Information Systems Essentials 3rd Edition

A database management system (DBMS) allows you to specify the logical organization for a database and access and use the information within a database. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE According to some experts, eye-tracking studies are among the most reliable measures of consumer behavior. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE A primary key

Automatic speech recognition systems complete three steps. Which step matches your spoken phonemes to a phoneme sequence stored in an acoustic model database? A.Feature analysis B.Signal capture and arrangement C.Language processing D.Pattern classification Answer: D. Answer: D. Answer: D. How is RAM different from a CPU? A.RAM usually sits outside the computer; the CPU is

CAVEs require even more special gear than does virtual reality. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE In public accounting, the accountant serves as an outside advisor to businesses. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Spam can be perfectly blocked by using filters. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Building the technical architecture is part of the development phase. Answer:

The only factor involved in ethical decisions is the person's basic ethical structure developed since childhood. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE A legacy information system is a powerful system capable of supporting the needs of many functional areas in business. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE A push technology is an environment in which businesses

When business intelligence is focused on the external competitive environment, it is known as _____. A.External information B.Trends C.Competitive intelligence D.Competitor knowledge Answer: C. Answer: C. Answer: C. Which of the following can not be used for biometrics? A.Fingerprint B.Retina C.Password D.Voice Answer: C. Answer: C. Answer: C. Which of the following is not an advantage of selfsourcing? A.It

What is the distance between the centers of a pair of like-colored pixels? A.Resolution of a printer B.Dot pitch C.Resolution of a screen D.All of the above Answer: B. Answer: B. Answer: B. What end product in the prototyping process becomes the blueprint or technical design for the final system? A.RFP B.RAD C.Milestones D.Prototype Answer: D. Answer: D.

Which computer is the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive type of computer? A.Mainframe computer B.Minicomputer C.Supercomputer D.Desktop computer Answer: C. Answer: C. Answer: C. As an owner of a company, what would be a safe assumption on your part regarding your employees and their potential to commit crime? A.Most would not commit a crime B.Most

Which type of cable is similar to a phone or twisted-pair cable? A.WAP B.Broadband cable C.Optical fiber D.Cat 5 Answer: D. Answer: D. Answer: D. If you were to identify and investigate a problem in your organization, what decision making phase would you be in? A.Design B.Preliminary or investigative C.Intelligence D.Planning Answer: C. Answer: C. Answer: C. Personal

Which network device sends information privately over the network? A.Hub B.Switch C.Router D.Virtual connector Answer: B. Answer: B. Answer: B. What is the number of dots printed per inch and is the same principle as the resolution in monitors? A.Resolution of a printer B.Dot pitch C.Pixel D.Density Answer: A. Answer: A. Answer: A. Which of the following IT

The data administration subsystem is used to create the data dictionary. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Query optimization facilities are used to create backups just in case the database is damaged or lost. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Project scope clearly defines the high-level system requirements. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE The physical

Which type of network requires an organization to use some sort of public communications company? A.MAN B.WAN C.LAN D.MAN, WAN, and LAN requires communications support from public companies Answer: B. Answer: B. Answer: B. Can you make a copy of software that you buy? A.No B.You can make one copy C.Yes D.Only if the software vendor grants you

A Supply Chain Manager serves as a link between management and employees. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE A desktop computer is a fully functional computer designed for you to carry around and run on battery power. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Users should not be involved in the prototyping process. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE The choice

What is the difference between a decision support system (DSS) and an expert system (ES)? A.A DSS supports the novice users; an ES supports the analyst or expert B.The DSS requires considerable knowledge from the user; the ES provides considerable knowledge to the user C.The ES requires considerable storage space for the needed

A work course system facilitates the automation and management of business processes. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Business intelligence is knowledge about your customers, your competitors, your partners, your competitive environment, and your own internal operations. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Model management is used within IS to manage "perfect" or "model" databases. Answer:

Which of the following types of products purchased on the Internet are typically priced low because it is used more frequently? A.Music B.Streaming video C.Online services D.Convenience Answer: D. Answer: D. Answer: D. What is the title for the person responsible for ensuring that information is used in an ethical way and that only

Language processing occurs when the system attempts to make sense of what you're saying by comparing the word phonemes generated with a language model database. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Printers with lower resolution are better than those with higher resolution. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Microphones are used to capture

In what decision making phase do you consider possible ways of solving problems, filling needs, or capitalizing on opportunities? A.Design B.Intelligence C.Choice D.Prediction and decision Answer: A. Answer: A. Answer: A. Which type of e-commerce refers to the electronic commerce activities performed within a nation's government or between governments? A.I-GG B.E-GG C.G2 D.G2G Answer: D. Answer: D. Answer:

What does information granularity refer to? A.The quantity of data B.The quality of data C.The strength of data D.The detail in data Answer: D. Answer: D. Answer: D. Which of the following types of products purchased on the internet are typically high priced items because they are purchased infrequently and often require some sort

Optimizing what ensures that the right quantity of parts arrive at the right time for production or sale? A.Logistics B.Production C.Cost and Price D.Fulfillment Answer: D. Answer: D. Answer: D. What computer device, such as a USB port, allows you to connect to and from a printer? A.Input device B.Output device C.Storage device D.Connecting Answer: D. Answer: D.

An ATM card is an example of which form of biometric security? A.What you know B.What you have C.Who you are D.What you can do Answer: B. Answer: B. Answer: B. There are methods to designing and developing business applications. Which of the following is not one of these methods? A.Insourcing B.Outsourcing C.Netsourcing D.Selfsourcing Answer: C. Answer: C.

A Web log is a file stored on your computer showing a history of sites you have visited. Answer: FALSE[/cpmembership] Answer: FALSE[/cpmembership] Answer: FALSE[/cpmembership] An n-tier infrastructure starts with the 2-tier basic model adding applications as needed. Answer: FALSE[/cpmembership] Answer: FALSE[/cpmembership] Answer: FALSE[/cpmembership] An electronic marketplace or e-marketplace is an interactive business providing a centralized market where

A Web log consists of one line of information for every visitor to a Web site and is usually stored on a Web server. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE The most common wired transmission medium for home networks is Cat 5 cable, which is a cheaper version of the twisted-pair

Should a business' decisions about its technology drive its business strategy? A.Yes, if the decision is about management information systems (MIS) B.Yes, if the decision is about strategic information systems (SIS) C.There are times that technology should drive strategy and vice versa D.No, business strategy should drive decisions about its technology Answer: D. Answer:

When applying Porter's Five Forces Model you should first analyze the competition that affects or may affect your business. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Minicomputers are commonly used as calendars and address books. These "mini" computers are small enough to carry around in your pocket, and use batteries for power. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE WiFi is

Facial recognition software can be integrated within vehicles to help users navigate. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE A neural network is an artificial intelligence system that is capable of finding and differentiating patterns. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Denial-of-service means not being able to log on because of an invalid password. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer:

Outsourcing is the delegation of specific work to a third party for a specified length of time, at a specified cost, and at a specified level of service. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Ethical decisions are always easy and straightforward. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Digital wallets are plastic cards the

Flash memory devices are usually small enough to fit on your key ring. Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Answer: TRUE Software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access are all considered examples of utility software. Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE Answer: FALSE E-commerce is commerce, but it is commerce accelerated and enhanced by IT,

Which type of manager handles compensation and benefit decisions? A.Sales managers B.Public relations managers C.Supply function manager D.Human resources manager Answer: D. Answer: D. Answer: D. What is the primary advantage to a centralized infrastructure? A.It's adherence to strict standards throughout the systems B.Flexibility in addressing end user and departmental needs C.It allows for a high degree

What is the primary focus of supply chain management (SCM)? A.Overall cost leadership B.Bottom-line initiative C.Run-grow-transform D.Overall cost leadership and bottom-line initiative Answer: D. Answer: D. Answer: D. Which of the following systems allows managers to analyze and interpret information, model the business under different scenarios, and make informed and times decisions? A.Decision support systems B.Distribution

What is internal information? A.Operational information B.Private, business information C.Secured information D.Business intelligence Answer: A. Answer: A. Answer: A. Which computer is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment? A.Mainframe computer B.Minicomputer C.Supercomputer D.Desktop computer Answer: B. Answer: B. Answer: B. Which infrastructure-centric metric measures the down-time of