CIS Exam 1
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| show | Which of the following strategies was identified by Michael Porter to successfully compete in the marketplace?
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| show | Identify the output of an information system.
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| providing information in a useful format for decision-making purposes | show 🗑
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| supplier | show 🗑
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| differentiation strategy | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of information technology (IT) jobs, in the information systems field, a _________ is responsible for database design and implementation.
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| show | Identify the true statement about transaction-processing systems
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| show | Identify the component of an information system that consists of facts analyzed by the process component.
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| show | The _________ component of an information system is considered the input to the system.
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| it allocates human and financial resources | show 🗑
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| selecting the best modes of transportation | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following strategies identified by Michael Porter helps organizations make their products and services distinct from their competitors?
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| show | To be useful, information must have the quality of _____.
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| providing an inexpensive medium for targeting a large customer base | show 🗑
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| show | Why do information systems use graphical user interfaces (GUIs)?
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| marketing information systems (MKIS) | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is one of the forces of the Five Forces Model identified by Michael Porter?
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| It is a network within an organization that uses Internet protocols and technologies. | show 🗑
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| It focuses on generating new revenue by offering new products and services. | show 🗑
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| show | Identify the true statement about the data component of an information system.
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| labor statistics | show 🗑
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| produce information in different formats | show 🗑
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| database administrator | show 🗑
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| show | Identify the term that provides historical and predictive views of business operations.
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| show | _____ is skill in using productivity software, such as word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation software.
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| show | A(n) _____ is a communication interface through which information is transferred one bit at a time.
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| show | A(n) _____ is an interface between a computer and a printer that enables the computer to transfer multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously.
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| show | Identify the drawback of silicon because of which computer designers concentrate on technologies that use gallium arsenide.
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| kernel | show 🗑
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| The contents of programmable read-only memory cannot be reprogrammed. | show 🗑
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| show | A _____ is the size of a character.
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| show | An employee prints a document from his computer through a printer placed in a different location of the same network. Which of the following allows the employee to connect to network resources?
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| computer-aided design | show 🗑
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| random access memory (RAM) | show 🗑
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| show | A _____ is a link between devices connected to a computer.
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| show | Identify a computer language that is machine dependent.
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| cloud | show 🗑
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| microsoft windows | show 🗑
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| show | _____ computer languages are machine independent and are called high-level languages.
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| show | A _____ is a peripheral device for recording, storing, and retrieving information.
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of inkjet printers?
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| 128 | show 🗑
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| show | _____ means saving data in computer memory.
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| high-level | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement about laser printers.
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| liquid crystal display | show 🗑
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| 256 | show 🗑
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| redundant array of independent disks | show 🗑
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| show | Third-generation computers introduced _____.
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| It is a set of programs for controlling and managing computer hardware and software | show 🗑
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| it focuses on improving efficiency by reducing overall costs | show 🗑
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| show | Identify how information systems help an organization.
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| It focuses on generating new revenue by offering new products and services. | show 🗑
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| show | _____ is high when customers have many choices and low when they have few choices.
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| chief technology officer | show 🗑
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| information literacy | show 🗑
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| commercial programs | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement about database management systems.
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| Aggregated data enables decision makers to focus on specific factors. | show 🗑
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| network administrator | show 🗑
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| show | The _________ component of an information system is considered the input to the system.
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| show | _____ help a person connect with friends, family, and colleagues online and meet people with similar interests and hobbies.
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| supplier | show 🗑
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| computer literacy | show 🗑
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| information | show 🗑
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| show | The purpose of an information system’s _____ component is generating the most useful type of information for making decisions.
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| show | Widespread applications and deployment of devices that know users, their devices, and their locations and serve as intelligent assistants to businesses and individuals is known as _____.
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| show | Which of the following decisions is supported by a logistics information system (LIS)?
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| show | Microsoft Access, which is used to create and manage a series of integrated files, is a(n) _____.
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| show | Identify the term that provides historical and predictive views of business operations.
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| show | UNIX is a type of _____.
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| data codes | show 🗑
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| show | A _____ is a pointing device that moves the cursor on the screen, allowing fast, precise cursor positioning.
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| show | _____, which is nonvolatile, holds data when the computer is off or during the course of a program’s operation, and it is also used to store large volumes of data for long periods.
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| show | _____ computer languages are machine independent and are called high-level languages.
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| program | show 🗑
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| random access memory (RAM) | show 🗑
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| show | identify a true statement about memory devices
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| show | Identify an input device used to grade multiple-choice and true/false tests.
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| ROM is nonvolatile memory, whereas RAM is volatile memory. | show 🗑
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| show | The word computer consists of 64 bits, which is equivalent to _____ bytes.
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| show | Every character, number, or symbol on the keyboard is represented as a _____ in computer memory.
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| show | A write once, read many (WORM) disc is a common type of _____.
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| show | Identify the file in which each alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a 7-bit binary number.
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| vacuum tube technology | show 🗑
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| show | Third-generation computers introduced _____.
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| show | A _____ allows data to be stored in multiple places to improve a system’s reliability.
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| occupy less space than a mouse | show 🗑
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| database engine | show 🗑
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| it uses more sophisticated security measures | show 🗑
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| external and internal | show 🗑
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| indexed sequential access method | show 🗑
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| show | In data warehouses, _____ is information in its original form.
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| show | The _____ operator, discussed in data manipulation, is used when all the conditions in a query by example (QBE) form are required to be met
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| store multidimensional data | show 🗑
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| show | A data _____ is a collection of data from a variety of sources used to support decision-making applications and generate business intelligence.
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| data mining tools | show 🗑
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| show | In a relational database model, a(n) _____ operation pares down a table by eliminating columns according to certain criteria.
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| data mart | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of data administration component, the acronym CRUD stands for _____.
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| mobile and wireless technology | show 🗑
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| attributes | show 🗑
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| operations | show 🗑
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| enterprise resource planning systems | show 🗑
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| show | To begin designing a relational database, one must define the _____ by defining each table and the fields in it.
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| developing recovery procedures in case data is lost or corrupted | show 🗑
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| allocation | show 🗑
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| show | _____, a component of a data model, defines the boundaries of a database, such as maximum and minimum values allowed for a field.
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| summary data | show 🗑
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| show | In a relational database model, a(n) _____ operation searches data in a table and retrieves records based on certain criteria.
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| metadata | show 🗑
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| show | The data _____ component of a database management system (DBMS) is used for tasks such as backup and recovery, security, and change management.
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| data definition | show 🗑
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| show | Whenever a user accesses the same domain, the browser sends saved information to the _________.
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| They let independent customers share skills and have access to each other’s markets via information technologies. | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of Web and network privacy, _____ is a method for binding all the parties to a contract.
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| show | _____ is registering, selling, or using a domain name to profit from someone else’s trademark.
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| show | In the context of Web and network privacy, _____ refers to issues involving both the user’s and the organization’s responsibilities and liabilities.
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| trademark | show 🗑
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| industrial | show 🗑
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| spam | show 🗑
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| show | The 1980 revisions to the _____ of 1976 include computer programs, so both people and organizations can be held liable for unauthorized duplication and use of copyrighted programs.
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| show | Identify a true statement about copyrights.
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| show | The _____ was partially overturned in the 1997 Reno v. ACLU case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously voted to strike down the act’s anti-indecency provisions, finding they violated the freedom of speech provisions of the First Amendment.
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| reduces employee turnover | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is a commonly used technology for data collection?
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| By using video conferencing, electronic meeting systems, and groupware | show 🗑
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| show | Information technology and the Internet have, in essence, resulted in two societal groups: the information rich and the information poor. This is called the _____.
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| show | Which of the following is a benefit of using patents in organizations?
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| URL hijacking | show 🗑
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| copyright | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement about information technology in social divisions.
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| legal and ethical | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of information technology in workplaces, clerical workers using computers for word-processing tasks is an example of job _____.
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of virtual organizations?
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| when experienced labor is eliminated by high technology | show 🗑
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| skills are shared among participating companies of a virtual organization | show 🗑
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| show | _________ is computing that promotes a sustainable environment and consumes the least amount of energy.
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| show | In the context of security threats, _________ means using “people skills”—such as being a good listener and assuming a friendly, unthreatening air—to trick others into revealing private information.
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| signature analysis | show 🗑
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| pharming | show 🗑
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| show | _____ is a commonly used encryption protocol that manages transmission security on the Internet.
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| show | A level 1 security system is used to protect _____ against unauthorized access.
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| show | _________ is the unauthorized use of computer data for personal gain, such as transferring money from another’s account or charging purchases to someone else’s account.
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| Trojan programs | show 🗑
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| show | To ensure confidentiality, accuracy, and integrity of data, a level 2 security system protects _____.
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| show | A(n) _________ is a combination of hardware and software that acts as a filter or barrier between a private network and external computers or networks.
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| show | _____ is the process of capturing and recording network traffic.
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| show | _________ is sending fraudulent e-mails that seem to come from legitimate sources, such as a bank or university.
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| show | In nonbiometric security measure, a _____ is a software that acts as an intermediary between two systems.
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| show | Which of the following is a nonbiometric security measure?
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| symmetric | show 🗑
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| show | when does spoofing occur?
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| show | identify a true statement about firewalls
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| show | Identify a security measure that uses a physiological element that is unique to a person and cannot be stolen, lost, copied, or passed on to others.
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| show | _____ are usually placed in front of a firewall and can identify attack signatures and trace patterns.
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| show | _____ outlines procedures for keeping an organization operational in the event of a natural disaster or a network attack or intrusion.
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| show | When planning a comprehensive security system, the first step is designing _________, which use a combination of hardware and software for improving reliability—a way of ensuring availability in case of a system failure.
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| It is an independent program that can spread itself without attaching itself to a host program. | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of computer and network security, _____ means that a system must not allow the disclosing of information by anyone who is not authorized to access it.
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| show | Which of the following is true of phishing?
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| spyware | show 🗑
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| worm | show 🗑
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| show | In _____ data transmission, multiple pieces of data are sent simultaneously to increase the transmission rate.
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| show | In the context of the technologies developed to improve the efficiency and quality of digital communications, _____ divides each channel into six time slots.
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| radiated | show 🗑
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| hierarchical topology | show 🗑
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| show | A(n) _____ cable is used to connect computers, hubs, switches, and routers to a network
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| show | Transmission of data across satellites is through _____.
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| show | In a _____, if any link between nodes is severed, the entire network is affected, and failure of a single node disrupts the entire network.
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| digital subscriber line (DSL) | show 🗑
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| protocol | show 🗑
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| show | Local area networks (LANs) are used to _____.
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| It requires major network upgrades, because video requires much more bandwidth. | show 🗑
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| network layer | show 🗑
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| speed of its interconnections | show 🗑
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| bandwidth | show 🗑
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| show | _____ cables are glass tubes surrounded by concentric layers of glass, called “cladding,” to form a light path through wire cables.
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| show | A routing table lists _____.
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| Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model that provides methods for controlling data flow, ordering received data, and acknowledging received data.
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| show | A _____ is a hardware device that allows several nodes to share one communication channel.
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| WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) | show 🗑
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| tree | show 🗑
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| adding more workstations | show 🗑
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| An n-tier architecture helps improve network performance | show 🗑
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| it handles steady traffic well | show 🗑
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| internet protocol (IP) | show 🗑
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| Assymetric DSL (ADSL) | show 🗑
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| /˜hbidgoli | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of Extensible Markup Language (XML)?
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| hyphens | show 🗑
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| gigapop | show 🗑
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| show | DNS (Domain Name System) servers translate all domain names into _____.
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| show | _________ are indexes of information based on keywords embedded in documents that make it possible for search engines to find what Internet users are looking for.
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| show | The goal of _____ is to tailor online searching and requests to users’ specific search patterns, preferences, and needs.
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| server | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of an organization, which of the following statements is true of an intranet?
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of geographic top-level domains (TLDs)?
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| crawlers | show 🗑
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| blog | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement about Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
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| show | A(n) _____ is the address of a document or site on the Internet.
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| hypermedia | show 🗑
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| voice over internet protocol (VOIP) | show 🗑
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| client-based | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following protocols is used to send e-mails?
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| podcast | show 🗑
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| show | _____ are unique identifiers of computer or network addresses on the Internet.
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| show | Which of the following is a drawback of Internet telephony?
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| instant messaging (IM) | show 🗑
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| teleimmersion system | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is also known as “the Semantic Web”?
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| They focus on data collection and processing. | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following decisions is supported by a manufacturing information system (MFIS)?
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| show | To be useful, information must have the quality of _____.
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| It helps the organization reduce cost of products and services. | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of the information technology (IT) jobs, in the information systems field, a _________ designs and maintains the organization’s Web site.
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| Information literacy | show 🗑
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| show | _____ is skill in using productivity software, such as word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation software.
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| show | To be competitive in a workplace, in terms of computer and information literacy, a knowledge worker should _____.
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| show | Why do information systems use graphical user interfaces (GUIs)?
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| show | Building and integrating analytics capabilities into all everyday business activities is known as _____.
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| They can automate repetitive operations. | show 🗑
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| show | Identify the output of an information system.
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| supplier | show 🗑
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| show | Identify the component of an information system that consists of facts analyzed by the process component.
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| show | Which of the following strategies identified by Michael Porter helps organizations make their products and services distinct from their competitors?
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| computer literacy | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of data?
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| short-message service | show 🗑
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| produce information in different formats | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following decisions is supported by a financial information system (FIS)?
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| show | In the context of information technology (IT) jobs, in the information systems field, a _________ is responsible for database design and implementation.
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| show | _____ help a person connect with friends, family, and colleagues online and meet people with similar interests and hobbies.
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| show | The top information systems job belongs to the _________.
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| show | In the context of using information technology for a competitive advantage, identify a true statement about bottom-line strategy.
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| show | _____ is a social networking Web site.
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| Remote access servers | show 🗑
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| optical storage | show 🗑
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| show | A _____ is the size of a character
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| show | Trackballs are ideal for notebook computers because they _____.
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| Laser printers use toners to create high-quality output. | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement about memory devices.
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| redundant array of independent disks | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following memory devices allows data to be read and written?
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| liquid crystal display | show 🗑
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| show | How is read-only memory (ROM) different from random access memory (RAM)?
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| Silicon cannot emit light and has speed limitations. | show 🗑
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| 8 | show 🗑
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| show | A(n) _____ is an interface between a computer and a printer that enables the computer to transfer multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously.
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of inkjet printers?
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| show | An advantage of silicon over gallium arsenide is that _____.
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| show | _____ computer languages are machine independent and are called high-level languages.
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| It is a set of programs for controlling and managing computer hardware and software. | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is the OS for most PCs and belongs to the system software group?
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| show | Identify a true statement about the supervisor program.
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| show | Identify a computer language that is machine dependent.
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| mouse | show 🗑
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| show | _____, which is nonvolatile, holds data when the computer is off or during the course of a program’s operation, and it is also used to store large volumes of data for long periods.
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| show | Beginning in the 1940s, first-generation computers used _____.
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| show | The supervisor program in an operating system (OS) is called the _____.
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| random access memory (RAM) | show 🗑
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| Despite being smaller, data marts can usually perform the same type of analysis as data warehouses. | show 🗑
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| show | In a database, which of the following is a source of internal data?
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| Mobile and wireless technology | show 🗑
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| Enterprise resource planning systems | show 🗑
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| structured data and unstructured data | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following factors has made big data analytics accessible to nearly all types of organizations?
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| show | Identify the number of physical views of data for a database.
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| attributes | show 🗑
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| focuses on a specific area | show 🗑
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| show | A(n) _____ is not limited by the data’s physical location.
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| warehouse | show 🗑
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| show | Data warehouses are sometimes called “hypercubes” because they _____.
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| AND | show 🗑
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| show | The _____ approach, used to set up a distributed database management system (DDBMS), combines fragmentation and replication.
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| Tax records | show 🗑
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| foreign | show 🗑
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| show | In a(n) _____ model, nodes with the same parents are called siblings.
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| extraction | show 🗑
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| data model | show 🗑
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| database engine | show 🗑
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| data dictionary | show 🗑
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| show | To begin designing a relational database, one must define the _____ by defining each table and the fields in it.
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| show | In data warehouses, _____ is information about data—its content, quality, condition, origin, and other characteristics.
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| Data in a flat file system may not be updated in all files consistently. | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of big data?
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| show | Identify a program used by parents to prevent their children’s access to certain Web sites.
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| show | _____ information can be censored if the content is deemed offensive to a political, religious, or cultural group.
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| smart | show 🗑
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| The speed of the Internet connection also plays a role in digital divide discussion. | show 🗑
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| patent | show 🗑
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| typosquatting | show 🗑
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| Products are customized more to respond to customers’ needs. | show 🗑
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| By using video conferencing, electronic meeting systems, and groupware | show 🗑
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| show | _____ involves the design, manufacture, use, and disposal of computers and servers in such a way that there is minimal impact on the environment.
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| show | In the context of privacy issues, in an organization, a new employees have to sign a(n) _________ before they access the network.
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| Copyrights’ length vary based on the type of work. | show 🗑
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| show | _____ laws give only the creator exclusive privileges, meaning no one else can reproduce, distribute, or perform the literary and artistic work without permission.
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| show | Which of the following is true about virtual organizations?
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| legal but unethical | show 🗑
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| show | _____ can rise to an unmanageable level quickly, clogging users’ in-boxes and preventing access to legitimate e-mails.
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| show | Which of the following principles states that Internet service providers (ISPs) and government agencies should treat all data on the Internet equally?
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| show | In the context of information technology in workplaces, clerical workers using computers for word-processing tasks is an example of job _____.
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| show | In the context of virtual organizations, the cost of hiring additional employees is reduced because _____.
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| show | The 1980 revisions to the _____ of 1976 include computer programs, so both people and organizations can be held liable for unauthorized duplication and use of copyrighted programs.
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| show | Information technology and the Internet have, in essence, resulted in two societal groups: the information rich and the information poor. This is called the _____.
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| use verification procedures to ensure data accuracy | show 🗑
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| Cybersquatting | show 🗑
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| show | Whenever a user accesses the same domain, the browser sends saved information to the _________.
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| Communications Decency Act | show 🗑
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| Organizations can use patents to keep competitors from entering certain market segments | show 🗑
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| AND | show 🗑
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| show | The _____ method is effective when a large number of records are processed less frequently, perhaps on a quarterly or yearly basis.
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| show | The _____ component of a database management system (DBMS) is responsible for data storage, manipulation, and retrieval.
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| warehouse | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is an example of a source for external data?
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| show | In a(n) _____ model, nodes with the same parents are called siblings.
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| show | In a relational database model, the rows are known as _____.
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| show | Which of the following components of a data model describes methods and calculations that can be performed on data, such as updating and querying data?
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| data manipulation | show 🗑
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| Indexed sequential access method | show 🗑
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| data mining tools | show 🗑
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| structured data and unstructured data | show 🗑
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| show | In a relational database model, when a primary key for one table appears in another table, it is called a _____ key.
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| network | show 🗑
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| create, read, update, and delete | show 🗑
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| It uses more sophisticated security measures. | show 🗑
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| show | In contrast to data in a database, discussed in data warehouses, the subject-oriented characteristic _____.
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| raw data | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of data marts and data warehouses?
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| show | Data warehouses are sometimes called “hypercubes” because they _____.
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| show | In a relational database model, a(n) _____ operation pares down a table by eliminating columns according to certain criteria.
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| Only one | show 🗑
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| show | In a relational database model, a(n) _____ operation searches data in a table and retrieves records based on certain criteria.
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| administration | show 🗑
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| show | In data warehouses, _____ gives users subtotals of various categories, which can be useful.
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| reduces employee turnover | show 🗑
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| Copyrights’ length vary based on the type of work. | show 🗑
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| Companies respond to customers faster and more efficiently. | show 🗑
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| show | _____ is registering, selling, or using a domain name to profit from someone else’s trademark.
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| Log files | show 🗑
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| skills are shared among participating companies of a virtual organization | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is a commonly used technology for data collection?
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| Lack of necessary supplies or equipment | show 🗑
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| not charge different rates on data | show 🗑
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| CyberSitter | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement about information technology in social divisions.
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| legal but unethical | show 🗑
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| trademark | show 🗑
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| reliability | show 🗑
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| illegal and unethical | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of ethical issues of information technologies, restricting access to the Web is a type of _____.
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| show | In general, _____ last the author’s lifetime plus 70 years.
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| Green computing | show 🗑
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| They let independent customers share skills and have access to each other’s markets via information technologies | show 🗑
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| cookies | show 🗑
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| show | _________ organizations are networks of independent companies, suppliers, customers, and manufacturers connected via information technologies so that they can share skills and costs and have access to each other’s markets.
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| trademarks | show 🗑
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| show | A common way to index and link databases is by using _________.
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| needed for the stated purpose | show 🗑
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| Copyright Act | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement about firewalls.
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| show | _________ is the unauthorized use of computer data for personal gain, such as transferring money from another’s account or charging purchases to someone else’s account.
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| show | What is Spyware?
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| Passwords | show 🗑
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| backdoor | show 🗑
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| Asymmetric | show 🗑
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| blended | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is a biometric security measure?
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| show | A level 3 security system focuses on protecting _____ against intrusion, denial-of-service attacks, and unauthorized access.
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|
||||
| integrity | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following forms of text used in an encryption algorithm is unreadable without a decryption key?
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| blended threat | show 🗑
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| show | _____ is a computer crime that involves destroying or disrupting computer services.
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| social engineering | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of computer and network security, _____ means that computers and networks are operating and authorized users can access the information they need.
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| Asymmetric | show 🗑
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| show | A level 1 security system is used to protect _____ against unauthorized access.
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||||
| Secure Sockets Layer | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of security threats, a _____ floods a network or server with service requests to prevent legitimate users’ access to the system.
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|
||||
| show | _____ security measures primarily control access to computers and networks, and they include devices for securing computers and peripherals from theft.
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|
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| It involves sending fraudulent e-mails that seem to come from legitimate sources. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A(n) _________ is a combination of hardware and software that acts as a filter or barrier between a private network and external computers or networks.
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| It occurs when an illegitimate program poses as a legitimate one. | show 🗑
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||||
| show | In _____ encryption, the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt a message.
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| Adware | show 🗑
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| speed of its interconnections | show 🗑
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| show | In _____ processing, each department has its own computer for performing processing tasks.
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| show | A(n) _________ processing system was justified because data-processing personnel were in short supply, hardware and software were expensive, and only large organizations could afford computers.
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|
||||
| Digital subscriber line (DSL) | show 🗑
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| show | In data communication, _____ is a packet-switching service that operates at 25 Mbps and 622 Mbps.
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| Coaxial cables | show 🗑
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||||
| show | Identify an advantage of centralized processing.
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|
||||
| Network layer | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A master key is obtained using which a user’s computer and access point (AP) negotiate for a key that will be used for a session and is discarded once the session is terminated. Which of the following techniques helps obtain this master key?
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|
||||
| transport | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Computers in a local area network (LAN) are usually connected to the network via a(n) _____, which is a hardware component.
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|
||||
| show | Identify an advantage of the bus topology.
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|
||||
| show | A _____ network is a network operating on a radio frequency (RF), consisting of radio cells, each served by a fixed transmitter.
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|
||||
| broadband | show 🗑
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| It requires major network upgrades, because video requires much more bandwidth. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A _________ works well for companies that are geographically dispersed.
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|
||||
| show | In the context of communication media, _________ media provide a physical path along which signals are transmitted, including twisted pair copper cable, coaxial cable, and fiber optics.
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|
||||
| show | Which of the following events takes place in the most basic client/server configuration?
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|
||||
| show | _____ cables have the highest bandwidth of any communication medium.
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|
||||
| WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | _____ cables are glass tubes surrounded by concentric layers of glass, called “cladding,” to form a light path through wire cables.
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|
||||
| show | Both Wireless LANs (WLANs) and Wireless WANs (WWANs) rely on the _________ as the communication medium.
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|
||||
| Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) | show 🗑
|
||||
| radiated media | show 🗑
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||||
| show | The process of deciding which path data takes on a network is called _____.
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|
||||
| denial-of-service attack | show 🗑
|
||||
| corporate networks | show 🗑
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||||
| show | Which of the following is considered an intentional security threat?
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|
||||
| show | Which of the following is true of phishing
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|
||||
| blended threat | show 🗑
|
||||
| Ciphertext | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following indicates that a computer might be affected by a virus?
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|
||||
| Passwords | show 🗑
|
||||
| Sabotage | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | In _____ encryption, the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt a message.
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|
||||
| show | Identify a true statement about firewalls.
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|
||||
| show | A _____ travels from computer to computer in a network but it does not usually erase data.
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|
||||
| Computer fraud | show 🗑
|
||||
| Spyware | show 🗑
|
||||
| front-end servers | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | In the context of security threats, a _____ is a programming routine built into a system by its designer or programmer.
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|
||||
| show | _____ security measures primarily control access to computers and networks, and they include devices for securing computers and peripherals from theft.
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|
||||
| show | When planning a comprehensive security system, the first step is designing _________, which use a combination of hardware and software for improving reliability—a way of ensuring availability in case of a system failure.
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|
||||
| show | Which of the following is true of a worm?
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|
||||
| show | The main function of Cyber Incident Response Capability (CIRC) is to _____.
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|
||||
| show | A(n) _____ is often used so remote users have a secure connection to an organization’s network.
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|
||||
| show | In the context of security threats, _____ takes advantage of the human element of security systems.
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|
||||
| show | The Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) proposed another model for evaluating information security known as the _____.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Identify an intentional security threat that is a type of Trojan program used to release a virus, worm, or other destructive code.
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|
||||
| show | _____ encryption is also known as secret key encryption.
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|
||||
| show | A(n) _________ processing system was justified because data-processing personnel were in short supply, hardware and software were expensive, and only large organizations could afford computers.
🗑
|
||||
| transport | show 🗑
|
||||
| Protocol | show 🗑
|
||||
| speed of its interconnections | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | _____ is a high-speed carrier service that uses ordinary phone lines to send and receive data.
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|
||||
| show | Identify a true statement about convergence in data communication.
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|
||||
| show | A hierarchical topology is also called a _____ topology.
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|
||||
| Hierarchical topology | show 🗑
|
||||
| Network layer | show 🗑
|
||||
| packet | show 🗑
|
||||
| nodes on a network | show 🗑
|
||||
| Transport layer | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A(n) _____ is a network connection device, which can build tables that identify addresses on each network.
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|
||||
| show | In the context of the technologies developed to improve the efficiency and quality of digital communications, _____ divides each channel into six time slots.
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|
||||
| It ensures a tight control over system operations and applications. | show 🗑
|
||||
| multiplexer | show 🗑
|
||||
| conducted | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The _____ layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model serves as the window through which computer programs access network services.
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|
||||
| Terrestrial microwave | show 🗑
|
||||
| WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) | show 🗑
|
||||
| integrate services to a single building or campus | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Identify a true statement about distributed processing.
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|
||||
| show | A network interface card (NIC) operates at the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model’s _____ layers.
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|
||||
| show | In the bus topology, a hardware device called _____ is used at each end of the cable to absorb the transmitted signal.
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|
||||
| The user creates a query by running client software. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following statements is true of Web applications?
🗑
|
||||
| Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | show 🗑
|
||||
| Social networking | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The _________ is a foundation network linked with fiber-optic cables that can support very high bandwidth.
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|
||||
| show | DNS (Domain Name System) servers translate all domain names into _____.
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|
||||
| fiber-optic | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A _________ is an application of Internet2 (I2) that allows people in different locations to share a virtual environment created on the Web.
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|
||||
| show | Housed at server farms, search engines use _____ to index data coming in from crawlers.
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|
||||
| Internet telephony | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following protocols is used to send e-mails?
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|
||||
| show | A(n) _________ is a secure network that uses the Internet and Web technologies to connect intranets of business partners so communication between organizations is possible.
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|
||||
| Community TLDs are limited to members of a defined community. | show 🗑
|
||||
| client-based | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following statements is true of Extensible Markup Language (XML)?
🗑
|
||||
| E-collaboration | show 🗑
|
||||
| Internet Relay Chat (IRC) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show 🗑
|
|||||
| show | The embedded references in hypermedia documents are called _________.
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|
||||
| Podcasts | show 🗑
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||||
| show | _____ are usually formed for people to exchange opinions and ideas on a specific topic, usually of a technical or scholarly nature.
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|
||||
| show | In the context of an organization, which of the following statements is true of an intranet?
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|
||||
| hypermedia | show 🗑
|
||||
| .net | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following is a serious problem with wikis?
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|
||||
| podcast | show 🗑
|
||||
| search engines | show 🗑
|
||||
| Community TLDs are limited to members of a defined community. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Intranets are also called _____.
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|
||||
| show | _________ are indexes of information based on keywords embedded in documents that make it possible for search engines to find what Internet users are looking for.
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|
||||
| Asymmetric DSL (ADSL) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A(n) _____ is the address of a document or site on the Internet.
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|
||||
| local area network (LAN) | show 🗑
|
||||
| Internet Protocol (IP) addresses | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | _________ is a service that uses the Internet rather than the network to exchange spoken conversations.
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|
||||
| Discussion groups | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | In Really Simple Syndication (RSS), a subscription service, the layout and the appearance should be handled by _________.
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|
||||
| Crawlers | show 🗑
|
||||
| It is used to create Web pages. | show 🗑
|
||||
| An intranet is different from a local area network (LAN), although it uses the same physical connections. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | _________ is an Internet service that enables users in discussion rooms to exchange text messages with people in other locations in real time.
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|
||||
| show | A _____ is an information system that enables users to retrieve data from the Web by using keywords.
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|
||||
| Web 3.0 | show 🗑
|
||||
| client-based | show 🗑
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||||
| show | Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Opera are examples of _____.
🗑
|
||||
| podcast | show 🗑
|
||||
| Internet backbone | show 🗑
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||||
| Accuracy of information | show 🗑
|
||||
| An extranet | show 🗑
|
||||
| teleimmersion system | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | In the URL _____ represents the name of the directory in which files are stored.
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|
||||
| show | Service and support are even more important in e-commerce than in traditional commerce because e-commerce companies _____.
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|
||||
| show | A(n) _____ refers to exchange of money or scrip electronically.
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|
||||
| splash screen | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | In Web marketing, identify the technology in which information is sent to users based on their previous inquiries, interests, or specifications.
🗑
|
||||
| Wireless Application Protocol | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Companies using _____ e-commerce applications for purchase orders, invoices, and other operations report millions of dollars in savings by increasing transaction speed, reducing errors, and eliminating manual tasks.
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|
||||
| They are supported by short-range wireless communication technologies. | show 🗑
|
||||
| E-business | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The _____ represents the value added by supporting primary activities of a value chain.
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|
||||
| A cookie is the information a Web site stores on a user’s hard drive so it can be used for a later visit. | show 🗑
|
||||
| hit | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following is an advantage of e-commerce?
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|
||||
| Price transparency | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | E-commerce fulfills the product information activity using _____.
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|
||||
| Brokerage model | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | In the context of trading partner agreements, identify an advantage of electronic business Extensible Markup Language (ebXML) over Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
🗑
|
||||
| buyer-side marketplace | show 🗑
|
||||
| Search engine optimization | show 🗑
|
||||
| merchant model | show 🗑
|
||||
| This strategy uses mobile ads that appear within popular mobile games and can take several forms that appear between loading screens. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | E-commerce activities that take place within an organization’s network are part of the _____ e-commerce model.
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|
||||
| show | Identify a similarity between e-commerce and traditional commerce.
🗑
|
||||
| E-procurement | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Crisis response is categorized as a _____ application.
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|
||||
| Third-party exchange marketplace | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The _____ transfers the old retail model to the e-commerce world by using the medium of the Internet.
🗑
|
||||
| Information sharing | show 🗑
|
||||
| Improving customer service | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | _____, in e-commerce, means all market participants can trade at the same price.
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|
||||
| show | In a third-party exchange marketplace, the sale of medical products is an example of a(n) _____.
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|
||||
| show | A Web page displayed when a user first visits a site is called a(n) _____.
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|
||||
| buyer-side marketplace | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following primary activities in a value chain involves processing raw materials into finished goods and services?
🗑
|
||||
| show | Identify a true statement about in-game mobile marketing.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following is true of mobile commerce (m-commerce) applications?
🗑
|
||||
| horizontal | show 🗑
|
||||
| Search engine optimization | show 🗑
|
||||
| business-to-business (B2B) | show 🗑
|
||||
| E-procurement | show 🗑
|
||||
| infomediary model | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Crisis response is categorized as a _____ application.
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|
||||
| show | Any element of a Web page that is clicked counts as a _____ to a server.
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|
||||
| show | In the _____, an organization uses e-commerce sites to sell digital products and services.
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|
||||
| The goal of selling products to generate profit is the same. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | E-commerce activities that take place within an organization’s network are part of the _____ e-commerce model.
🗑
|
||||
| ebXML allows you to select only the data requested in a search. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Identify the e-commerce business model that brings sellers and buyers together on the Web and collects commissions on transactions between these parties.
🗑
|
||||
| smart card | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Identify a true statement about cookies.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Which of the following is a supporting activity in a value chain?
🗑
|
||||
| show | The growing trend toward universal customers and products means _____ has become an important factor in purchasing and the supply chain.
🗑
|
||||
| Tactical | show 🗑
|
||||
| MNCs deliver products and services across national borders. | show 🗑
|
||||
| data security | show 🗑
|
||||
| The usage on a global scale is more challenging than doing so on a local scale. | show 🗑
|
||||
| Improved telecommunication systems | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The _____ factor involves how immune a communication medium is to outside electronic interference.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Implementing a(n) _____ can be difficult because countries differ in culture, politics, social and economic infrastructures, and business methods.
🗑
|
||||
| integrated | show 🗑
|
||||
| severe shortage | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | By generating and delivering timely and relevant information supported by networks, _____ creates new opportunities for conducting commercial activities.
🗑
|
||||
| transnational | show 🗑
|
||||
| can increase its control over its subsidiaries | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | _____ support of a global information system (GIS) involves broad and long-term goals.
🗑
|
||||
| Operational | show 🗑
|
||||
| Management of global tax risk | show 🗑
|
||||
| production and marketing | show 🗑
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||||
| show | With _____ transmission, both parties in a global network are connected at the same time, as in a phone call.
🗑
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| show | A manufacturer moving operations to another country because of advantages available in that country is involved in _____ the operations.
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| show | A global network must have _____ to guide packets to their destinations.
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| show | One of the issues with a global information system (GIS) is that too much _____ can decrease an organization’s flexibility in responding to local preferences and even time differences.
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| show | In the context of a global information system (GIS), _____ is the process of managing the interaction among activities in different specialized parts of an organization.
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| Economic feasibility | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is an advantage of a joint application design (JAD)?
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| show | Identify a key feature of extreme programming (XP).
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| A lengthy time frame makes a request for proposal less appealing. | show 🗑
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| show | During the implementation phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), in _____, the analyst introduces an information system in only a limited area of an organization, such as a division or department.
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| are its customers, contractors, and suppliers | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement of extreme programming.
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| show | Identify a similarity between agile methodology and extreme programming (XP).
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| a narrow focus, which might limit future development | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following increases the risk of leaking confidential information to competitors?
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| show | In the _____ of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), a problem is defined and alternatives are generated for solving it.
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| show | During the design phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the _____ is created for a specific platform, such as choosing Dell servers running Ubuntu Linux and Java for the programming language.
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| show | Identify a true statement about pair programming.
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| The technique works by determining the critical path for interrelated activities with zero slack time. | show 🗑
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| Management voicing concern about the organization’s lack of a competitive edge in the marketplace | show 🗑
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| show | Computer-aided systems engineering (CASE) tools are typically used during the _____ of the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
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| flowchart | show 🗑
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| show | _____ is a philosophy and a software and system development methodology that focuses on the development, use, and reuse of small, self-contained blocks of codes to meet the software needs of an organization.
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| show | _____ is a method for developing software applications and information system projects in which a project is divided into smaller functions and developers cannot go on to the next phase until the current phase is finished.
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| internal rate of return | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is a characteristic of a joint application design (JAD)?
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| design phase | show 🗑
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| e-business | show 🗑
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| show | A(n) _____ network for global control over an organization’s resources is the foundation of any global information system (GIS).
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| transnational | show 🗑
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| show | Considering an entire organization’s operational efficiency is critical in coordinating international business activities, so global companies need to change their _____ strategies in an effort to respond to the global market.
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| show | One of the dimensions along which a global information system (GIS) is defined is _____, which refers to the use of managerial power to ensure adherence to an organization’s goals.
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| management | show 🗑
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| show | If a company uses multimedia applications in addition to normal file and database sharing, _____ transmission is more efficient.
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| The Internet | show 🗑
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| globalization | show 🗑
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| show | Initially, offshore outsourcing was used mostly in manufacturing to find _____.
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of a global information system (GIS)?
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| show | With _____ transmission, both parties in a global network are connected at the same time, as in a phone call.
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of multinational corporations (MNCs)?
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| switching nodes | show 🗑
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| show | _____ support of a global information system (GIS) involves broad and long-term goals.
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| can increase its control over its subsidiaries | show 🗑
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| decentralized | show 🗑
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| multinational | show 🗑
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| show | Control in a global information system (GIS) requires _____.
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| show | Which of the following is true of information systems?
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| show | Implementing a(n) _____ can be difficult because countries differ in culture, politics, social and economic infrastructures, and business methods.
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| show | One of the issues with the _____ structure is that subsidiaries rely on headquarters for all process and control decisions as well as system design and implementation.
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| Operational | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of a global organization structure?
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| different character sets used for the names of people and places | show 🗑
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| show | The _____, which indicates the start of the design phase, is created during the requirements-gathering and analysis phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
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| show | Which of the following increases the risk of leaking confidential information to competitors?
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| physical design | show 🗑
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| show | With _____, an organization chooses an outsourcing company in a neighboring country, such as when a U.S. organization chooses a company in Canada or Mexico.
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| maintenance phase | show 🗑
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| Operational feasibility | show 🗑
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| show | In the design phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the _____ is an overview of the system and does not include hardware or software choices.
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| show | A _____ is a modeling tool used in structured systems analysis and design (SSAD) analysis model that helps break down a complex process into simpler, more manageable, and more understandable subprocesses.
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| Rapid application development (RAD) | show 🗑
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| onshore outsourcing | show 🗑
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| Immediate feedback from users | show 🗑
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| show | One shortcoming of rapid application development (RAD) is _____.
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| show | _____ helps reduce the backlog in producing information systems and improve flexibility in responding to users’ information needs.
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| show | Identify a similarity between agile methodology and extreme programming (XP).
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| planning phase | show 🗑
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| A lengthy time frame makes a request for proposal less appealing. | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a difference between the systems development life cycle (SDLC) and extreme programming (XP).
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| waterfall model | show 🗑
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| proof-of-concept prototype | show 🗑
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| show | Identify a true statement of the Critical Path Method (CPM).
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| show | Identify a true statement of extreme programming.
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| A joint application design session centres on a structured workshop in which users and system professionals come together to develop an application. | show 🗑
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| planning phase | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is an internally identified problem in information systems?
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| logical design | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of an e-distributor?
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| show | In manufacturing, identify one of the major links in the supply chain.
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| show | The _____ component of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system collects and analyzes relevant internal and external data and information needed by other functions.
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| Personalization | show 🗑
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| manufacturers | show 🗑
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| brokerage | show 🗑
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| Distribution centers | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of e-marketplaces, a company can purchase a(n) _____ package that might include services from different vendors, but the e-distributor coordinates them into one package for customers.
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| An enterprise system is an application used in all the functions of a business. | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following is a disadvantage of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system?
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| Financial reporting | show 🗑
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| show | Which of the following helps businesses maintain a competitive edge in the supply chain by solving time-constraint problems for international trade and making it possible to conduct business around the clock?
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| inventory management | show 🗑
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| Traditional EDI is more beneficial when there are more companies in the EDI network. | show 🗑
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| show | In supply chain management (SCM), which of the following is substituted by companies for printing, mailing, and faxing paper documents?
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| online auction | show 🗑
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| “Web-based” EDI reduces the cost of transmitting documents with the help of the Internet. | show 🗑
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| Knowledge management (KM) | show 🗑
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| show | In a manufacturing firm’s supply chain management (SCM) system, which flow oversees order transmission?
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| show | In a manufacturing firm’s supply chain management (SCM) system, which flow handles credit terms and payment schedules?
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| purchasing/procurement | show 🗑
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| It improves operational efficiency and manages inventory. | show 🗑
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| show | In a customer relationship management (CRM) system, which of the following is effective in tracking and analyzing customers’ buying patterns?
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| show | Which of the following statements is true of online auctions?
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| show | Which of the following systems’ goal is to improve services offered to consumers and use consumer contact information for targeted marketing?
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| Reduction in stress levels | show 🗑
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| The decision maker’s intuition plays a major role in one-time decisions. | show 🗑
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| show | In the decision support system (DSS) environment, a _____ focuses on how the DSS is implemented and usually addresses questions about data storage, file structure, user access, response time, and security measures.
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| Semistructured | show 🗑
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| semistructured | show 🗑
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| show | For a(n) _____ to be useful, it should collect data related to an organization’s critical success factors—issues that make or break a business.
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| show | According to Peter G. Keen, a former MIT professor, which of the following is a benefit of a decision support system (DSS)?
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| show | _____ is a collection of applications that supports decision makers by providing access to a shared environment and information.
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| Points | show 🗑
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| Intelligent agents | show 🗑
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| show | Research and development is an example of a(n) _____ decision.
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| unstructured | show 🗑
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| show | In which of the following areas is a semistructured decision often used?
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| show | A GIS with analytical capabilities evaluates the impact of decisions by interpreting _____.
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| show | Which of the following tasks performed by managers uses an executive information system (EIS)?
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| show | Identify a disadvantage of group support systems (GSSs)?
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| show | In the _____ of the decision-making process, data is collected from internal and external sources and processed.
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| show | Setting queue priorities is a type of _____ decision at the operational management level.
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| show | _____ uses the geographic information system (GIS) application to dispatch personnel and equipment to crime and fire locations.
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| show | Identify a task performed by a geographic information system (GIS).
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| Electronic meeting systems | show 🗑
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| Introducing a new product | show 🗑
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| Structured | show 🗑
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| geographic information system (GIS) | show 🗑
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| Desktop conferencing enables participants to have multiple video windows open at one time. | show 🗑
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| DENDRAL | show 🗑
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| expert system | show 🗑
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| Inference engine | show 🗑
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| Monitoring and surveillance | show 🗑
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| show | _____ agents can serve as search engines, site reminders, or personal surfing assistants.
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| show | Which of the following is true of integrating an expert system into the database component of a DSS?
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| knowledge acquisition facility | show 🗑
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| Meta-knowledge | show 🗑
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| show | In the context of expert systems, _____ consist of common sense, rules of thumb, educated guesses, and instinctive judgments.
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| show | In forward chaining technique used by the inference engine component of an expert system, the _____ condition is evaluated first.
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| show | Identify the characteristic of a sophisticated intelligent agent that demonstrates its ability to operate with minimum input.
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| personal | show 🗑
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| inference engine | show 🗑
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| show | Hewlett-Packard uses _____ reasoning to assist users of its printers.
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| show | The four Rs involved in design and implementation of any case-based reasoning application are retrieve, reuse, revise, and _____.
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|
||||
| artificial neural network | show 🗑
|
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| show | _____ was developed so that users could communicate with computers in human language.
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||||
| show | The _____ characteristic of an intelligent agent demonstrates the agent’s ability to migrate from one platform to another with a minimum of human intervention.
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| bots | show 🗑
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||||
| show | _____ is an example of an expert system that can be applied to various financial applications.
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| Genetic algorithms | show 🗑
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| show | Adding deductive reasoning to traditional DBMS functions is a benefit of integrating an expert system into the database component of a(n) _____.
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| Fuzzy logic | show 🗑
|
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| show | _____ systems have been one of the most successful artificial intelligence (AI)-related technologies.
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||||
| show | Which of the following statements is true of personal robots?
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|
||||
| hybrid | show 🗑
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||||
| Software as a service | show 🗑
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||||
| Central coordinating processor and software system | show 🗑
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| Biometric | show 🗑
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||||
| virtual world | show 🗑
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| show | _____ radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have no internal power supply.
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||||
| show | In a _____ cloud, a participating organization purchases and maintains the software and infrastructure itself.
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||||
| show | Platform as a service (PaaS) is hosted in the cloud and accessed by clients through their _____.
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||||
| show | GuardIT,security company, work w companies2obtain intel property&protect em.deals w secure data4variety of software&e-commerce agreements,TM&patent licenses.cloud comput optn wld b most suitable?
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||||
| cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE) | show 🗑
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||||
| nanoscale | show 🗑
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| Regulatory compliance | show 🗑
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| Cloud computing | show 🗑
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||||
| Data segregation | show 🗑
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||||
| community | show 🗑
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||||
| scanner | show 🗑
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||||
| show | _____ radio frequency identification (RFID) tags can be embedded in a sticker or under the human or animal skin.
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||||
| show | VT offer cloud comput serv to several data centers in the world.provide comp infrastructure - servers, networking elements, and SaaS.own the equipment&are liable for housing,functioning,&maintaining it.type of cloud comput model VT delivers as a service?
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||||
| networked communication | show 🗑
|
||||
| Platform as a service (PaaS) | show 🗑
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||||
| push | show 🗑
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||||
| show | According to the nomenclature of cloud computing, infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is also known as _____.
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|
||||
| Biometrics | show 🗑
|
||||
| metropolitan area networks | show 🗑
|
||||
| push | show 🗑
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||||
| show | In the artificial intelligence (AI) field, _____ engineers try to discover “rules of thumb” that enable computers to perform tasks usually handled by humans.
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||||
| show | _____ agents usually track and report on computer equipment and network systems to predict when a system crash or failure might occur.
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||||
| show | _____ networks are networks that learn and are capable of performing tasks that are difficult with conventional computers.
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||||
| show | The knowledge base component of an expert system must include _____, which consists of rules related to a problem or discipline.
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|
||||
| case-based | show 🗑
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| Autonomy | show 🗑
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||||
| then | show 🗑
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||||
| show | _____ was developed so that users could communicate with computers in human language.
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||||
| Variable Assembly Language (VAL) | show 🗑
|
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| heuristics | show 🗑
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||||
| bots | show 🗑
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||||
| show | Which of the following statements is true of personal robots?
🗑
|
||||
| Inference engine | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Explanation capabilities can be added to a decision support system (DSS) by integrating it with a(n) _____.
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|
||||
| show | In design and implementation of any _____ reasoning application there are 4 Rs involved.
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| show | In the context of integrating artificial intelligence technologies into a decision support system’s model base component, _____ can be added to include heuristics in the model base’s analysis capabilities.
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| Humanlike interface | show 🗑
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| show | The four Rs involved in design and implementation of any case-based reasoning application are retrieve, reuse, revise, and _____.
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|
||||
| knowledge acquisition facility | show 🗑
|
||||
| robots | show 🗑
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| show | Learning capabilities can be added to a decision support system (DSS) by integrating it with a(n) _____.
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|
||||
| show | Learning capabilities can be added to a decision support system (DSS) by integrating it with a(n) _____
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||||
| show | Data-mining agents work with a _____, detecting trends and discovering new information and relationships among data items that were not readily apparent.
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|
||||
| show | In the context of the decision-making analyses that use information technology, _____ analysis is available in spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel.
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|
||||
| show | An NLP system provides a question-and-answer setting that is particularly useful with _____.
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||||
| Expert | show 🗑
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| show | _____ could be useful for authentication purposes in voting via the Internet.
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|
||||
| show | Which of the following is used in clothing and footwear to cut down bacteria growth and improve stain resistance?
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|
||||
| personal area network (PAN) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Platform as a service (PaaS) is hosted in the cloud and accessed by clients through their _____.
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|
||||
| show | _____ means enabling users to act on objects in a virtual reality (VR) environment, such as using a data glove to pick up and move objects.
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|
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| it does not guarantee that an application will fully meet an organization’s needs | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The _____ is capable of imaging atoms and incorporating nanomaterial layers into hard disk recording heads and magnetic disk coatings.
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||||
| push | show 🗑
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||||
| show | In order to read a QR (quick response) code using a smartphone, one must have the _____ app.
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|
||||
| hybrid | show 🗑
|
||||
| radio frequency identification tag | show 🗑
|
||||
| quick response code | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | _____ radio frequency identification (RFID) tags can be embedded in a sticker or under the human or animal skin.
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|
||||
| show | According to the nomenclature of cloud computing, infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is also known as _____.
🗑
|
||||
| show | In the context of virtual reality (VR) technology, _____ refers to giving users the sense that they are in another location, even one geographically far away, and can manipulate objects as though they are actually in that location.
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|
||||
| software as a service (SaaS) | show 🗑
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||||
| public | show 🗑
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||||
| Biometric | show 🗑
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||||
| show | _____ incorporates many recent technologies under one platform including the software as a service (SaaS) model and Web 2.0.
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||||
| metropolitan area networks | show 🗑
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| show | WPis in the process of shifting its list of inven2cloud4easier access among its diff branches.company trying to find a cloud comput optn that offers highest cost saving&requires least amt of involv by IT mngrs.Wich cloud computing optn wld b the best4WP?
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||||
| show | With _____ technology, a Web server delivers information to users who have signed up for this service instead of waiting for them to request the information be sent to them.
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|
||||
| data segregation | show 🗑
|
||||
| ASPs ensure that software is kept up to date, based on users’ requests. | show 🗑
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