Laudon Mis 6ce Ch05

Management Information Systems, Cdn. 6e (Laudon et al.)
Chapter 5 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

1) IT infrastructure technology is purely a set of physical devices and software applications that are required to operate the entire enterprise.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 5.1 IT Infrastructure

2) The "service platform" perspective makes it easier to understand the business value provided by infrastructure investments.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 141
AACSB: Reflective thinking skills
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 5.1 IT Infrastructure

3) The minicomputer era was a period of highly centralized computing under the control of professional programmers and systems operators.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 142
AACSB: Reflective thinking skills
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 5.1 IT Infrastructure

4) IBM mainframes offered powerful machines at far lower prices than DEC minicomputers, making possible decentralized computing, customized to the specific needs of individual departments.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 142
AACSB: Reflective thinking skills
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 5.1 IT Infrastructure

5) In client/server computing, desktop or laptop computers called servers are networked to powerful clients computers that provide the client computers with a variety of services and capabilities.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 142
AACSB: Reflective thinking skills
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 5.1 IT Infrastructure

6) Cloud computing are Web-based applications that are stored on remote servers and accessed via the "cloud" of the Internet using a standard Web browser.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 142
AACSB: Reflective thinking skills
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 5.1 IT Infrastructure

7) Moore's law is the assertion that the number of components on