I. Binary-Choice section (Circle True or False) 1.

The design of the IT infrastructure determines the ability to efficiently store, protect, and manage data so that it can be made accessible, searchable, shareable, and actionable. True False

2. A backup is the process of periodically saving data in some other device which is different from its own hard disk. True False

3. A blade enclosure holds multiple blade servers and provides separate power, interfaces, and cooling for each of the individual blade servers. True False

4. In IT infrastructures, virtualization acts as an abstraction layer between physical hardware and the application software used by clients. True False

5. Virtual Private Network (VPN) uses a technique known as tunneling to transfer data securely on the Internet to a remote access server on your workplace network. True False

II. Multiple-Choice section (circle the correct answer) 6. Information technology (IT) infrastructure provides the technology platform for information architecture of the organization. Which are the followings required to operate the shared IT at each level of the organization?
a) c) Hardware, software and networks Storage technology, networks b) Hardware and software d) Hardware, software, storage technology, networks

7. The role of Information technology (IT) infrastructure is to achieve:

a) c) Reducing complexity Complying with mandates b) Planning information security d) All of a, b and c

8. _________ is leading to a large increase in wireless networks.

a) c)

Integration of IT and PDAs The world wide web

b) Acceptance and usage of mobile phones worldwide d) Increasing adoption of high bandwidth

9. Data, such as digital coupons or customer complaints, exchanged between companies and consumers typically travel via _________, while off-line electronic data collection, such as bar code scanners or databases, shared internally within an organization, travel via ___________.
a) c) internet; intranet extranet; intranet b) extranet; internet d) the web; the social network

10. Tier three in the 4-tier datacenter architecture is characterized by:

a) Single distribution path with redundant components c) Multiple distribution paths with only one active d) No redundancy b) Multiple active distribution paths

III. Free-text section (use the white space below the question) 11. What are the steps for reducing enterprise complexity

12. What is a blade server, and why have blade servers become important in the last few years?

13. What are the expected benefits from datacenter consolidation?

14. What are the main components of IT infrastructure?

15. What is Wireless sensor network? Give examples of its use.

16. Explain the difference between Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks. Which of these network types is more important today? Is this likely to change?

17. What are the current trends in computer hardware platforms?

18. What are the key functional areas in the datacenter?

19. Discuss the main two directions for Internet future?

20. Why is radio frequency identification (RFID) valuable for business?