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271. (p. 608-609) Which of the following is an advantage of telecommuting?

A. Workers are not included in the office loop.

272. (p. 610) Which of the following statements about computer viruses is most accurate?

A. Viruses could be completely eliminated if people would quit sharing “infected” diskettes.

273. (p. 608) Which of the following issues is least likely to be a concern when a company uses a network

computer system?

D. lost productivity due to glitches and system crashes

274. (p. 611) The ability of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Board to achieve its mission depends crucially

on:

A. convincing corporations to adopt the more secure Internet2 technology.

275. (p. 610) Jason Hart was recently informed by his bank that someone illegally broke into the bank’s computer

system and gained access to information about customer account numbers and ATM access codes. The bank is

recommending that Jason and other customers change their account numbers and access numbers for security

reasons. The bank and Jason are victims of a:

276. (p. 610) Although Tucker Lentz has used a computer for several years, he has never worried about computer

viruses. However, a computer-savvy friend recently told him that a new wave of viruses had been reported.

Tucker is wondering whether he should pay more attention to this threat, and if so, what he can do to protect his

computer. Which of the following represents the best advice for Tucker?

A. Trying to prevent viruses is likely to be more costly and troublesome than just dealing with the virus if your

computer becomes infected. Moreover, the chance of actually getting a virus is very small, and even if you get

one, most viruses do very little real damage. Thus the best course of action is to simply continue to ignore the

277. (p. 608) Regina Williams works for Findabuck Finance Company, but she seldom sees the inside of

Findabuck’s offices. Instead, she does most of her work on a computer located in the spare bedroom of her

home. The computer is linked to Findabuck’s office, so her work is distributed as quickly and efficiently as if

she were at the office. Regina is one of the increasing number of workers who:

D. uses linked-access shareware.

278. What is the key difference between an intranet and an extranet? Why might a firm use a virtual private

network instead of an extranet?

279. List and describe four types of software commonly used by businesses.

280. What are the four characteristics of useful information?

281. Your company uses a network computing system. In many respects this system works well, but the high

cost and hassle of installing, maintaining, and upgrading software on all of the computers on the network is

becoming a major concern. Your boss has asked you for advice. Identify and describe an approach you would

suggest to your boss to deal with this issue.

282. Identify and describe the major security issues confronting information managers.

D. backroom computing.

284. (p. 602) Cy is excited about the ability of customers to obtain access to information on Qwiikbilt’s network so

that the company can provide them with better service. This suggests that Qwiikbilt is making use of a(n):

A. shareware arrangement.

285. (p. 607, figure B.2) The fact that Qwikbilt’s production employees can quickly look up inventory information on

their computers and find the names and addresses of suppliers suggests that they are using a type of software

known as a(n):

D. task sequencer.

286. (p. 603) Cy’s new project to provide a single entry point to his company’s network that identifies users and

allows them access to the areas of the network they need indicates that he is working on a(n):

A. virtual network.

287. (p. 601) People in marketing want Cy’s help because they are convinced that many hidden patterns and

unexpected relationships could be found in the mountains of data the company accumulates. They think that

discovering these relationships might help them develop new marketing strategies. This suggests that Cy’s next

project will be concerned with:

D. data orienteering.

288. (p. 597) The fact that most employees in Cy’s office have laptops, PDAs, and cell phones is evidence that

Qwikbilt is a big believer in:

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