Select the best approach for creating architecture selection checklists for system architecture.

• Identify system requirements, evaluate architectural patterns, and define selection criteria.

• Choose the most popular architecture without analysis.

• Ignore system requirements and focus only on technology trends.

• Select architecture based solely on cost.

The evolution from mainframe systems to modern computing architectures is characterized by:

• Transition from centralized mainframes to distributed and cloud-based systems

• Continued reliance solely on mainframe computers

• Elimination of networking in computing architectures

• Return to single-user, isolated computing environments

Client/server architecture concepts include which of the following main features and benefits?

• Centralized management, scalability, and resource sharing

• Decentralized control, limited scalability, and no resource sharing

• No management, no scalability, and no resource sharing

• Only peer-to-peer communication and no centralized management

The Internet has significantly influenced the design and structure of modern system architecture by enabling which of the following?

• Distributed and scalable systems

• Exclusive use of mainframes

• Elimination of client-server models

• Reduction in network connectivity

In-house developed solutions offer more customization but may require more resources, while packaged software is quicker to implement but less flexible. Which of the following best compares in-house and packaged solutions?

• In-house solutions are more customizable but require more resources; packaged software is quicker but less flexible.

• Packaged software is always more customizable than in-house solutions.

• In-house solutions are always cheaper than packaged software.

• Packaged software requires more development time than in-house solutions.

Online processing and batch processing in information systems differ in their method of handling data. Which of the following best describes the difference between online and batch processing?

• Online processing handles transactions in real-time, while batch processing handles transactions in groups at scheduled times.

• Online processing is only used for large data sets, while batch processing is for small data sets.

• Batch processing requires user interaction for each transaction, while online processing does not.

• Online processing is slower than batch processing because it waits for all data before processing.

Fill in the blank: One aspect of Technical Knowledge is to ______ network topologies and devices.

• Overview

• Ignore

• Complicate

• Destroy

Fill in the blank: Another aspect of Technical Knowledge is to explain ______ networking standards.

• wireless

• culinary

• musical

• literary

Fill in the blank: Technical Knowledge also includes outlining final ______ design steps.

• systems

• color

• budget

• marketing

Fill in the blank: Practical Applications include network model ______.

• comparisons

• predictions

• visualizations

• simulations