MAN4930 - Q5 - Chpt 8 & 9

_____ is the most effective method of ensuring that sensitive computer-stored information can't be accessed or altered by unauthorized parties.

Encryption

The _____ of 2007, increased fuel economy standards for cars, funded green job training programs, phased out incandescent light bulbs, and committed new and renovated federal buildings to being carbon-neutral by 2030.

Energy Security and Independence Act

You can combat destructive computer programs with _____.

antivirus programs

As climate change and its consequences have become increasingly accepted as real, more people and institutions are considering their "carbon footprints," the levels of ______ associated with a given activity.

carbon dioxide

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the media and public increasingly focused on ______ as the top environmental issue.

climate change

A _____ system integrates various operations (from design through manufacturing) with functional activities ranging from order taking to final shipment.

computer-integrated manufacturing

By _____ its customer-based data warehouse, a firm can discover previously unknown relationships between customers in general and certain groups of customers.

data-mining

Information managers perform all of the following tasks except:

determining the salaries of data-team members.

A(n) _____ is a person who uses innovation to create alternatives, envisions new and better possibilities, and takes action to address perceived inefficiencies and to solve problems.

entrepreneur

In 2007, former vice president Al Gore's documentary on climate change, _____, won an Oscar for best feature documentary, while Gore and the IPCC were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

An Inconvenient Truth

Those entering organizations with information systems degrees may choose to follow a(n) _____.

Communication and technology path

_____ are electronic collections of related data that can be accessed by various members of an organization.

Databases

The _____ is an international agreement among countries formally initiated in 1997 whose goal is to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Kyoto Protocol

Which of the following is a neurotoxin in the human body that causes the " mad hatter" syndrome?

Lead

Quite simply, data are _____ facts.

unprocessed

By establishing itself as a _____ company, the CD Internet retailer Spun.com avoided carrying $8 million in inventory that it would otherwise have needed to support its sales.

virtual

_____ contained in hard plastic containers and food and beverage cans leads to various health problems.

Bisphenol A

California's 2006 _____ committed the state to reduce green house gas emissions from stationary sources.

Global Warming Solutions Act

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which of the following was considered the main cause behind the climate change?

Human activity

_____ contained in hard plastic containers and food and beverage cans leads to various health problems.

Human activity

_____ is a form of creativity that applies to raw materials selection, energy use, and product design as well as company strategies across supply chains.

Sustainability innovation

Which of the following statements about data communication networks is false?

The Internet is the portion of the World Wide Web that the public can use

By posting a(n) _____, a company can tell people about itself, its products, and its activities.

Web site

Just about everybody is familiar with the amazing success that eBay has enjoyed during the last few years. It's spawned eBay stores across the country, and executives plan to roll out more creative business practices in the near future. In considering what to do about malicious programs, eBay managers will be concerned about all of the following except _____.

snakes

Those entering organizations with information systems degrees may choose to follow a(n) _____.

secure sockets layer