Interpersoanl Skills
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. F
2)
An IT infrastructure is the implementation of an IT architecture. T
3)
The degree to which a system is distributed can be determined solely on the basis of how processors and other devices are connected. F
4)
The OSI reference model is mature technology, having been in use with mainframe environments since the 1970s. F
5)
Linux is an example of open source software. T
6)
SUMURU was designed to serve exclusively as a distributed e-mail system for multiple-user systems. F
7)
Operating system standards define protocols for file transfers and e-mail. F
8)
The first distributed system structure was a hierarchy of processors. T
9)
Peer-to-peer architecture is the current trend in distributed networks. T
10)
Computer-to-computer use of the Internet is referred to as Web Services. T
11)
Currently, XML is the only Web Services software standard. F
12)
SOAP and UDDI are two of the most widely used Web Services communications standards. F
13)
Web Services refers to software modules that have their own URLs and can be called upon to perform their function via the Internet. T
14)
Service-oriented architecture is designed to extract data from one system for use in another. F
15)
An SOA can be implemented by utilizing Web Protocols to achieve a loose coupling between two or more distinct services. T
16)
The more complex a system is, the more important its architecture is to the interrelationships among the system components. T
17)
An IT architecture includes the processors, software, databases, electronic links, and data
Chapter 5
Distributed Systems: The Overall Architecture
1)
An IT infrastructure is a blueprint that shows how a system will look. F
2)
An IT infrastructure is the implementation of an IT architecture. T
3)
The degree to which a system is distributed can be determined solely on the basis of how processors and other devices are connected. F
4)
The OSI reference model is mature technology, having been in use with mainframe environments since the 1970s. F
5)
Linux is an example of open source software. T
6)
SUMURU was designed to serve exclusively as a distributed e-mail system for multiple-user systems. F
7)
Operating system standards define protocols for file transfers and e-mail. F
8)
The first distributed system structure was a hierarchy of processors. T
9)
Peer-to-peer architecture is the current trend in distributed networks. T
10)
Computer-to-computer use of the Internet is referred to as Web Services. T
11)
Currently, XML is the only Web Services software standard. F
12)
SOAP and UDDI are two of the most widely used Web Services communications standards. F
13)
Web Services refers to software modules that have their own URLs and can be called upon to perform their function via the Internet. T
14)
Service-oriented architecture is designed to extract data from one system for use in another. F
15)
An SOA can be implemented by utilizing Web Protocols to achieve a loose coupling between two or more distinct services. T
16)
The more complex a system is, the more important its architecture is to the interrelationships among the system components. T
17)
An IT architecture includes the processors, software, databases, electronic links, and data