BCOR-330 Exam 1

A terabyte equals approximately how many bytes?

1 billion

What idea or concept does Adam Smith propose in his Invisible Hand theory?

A free, unregulated market operates better than one in which the government controls the business activities of individuals and companies.

Which of the following is an example of the Hawthorne effect?

A supervisor who frequently gives feedback to the employees who report to her—both to praise them and to let them know areas where they can improve—notices that employee productivity rises.

FireWire connectors were developed for what brand of computers?

Apple

What is equal to one cycle per second?

Hertz

Adding software to a digital device, or adding hardware components to a digital device is called ________.

Installing

memory located directly on the processor itself

L1 cache

How did Karl Marx disagree with John Locke's ideas about the outcomes or products of labor?

Locke believed that people own all the products of their own labor, but Marx believed that ownership could differ for the products of living labor and accumulated labor.

What did Peter Drucker mean by "decentralization"?

Organizations work at what they do best and have a comparative advantage and outsource the work at which they have no advantage.

extremely small amount of memory (measured in bits) located throughout the processor

Register

Which of the following statements most clearly describes Mary Parker Follett's contribution to management theory?

The most important elements of an organization are relationships, informal processes, and communications.

Frederick Taylor used time-and-motion studies to

break down work tasks to find ways to improve them.

In his text, "The Human Side of Enterprise," Douglas McGregor focused on

manager attitudes toward their employees

Fayol's principles for structuring organizational roles and authority emphasize

order and unity, so that employees understand their role and report to only one person.

The primary advantage of mainframes computers is that they

reduce the amount of data storage required for a company's resources.

In his theories of management, Peter Drucker placed special emphasis on

the importance of involving employees in the goal-setting process.

The main function of executive support systems (ESSs) is to

turn data into information to support high-level decision making.