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For someone to be a good CIO, technical ability is the most important characteristic. False
If an IS organization is viewed as a cost center/service provider, its strategic planning process is typically directed inward and focused on determining how to do what it is currently doing but doing it cheaper, faster, and better. True
Suppose you need to advise someone about getting a certification. Which of the following will be appropriate advice? Certifications are often vendor-specific.
Which component of Leavitt's Diamond defines roles, responsibilities, and lines of authority among members of the organization, which must be understood and accepted for the organization to operate successfully? structure
Default usernames and passwords should always be changed. True
In a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the perpetrator ____. instructs the zombie computers to send simple access requests to target computers
There are laws that require businesses to prove that their data are secure. True
The GDPR obligates organizations that operate in the European Union to obtain the consent of the people they collect information about. True
The term ethics refers to the set of principles about what is right and wrong that individuals use to make choices, whereas the term law refers to a system of rules that tells us what we can and cannot do. True
Corporate social responsibility activities such as philanthropy benefit for-profit organizations because they _____. gain the goodwill of the community
A database management system (DBMS) serves as an interface between an application program and a database. True
A(n) _____ is a characteristic or set of characteristics in a record that uniquely identifies the record. Primary key
_____ is a special-purpose programming language for accessing and manipulating data stored in a relational database. Structured Query Language (SQL)
During drill-down, you go from high-level summary data to detailed levels of data. True
A conversion funnel is a visual depiction of a set of words that have been grouped together because of the frequency of their occurrence. False
Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of self-service analytics? It can lead to over-spending on unapproved data sources and business analytics tools.
With _____, business transactions are accumulated over a period of time for processing as a single unit. batch processing systems
Transaction processing systems (TPSs) provide valuable input to management information systems, decision support systems, and knowledge management systems. True
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems work directly with manufacturing machines on the production floor. False
If a company considers its IS organization to be a game changer, then its strategy would be to use IS to achieve a competitive advantage. True
Strategic planning provides a clearly defined direction to guide decision making at all levels throughout the organization. True
What topics are considered so important that they are placed on top of the strategic planning pyramid? mission and vision
Every project should have a well-defined objective. true
The role of a _____ is to provide direction and funding for a project. project sponser
Which objective is true of projects? They have a unique purpose.
Harold is thinking about setting up profiles on Facebook and Twitter. Which of the following information should he avoid sharing on these social media platforms? his place of birth
A database must reflect the business processes of an organization. True
To ensure reliability and integrity, SQL databases conform to four specific properties. Which of the following is NOT one of those four properties? currency
The data for BI (business intelligence) comes from many sources. True
What determines the size of words in a word cloud? frequency of occurrence of the word in source documents
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