MIS Quiz 2
Which of the following statements is true?
"If the structure of a list is simple enough, there is no need to use database technology."
__________uses the Internet to create the appearance of private, secure connections.
A virtual private network (VPN)
Which of the following is descriptive of a service-oriented architecture (SOA)?
All interactions among computing devices are defined as services in a formal, standardized way.
Database management systems (DBMS) are sometimes included in cloud vendor's offerings. ___________ is a petabyte-scale data warehouse available through Amazon.
Amazon Redshift
Which of the below ACID properties defines "that either all of a transaction is processed or none of it is"?
Atomicity
When the data model is converted to a database, which object on the model will become a column or fields in the table?
Attributes
According to a senior analyst at Gartner, Inc, "_____________ are the most radical changes to the economics and the culture of client computing in business in decades."
BYOD strategies
Which of the following cloud services can Falcon Security use to distribute its content worldwide and to respond to leads generated from advertising?
CDN (content delivery network)
Which of the following is a Web-based programming language?
CSS3
What does 'C' stand for in the ACID property of DBMS?
Consistency
Which of the following statements about the state of data in 2026 is true?
Databases will be increasingly targeted for theft or mischief.
Which of the below ACID property defines "that once a transaction is stored, it never goes awaylong dash—even in the presence of failure"?
Durable
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of future cloud-based information systems?
Free
Which of the following is one of the SaaS services that Falcon can utilize?
Google Drive
Which of the following is not an operation performed by a database developer?
Grants access permission to a database
Which of the following is an advantage of employee use of mobile systems at work?
Greater employee satisfaction
Which of the below is not dependent on an operating system?
HTML5
Which feature does not qualify a phone to be a smart phone?
Having good voice quality
A(n) ________ is the movement from one network to another.
Hop
Public IP addresses must be unique and worldwide; their assignment is controlled by a public agency known as __________.
ICANN
Which of the below is not a feature of General Electric's Industrial Internet?
Increases waste
Today, everyday objects are being embedded with hardware that can sense, process, and transmit data. Connecting these objects to the Internet is leading to ________.
Internet of Things
Which of the following current hot job titles did not even exist 10 years ago?
IoT architect
Which of the following is false with respect to Falcon usage of databases?
It cannot query the database having metadata.
Which one of the below is not a feature of MDM software?
It does not help the IS to remotely control data.
Which of the following is not a function of an operating system?
It does not manage the user interface like the keyboard, mouse and other devices
What is cardinality?
It helps to describe the relationship between two entities.
Which of the following is not a major element of a mobile system?
Light laptops
Which of the below operation is done by the DBA in the operation environment?
Manage processing rights and responsibilities
Which among the following is an example of PaaS?
Microsoft Azure
Which of the following is not a resource found in the cloud?
Mobile Device
Which of the following describes a vendor licensed product that assists with such things as backing up and restoring mobile devices, as well as installing software updates to these devices?
Mobile device management (MDM)
Falcon utilizes one of the new NoSQL DBMS products like __________, an open source document-oriented DBMSlong dash—to store the video footage in the same database as the metadata.
MongoDB
Which is not a feature of Web applications
Multiple versions required
Which of the below is an open source database management system?
MySQL
Which of the following is a valid DBMS category according to the new requirement?
NoSQL DBMS
Which type of software manages the hardware components of a computer?
Operating system
Which job will not be considered to be the hot job in the future?
PL/SQL developer
If Falcon Security wished to install some of its own custom developed application software in the cloud, it would need to obtain ________ cloud resources.
PaaS (Platform as a Service)
Which of the below statements is false with respect to technological advancement in people's life?
People are always isolated.
Which of the following statements about a private cloud is NOT accurate?
Private clouds provide secure access from outside that infrastructure.
Which of the following is the purpose of "application programs"?
Provide security, data consistency, and special purpose processing like handle out-of-stock situations
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of employee use of mobile systems at work?
Reduced support costs
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that organizations use the cloud?
SCaaS (Security control as a service)
The method of obtaining cloud-based services that include hardware infrastructure, operating system, and application programs is termed _______.
SaaS (Software as a Service)
Which of the below DBA activities is not performed as part of a "Backup and Recovery" activity in the operation environment?
Set up request tracking system
Which of the following is a DBMS product offered by Amazon?
Simple Database Service
______________provides not only hardware infrastructure, but an operating system and application programs as well.
Software as a service (SaaS)
Which of the below is not a non-mobile operating system?
Symbian
All of the following are correct statements except _________.
Technological advances will have little impact on our everyday lives
________ is a remote access system that enables physicians to provide service to patients located in hard to reach areas of the world.
Telediagnosis
What happens when the tables are not normalized?
There is a data integrity problem.
Which of the below refers to the characteristic of a remote action?
These systems enable experts to scale their expertise.
Which of the below is not possible with respect to storage of metadata?
They cannot use it for the most sophisticated query operations if needed.
Which of the following statements is false with respect to self-driving cars?
They will have great mileage and performance
Which of the following tasks cannot be performed using the list but can be managed through databases?
To keep track of student registration
Which of the following statements is accurate?
Today, the relational database is not always the best choice for storing data.
Which of the following is a server OS?
UNIX
Which of the following statements about virtual private networks (VPNs) is NOT accurate?
VPNs provide secure communications over the Internet, but they are so complex and expensive that only the military and government organizations can use them.
________ can be used to create what appears to be a private secure network over the Internet.
Virtual Private Networks
Which of the following is NOT an example of a resource in the cloud?
Virtual employees
Which among the following is a standard for describing the services, inputs and outputs, and other data supported by a Web service?
WSDL (Web Services Description Language)
An important advantage of ________ is that the browser provides a generally consistent environment in which to execute
Web applications
Which statement is correct about the two categories of applications?
Web applications run in a browser and native applications run on a single operating system.
The predominant operating system for non-mobile client computers is __________.
Windows
All of the following are reasons you need to know about databases except:
You need to understand the details of database technology.
Which of the following are we likely to see in the future?
Your home will be so smart that it will analyze you.
A program used to create, process, and administer a database is called _________.
a database management system
A content delivery network (CDN) is:
a system of hardware and software that stores user data in many different geographical locations and makes those data available on demand.
A database ________ is a collection of forms, reports, queries, and application programs.
application
The DBMS does not provide applications for which operation?
automatically correcting data
An industry that is likely to be negatively impacted by self-driving cars is:
automobile insurance
A _______ network delivers user data in many different geographical locations and makes those data available in a way that minimizes response time.
content delivery
The purpose of a database management system (DBMS) is to __________ a database.
create, process, and administer
The best way to prepare for hot job is to:
cultivate creativity.
Two employees work in the same department. In the organization's database, one employee record states the department name as "Sales", but the other employee's record states the department name as "Sales and Marketing." This illustrates a _________ problem.
data integrity
Organizations use specially trained __________ to develop, maintain, secure, and adapt databases.
database administrators
Falcon Security can use different _________ depending on its plans to store and query its collection of customer security videos.
database architectures
Database applications include __________.
forms, reports, and queries
Organizations are interested in new hardware because they represent potential opportunities, or threats, to their ability to
generate revenue
IaaS provides basic __________ in the cloud.
hardware
In the Internet, the movement from one network to another network is termed a _______.
hop
The major elements in a mobile system include all the following except _________.
in-place users
The purpose of a database is to ________.
keep track of things with multiple themes
Toshio and Cam discuss these alternatives and decide to use Access to store the metadata. They know this approach is ___________________ because it uses known technology.
less risky
A controversial topic today regarding the cost and flow of Internet traffic is ________.
net neutrality
If a database table contains redundant or duplicate data, it can be converted into two tables with better structure through _________.
normalization
It is important that database designers perform __________ prior to implementing the database in order to eliminate poorly structured tables.
normalization
Every computing device has a(n) __________, a program that controls that device's resources.
operating system
The purpose of a database query is to _____________.
provide a subset of data based on user-supplied criteria
The advantages of employees using their own mobile devices at work include all of the following except _________.
reduced risk of lost or damaged data
All of the following are characteristics of native applications except ________.
runs seamlessly on any device under the browser
Despite the power and low cost of cloud services through the Internet, organizations must beware of ________.
security threats
Lists that involve data with _______ require a spreadsheet.
single theme
Google has projects underway that will increase the Internet's ________.
speed and spread
If the list is long, put it into a ___________.
spreadsheet
If Falcon Security chooses to use a NoSQL DBMS such as MongoDB, it will be able to __________.
store the video footage in the same database as the metadata
Mobile smart devices include smart phones, ___________, smart watches, and small-light laptops.
tablets
The most significant driver in the importance of mobile systems is ___________.
the size of the market
A connection that is a virtual, private pathway over a public or shared network from the VPN client to the VPN server is called a(n) ________.
tunnel
