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_____ describes the actual network cabling and connections.

A) Logical topology
B) Bus topology
C) Star topology
D) Physical topology

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A(n) _____ provides access for customers,employees,suppliers,and the public.

A) mainframe architecture
B) corporate portal
C) application server
D) thick client

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The term "_____" generally refers to systems that divide processing between one or more networked clients and a central server.

A server is a computer that supplies data,processing services,or other support to one or more computers,called clients.

Explain why many companies use enterprise resource planning (ERP)software.

A main advantage of ERP is that it describes a specific hardware and software environment,also called a platform,which ensures connectivity and easy integration of future systems,including in-house software and commercial packages.

A three-tier design includes a middle layer between the client and server that processes the client requests and translates them into data access commands that can be understood and carried out by the server.

Client/server architecture does involve performance issues that relate to the separation of server-based data and networked clients that must access the data.

In its wireless configuration,the _____ is similar to a hub in the local area network (LAN) star topology,except it provides network services to wireless clients instead of wired clients.

Middleware can be seen as representing the slash in the term client/server.

As the size of a business changes,it is easier to alter the capability of a large-scale central server than it is to adjust the number of clients and the processing functions they perform.

Web 2.0 is a reference to a more technically advanced version of the current web.

Which configuration has a central wireless device that is used to serve all wireless clients?

An information system includes _____,which are programs that handle the input,manage the processing logic,and provide the required output.

Cloud computing requires less bandwidth than traditional client/server networks.

Cloud computing provides _____,which matches resources to needs at any given time.

Many companies are extending internal enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to their suppliers and customers,using a concept called _____.

The advantage of the application logic layer is that a three-tier design enhances overall performance by reducing the data server's workload.

Early computer systems were designed to handle data records individually.

_____ establishes a company-wide strategy for IT resources and specific standards for data,processing,network,and user interface design.