Which computer is the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive type of computer?
A.Mainframe computer
B.Minicomputer
C.Supercomputer
D.Desktop computer
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 will commit a crime
C.It will depend on the socio economic status of your employees
D.If “push came to shove” most employees would commit a crime
What is the purpose of a decision support system?
A.To relieve you of making structured, recurring decisions
B.To assist you with making decisions
C.To mine data warehouses and locate needed information so that you can make a
decision
D.To help diagnose problems in your organization and, possibly, your environment
If you were using your PDA and it was analyzing and reacting to a word you wrote on
the pad, what type of system would you be using?
A.Handwriting analysis
B.Expert system
C.Neural network
D.Knowledge management
To minimize the threat of substitute products or services, some businesses will create
switching costs. What is a switching cost?
A.The price of the product or service is so high that a customer cannot afford to
purchase another
B.Once you leave the first business for a competitor, you lose you ability to switch back
to the first business
C.A non-refundable fine levied against the customer for switching to a competitor
D.Costs that make customers reluctant to switch to another project or service supplier
What type of system is known for finding and differentiating patterns?
A.Neural networks
B.Expert systems
C.Geographic information systems
D.Decision support systems
If an auto insurance company wanted to determine actions of the driver during an
accident, what device could they examine during their investigation?
A.The car’s black box
B.The odometer, speedometer, RPMs and other measuring devices
C.The car’s online computer systems
D.The EDR
Which of the following statements is not true with regards to an RFP?
A.It determines budgets for schedules and costs
B.It includes key information about your organization
C.It will become the basis for a legal and binding contract
D.It identifies underlying business processes that the proposed system will need to
support
What is an affiliate program?
A.A business relationship between sellers and suppliers that support e-commerce
B.An ad-on product or service that is purchased through the originating seller
C.A marketing campaign directed at persuading consumers to get others to purchase the
same product or service
D.An arrangement made between two e-commerce sites that directs viewers from one
site to the other site
Which of the following is not a game controller?
A.Gaming wheel
B.Gamepad
C.Joystick
D.Keyboard
A(n) _____ connects networks within a metropolitan area.
What is identity theft?
A.When a person losses that sense of self because of their heightened activities on the
Web
B.When a person, or group of people, take on another person’s identify and then send
email and other online communications under the fraudulent name
C.When one person changes their features and dress to resemble another person
D.When a person, or group of people, forge someone’s identity for the purpose of fraud
Which magnetic storage device consists of one or more thin metal platters sealed inside
the computer?
A.Floppy disk
B.Hard disk
C.CD-ROM
D.DVD-ROM
Which of the following systems development techniques delegate development tasks to
a third party for a specified cost, period of time, and level of service?
A.Netsourcing
B.Outsourcing
C.Insourcing
D.Selfsourcing
There are four types of intelligent agents. Which of the following is not considered one
of these types?
A.Reporting agent
B.Information agent
C.Monitoring-and-surveillance agent
D.User or personal agent
Which DSS component allows you to communicate with the DSS?
A.Query management
B.User interface management
C.Data administration
D.Data management
If you wanted to ensure that your business maintains a competitive edge, what should
be one of your main concerns when purchasing technology?
A.The new technology communicates with existing systems
B.Standard operating procedures are supported so that innovative employees can focus
on new markets
C.The new technology is consistent with the technology owned by your customer base
D.The new technology enables you to be innovative and move into new markets
What term is used to identify the plug-in areas found on the outside of your computer
(usually in the back); these areas allow you to connect to a peripheral device?
A.USB
B.Port
C.Expansion bus
D.System bus
What type of computer tool allows you use to store information for use at a later time?
A.Input device
B.Output device
C.Storage device
D.Telecommunications device
We are now living in the _____ when most workers focus on the production of
knowledge in their jobs.
A.Industrial age
B.Knowledge age
C.Information age
D.Technology age
What is the difference between horizontal e-marketplaces and vertical e-marketplaces?
A.Vertical e-marketplaces support commerce between multiple industries; horizontal
e-marketplaces support commerce between businesses from the same industries
B.Vertical e-marketplaces support commerce between businesses from the same
industry; horizontal e-marketplaces support commerce between businesses from
different industries
C.Horizontal e-marketplaces support commerce between businesses and consumers;
vertical e-marketplaces support commerce between business and business
D.Horizontal e-marketplaces support commerce between business and business; vertical
e-marketplaces support commerce between consumer and business
What is a systematic approach to assessing and improving the value of business
processes within your organization to further increase its competitive strengths?
A.RGT
B.Top line strategic planning
C.Value-chain analysis
D.Emergent thinking
If you were to focus on developing new technology that allowed parents to track the
movements of their teenagers by implanting a small chip under their skin, you would be
utilizing a(n) _____ strategy.
A.Emergent
B.Top-line
C.Bottom-line
D.Sine qua non
What financial tool contains both security software and information about the user’s
payment and delivery preferences?
A.Digital wallets
B.Smart cards
C.E-Payments
D.Cybermediary
The best form of biometric security encompasses all but which of the following factors?
A.What you know
B.Who you are
C.What you have
D.What you can do
To be successful in today’s competitive environment, what must a company have?
A.Competitive data
B.Expansive databases
C.Wisdom
D.Intellectual assets (data, information, business intelligence, and knowledge)
Which of the following examines information passing through network switches, hubs,
or routers?
A.Key logger
B.Packet sniffer
C.Log analysis tools
D.Screen captures
Which of the following systems contain information from multiple databases?
A.Data warehouses
B.Data marts
C.OLTPs
D.Data warehouses and data marts
The study of finance draws heavily from several academic disciplines, including all but
which of the following?
A.Statistics
B.Management information systems
C.Economics
D.Accounting
If you were to determine the number of visitors to your Web site who clicked on an
advertisement you placed on your page, what metric would you measure?
A.Conversion rate
B.Click-through
C.Ad exposures
D.Cost-per-thousand
If you were the marketing director and involved in the design and development of a
new marketing application, which phase would your responsibilities begin to lessen
with this new project?
A.Maintenance
B.Implementation
C.Analysis
D.Development
If you subscribed to a company that allowed you to run a database program from its
computer, what would this company be called?
A.Application service provider
B.Software vendor
C.Service supplier
D.Internet provider
A(n) _____ storage device will store information on a storage medium of 3-D
crystal-like objects.
The _____ phase of decision making involves considering possible ways of solving a
problem.
_____ is a high-speed business connection used mostly in MANs and WANs.
_____ is the hardware component that interprets and executes software.
If a salesperson attempts to order merchandise for a customer not in the customer
database, the database will typically generate an error message. This message indicates
that a(n) _____ has been violated.
The disaster recovery cost curve charts (1) the _____ to your organization of the
unavailability of information and technology and (2) the _____ to your organization of
recovering from a disaster over time.
_____ e-commerce accounts for most e-commerce revenues.
_____ help users apply various mathematical models to information stored in a data
warehouse to discover new information.
Before an accountant can properly audit an accounting system, they must understand
_____ so that they can follow transactions through the system.
A(n) _____ includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that,
when combined, provide the underlying foundation to support the organization’s goals.
The _____ interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices
what to do, based on the software instructions.
_____ is the set of instructions that your hardware executes to carry out a specific task.
A supply chain management system automates the tracking of _____ and information
among business processes and across companies.
A(n) _____ uniquely identifies each record.
Auditing and tax advisory services are the primary responsibilities of the _____
accountant.
A(n) _____ allows you to access the Internet through your cable connection.
At many schools, the _____ program has the largest number of majors because the field
seems glamorous and because many positions are often available. However, the field is
very competitive and requires technical skills in addition to people skills.
_____ are intelligent agents that take action on your behalf.
A(n) _____ decision is one for which there may be several “right” answers and there is
no precise way to get a right answer.
