Dave Heads the Information Technology Department of a Small Company

question 57

Multiple Choice

Dave heads the information technology department of a small company based in Atlanta that sells customized T-shirts over the Internet. The company has seen a surge in popularity and is planning to expand its operational base to 4 more cities. However, Dave is directed to come up with a strategy to cut down on the costs incurred in maintaining multiple servers in different cities to host the marketing and e-commerce sites. Which of the following measures will help Dave achieve his objective?

• A) procuring server hardware from multiple vendors, instead of just one
• B) isolating each of the cities' servers and running dedicated operating systems on them
• C) using virtualization software to run multiple OSs on a single server system
• D) leasing private lines to transmit information between the corporate sites

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Definitions:

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