IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies Chapter 5

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What is the primary focus of the IT infrastructure and emerging technologies chapter?

  • Examining the evolution of telephones
  • Describing IT infrastructure and its components (correct)
  • Assessing the impact of Facebook on business
  • Evaluating social media platforms

What is a key aspect of the learning objectives in this chapter?

  • Understanding the role of IT infrastructure in business
  • Designing games for Facebook
  • Assessing the impact of iPhone on the economy
  • Identifying contemporary hardware and software platform trends (correct)

What is an example of a contemporary software platform trend?

  • Cloud computing
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Facebook's Application platform (correct)
  • All of the above

What is the primary goal of evaluating IT infrastructure?

<p>To manage IT infrastructure and its challenges (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of IT infrastructure evolution?

<p>The stages and technology drivers of IT infrastructure evolution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge of managing IT infrastructure?

<p>Managing IT infrastructure itself (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the 'service platform' perspective?

<p>Analyzing the actual services enabled by new technology tools (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary driver of the services a firm can provide to its customers, suppliers, and employees?

<p>The quality of its IT infrastructure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of the client/server era of IT infrastructure?

<p>The networked connection between desktop clients and servers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Amazon's computing infrastructure?

<p>It is one of the world's largest, enabling high-quality service and speed of execution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key difference between mainframe computers and today's computers?

<p>Mainframe computers have a much smaller computing capacity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of IT infrastructure in a firm?

<p>To support the firm's business and information systems strategy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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