IPT

Question 1

What are the three Area Network types, and what do they stand for?

Answer 1

LAN - Local Area Network
WAN - Wide Area Network
MAN - Metro Area Network

Question 2

What Area Network type do the following use: Internet, Intranet, Extranet.

Answer 2

Internet - WAN
Intranet - LAN
Extranet - LAN with external access

Question 3

What is Transmission Speed?

Answer 3

The actual speed of transmission, recorded in bits per second.

Question 4

What is Bandwidth?

Answer 4

The highest amount of data that could be transferred.

Question 5

https, http, smtp, pop3 and ssl are all examples of protocols from what level?

Answer 5

Application

Question 6

What are Simplex, Half-Duplex, and Full-Duplex?

Answer 6

Simplex - One way transmission
Half-Duplex - 2 way transmission, one way at a time
Full-Duplex - 2 way transmission simultaneously

Question 7

Active Listening, Mirroring, Paraphrasing, Summarising, Clarifying Questions, and Motivational Responses are examples of all what?

Answer 7

Communication Skills

Question 8

What are 4 examples of Project management tools?

Answer 8

Gantt Charts
Journals + Diaries
Funding Management
Communication Management Plans

Question 9

What are the 7 Information Processes in order?

Answer 9

Collecting, organising, analysing, storing & retrieving, processing, transmitting & receiving, displaying

Question 10

What are the 4 types of feasibility study?

Answer 10

Economical
Schedule
Technological
Operational

Question 11

What are the 4 system conversion models?

Answer 11

Direct
Parallel
Phased
Pilot

Question 12

What are the 4 different methods of training?

Answer 12

Face-to-face
Online training
Peer-to-peer
Written instructions

Question 13

In a DFD what is a square/rectangle used for?

Answer 13

An external entitiy

Question 14

In a DFD what is a circle used for?

Answer 14

A process

Question 15

In a DFD what is a 3 sided rectangle used for?

Answer 15

A data store

Question 16

In a DFD what is an arrow used for?

Answer 16

A data/information flow

Question 17

What does the term HEURISTICS refer to?

Answer 17

A set of rules that a system follows

Question 18

What is Hypermedia?

Answer 18

Any video, image or animation with an embedded hyperlink

Question 19

What is the difference between a Centralised Database and a Distributed Databse?

Answer 19

A centralised database is a database in 1 location, with information going out from there. A distributed database has many separate databases in different location that all upload to a larger database.

Question 20

In a database, what is a Foreign Key?

Answer 20

A foreign key is a line in a table that links to the primary key of another table.

Question 21

What is a Structured decision in DSS?

Answer 21

A decision that is completely automated and always has the same answer if the same data is inputted.

Question 22

What is a Semi-Structured decision in DSS?

Answer 22

A decision that has a method to follow but the results can vary and need a human to make the final choice.

Question 23

What is an Unstructured decision in DSS?

Answer 23

A decision that follows no method. Data is used to look at but no algorithm is used. Pure luck.