MC Quizzes

system

A _____ is a group of components that interact to achieve some purpose

role

A ______ is referred to as a subset of activities in a business process that is performed by a particular individual

logical representation of database data

A data model is a ________.

flow of the data that is named on the arrow

A dotted arrow in the BPMN model represents the ______

switch

A special-purpose computer that receives and transmits wired traffic on the LAN is a/an ________.

business process

A(n) ______ involves finding potential customers, contacting them, and assigning them a sales person

fields

The columns in a database are called ________.

the value must be increased so that it exceeds the cost

What changes must a company make if its value chain's margin is negative?

data integrity problem

When the database contains inconsistent data, it leads to a(n) ________.

procedure

When the process changes, the ____ will also need to change

processing the database

When you modify or delete data present in a database, you are ________.

if is more dependent on effectiveness than efficiency

Which if the following is a feature of a dynamic process

peering

________ agreements that specify how the data will move among providers.

systems thinking

the ability to model the components of the system to connect the inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed

its is a formally defined process

which of the following is a feature of a structured process

digital subscriber line (DSL)

A/an ________ operates on the same lines as voice telephones, but it operates so that its signals do not interfere with voice telephone service.

linkages

According to Porter's model of business activities, ______ are interactions across value activities

human resources

According to Porter, _____ includes recruting, compensation, evaluation, and training of full and part time employees

curved rectangles with a plus sign

Activity documented elsewhere in the bpmn model are represented by ____

tag

An HTML ________ is a notation used to define a data element for display or other purposes.

IP Address

An address on the Internet is called a(n) ________.

competitive strategy

An organization's goals and objectives are determined by its

query

Brenda, the sales manager of a firm, wants to generate a report containing sales analyses of the second and third quarter of the year. She should use a ________ to obtain the information that she wants from the database.

LAN

Computers in a small hospital are most likely connected to each other using ________.

data

Customers' names, numbers, and addresses are an example of the _____ component of an information system

diamonds

Decisions in the bpmn model are represented by ____

Selected Answer: attributes

Entities in a data model have ________ that describe the characteristics of the entity.

creating a table for each entity

Identify the first step in transforming a data model into a relational database design

handover

If a mobile user moves out of an original cell, the user is automatically switched to an adjoining cell. This is known as a/an ________.

Selected Answer: bytes

In a database, ________ are grouped into columns that represent table attributes.

relationship

In an E-R diagram, a line between two entities represents a(n) ________.

the end of a business process

In the BPMN model, a circle with a heavy border represents_____

procedure

In the airline industry, instructions for cancelling a reservation are an example of

radio waves

Like Wi-Fi, cellular communication uses ________.

abstraction

Miguel proposes a new design idea for an automobile to his boss. He illustrates the model through a presentation, describes how the firm could profit from it, and how it meets customers needs. Which of Reich's four critical skills is Miguel exhibiting?

value

Porter defined ______ as the amount of money a customer is willing to pay for a resource, product, or service

supportive

Procedures for dynamic processes are

foreign keys

Relational databases represent relationships using ________

providing metadata about the page

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) provides a way for apps on a network to talk to each other using all these ways, EXCEPT ________. the structure of the data that it will produce standard protocols to publish a menu of services that the application provides the structure of the data that it expects to receive providing metadata about the page

margin

The difference between the value an activity generates and the cost of the activity is called ____

how sustainable an industry's profitability will be

The intensity of Porter's five forces model determines

information

The monthly average sales for a company is an example of

prescriptive

The procedures for structured processes are

they are effective

What is a characteristic of structured processes?

they are difficult to use they are an emerging market they require developer patience with sometimes cumbersome user interfaces

What is true of NoSQL databases?

to achieve organizational strategy

Which of the following appropriately justifies a company's decision to develop an information system

XML

Which of the following is NOT a protocol type? SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer XML Hypertext Transport IP

web

Which of the following is NOT a tier in three-tier architecture?

education and industry

Which of the following is NOT the most significant determinant of employment and salary today?

They are the workhorse of the information systems industry today.

Which of the following is NOT true about NoSQL DBMSs?

It is license-free for most applications.

Which of the following is TRUE of MySQL?

It enables the business to enforce policies

Which of the following is a benefit of standardizing the business process?

just sufficient

Which of the following is a critical data characteristic?

The speed of a computer processor doubles every 18 months

Which of the following is a misinterpretation of Moore's Law?

negotiating prices with vendors

Which of the following is a support activity in the value chain?

TCP/IP Protocol architecture

Which of the following is an application layer protocol?

Access

Which of the following is an example of a database management system?

government policies

Which of the following is an industry barrier to new entrants in an established market?

data

Which of the following refers to recorded facts and figures?

lost update problem

Which of the following refers to the problem that exists in database applications when two users modify the same data item, but only one of those changes is recorded?

The ratio of price to performance of computers has fallen drastically.

Which of the following results is attributed to Moore's Law?

The number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months

Which of the following statements best describes Moore's Law

It enables many different organizations to use the same physical hardware.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about cloud computing?

It is a worldwide-unique name that is associated with a particular Internet address.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about domain names?

The amount of resources leased can be increased or decreased dynamically

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the cloud?

These processes, rely, to a large extent on human intuition

Which of the following statements is TRUE of dynamic processes?

the rapid growth of internet accessability

Which of the following trends driven by Moore's Law is changing the way businesses use information technology?

information

____ is referred to as knowledge derived from recorded facts and figures

competitive strategy

______ determines the structure, features, and functions of every IS

experimentation

______ is defined as making a careful and reasoned analysis of an opportunity, envisioning, potential products or solutions or applications of technology, and then developing those ideas that seem to have the most promise, consistent with the resources one has

business process

______ is referred to as a sequence of activities for accomplishing a function

efficiency

______ means accomplishing a certain process with minimum resources

control

_______ is a critical part of structured processes

domain name

________ a worldwide-unique name that is affiliated with a particular public IP address.

Web servers

________ are software programs that run on a server-tier computer and that manage http traffic by sending and receiving Web pages to and from clients.

Users

________ are the final judges as to what data the database should contain and how the records in that database should be related to one another.

Bluetooth

________ is a wireless communication method that is used for transmitting data over short distances, such as in wireless keyboards.

Access

________ is both a DBMS and an application development product.

HTML

________ is the most common language for defining the layout and structure of web pages.

Selected Answer: Normalization

________ is the process of converting a poorly structured table into two or more well-structured tables.

Hypertext Transport Protocol (http)

________ is the protocol used between browsers and Web servers.

what new advancements in IT are out there

strategic planning should always ask the following except