IS251 Quizzes 1-7
Look at the digital signal depicted below. What is the digital output for highlighted point B?
0
Industry experts estimate that ________ percent of data in an organization is unstructured.
80-90
The What is an Information System video describes an Information System as...
A set of computer-based tools that collects, stores, and processes data in our world.
Law enforcement uses drones for what purpose?
All of the above
________ is the largest book publisher and bookseller in the US today.
Amazon
________ support managers at all levels of the organization.
Clerical workers
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of VPN?
Cost
________ modems use the digital portion of a voice telephone to offer broadband access.
DSL
________ is an example of a metasearch engine.
Dogpile
Look at the digital signal depicted below. What is the digital output for highlighted point C?
Either 1 or 0 at random
A workforce including more women, single parents, minorities, and persons with disabilities puts societal pressure on organizations.
False
According to the videos, the Time of Spreadsheets has only just begun!
False
Credit card data is only helpful to online retailers and publishers if those cards are used for purchasing items online; they do not provide relevant information for brick-and-mortar purchases.
False
Disintermediation is a threat of substitute products from Porter's Five Forces.
False
If you grew up using IT, you are an informed user.
False
If you purchase an e-book from Amazon, it is a clicks-and-mortar transaction.
False
It is more secure for a buyer to use the telephone or mail to arrange or send payments than to use a computer.
False
Nearly all TPSs are ERP systems.
False
Opendoor makes its money by charging home buyers a commission.
False
Privacy rights apply only to individuals.
False
Procurement is a subset of the purchasing process.
False
The Internet and World Wide Web are synonyms.
False
The new, consultative function of the MIS department centers on more efficient project management, technical training, and effective infrastructure planning.
False
True or False? IoT devices are 100% secure and all of your data is private and accessible only to you.
False
True/False? According to Immanuel Kant, it is morally acceptable to tell a lie in extreme cases only.
False
True/False? Immanuel Kant is an example of a consequentialist philosopher. In that, he believes the outcome far outweighs the means.
False
You file your income taxes online. This is an example of _________ e-commerce.
G2C
Which of the following is an accuracy issue?
How can we ensure that errors in databases, data transmissions, and data processing are accidental and not intentional?
________ is an example of a social, collaborative, industrial robot.
LoweBot
What is a challenge of IoT?
There are so many companies creating IoT products, but there's no way for them to communicate with each other.
A foreign key is a primary key in another file.
True
According to the videos, people expect that an AI machine will be on a company's Board of Directors.
True
Advancements in information technology make privacy harder to manage.
True
Amazon Business stays competitive in niche markets by using a long tail strategy.
True
Customers of a business process can be either internal or external to the organization.
True
Cyberterrorism is typically carried out by individuals or groups whereas cyberwarfare is carried out by nation states or nonstate actors such as terrorists.
True
Fat clients have large storage and processing power and therefore can run local programs.
True
Nearly all ERP systems are also TPSs.
True
No central agency manages the Internet.
True
Privacy must be balanced against the needs of society.
True
The external audit of information systems is frequently a part of the overall external auditing performed by a CPA firm.
True
The rightmost part of an Internet name is its top-level domain.
True
The traditional function of the MIS department centers on the idea that end users do not have the required technical expertise to address IT issues.
True
True or False? If you have something that is Internet Smart, you probably have something that is part of the Internet of Things.
True
True or False? Logistics, Operations, and Sales are primary activities of a company.
True
True or False? Professor Lenzo was born and lived part of his life at some point during Globalization 2.0 and 3.0.
True
True/False? According to the video, after a shopper clicks on "Buy" and fills out the payment information, that information is then sent through the payment gateway.
True
Match the following terms with the appropriate connectivity medium.
Uses the copper in telephone wires to transmit data - DSL, Uses pulses light to transmit data - fiber optic cable, What old folks like Professor Lenzo used to get onto the internet during the 1990s - dial up connection, A type of home connectivity where the upload speed and download speed are relatively the same - SDSL, A type of home connectivity where the upload speed is far slower than the download speed - ADSL, A type of home connectivity that uses a cable television provider to connect one to the internet - cable modem
________ made Uber's first self-driving cars that arrived in Pennsylvania in 2016.
Volvo
Judith works from home. In order to access her corporate email and other computer systems she logs into a virtual private network (VPN). The VPN is an example of _____________.
a communications control
You open an e-mail from your friend that looks a little odd, but you figure your friend would never send you anything bad. This is _________ and is an _________ mistake.
a human error; unintentional
You can check your credit report annually for free through TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian. This allows you to catch signs of identity theft early and note any problems in your credit reports. This is an example of an ethical issue that falls into the category of ________.
accuracy
144.126.1.28 is an example of ________________________.
an IPv4 IP address
Your name in your university's database is a(n) ________.
attribute
Spam costs US companies _________ of dollars per year.
billions
You own a restaurant in New York City that is cash only and doesn't subscribe to any meal delivery services. This is an example of a _________ organization.
brick-and-mortar
You live in a small town with only one large retailer. This means there is low ______.
buyer power
You sell popcorn in downtown Chicago. It became so popular that you started a website so people all over the country can get your popcorn delivered to their doorstep. This is an example of a _________ business.
clicks-and-mortar
According to the videos, companies need to guard against outside threats as well as inside threats who can be malicious, careless, and __________.
clueless
Your professor hands you a random piece of paper with the number 75 on it. This is ________.
data
When you map out how your business currently processes customer orders to figure out how to reduce delivery time, this is part of the _________ phase of BPI.
define
According to the videos, many phishing scams are ________________________.
elaborate and believable.
Suppose you work for XYZ Corporation. You know you can contribute 6% of your salary to a 401K and the company will match that 100% after 6 years of service because it is in the employee handbook. This is an example of ________.
explicit knowledge
According to the videos, an attacker may issue a DDOS attack for three reasons:
financial, political, or for fun
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires publicly held companies to implement _________ controls; it was passed to address the _________ crisis.
financial; Enron
American companies can easily do business with Chinese companies. This is phenomenon is called ________.
globalization
Online advertising has caused newspapers to _________ subscription prices and _________ advertising rates.
increase, decrease
The IS function has become ________ strategic within organizations, so a growing number of CIOs are coming from _________.
increasingly; other business units
Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your current average in the class. This is ________.
information
Documents in NoSQL store data in ________________________.
key/value pairs
Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your current average in the class. Since this is your fourth year as a college student, you know you could work hard to bring that average up to a B by the end of the semester. This is ________.
knowledge
Suppose you slip in the hallway and break your arm. You sue the school for not properly marking the wet spot that caused you to slip. This is an example of ________.
liability
Employee # is the _______ in the Employee file and the _________ in the Class File.
primary key; secondary key
Intellectual property is NOT protected under _________ laws.
privacy
Laurie heads up a team creating a new process for the shipping department of her company. She worked with external consultants and wrote a process diagram. The team is now asking the VP of shipping to review the process diagram and give opinions. Laurie's team is at the ________ knowledge stage of the KMS cycle.
refine
You recently inherited an Alvin and The Chipmunks "A Chipmunk Christmas" record. Since you don't have a record player, you need to find a way to convert the record into a CD. This is an example of data ________.
rot
Gift cards are _________ cards.
stored-value money
Globalization 2.0 lasted from ______________________________ to ________________________________.
the early 1820's, about the year 2000
The music and newspaper industries were hurt primarily by _________.
threat of substitutes
In Globalization 1.0, you went global through ______________________.
your country