TR 5 Sistem Infomasi Manajemen
TR 5 Sistem Infomasi Manajemen
SOAL!
1. Define IT infrastructure and describe its components.
2. Identify and describe the stages and technology drivers of IT infrastructure evolution.
3. Assess contemporary computer hardware platform trends.
4. Assess contemporary software platform trends.
5. Evaluate the challenges of managing IT infrastructure and management solutions.
JAWABAN!
1.IT infrastructure is the shared technology resources that provide the platform for the
firm’s specific information system applications. IT infrastructure includes hardware,
software, and services that are shared across the entire firm. Major IT infrastructure
components include computer hardware platforms, operating system platforms,
enterprise software platforms, networking and telecommunications platforms,
database management software, Internet platforms, and consulting services and
systems integrators.
2.The five stages of IT infrastructure evolution are as follows: the mainframe era, the
personal computer era, the client/server era, the enterprise computing era, and the
cloud and mobile computing era. Moore’s Law deals with the exponential increase in
processing power and decline in the cost of computer technology, stating that every
18 months the power of microprocessors doubles and the price of computing halves.
The Law of Mass Digital Storage deals with the exponential decrease in t he cost of
storing data, stating that the number of kilobytes of data that can be stored on
magnetic media for $1 roughly doubles every 15 months. Metcalfe’s Law shows that
a network’s value to participants grows exponentially as the network takes on more
members. Also driving exploding computer use is the rapid decline in costs of
communication and growing agreement in the technology industry to use computing
and communications standards.