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1
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What do we call a large computer network spanning the size of a city?

A

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

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3) what do we call a network that connects a group of computers in close proximity?

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Local Area Network (LAN)

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4) What are the 2 most important considerations when choosing a network infrastructure?

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Cost and Performance.

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5) What is the largest and most important global network called?

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The world wide web. WWW

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6) From the list below, Which of the following would a LAN configuration not be appropriate for?

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6
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The top 3 business network service providers?

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Sprint, MCI, Verizon.

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8) What is the definition of bandwidth?

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The maximum amount of data that can pass from one point to another in a unit of time.

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9) What is the name of the device that allows a computer to transmit and receive data?

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Modem.

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10) What is the term we use to define the smallest element of data?

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Bit.

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11) What measures bandwidth in terms of data transmitted in a particular unit of time.

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Bit Rate

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12) What’s the name of high speed digital data that can be transferred over telephone lines?

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Digital Subscriber Line DSL

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13) Identify all the wonderful ways you can access the internet. Connectivity question

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Broadband, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Internet Cable Connection.

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14) Give me a real live example for peer to peer network. P2P.

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Skype …… doesn’t have a server

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15) What is the greatest disadvantage of being in a network connected world.

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Ethical Challenges, Privacy concerns, security breaches, political issues.

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Ch 6. 16) Identify 3 common types of information that you’d find throughout the organization.

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1) Transactional Information
2) Analytical Information
3) Real Time

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17) Identify the variable levels of information.

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Individual, Department, Enterprise

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18) Identify different types or formats of information.

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Document, Presentation, Spreadsheat, Database

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19) Identify the different levels of granularity in information.

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Detail (fine), Summary, Aggregate (coarse)

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20) Which of the following is not a primary trait of information?

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Information Type - Yes
Information Timeliness - Yes
Information Quality - Yes
Information Governance - Yes.

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21) Can you identify from the following list which examples are transactional information.

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Transaction Information Encompasses all of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work, and its primary purpose is to support daily operational tasks. I.e. Airline ticket, sales recipes, packing slip.

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22) Organizational information that has a primary purpose of supporting managerial analysis is called what?

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Analytical Information.

22
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23) What do we call immediate and up to date information?

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Real Time Information.

23
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24) What type of system do we query to get real time information?

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Real Time System

24
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25) What’s the biggest pitfall of real time information?

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Continuing Change.

25
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26) High quality information has 5 Characteristics.

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1) Accurate
2) Complete
3) Consistent
4) Unique
5) Timely

26
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27) Define a real time system.

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provides real time information in response to requests.

27
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28) Identify 4 primary traits that determine the value of information.

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1) Information type
2) Information Timeliness
3) Information Quality
4) Information Governance

28
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29) Name the 2 different categories of information types.

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Transactional Information, Analytical Information.

29
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30) What kind of information supports day to day operations?

A

Transactional Information.

30
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31) Which of the following encompasses all organizational information and its primary purpose is to support managers who make decisions?

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Analytical Information.

31
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32) What’s the definition of end user business requirements?

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Specific business requ

32
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33) what happens in the analysis phase to the business requirements?

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33
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34) what are the benefits of off the shelf software applications.

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34
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35) Know the definitions of requirements management processes. T/F

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35
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36) T/F. Are projects more dynamic or static in nature?

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36
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37)T/F. What is a requirement definition document do? What’s its use?

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Prioritized all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company.

37
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38) During what phase does an organization asses end user business requirements and refined project goals?

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The Analysis Phase

38
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39) What is the total process for developing information systems called from planning to maintenance?

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The System Development Life Cycle.

39
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40) During what phase do we establish a high level plan for the project and set goals?

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The Planning Stage

40
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41) what do we call the change management process during the Lifecycle of a project?

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Requirements management

41
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42) how do we determine if our entire system meets the user requirements?

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User acceptance testing.

42
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43) How do we determine if our system is bug free?

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Use test conditions to make sure the system performs the way it is supposed to.

43
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44) What’s the phase called where we take a detailed document in the design phase and turn it into an actual system?

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Development Phase

44
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45) What do we call the document that tells users how to use the system and troubleshoot problems?

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User Documentation.

45
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46) what type of implementation requires a small group of people to use the system first?

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Pilot Implementation.

46
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47) What is a business consequence of successful software?

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47
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48) What is a business consequence of failed software?

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48
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49) Define System development lifecycle.

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Is the overall process for developing information systems, from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance.

49
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50) What is a business Requirement?

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The specific business requests the system must meet to be successful.

50
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1) What type of network spans a large geographic area such as a state, province, or country?

A

Wide Area Network (WAN).

51
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The 5 Networking Elements Creating a Connected World.

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1) Network Categories
2) Network Providers
3) Network Access Tech
4) Network Protocols
5) Network convergence

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