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Which era marked the beginning of widespread commercial use of mainframe computers?
Which era marked the beginning of widespread commercial use of mainframe computers?
- IBM 360 Series Era
- General-Purpose Mainframe and Minicomputer Era (correct)
- Personal Computer Era
- Evolution of IT Infrastructure Era
What type of software tools were launched during the Proliferation of PCs era?
What type of software tools were launched during the Proliferation of PCs era?
- Cloud computing platforms
- Operating systems and firmware
- Word processors, spreadsheets, electronic presentation software (correct)
- Programming languages and development environments
When did the IBM 360 series come into its own?
When did the IBM 360 series come into its own?
- 1959 to Present
- 1980s and early 1990s
- 1965 (correct)
- 1981 to Present
What was the significance of the introduction of the IBM 1401 and 7090 transistorized machines in 1959?
What was the significance of the introduction of the IBM 1401 and 7090 transistorized machines in 1959?
What did the mainframe computers become powerful enough to support in the General-Purpose Mainframe and Minicomputer Era?
What did the mainframe computers become powerful enough to support in the General-Purpose Mainframe and Minicomputer Era?
What initiated a spate of personal desktop productivity software tools during the Personal Computer Era?
What initiated a spate of personal desktop productivity software tools during the Personal Computer Era?
What term refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources over a network, often the Internet?
What term refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources over a network, often the Internet?
In client/server computing, what type of computers are networked to powerful server computers that provide the client computers with a variety of services and capabilities?
In client/server computing, what type of computers are networked to powerful server computers that provide the client computers with a variety of services and capabilities?
What determines the power of personal computers and allows users to make good buying decisions and determine if their current system will run new applications?
What determines the power of personal computers and allows users to make good buying decisions and determine if their current system will run new applications?
What did firms turn to in the early 1990s to integrate disparate networks and applications throughout the firm into an enterprise-wide infrastructure?
What did firms turn to in the early 1990s to integrate disparate networks and applications throughout the firm into an enterprise-wide infrastructure?
In the Cloud Computing Model, what refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources over a network?
In the Cloud Computing Model, what refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources over a network?
What are server computers typically based on today, and often use multiple processors in a single computer box or in server racks?
What are server computers typically based on today, and often use multiple processors in a single computer box or in server racks?
What does the term 'server' refer to in client/server computing?
What does the term 'server' refer to in client/server computing?
What began to be seriously used by business firms after 1995 to tie their disparate networks together?
What began to be seriously used by business firms after 1995 to tie their disparate networks together?
What does the term 'client' refer to in client/server computing?
What does the term 'client' refer to in client/server computing?
What refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources over a network, often the Internet?
What refers to a model of computing that provides access to a shared pool of computing resources over a network, often the Internet?
