MIS 111 Midterm 3
Which of the following does NOT help with managing supply chain information?
CRM
What is the importance of the triple constraints / the Scope Triangle?
Gantt chart
What is NOT an advantage of digital transmission?
Harder to encrypt
________ are exchange points for Internet traffic.
NAPs
The Internet is a ______________.
WAN
According to IT's About Business 8.3, Bobbejaanland Family Park implemented ________ technology to track customers.
Wi-Fi
________ is an unauthorized access point into a wireless network.
a rogue access point
When printing from your phone or computer to a CatPrints station, you are printing to an:
content service
How does this this wall safe provide a safe hiding spot?
hidden affordance
________ transmission systems are relatively inexpensive but must have unobstructed line of sight.
microwave
________________ enables secure communication over the Internet using VPNs.
none of these options
The concept of ________ is also known as utility computing or ________.
on-demand ; SaaS
This website uses what type of balance?
symmetrical
What is the length of the critical path?
11
What organization employed Sir Tim Berners-Lee when he developed the "vague but exciting" concept for the world wide web?
CERN
What type of project management documentation includes information about all of the Triple Constraints?
Gantt chart
In Terms of SEO Panda is what?
Google's Filer to promote high quality web pages
________ is a small, portable wireless device that provides users with a permanent Wi-Fi hotspot wherever they go.
MiFi
Parking garage passes and access control on employee ID badges are examples of:
RFID
Packets sent over which route will arrive first (shortest transmission time)?
Unknown - can't be determined from information shown
What was a major consideration when selecting the paths (routes) for the physical media used for guided media?
all of the above
Businesses like to use Virtual Private Networks for every reason except?
virtual networks are faster than ordinary internet connections
Which of the following is NOT broadband?
Dial-up
According to IT's About Business 6.1, ________ is the world's most isolated country when it comes to telecommunications access.
Eritrea
In the History of the Cell Phone video case, how did the use of cellular phones change the way in which calls were made?
Instead of calling a place, calls to cellular telephones were associated with a person
Which of the following is the technology that enables most mobile wallet applications?
NFC
What is an affordance?
Physical property of an object that shows functionality
What technology has been used for such diverse applications as healthcare, tracking lost pets, and toll collecting on highways
RFID
Which of the following is NOT a basic function of TCP/IP?
Responsible for disassembling, delivering, and reassembling data during transmission
Which of the Following is NOT true
SEO is almost completely controllable
What is the purpose of a PERT chart?
Schedule and organize tasks
Which of the following "laws" we've discussed determines the maximum bandwidth (signaling rate) of a given type of communication media (e.g., copper cable, fiber optic, etc.)?
Shannon's law
Which of the following is an example of using Twitter for market research?
Take advantage of the tools that enable you to find people in the industries in which they operate.
From Don Norman's perspective, what fatal flaw does the BMW iDrive (which he described as a well thought out, very logical, and sensible device) have with respect its human interface?
The iDrive destroyed spatiality
Developed by the US Navy, a PERT (Program Evaluation Review Technique) chart would help a project manager understand what aspect of a project?
The project milestones and the order they are scheduled to be completed
What common function do "HTTP", "TCP" and "IP" share?
They all define internet-based protocols
Which of these is NOT enumerated as a Motivation to Create Accessible Web Content?
To improve the reliability of technical functionality (technology centered motivations)
Which of the following is NOT a listed technique to make websites mobile friendly?
Using technologies like flash to enhance your websites capabilities
The four guiding principles of accessibility (perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust) are included in what document?
Web Content Accessibility Guide, Version 2.0
a feature of an object that limits possible (often incorrect) uses of a devices is known as:
a constraint
Many experts believe ________ is the solution to the challenge of making money from social networking sites and social commerce sites.
advertising
Physical properties (shape, texture, color, etc.) of an object that allow someone to use an object correctly without the need for labels or instructions are known as:
affordances
Why are there so many different physical connector types?
all of the above
Which of the following would motivate businesses to create accessible eCommerce websites for their customers?
all of the three reasons shown above
Signals used to send messages can be _______ or digital.
analog
The human voice is a (an):
analog signal
Customers _____________________ because of Web 2.0.
are more empowered
What short-range wireless technology is commonly to connect smartphones with hands-free headsets for telephone calls and listening to music?
bluetooth
Harald Blaatand, who was the King of Demark from 940- 981, is associated with what wireless technology?
bluetooth technology
________________ allows you to access the internet through a coaxial media previously used only for TV connections
cable modern
The expansion of telecommunications infrastructure occurred primarily during while era of globalization, as described by Thomas Friedman?
companies
According to the speaker from Accenture, project management is not about lists and linear relationships, but rather involves managing what?
complex inter-relationships
What term did Don Norman define as story that puts the operation of the system into context, weaving together all of the essential components, providing a framework, a context, and reasons for understanding?
conceptual model
You were instructed not to include your any personally identifiable information, such as your name, on your ABP-3 website to avoid a violation of FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act). This addresses which of the following cybersecurity goals?
confidentiality
The design of connectors consider the speed of the communication interface, the function being supported, and what other concept related to human-computer interface design?
constraints to improve reliability
A ________ system tracks all communications between the company and the customer, the purpose of each communication, and any necessary follow-up.
contact management
According to IT's About Business 6.2, the main drawback to Google Fiber for Google is ________.
cost
________ modems convert information for use on the POTS.
dial-up
In the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) " http://www.arizona.edu ", what does ".edu" define?
domain
________ offer limited accessibility to the ________ of participating companies.
extranets ; intranets
According to IT's About Business 9.4, GM used ________ to promote jobs and feature new cars.
What affordance issue is the label "PUSH" addressing
false affordance
From a user's perspective, perceived affordances would include actual perceptible design affordances and what other category of perceptual affordances?
false or fake design affordance
Which of the following types of guided media has the highest level of physical security from eavesdropping?
fiber optic cable
What type of guided media uses light for signaling?
fiber optics
Google's main business reason for installing fiber in select US cities is to _______.
generate more web traffic, which generates more ad revenue for them
Satellites used for data communications that appear to be stationary from a fixed location on earth are placed in what type of orbit?
geosynchronous orbit
How would you describe the stakeholder role of Eller's Dean and the Mar/Comm Team in the project to transform the Eller College's website into a "marketing hub"?
high interest / importance, high influence
Most users of these salt -and-pepper shakers would most likely depend on information from what level of the McGinn hierarchy?
human sensory perception
In the McGinn model of design, the least common category of design elements would be related to what factor in the McGinn model?
individuals
The three security challenges of wireless communication are confidentiality, accessibility, and _____.
integrity
Social ________ is the monitoring, collection, and analysis of socially generated data to make strategic decisions.
intelligence
Operating unregulated WiFi networks, clickers, Bluetooth headsets, cordless telephones, and microwave ovens using the same 2.4GHz ISM frequency range in close proximity to one another might result in what problem?
interference
The web __________ the same thing as the internet.
is not
Which of the following is FALSE of social computing?
it allows social information to remain anonymous
Eller's Dean, Dr. Paulo Goes, routinely sends an email newsletter called "Dean's Update" with information about the college to alumni and donors. Which web marketing strategy does this use?
law of push and pull
Which of the following issues related to wireless communication would NOT be a problem for an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system?
line-of-sight
In general, what you think of as the quality of your network connection speed when you are using your PC, iPad, or Smartphone is most influenced by which of the following?
local tier-3 ISPs
In general, what you think of as the quality of your network connection speed when you are using your PC, iPad, or Smartphone is most influenced by which of the following?
local tier-3 ISPs
Amazon uses a _________-end CRM system because it ________.
low; recommends products to returning customers
An unobstructed, straight line -of-sight path between a transmitter and receiver is required by which of the following high-speed, commercial wireless network technologies?
microwave
In a packet-switched data communication network, which of the following is true:
packets can be lost or become corrupted between the sender and receiver
What term is used to describe a physical interface between peripheral devices and the computer?
port
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) address all of the following issues related to the transmission of data using packets, EXCEPT:
privacy for user's message content
In the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) "http://www.arizona.edu", what does "http://" define?
protocol
What term did we use to describe customer sale generated from a website lead (potential customer)?
sales conversion
A _________ system lists potential customers or customers who have purchased related products; that is, products similar to those that the salesperson is trying to sell to the customer.
sales lead tracking
In project management, the "Iron Triangle" or "Triple Constraint" includes a project's time, resources and what other dimension of the planning process?
scope
The guidelines for provided for ABP3 would be an example of which of the triple constraints?
scope
According to IT's About Business 9.3, ________ is writing repurposed for a mobile society in which readers' attention is fleeting.
serialized fiction
What did the NASA project manager indicate was the greatest risk he faced in managing projects for NASA?
social and political risk
In the video case describing the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) presented by Vint Cref, what common problem did his analogy using the postal service to email a page from a book have with sending TCP packets?
the message might get lost and not delivered
Assume you need to put a sign that says "PUSH" on a door handle to explain the correct way to operate the door. The "PUSH" sign helps a user understand what aspect of usability?
the sign explains a false affordance
As I move farther away from campus, I notice that my UAWiFi connection gets progressively weaker. What factor will always cause this to occur?
the signal strength is lost due to attenuation
What is considered to be the high-\capacity data transmission core of the Internet structure?
tier 1 ISP
Google Analytics Reports include everything except what?
total monthly visits from youtube referrals
What is the most common mistake that increases page loading times?
using huge images
Similar to trends in computing hardware, what is the trend for wireless network hardware?
virtualization and merging with the cloud