ISDS Test 2 (Ch5-7)

A software firm has decided to build a tool that defines acronyms in common use within the firm. Identify the tool used by the firm. Select one: a. A Webcast b. A Really Simple Syndication feed c. A wiki d. A podcast

A Wiki

Xonex is a teleservices organization. It has branches all over Canada and a few across the United States. It hosts a company-wide seminar on employee rights, payroll processing, and tax issues in Ontario. All the branches of Xonex have around thousand employees, each. Which of the following collaboration tools will be most appropriate for Xonex to use for the seminar? Select one: a. Presence information b. A Webcast c. A podcast d. Instant messaging

A webcast

A _____ is a Web site in which contributors provide ongoing commentary on a particular subject. It is also used as a personal online diary or as a way to address current issues and local news. Select one: a. Webcast b. blog c. podcast d. wiki

Blog

_____ tools frequently operate on data stored in a data warehouse or data mart. Select one: a. Prescriptive analytic b. Business intelligence c. Hadoop d. Ransomware

Business intelligence

Which of the following tools is used to send scheduled email alerts to remind individuals about their upcoming tasks or assignments? Select one: a. A Really Simple Syndication feed b. Presence information c. Calendaring software d. A podcast

Calendaring software

Identify the technique through which an SQL database ensures that other transactions do not modify a database until the first transaction succeeds or fails. Select one: a. Redundancy control b. Integrity control c. Access control d. Concurrency control

Concurrency control

Which of the following is a tool used by search engines to score Web sites? Select one: a. Sticker b. Cookie c. Parser d. Crawler

Crawler

CHAPTER 7 _____ involves the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data used in an organization. Select one: a. Data authorization b. Data endorsement c. Data governance d. Data authentication

Data governance

_____ is a business intelligence (BI) tool used to explore large amounts of data for hidden patterns to predict future trends and behaviors for use in decision making. Select one: a. Drill-down analysis b. Data governance c. Data mining d. Online analytical processing (OLAP)

Data mining

A _____ is a database that stores large amounts of historical data in a form that readily supports analysis and management decision making in an organization. Select one: a. data structure b. data guard c. data profile d. data warehouse

Data warehouse

_____ is a powerful tool that enables decision makers to gain insight into the details of business data to better understand why something happened. Select one: a. Stingray b. Drill-down analysis c. Data mining d. Online analytical processing (OLAP)

Drill-down analysis

A(n) _____ is used to pull data from disparate data sources to populate and maintain a data warehouse. Select one: a. drill-down process b. hadoop process c. extract-transform-load (ETL) process d. online analytical process

Extract-transform (ETL) process

Identify a feature that makes an e-commerce Web site successful. Select one: a. Selling products at a lower price b. Popularity of the Web site c. Special focus on the Web site design d. Getting back old customers

Getting back old customers

A(n) _____ is a database management system that stores an entire database in random access memory (RAM). Select one: a. Hadoop Distributed File System layer (HDFS) b. iSQL database c. in-memory database (IMDB) d. Hadoop memory system (HMS)

In-memory database (IMDB)

_____ is used primarily in a synchronous communications mode, with both parties sending and receiving messages in real time. Select one: a. A wiki b. Instant messaging c. Blogging d. A shared workspace

Instant Messaging

Which of the following best describes the relational database model? Select one: a. It helps organize structured data into collections of two-dimensional tables. b. It helps organize unstructured data into collections of three-dimensional tables. c. It helps organize unstructured data into collections of two-dimensional tables. d. It helps organize structured data into collections of three-dimensional tables

It helps organize structured data into collections of two-dimensional tables

Identify a true statement about drill-down analysis. Select one: a. It involves pre-aggregation of detailed data into useful data summaries in anticipation of questions that might be raised. b. It involves the interactive examination of high-level summary data in increasing detail to gain insight into certain elements. c. It is used to explore large amounts of data for hidden patterns to predict future trends and behaviors for use in decision making. d. It performs operation on data based on user-defined formulas.

It involves the interactive examination of high-level summary data in increasing detail to gain insight into certain elements.

Which of the following is a benefit of a desktop sharing collaboration tool? Select one: a. It provides ease of access to digital content that is of interest to project team members and work groups. b. It allows participants to create and edit Web page content freely using any browser or wiki software. c. It minimizes the users' downtime and enables them to return to productive work as quickly as possible. d. It provide users with the ability to see a colleague's availability status and plan work flow accordingly.

It minimizes the users' downtime and enables them to return to productive work as quickly as possible

Which of the following is true of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? Select one: a. It delays laws that affect employees' salary increases from taking effect until after the next congressional election. b. It protects Americans from high tax rates and enables them to be eligible for federal insurance policies. c. It protects Americans' rights to freedom of religion and freedom of expression. d. It protects employees' property rights and provides compensation in case the state takes over the organization.

It protects Americans' rights to freedom of religion and freedom of expression.

Josh is a project leader in Tiran technologies. 75 developers and analysts work under his supervision on several projects. These employees are scattered in small groups in the organization, depending on the project they are working on. Which collaboration tool would be most appropriate for Josh to keep track whether his developers and analysts are out-of-office, busy, or available? Select one: a. Instant messaging b. Desktop sharing c. Web conferencing d. Presence information

Presence information

CHAPTER 5 ___ is a family of data formats that helps people automatically receive feeds anytime there are new postings to their favorite blog sites, updates in the news headlines, new job listing, or new information posted at a specific Web sites. a. electronic bulletin board b. Onstream media c. Really Simple Syndication d. Online project management

Really Simple Sydication

Identify an application that creates a common channel for company-wide announcements. Select one: a. Office Web App b. Wiki feeds c. Desktop sharing d. Really Simple Syndication feeds

Really Simple Syndication Feeds

A few project leaders of Zord Inc. started facing problems with their systems. The head technician, who was on leave, was consulted. Since he knew the solution but visiting the firm was not feasible, the head technician required access to their systems. Identify the collaboration tool that would help the head technician in this scenario. Select one: a. A Webinar b. Remote log-in c. Calendaring software d. A podcast

Remote log-in

Jeremy, a project leader in Cystope Technologies is asked to update the logs for several employees in the afternoon on his day off, as the logs have to be dispatched to headquarters by the end of the day. It is not feasible for him to travel to office and other employees are not allowed to access his system as per company rules. Identify the collaboration tool that will help the Jeremy access his system without going to the office. Select one: a. Microsoft Lync b. Freemium model c. Instant messaging d. Remote log-in

Remote log-in

Identify the collaboration tool that enables people to express their views on specific topics and helps in building consensus. Select one: a. A Webinar b. A wiki c. A Webex d. A Webcast

Wiki

Which of the following data mining techniques uses a specialized set of algorithms that sorts through data and forms statistical rules about relationships among the items? Select one: a. Case-based reasoning b. Drill-down analysis c. Association analysis d. Neural computing

association analysis

_____ present a set of key performance indicators about the state of a process at a specific point in time. Select one: a. Spreadsheets b. Timesheets c. Dashboards d. Worksheets

dashboards

Databases built to support online analytical processing (OLAP) consist of _____. Select one: a. data marts b. data hubs c. data cubes d. data cards

data cubes

The ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability) properties of SQL databases ensure _____. Select one: a. data severance b. data cogency c. data security d. data integrity

data integrity

Which of the following business intelligence tools will help an organization to make business predictions? Select one: a. Drill-down analysis tools b. Online analytical processing tools c. Spreadsheet tools d. Data mining tools

data mining tools

Identify the industry that implements data governance. Select one: a. Agricultural industry b. Insurance industry c. Construction industry d. Automobile industry

insurance industry

Metrics that consist of a direction, measure, target, and time frame are known as _____. Select one: a. key association indicators b. key performance indicators c. online analytical processors d. drill-down analysis indicators

key performance indicators

A high percentage of Business-to-business (B2B) transactions take place between companies called: Select one: a. original equipment suppliers. b. original equipment dealers. c. original equipment buyers. d. original equipment manufacturers

original equipment manufacturers

Customers fear the misuse of their personal data due to the: Select one: a. nature of the payment gateway. b. publicity of consumer data breaches. c. global exposure of products sold on the web. d. sticky Web site.

publicity of consumer data breaches.

In-memory databases (IMDBs) have become feasible because of the decrease in _____ capacities. Select one: a. random access memory (RAM) b. read-only memory (ROM

random access memory (RAM)

Which of the following business intelligence tools performs operations on data based on formulas created by the end user? Select one: a. Drill-down analysis b. Spreadsheet c. Data mining d. Online analytical processing

spreadsheet

Data that does not fit nicely into relational databases is known as _____. Select one: a. unstructured data b. highlighter data c. ultra-structured data d. structured data

unstructured data

Which of the following is true of the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) reader? Select one: a. The RSS reader is a Web-based application that requires attendees to enter an online address to join a conference. b. The RSS reader is programmed to automatically check for and download new content from all subscribed feeds. c. The RSS reader is less formal than email and is used primarily in a synchronous communications mode, with both parties sending and receiving messages in real time. d. The RSS reader is a telecommunications application that enables video chat and voice calls from computers, tablets, and mobile devices via the Internet to other devices.

The RSS reader is programmed to automatically check for and download new content from all subscribed feeds.

Which of the following is true of corporate wikis? Select one: a. They are a set of cloud-based software and services that provides office applications and collaboration capabilities to subscribers. b. They provide corporate users with the ability to see a colleague's availability status. c. They are a form of Web conferencing that uses streaming media to broadcast video over the Internet. d. They are easy to link to useful corporate information systems such as phone books.

They are easy to link to useful corporate information systems such as phone books

Which of the following is true of unified communications? Select one: a. They eliminate the need for multiple communications systems and vendors. b. They make it difficult to outsource the organization's communications system to a third-party service provider. c. They plan and schedule production and record actual production activities in an organization. d. They record all financial transactions in the general ledger accounts and generate financial statements for external reporting.

They eliminate the need for multiple communications systems and vendors

Why do organizations add bulletin board capabilities to their Web sites? Select one: a. To create audio programs b. To provide technical support c. To upgrade system software d. To increase site traffic

To increase site traffic

Adoption of a _____ solution eliminates the need for multiple communications systems and vendors, which leads to simpler communication processes. Select one: a. unified communications b. split communications c. peripheral communications d. fringe communications

Unified communications

Which of the following collaboration tools provides a whiteboard with annotation, which allows participants in a live meeting to highlight or mark items on a slide presentation? Select one: a. Desktop sharing b. Web conferencing c. Podcast d. Instant messaging

Web conferencing

A _____ is a form of Web conferencing that is essentially a meeting delivered over the Web. Select one: a. Webmail b. Weblog c. WebWork d. Webinar

Webinar