) XML
B) UDDI
C) WDML
D) TCP/IP
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35) Which Web Services standard provides an alternative to using a URL to find another Web
Service?
A) XML
B) UDDI
C) WSDL
D) TCP/IP
36) The transmission control protocols that allow open systems to interoperate across
multivendor networks, operating systems, and databases is referred to as:
A) XML.
B) UDDI.
C) WSDL.
D) TCP/IP.
37) The first distributed system structure was known as:
A) host-based hierarchy.
B) client/server.
C) peer-to-peer
D) decentralized stand-alone systems.
38) Three-Tier client-server arrangements consist of:
A) networks, specialized servers, and clients.
B) super servers, specialized servers, and clients.
C) super servers, clients and networks.
D) None of the above
39) Web services, as an IT architecture, are based on:
A) the internet and the web.
B) distributed computing and the web.
C) open standards and the Internet.
D) All of the above
40) ________ is a form of distributed computing and modular programming that parallels Web
Services architectures because it uses the same architectural concept.
A) SOA
B) XML
C) WSDL
D) UDDI
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41) Distinguish between an IT architecture and an IT infrastructure.
42) Which four issues determine the degree to which a system is distributed?
43) List three issues that impact an organization's ability to distribute IT functions and
responsibilities.
44) Briefly describe remote data management client-server systems.
45) Briefly describe distributed function client-server systems.
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46) Briefly describe XML, UDDI, SOAP and WSDL.
47) Describe three views that firms can take of their IT infrastructure.
48) What are the benefits of client-server computing?
49) What are the benefits of peer-to-peer computing?
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50) Define and describe SOA.

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