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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
What is the title for the person responsible for ensuring that information is used in an
ethical way and that only the right people have access to certain types of information?
A.CPO (chief privacy officer)
B.CIO (chief information officer)
C.CTO (chief technology officer)
D.CSO (chief security officer)
What is a process of building a model that demonstrates the features of a proposed
product, service, or system?
A.RAD
B.XP
C.Prototyping
D.Modeling
If you wanted to maximize your profits through e-commerce, what type of merchandise
does the author suggest you sell?
A.Streaming video
B.Consumable products
C.Commodity like and digital products
D.Music
ERP systems first came onto the market during the 1970s. What were these systems
called during that time?
A.Supply Management Systems (SMS)
B.Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
C.Manufacturing Alignment Planning (MAP)
D.Assembly Line Management Systems (ALMS)
How can technology affect your cost leadership strategy?
A.IT can tighten supply chain systems
B.IT can capture and assimilate customer information
C.IT can help analyze and predict customer behavior
D.IT can help with all aspects of a business to reduce costs and analyze needed
information
What is Local Number Portability (LNP)?
A.The ability to move from cell tower to cell tower within a local area without losing
phone connectivity
B.Your ability to take your cell phone number with you to a new provider
C.The ability to use your cell phone number on multiple cell phones
D.The ability to connect cell phones via WiFi
According to the SOA philosophy, should end users be able to access an organization's
computing and information resources from any place they're currently working?
A.Yes
B.No
C.End users should be able to access computing resources from any country but not
necessarily from any location
D.End users should have limited access to computing resources outside the organization
Can a company that you work for monitor your personal email?
A.No
B.Only if there is justifiable grounds
C.Yes, a company can monitor all your email including ones placed from home and a
personal account
D.A company can monitor all incoming and outgoing mail
What is the biggest problem with neural networks?
A.They cannot acquire new knowledge
B.They cannot adjust to new circumstances without human intervention
C.They cannot handle unstructured information
D.Hidden layers are "hidden"
What scrambles the contents of a file so that you can't read it without having the right
key to unscramble the file?
A.Coder
B.Scrambler
C.Encryption
D.Fusion
What does it mean for a data warehouse to be multidimensional?
A.The database stores data, facts, and definitions for all stored information
B.Data can be linked to other sources of internal and external information
C.The files stored in a warehouse contain multiple layers of columns and rows
D.Customer information can be related to sales, departmental, and organizational
information
With the second generation of ERP systems, what type of business application
emerged?
A.BI
B.Data warehouses
C.DSS and EIS
D.Artificial intelligence
When NASA uses intelligent agents to observe inventory levels and help identify and
solve potential problems, NASA is using a(n) _____ agent.
A.User
B.Data-mining
C.Monitoring-and-surveillance
D.Reporting
What is the difference between how you would purchase technology compared to the
way businesses purchase technology?
A.Your purchase is based upon money availability; businesses are based upon
competitive advantage
B.Your purchase is based upon personal taste; businesses purchases are based on
industry standards
C.Businesses usually buy essential technology; your purchases may be unnecessary
D.Businesses focus on strategy; you focus on enjoyment
What are computer rules and processes called?
A.Algorithms
B.Fuzzy logic
C.Knowledge
D.Heuristics
Which of the following is an example of horizontal market software?
A.Patient scheduling software
B.Student information systems
C.Payroll
D.Package tracking systems
Which of the following is not a main reason behind the rapid growth of the outsourcing
industry?
A.Globalization
B.The Internet
C.Technology
D.Decreasing economy
Which type of database stores data in a series of logically related two-dimensional
tables or files?
A.Hierarchical
B.File-based
C.Conventional
D.Relational
What Nielsen/Net rating is used to rank the most popular Web sites?
A.Total hits
B.Page exposures
C.Unique visitors
D.Conversion rate
What future technology may be used in livestock to help identify and track them and,
therefore, protect humans from potential diseases?
A.EPC
B.RFID
C.Biometrics
D.Biocompatible Chipless RFID
Which network device passes network traffic between smaller subnets of a larger
network?
A.Broadband router
B.WAP
C.Switch
D.Router
What type of software should you install to protect yourself from identify theft?
A.Anti-virus
B.Anti-phishing
C.AdAware
D.WormAware
Which of the following is a potential risk of selfsourcing?
A.Reduced technological know-how for future innovation
B.Lack of documentation and external support leads to short-lived systems
C.Reduced degree of control
D.Increased dependency on outside organizations
What type of transmission does WiFi use?
A.Infrared waves
B.Radio waves
C.Short waves
D.Laser light
Which type of port fits hot-swap, plug-and-play and firewire connectors?
A.Firewire
B.PS/2
C.Parallel
D.USB
What functional area encompasses a broad range of activities including product
development, advertising, public relations, promotions, and sales?
A.Management
B.Information technology
C.Tourism
D.Marketing
The ERP market has been growing at a rate of at least 30% per year. Why?
A.Advances in technology
B.Advances in DBMS
C.The development of BI
D.Globalization
If you needed direct access to stored information from another functional area within
your organization, what type of system would you need?
A.Legacy information system (LIS)
B.Data warehouse
C.Enterprise-wide database management system (E-DBM)
D.Enterprise resource planning system (ERP)
What type of Web site allows you, as a visitor, to create, edit, change, and delete
content?
A.RSS
B.Wiki
C.CAVE
D.Push and pull
What should you understand first when analyzing the technology needs of your
business?
A.The industry in which your business operates
B.The technology standards emerging with new systems
C.The computing skills of your IT staff
D.The competition
_____ software is used primarily with numbers to perform calculations and create
graphs.
A click-and-order has a presence only in the _____ world.
With respect to the circumstances that surround making an ethical decision, your
perception of what society thinks of your intended action is called _____.
A(n) _____ is software that assists you, or acts on your behalf, in performing repetitive
computer-related tasks.
A(n) _____ starts a business and becomes their own boss.
Bandwidth speed is measured by _____.
_____ accounting involves working within a company to manage investor relations,
banking relations, daily financial affairs, and planning new products and services.
A _____ approach to structure IT often occurs when there are IT personnel working
within individual function areas within an organization.
Data administration is the function in an organization that is responsible for the more
technical and operational aspects of managing the information contained in
organizational information repositories.
The most common type of network interface card is _____.
_____ is an encryption system that uses two keys: a public key that everyone can have
and a private key for only the recipient.
_____ helps you perform personal tasks.
A(n) _____ is a fully functional computer designed for you to carry around and run on
battery power.
A(n) _____ is an Internet-based company that makes it easy for one person to pay
another over the Internet.
_____ allows you to send voice over the Internet and avoid toll charges.
Users begin using the new system during the _____ phase of the SDLC.
Soliciting bids for construction of a new state university building would be an example
of _____.
