The process of defining relationships among data to create useful information requires
Knowledge
The process of converting human-readable data into machine-readable form is called
Data Entry
All of the following are potential drawbacks to outsourcing EXCEPT:
a. low employee morale
b. potential for data breaches
c. greater focus on core business
d. loss of flexibility and control
Greater Focus on Core business
CPU clock speed is the _______________ at a predetermined rate.
number of electronic pulses created
In a manufacturing organization, the supply chain is a key value chain whose primary activities include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. marketing and sales
b. inbound logistics
c. customer service
d. finance and accounting
Finance and accounting
encompasses all the activities required to get the right product into the right consumer's hands in the right quantity at the right time and at the right cost, from acquisition of raw materials through customer delivery.
Supply Chain Management
are used to support engineering and technical users who perform heavy mathematical computing, computer-assisted design [CAD], video editing, and other applications requiring a high-end processor.
Workstations
All of the following are examples of ethical issues related to data and information systems EXCEPT _________.
a. job losses due to humanlike technologies
b. the cost of system development
c. invasion of privacy through technology
d. freedom of expression vs. censorship
The cost of system development
Suppose you are assigned to manage a virtual team. Which of the following will you NOT do?
a. be aware of team members cultural sensitivity
b. hold team meetings regularly - whether the team members like it or not
c. define goals, and set expectations
d. ensure the team members are familiar with each other at a personal level
Hold team meetings regularly
Authoritarian regimes sometimes limit citizens' access to certain Websites, reject the use of certain keywords in search engine searches, and track and monitor the Internet activities of individuals, which are all forms of
Censorship
Pinterest, a visual bookmarking Website, logs more than 14 terabytes of new data each day, which means its storage needs are constantly changing. As a result, Pinterest has turned to Amazon for
Storage as a service
Parker has an Android smartphone. Which type of processor is used in his mobile device?
ARM
Today's mobile phones and some PCs use a touch user interface called a _____ to allow people to control the personal computer.
Natural User Interface
In a large IS organization, the professional who is responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of the organization's systems and data is
the information systems security analyst
According to the diffusion innovation theory, _____ are the risk takers, always the first to try new products and ideas.
Innovators
Which of the following statements is NOT true about a mainframe computer?
a. A wide range of application software has been developed to run in the mainframe environment.
b.
A single computer with a single user is
typical of a mainframe computer.
c. A mainframe computer provides the computing and storage capacity to meet massive data processing requirements.
d. A mainframe computer offers users high performance and excellent system availability.
A Single computer with a single use is typical of a mainframe computer
...
Embedded system
All of the following are examples of someone using personal productivity software EXCEPT _________.
a. Mark entering appointments into his online calendar
b. Shawna creating an electronic to-do list for the weekend
c. Brandon recording the number of miles he's run each day on his exercise tracker
d. Callie entering a customer's order into a restaurant's ordering system
Callie entering a customer's order into a restaurant's ordering system
is a personal application software that includes a wide range of built-in functions for statistical, financial, logical, database, graphics, and date and time calculations.
Spreadsheet
The performance levels of radically new 'high-tech' products usually improve with newer versions. Such types of products are known as
Disruptive innovations
The idea of _____ is a form of innovation that constantly seeks ways to improve business processes and add value to products and services.
Continuous improvement
New cars come with an onboard computer that controls anti-lock brakes, air bag deployment, fuel injection, etc. The software is known as
An embedded system
In the contemporary view of information systems, they are considered an integral part of the supply chain management process mainly because they: _________.
a. are a means of producing output
b. all of these
c. are a means of providing input into the process
d. aid in product transformation
All of these
Suppose you wish to run two different operating systems on one computer, you can accomplish it by using
Virtualization Software
is a hard disk drive storage device that is set up with its own network address and provides file-based storage services to other devices on the network.
Network-attached storage [NAS]
are responsible for running and maintaining information system equipment and also for scheduling, hardware maintenance, and preparing input and output.
System operators
Harrison works at a nationally known grocery store chain. He is analyzing sales data from the past five years to determine which low-selling products should be discontinued. Harrison is most likely a[n]
Data scientist
Suppose, you need to advise someone about getting a certification. Which of the following will be appropriate advice?
a. Getting certification is a sure way of improving your income
b. Certifications are the same as courses offered at universities
c. Certifications are vendor-specific
d. You need a college degree before you can take a certification exam
Certifications are vendor-specific
When an organization wants to develop a new information system to meet its needs, it can _________.
a. all of these answers
b. buy software off the shelf
c. build a custom application
d. choose a software service provider
All of these
Federal Express [FedEx] was one of the first large companies to empower customers to serve themselves at their convenience through the use of
Corporate Extranet
A _____ is a computer employed by many users to perform a specific task, such as running network or Internet applications.
Server
is/are considered to be the most important element in computer-based information systems.
People
A _____ is a low-cost, centrally managed computer with no internal or external attached drives for data storage with limited capabilities.
Thin Client
is a program concerned with the efficient and environmentally responsible design, manufacture, operation, and disposal of IS-related products.
Green Computing
Suppose you work at a business unit that has group of people who would rather wait to try a new technique. They listen to and follow the opinion leaders. They would be classified as the
Early Majority
Kendra is taking a class in Finance and she has been asked to give a speech about a case study in which she's been working. She wants to create a set of slides containing a summary of her study notes that she will project on a screen while she's speaking. Which type of personal application software should she use to create her slides?
Presentation Graphics
Suppose a business wishes to move away from hosting its own applications, the recommended solution is to use
Cloud Computing
A type of memory whose contents are not lost if the power is turned off or interrupted is said to be
Nonvolatile
are people who work directly with information systems to get results.
End users
...
All of these
Completing an instruction involves two phases—instruction and execution—which are each broken down into two steps for a total of four steps. Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps?
Process Data
You might be an information systems worker if you
enjoy learning new techniques and enjoy working with people
Ongoing research conducted by the Standish Group shows that ____% of very large, multimillion dollar software projects fail or are challenged.
94
Sara Beth and Taylor have developed a new software that they plan to distribute for free, allowing other software professionals to study, change, and improved it. Their software is an example of
Open Source Software
With _____, a software engineer drags and drops graphical objects such as buttons and menus onto an application form.
Visual Programming
is used to temporarily hold small units of program instructions and data immediately before, during, and after execution by the central processing unit [CPU].
A register
A[n] _____ can replace many applications with one unified set of programs, making the system easier to use and more effective.
Enterprise Resource Planning System
A _____ is a climate-and-access-controlled building or a set of buildings that houses the computer hardware that delivers an organization's data and information services.
Data center
You cannot boot a computer from
A Wireless Network
To develop software you need all these except
personal application software