ISYS 363 Quiz 1 Flashcards
Which of the following IS personnel is responsible for managing disaster recovery within an organization?
a. Webmaster
b. database administrator
c. programmer
d. IS security manager
e. IS auditor
d. IS security manager
To assist ________ decision making, information systems are used to obtain aggregate summaries of trends and projections of the future.
a. operational-level
b. executive-level
c. functional-level
d. tactical-level
e. managerial-level
b. executive-level
Which function is associated with the Domain Name System (DNS)?
a. It provides a list of available domains and allows companies and individuals to buy and register a domain name, such as www.nike.com (when available).
b. It queries the system for the IP address of the server where the domain is hosted when a user types a domain name into the browser, such as www.nike.com
c. The DNS is the organization deciding and maintaining which top level domains are allowed (such as .com, .net, .cn, .de, .edu), who can issue them, and who administers and maintains them
d. All of these
b. It queries the system for the IP address of the server where the domain is hosted when a user types a domain name into the browser, such as www.nike.com
Which of the following is NOT a typical revenue model in the digital world?
a. Channel marketing
b. Freemium
c. Subscriptions
d. Affiliate marketing
e. Licensing
a. Channel marketing
With respect to the types of information systems used in organizations, an Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) system is an example of a(n) ________ system.
a. business intelligence
b. electronic commerce
c. geographic information
d. office automation
e. social software and collaboration
a. business intelligence
The managerial level of an organization is also known as the ________ level.
a. tactical
b. functional
c. operational
d. strategic
e. executive
a. tactical
What example of a platform based business model would Airbnb and Uber represent.
a. Communications
b. Collaboration
c. Service
d. Products
e. Subscriptions
c. Service
Which one of the following best describes “packet switching” vs. “circuit switching”?
a. With packet switching you don’t get a dedicated connection to the receiver on the other side and messages get chopped into small pieces and sent across the internet through unpredictable paths and across multiple networks.
b. All of the these.
c. With packet switching you get a dedicated connection to the receiver on the other side with a fixed path and a constant bandwidth.
d. Packet switching is a thing of the past, for the Internet today circuit switching is used, otherwise video conferencing, such as Skype, would never work and be way more expensive.
a. With packet switching you don’t get a dedicated connection to the receiver on the other side and messages get chopped into small pieces and sent across the internet through unpredictable paths and across multiple networks.
Which of the following is an example of an IPv4 address?
a. 351756051523999
b. 130.212.149.27
c. 01-23-45-67-89-ab
d. 1.415.338.6083
b. 130.212.149.27
Walmart pursues a ________ strategy by which it offers the best prices in its industry on its goods and/or services.
a. broad differentiation
b. decreased market share
c. best-cost provider
d. focused differentiation
e. low-cost leadership
e. low-cost leadership
The extent to which goals are accomplished faster, at lower cost, or with relatively little time and effort is called ________.
a. accomplishment
b. effort
c. effectiveness
d. goal setting
e. efficiency
e. efficiency
Connecting host computers and their networks together to form even larger networks is called ________.
a. network simulation
b. internetworking
c. queuing
d. data mining
e. Ethernet framing
b. internetworking
Identify a major ethical challenge society faces today when considering the strong linkage between computer literacy and a person’s ability to compete in the information age.
a. power distance
b. digital divide
c. horizontal disparity
d. electronic gap
e. knowledge divide
b. digital divide
Which of the following types of information systems facilitates collaboration and knowledge sharing?
a. social software
b. word processor
c. intelligent system
d. visualization system
e. electronic commerce system
a. social software
With respect to the types of information systems used in organizations, Amazon.com is an example of a(n) ________ system.
a. virtualization and data mining
b. supply chain management
c. office automation
d. electronic commerce
e. geographic information
d. electronic commerce
Which type of innovation is best described as supporting and enhancing the value of an offering?
a. Process innovation
b. Brand innovation
c. Structure innovation
d. Channel innovation
e. Service innovation
e. Service innovation
Identify the purpose of an office automation system.
a. to support a wide range of predefined day-to-day activities of individuals and small groups
b. to enable customers to buy goods and services from a firm’s Web site
c. to provide access to databases in order to support quantitative decision making
d. to support interaction between the firm and its customers
e. to create, store, analyze, and manage spatial data
a. to support a wide range of predefined day-to-day activities of individuals and small groups
A(n) ________ network is a computer network that spans a relatively small area, allowing all computer users to connect with each other to share data and peripheral devices, such as printers.
a. wide area
b. campus area
c. local area
d. enterprise
e. value-added
c. local area
________ are a set of activities an organization performs in order to reach their business goals.
a. Business cases
b. Business standards
c. Business processes
d. Business data flow models
e. Business technocracies
c. Business processes
A(n) ________ interface allows for simultaneous transmission of digital audio and video signals.
a. auxiliary
b. high definition multimedia
c. separate audio
d. separate graphical video
e. component video
b. high definition multimedia
The purpose of an intelligent system is to ________.
a. create, store, analyze, and manage spatial data
b. emulate or enhance human capabilities
c. support the coordination of suppliers, product or service production, and distribution
d. enable people to communicate, collaborate, and coordinate with each other
e. produce detailed information to help manage a part of the firm
b. emulate or enhance human capabilities
Which of the following object-oriented programming concepts is reflected by a word processor that reacts to a user’s typing and clicking?
a. encapsulation
b. inheritance
c. delegation
d. class
e. event-driven program execution
e. event-driven program execution
Which of the following is a valid observation of the difference between solid state drives and hard disk-based drives?
a. Hard disk drives are typically faster than solid state drives.
b. Hard disk drives are more expensive than solid state drives.
c. Hard disk drives use microchips to store data, while solid state drives use magnetic disks.
d. Solid state drives are louder and less reliable than hard disk drives.
e. Solid state drives have no moving parts, while hard disk drives have moving mechanical parts.
e. Solid state drives have no moving parts, while hard disk drives have moving mechanical parts.
Which of the following best describes the primary key?
a. It’s the first item that is entered into the database on a screen
b. It’s a field that uniquely identifies the record
c. It’s the password that needs to be entered to open the database
d. It’s the encryption key that gets exchanged first with another party
b. It’s a field that uniquely identifies the record
The ability to independently learn new technologies as they emerge and assess their impact on your work and life is called ________.
a. computer compatibility
b. computer assembling
c. computer networking
d. computer fluency
e. computer adaptation
d. computer fluency
Which of the following statements is true about the companies operating in the online world and a customer’s online privacy?
a. The vendor cannot track what products a customer examines in detail.
b. The vendor cannot know where a customer is having the product delivered.
c. The vendor cannot track the Web pages a customer looks at.
d. The vendor is not required by law to respect a customer’s privacy.
e. The vendor is not capable of knowing the method of payment a customer chooses to use.
d. The vendor is not required by law to respect a customer’s privacy.
How does the Internet overcome the geographic distances of the oceans?
a. WIFI is the technology used that bridges even ocean distances
b. To cross the ocean you can only use a satellite connection
c. Electrical signals are sent through copper cables rolled out from boats lying on the ocean floor
d. Light signals are sent through fiber-optic cables rolled out from boats lying on the ocean floor
d. Light signals are sent through fiber-optic cables rolled out from boats lying on the ocean floor
________ is a technology in which extra copies of data are stored on two or more hard drives to ensure that critical data is not lost.
a. Redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
b. Just a bunch of disks (JBOD)
c. Single large expensive disks (SLED)
d. Switched port analyzers (SPAN)
e. Basic input output systems (BIOS)
a. Redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
________ refers to anything that occurs as part of a daily business of which a record must be kept.
a. use case
b. transaction
c. investment
d. capital asset
e. value chain analysis
b. transaction
A metric deemed most critical to accessing progress toward a certain goal is referred to as a(an) ________.
a. critical factor
b. performance metric
c. critical performance indicator
d. critical performance initiative
e. key performance indicator
e. key performance indicator
