IT Infrastructure Exam Questions
Course Introduction
IT Infrastructure focuses on the foundational components that support information technology services within organizations. This course covers the design, implementation, and management of key infrastructure elements such as hardware, networking, data storage, cloud services, and virtualization. Students will explore concepts like server and network architectures, security considerations, disaster recovery, and system administration. The course also addresses emerging trends in IT infrastructure, including automation, scalability, and the integration of cloud and on-premises resources, preparing students to understand and manage the technologies that underpin modern digital enterprises.
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Systems Architecture 7th Edition by Stephen D. Burd
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Chapter 1: Computer Technology: Your Need To Know
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Q1) Although not a formal UP discipline, systems evaluation and ____ is an important group of activities that accounts for much of the long-range system cost.
A) integration
B) maintenance
C) design
D) coordination
Answer: B
Q2) The mix of activities in each iteration of the UP is tailored to each development project.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) The knowledge required to perform business and requirements modeling covers a narrow range of current technology.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) The steps in the Unified Process are called ____________________. Answer: iterations
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Chapter 2: Introduction to Systems Architecture
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Q1) Optics have little advantage over electronics in most areas of computing technology.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Mechanical computation devices cannot perform complex calculations.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Some commercial computers have used quantum physics to perform data storage and computation.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) The evolution of Microsoft OSs is a good example of how software development depends on hardware technology.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Data Representation
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Q1) A(n) ____ is a data element containing the address of another data element.
A) pointer
B) data structure
C) object
D) list
Answer: A
Q2) Double-precision integers are sometimes called large integers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) In numbering systems other than the decimal numbering system, the term radix point is used for the period or comma.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A(n) ____________________ combines related data items in much the same way a record does, but it extends the record to include methods for manipulating data items.
Answer: class
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Chapter 4: Processor Technology and Architecture
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Q1) Substances that electrons can flow through are called ____.
A) resistors
B) semiconductors
C) conductors
D) insulators
Q2) During the ____ cycle of the CPU, the transformation takes place and data output is stored.
A) execution
B) fetch
C) store
D) wait
Q3) A(n) ____ instruction generates the value true if either or both data inputs are true.
A) exclusive OR
B) AND
C) inclusive OR
D) NOT
Q4) In a(n) ____________________ instruction, the processor always departs from the normal execution sequence.
Q5) The instruction pointer (IP) can also be called the "____________________."
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Chapter 5: Data Storage Technology
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Q1) ____ is the sum of average access delay and the time required to read a single sector.
A) Average access time
B) Rotational latency
C) Track-to-track seek time
D) Synchronization delay
Q2) ____________________ is the only widely used form of serial access storage.
Q3) Modern computers use memory implemented with ____.
A) vacuum tubes
B) resistors
C) quasiconductors
D) Semiconductors
Q4) What is an advantage of optical storage over magnetic storage?
Q5) Coercible material per sector is greater at the center than in the platter edge.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A(n) ____________________ is one concentric circle of a platter, or the surface area that passes under a read/write head when its position is fixed.
Q7) Current optical storage devices use a(n) ____________________ storage medium.
Q8) Optical storage devices store bit values as variations in ____________________. Page 7
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Chapter 6: System Integration and Performance
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Q1) With serial communication lines in a bus, each line carries only one bit value or signal at a time, and many lines are required to carry data, address, and control bits.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A ____ is a reserved area of main memory accessed on a last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis.
A) stack
B) queue
C) chain
D) heap
Q3) ____________________ is a more traditional approach to multiprocessing that uses two or more processors on a single motherboard or set of interconnected motherboards.
Q4) People routinely download megabytes or gigabytes of data via the Internet and store gigabytes of data on handheld devices, terabytes on desktop computers, and petabytes to exabytes in corporate and government data centers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Input/Output Technology
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Q1) The number of distinct colors or gray shades that can be displayed is sometimes called the ____.
A) resolution
B) palette
C) range
D) chromatic depth
Q2) Phosphors emit colored light in liquid crystal displays.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Written Western languages are based on systems of symbols called ____.
A) fonts
B) characters
C) types
D) schemes
Q4) In the United States, resolution is generally stated in ____.
A) lines per inch
B) pixels per line
C) dots per inch
D) dots per millimeter
Q5) Describe the relationship between image quality, pixel size, and resolution?
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Chapter 8: Data and Network Communication Technology
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Q1) In ____ mode, the receiver can communicate with the sender at any time over the second transmission line, even while data is still being transmitted on the first line.
A) half-duplex
B) half-simplex
C) full-duplex
D) full-simplex
Q2) In half-duplex mode after sending a message, the first node signals its intent to cease transmission by sending a special control message called a(n)
Q3) Why are waves important in communication?
Q4) Communication line cost is the same in simplex and half-duplex modes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A parallel channel's transmits individual bits over separate wires, fibers, or frequencies.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A(n) ____________________ signal uses the full range of a carrier wave characteristic to encode continuous data values.
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Chapter 9: Computer Networks
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Q1) ____ is based on the 802.3z standard and the 802.3ab standard.
A) Wireless Ethernet
B) Standard Ethernet
C) Gigabit Ethernet
D) Megabit Ethernet
Q2) Most large-scale delivery services use a ____ system to connect source and destination nodes.
A) send and relay
B) store and forward
C) store and forget
D) send and forget
Q3) A(n) ____________________ is a TCP connection with a unique integer number.
Q4) RARP converts IP addresses to physical network addresses.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ____________________ is a group of wireless networking standards developed by the WiMAX Forum and codified in the IEEE 802.16 standard.
Q6) IP is an example of a(n) ____________________ protocol, in which the sender doesn't attempt to verify a recipient's existence or ask its permission before sending data.
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Chapter 10: Application Development
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Q1) Software has surpassed hardware to become the most costly component of most information systems.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A ____ is a nonprocedural language suitable for developing software that mimics human intelligence.
A) fifth-generation language
B) fourth-generation language
C) third-generation language
D) second-generation language
Q3) A(n) ____________________ is a file containing related executable functions and an index of the library contents.
Q4) ____ tools generate program and other source code from models, compile and link the programs, create databases, and create, register, and install all components.
A) CAD
B) CASE
C) CADE
D) CASD
Q5) What does a programming language define?
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Chapter 11: Operating Systems
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Q1) Memory allocation is less complex when the OS supports multitasking.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A request to execute a service-layer function is called a(n)
Q3) As allocated by the OS, the resources that are apparent to a program or user are called ____.
A) physical resources
B) managed resources
C) virtual resources
D) exposed resources
Q4) OS ____________________ functions ensure that overall system objectives are achieved efficiently and effectively.
Q5) ____________________ memory allocation uses small fixed-size partitions, usually no larger than 64 KB.
Q6) A programmer can explicitly include the process offset in any memory address operands when writing or compiling a program.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: File and Secondary Storage Management
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Q1) As applied to FMSs, ____________________ describes methods of securing file content against hardware failure.
Q2) If the logical record size is less than the physical record size, a single physical record might contain multiple logical records.
A)True
B)False
Q3) On a desktop or laptop computer, a ____ is usually an entire physical secondary storage device, a partition of the device, or a removable storage device such as a DVD or flash drive.
A) page
B) block
C) Sector
D) sector
Q4) A(n) ____________________ path begins at the current directory's level and extends downward to a specific file.
Q5) A graph folder structure is less flexible than a hierarchical folder structure. A)True B)False
Q6) A(n) ____________________ contains information about files and other folders.
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Chapter 13: Internet and Distributed Application Services
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Q1) Before accessing a remote resource, a user or system administrator must know the server and resource names to create a ____.
A) dynamic connection
B) local connection
C) mapped connection
D) static connection
Q2) LDAP queries contain plaintext characters and the syntax is simple and straight forward.
A)True
B)False
Q3) IaaS can be structured for only part of an application's infrastructure requirements. A)True
B)False
Q4) In a three-layer architecture, the ____________________ layer manages stored data, usually in databases.
Q5) ____________________ is a secure version of HTTP that encrypts HTTP requests and responses.
Q6) An LDAP ____________________ stores information about LDAP objects.
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Chapter 14: System Administration
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Q1) Excessive heat can cause intermittent or total failure of electrical circuits, so all computer equipment needs some means of heat ____________________.
Q2) The resources devoted to most organizational activities can be classified into two categories: ____.
A) capital expenditures and operating expenditures
B) capital investments and operating expenditures
C) capital controls and operating controls
D) capital resources and capital gains
Q3) The term ____ describes the way in which an organization uses resources to give it a major edge over its competitors.
A) strategic value
B) tactical value
C) competitive advantage
D) comparable advantage
Q4) Signatures are the basis for determining users' authorization to access resources the OS manages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss why disaster planning is important and what measures are normally taken.
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