Chapter 5 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

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

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

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

168) ________ 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

176) 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.

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

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

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

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