Filters
Question type

Study Flashcards

What is the purpose of a knowledge information system?

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A knowledge information system supports ...

View Answer

What is a management information system?


A) a system that supports managers by providing daily reports, schedules, plans, and budgets that can be used for making decisions
B) an easy-access application of an information system designed for instant access by upper-level managers
C) an information processing application for use in business activities involving well-defined processing steps
D) an interactive system that locates and presents information needed to support the decision-making process
E) a repository of information resources related to the collection of data

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which of the following questions is MOST relevant to Retepson's decisions with respect to the viability of its business model?


A) Does Retepson currently have high market share or low market share in the industries in which it competes?
B) Has Retepson been profitable throughout its history?
C) Would the profit margins of any new businesses be higher or lower than current profit margins?
D) To what extent will college students be likely to choose books to get information about colleges?
E) Are people who bought Retepson books in the past likely to buy new editions of those books after they leave college?

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A CAD system could help a sales manager learn what sales levels will likely result from various levels of advertising expenditures.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which of the following BEST describes a decision support system?


A) a system that supports an organization's managers by providing daily reports, schedules, plans, and budgets that can be used for making decisions
B) a quick-reference, easy-access application of information systems specifically designed for instant access by upper-level managers
C) a system of hardware and software that imitates human behavior
D) an interactive system that creates virtual business models for a particular kind of decision and tests them with different data to see how they respond
E) a processor that plans production and delivery schedules

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Describe the role of information systems,the different types of information systems,and how businesses use such systems.

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

An information system enables users to c...

View Answer

In order for a virus to spread from computer to computer,what must it always attach itself to first?


A) all available computer memory
B) a worm
C) a router
D) a piece of hardware
E) a program

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

What feature does a firewall provide?


A) Internet access
B) protection from electrical surges
C) connectivity between stations in a LAN
D) privacy protection
E) links to computers in a WAN

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Bill has to explain the difference between worms and Trojan horses.What should he say?

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Worms are a type of virus that travels f...

View Answer

Which of the following BEST describes a firewall?


A) a software and hardware system that prevents outsiders from accessing a company's internal network
B) a tool that searches Web pages containing the user's search terms and then displays pages that match
C) a private network of internal websites and other sources of information available to a company's employees
D) an Internet connection allowing outsiders limited access to a firm's internal information system
E) an extranet site that gives customers access to different product lines

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A supermarket is considering automated checkouts that would allow customers to scan the prices of their foods while shopping.Scanners would be placed around the store in different locations.Which statement,if true,would BEST support the claim that this idea would work better than a floating checkout idea?


A) There are good locations in the meat, dairy, and bakery aisles to support scanners.
B) Scanners would be operated by customers during peak times.
C) Portable scanners require yearly training for staff and customers.
D) Handheld scanner technology doesn't require extra resources to operate and is virtually self-managed.
E) The scanners are not portable and hence cannot be broken by customers.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

What is a particularly sinister quality of spyware?


A) It replicates itself, using up valuable computer memory.
B) It often disguises itself as helpful software.
C) It consumes bandwidth by flooding user inboxes with junk e-mail.
D) It often leads to wireless mooching.
E) It is completely legal.

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

What is a decision support system?

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A decision support system (DSS)is an int...

View Answer

Intellectual property is something produced by a computer that has personal value.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which of the following BEST describes an extranet?


A) a software and hardware system that prevents outsiders from accessing a company's network
B) a tool that searches Web pages containing the user's search terms and then displays pages that match
C) a private network of internal websites and other sources of information available to a company's employees
D) an Internet connection allowing outsiders limited access to a firm's internal information system
E) a delivery system linked to production schedules

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which of the following is the point at issue between Frisell and Scofield?


A) whether malicious online activities continue to pose a major threat to computer users
B) whether most computer users are sufficiently conscious of the online threats that are present
C) whether identity theft or viruses are the bigger online threat
D) whether businesses are significantly affected by online fraud
E) whether consumers are significantly affected by online fraud

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Microsoft's Live Messenger and IBM's Visualization Data Explorer are examples of groupware.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The application of electronic technologies for searching,sifting,and reorganizing pools of data to uncover useful information is called data warehousing.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

What feature allows people in remote locations to work simultaneously on one document?


A) videoconferencing
B) voice mail
C) dataconferencing
D) digital information service
E) text messaging

F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Electronic conferencing is popular because it reduces travel expenses and saves money.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Showing 21 - 40 of 122

Related Exams

Show Answer