Chapter 5 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

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________uses individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips
and other devices thinner than a human hair.

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________ states that the value or power of a network grows exponentially as a
function of the number of network members.

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________are ultrathin computers consisting of a circuit board
with processors, memory, and network connections that are stored in racks.

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________ systems are generally older transaction processing systems created for
mainframe computers that continue to be used to avoid the high cost of
replacing or redesigning them.

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________ computing is an industry-wide effort to develop systems that can
configure, optimize, tune, heal, and protect themselves from outside intruders
and self-destruction.

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A(n) ________is an integrated circuit to which two or more processors
have been attached for enhanced performance and reduced power consumption.

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________ can boost server utilization rates to 70 percent or higher.

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________ provides a standard format for data exchange, enabling Web services to
pass data from one process to another.

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________ takes place when a firm contracts custom software development or maintenance
of existing legacy programs to outside firms.

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________ means contracting with others to perform some operations that could be
done in-house by the company itself.

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________ services store and manage corporate data and provide capabilities for
analyzing the data.

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IT ________ and development services provide the firm with research on
potential future IT projects and investments that might help the firm
differentiate itself in the marketplace.

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________ interfaces are potentially more versatile than single-touch
interfaces.

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Multi-touch gestures are ________ to remember than commands because they are
based on ingrained human movements that do not have to be learned.

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The iPhone’s Multi-Touch display and software lets you control everything with
only your ________.

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Data hungry tasks such as video on demand, downloading music, exchanging
photos, and maintaining Web sites require more and more ________-hungry
machines.