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Management Information Systems,12e (Laudon) 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 Page Ref: 165 AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objective: 5.1 2) Client/server computing is a widely used form of centralized processing. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 168 AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objective: 5.1 3) In green computing, reducing computer power consumption is a top priority. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 184 AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objective: 5.3 4) N-tier computing is a multi-tier, load-balancing scheme for Web-based applications in which significant parts of Web site content, logic, and processing are performed by smaller, less expensive servers located nearby the user. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 169 AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objective: 5.1 5) Application server software is responsible for locating and managing stored Web pages. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 169 AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objective: 5.1 1 Copyright ? 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 6) An application server may reside on the same computer as a Web server or on its own dedicated computer. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 169 AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objective: 5.1 7) Enterprise integration requires software that can link disparate applications and enable data to flow freely among different parts of the business. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 169-170 AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objective: 5.2 8) The mainframe market has grown steadily over the past decade. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 177 AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objectiv