Sounds of History
What computing term about a everything together sounds like it could be describing Stonehenge?
Monolithic
Which product is the “atom” of our Engineered Systems?
x86
Who probably won't do you much good in terms of hardware opportunities (2 roles)
Network administrator and Help Desk
What 3 components have been required and are still required for a server to operate?
Storage, Memory and Compute
Which of Oracle's hardware offerings are examples of converged infrastructure (name at least 2)?
ODA, Exadata, ZFS, and ZDLRA
What bay area sport venue does Oracle currently sponsor?
What computing term about a large early computer sounds like it could be sold by Warby Parker?
Mainframe
What acronym helps us remember the pieces of an IT architecture?
AMDS
Who can give you an idea of future hardware needs before the systems administrator (2 people)?
Database administrator and the Applications Administrator
What might be considered the "brains" of the server
CPU or processor
What was the name of the "law" that said the number of transistors on a chip would double every two years, accelerating the power and performance of computing
Moore's Law
What year was Oracle founded?
1977
What two-part computing architecture sounds like it could be describing a dining transaction?
Client - Server
What are the three components of infrastructure in the Oracle stack?
Compute, Storage and Networking
Who is most likely to have budget the highest on their priority list, compared to other persona?
IT Operations Manager, VP IT, Director of IT, IT Manager, Data Center Manager (any are correct)
What are the 3 levels of storage?
Primary, Backup and Archive
Besides the cost of systems, what are 3 other factors that cause data center costs to increase?
Real estate (or buildings), Power, Cooling, and Staff
This early computing media came first before magnetic, optical or flash
Punch cards (or punch tape)
What computing software used to build internet applications name sounds like a morning necessity?
Java
What is the industry term that Oracle's Engineered Systems fall into?
Converged Infrastructure
Who outside of IT might have influence on hardware because of performance, scalability, reliability and availability needs (organization not a persona)
Line of Business (LOB)
Which Oracle product(s) primarily supports a use case for data backup and recovery?
ZFS and ZDLRA
Disaster Recovery and High Availability fall into what business term?
Business Continuity
What did transistor replace in the early computer era?
Vacuum tubes
What computing acronym about standard 3rd party applications sounds like a sleeping location for overnight guests?
COTS
Name 3 different environments besides production that require hardware?
Pre-Production, Development, Test, Patch, QA, User Acceptance, Training, DR
What 3 roles, potentially outside of IT, are potential influences on business continuity/disaster recovery discussions
Security, Risk and Compliance
What are the three types of servers that enable an N-Tier architecture?
Web Server, Applications Server, Database Server
What was a consequence of the improved price/performance for memory and storage?
Positive: Enabled massive growth in applications and process improvement
Negative: Data center sprawl
Where do Cara and Bob live?
Austin and Pittsburgh