CIS Final Exam, CIS 110 Exam 3 Manhattan College, CIS 110-02 EXAM 1, CIS 110 Exam 2

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What is Wisdom? How does it relate to Data, Information, and Knowledge?

- The actions that are taken based on the input from the knowledge.

What is Big Data? How is it characterized?

- The words "Big Data" refer to the area that deals with handling huge amount of data being generated due to latest advances in information and communications technologies and ubiquitoes availability and use of the Internet and worldwide web. - It is characterized by "3Vs": o Volume: Unprecedented amount of large data o Velocity: Data being generated in almost real time o Variety: So many different types of data

• PMT - To calculate the amount of a monthly payment when you borrow money

- To calculate the amount of a monthly payment when you borrow money

• OR

- To check whether at least one of the two conditions being tested return true

• AND

- To check whether the two conditions being tested are true

• AVERAGE

- To find the average value of its arguments

• MAX

- To find the largest number in a range

• NPV

- To find the net present value of an investment

• COUNT

- To find the number of cells in a range

• MIN

- To find the smallest number in a range

• SUM

- To find the sum of the numbers in a range

You are asked to write a formula in Cell I4 to display the text VERY GOOD if the number of products sold is 80% or greater than the number of products bought. If the number of products sold is less than 80% or greater than the formula displays nothing.

= IF(E4/D4>=0.80, "VERY GOOD", "")

33)Applications, especially those from the same vendor such as Microsoft, Google, or Apple, are normally consistent. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

35)When an operation is processing a series of inputs, the completion count gives the tally of the completed instances or, equivalently, the number of instances remaining. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

40)The Internet supports point-to-point asynchronous communication. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

41)A relative path can be just the file name if the referenced file is in the same folder as the page that links to it. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

42)When using tag pairs, all tags between a starting tag and an ending tag should be matched. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

45)Most interactions over the Internet use a protocol known as client/server interaction. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

48)Finding errors in software is much easier than diagnosing the cause of those errors. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

50)Mozilla's Firefox is an example of an open source browser. A) True B) False ANSWER

A) True

51)Google's Advanced Search allows you to filter a search by specifying a site or a domain. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

52)The placeholder technique is used to protect part of the text that you don't want to tamper with when using Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA). A) True B) False

A) True

53)To describe how a web page should look, many pages use Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

6) In relation to Copy/Paste/Edit, which of the following terms refers to the intended result of transforming or editing information? 6) _______ A) original value B) source value C) target value D) final value

C) target value

Computer experts call spaces, tabs, and blanks that have been inserted for readability A) alignment B) embedded space C) white space D) tags

C) white space

If you have a printer attached to your computer and then add a new pair of speakers, you will not need a new device driver since you already have a device driver for the printer.

False

Lower level managers make tactical decisions, which generally deal with activities such as short-term planning, organizing, and control.

False

Place value representation is associated with decimal numbers in the base 10 but it does not apply to the binary numbers.

False

Run-length encoding is a lossy compression scheme.

False

The ADD instruction adds the address numbers of the memory locations associated with the two values to be added.

False

The term bit is a contraction of bite digit.

False

The way you make the color yellow using paints is similar to the process of creating the yellow color on a computer screen.

False

Transaction processing systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

False

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about extended ASCII code? A. It was developed in the United States B. Its is now known as ISO-8859-1 C. It replaced Unicode in 2010 D. It was adopted by IBM as the standard for character representation

C. It replaced Unicode in 2010

Digitizing sound A. Is compressed using MPEG B. Requires lossless compression techniques C. Uses bits to represent both positive and negative values D. Achieves perfection using an unlimited number of bits

C. Uses bits to represent both positive and negative values

The type of information stored in a field in a database is described by the: A. tuple B. field_name C. data_format D. record

C. data_format

Which of the following fields could not be a primary key field? A. Driver License number B. student ID number C. last name D. Web address

C. last name

A student's decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a transaction to the university's information system but not to its accounting system.

True

A university registrar who uses her experience with university admissions along with your high school grades, application essays, letters of recommendation, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, would be applying her knowledge in your application process.

True

All colors with equal intensities of RGB subpixels are always some shade of gray or white or black.

True

An organization's supply chain describes the flow of materials, information, money, and services from raw material suppliers through factories and warehouses to the end customers.

True

An organization's supply chain starts at the supplier and ends at the customer.

True

Digitizing a sound wave requires that the analog wave be converted to bits.

True

Every bit can exist in one of two states: 0 or 1.

True

Information systems tend to follow the structure of organizations and they are based on the needs of employees.

True

Information technology makes managers more productive

True

Information technology refers to computer-based tools used to support the needs of an organization

True

The 7-bit ASCII codes are part of UTF-8.

True

The PandA unit is known as a bit.

True

The byte is the standard unit for computer memory.

True

The process of converting code written in a high-level language to something a computer can understand is known as compiling.

True

The tag characters included with the content characters of the digitized Oxford English Dictionary increases the size of the file compared with plain text.

True

The term bit was originally adopted because early computer designers interpreted the two patters as 1 and 0, the digits of the binary number system.

True

To play a digitized sound, the numbers are read from memory into a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), which creates an electrical wave that is then input to a speaker.

True

Transaction processing systems provide the input for the organization's databases.

True

When an object vibrates, the vibrations push air which causes pressure waves that vibrate our eardrums and, by doing this, create sound.

True

You do not have to work in the IT department to benefit from learning about IT

True

_____ is a way to represent Unicode using variable-length codes.

UTF-8

A logical table can be created with information from no more than two physical tables.

false

Information technology and information systems are the same thing.

false

The logical database is the permanent repository of the data.

false

To successfully use a database, a user must be able to write SQL.

false

Column headings for a database table are called ______.

fields

If we want Excel to perform a calculation, we need to enter a _________ into a cell.

formula

Title, Platform, Unit Cost, etc. are called column names, column labels or column __________.

headings

The ______ operation combines two tables and removes the duplicate rows from the resulting table.

join

The ________, or view of the database, is the form of the database the users see and is created on demand from existing information.

logical database

5. Rows are _______ and columns have _ _______

numbered ; letters

Database ________ allow us to ask questions of a database in a way that lets the software find the answer for us.

operations

The design of a(n) ________ database is guided by technical considerations, while the design of a(n) ________ database is guided by personal considerations of the users.

physical; logical

A(n) ______ is a unique identifier for any row in a database table.

primary key

A(n) ________ is a database command defining a table expressed using the five database operators.

query

The cell name A1 in the formula =A1+20 is called a cell _________

reference

A(n) ______ makes use of the multiple tables of related information.

relational database

A(n) ________ is a correspondence between two tables of a database.

relationship

The reason that Excel modified the formula cell reference, when the formula was copied, was because the formula contained ________ cell references.

relative

An SQL ________ query can perform any or all of the operations on tables.

select

The ______ operation takes rows from a table to create a new table.

select rows

The default name for the first worksheet is ______

sheet1

The default name for the second worksheet is ______

sheet2

We can avoid explicitly naming all the cells to add (from question 14), by the _______ function on the range of cells.

sum

Databases are based on information organized in ______.

tables

A database table may not contain multiple identical rows; all its rows must differ.

true

In relational databases, think of an attribute as a "column of a table," where the "attribute names" are column headings and "attribute values" are the entries.

true

Inconsistency is the main reason to avoid redundancy of information in a database.

true

Information is data that have been organized to provide value.

true

Queries are used to create logical tables (aka, views).

true

Queries are used to create views.

true

Relationships are specified by the designer of a database.

true

The logical database shows users the view of the information that they need and want.

true

The ______ operation is used to combine information from two tables.

union

One or more worksheets saved (on disk) together under the same file are called a _______

workbook

To prevent the column, of a cell reference, from being changed when a formula is copied, we prefix the cell reference column name with a ______.

To prevent the row number, of a cell reference, from being changed when a formula is copied we prefix the cell reference row number with a ______.

• IF

- To check whether a condition id true or false

• ROUNDUP

-To round a number up

8. When a formula is copied, relative cell references within a formula are modified as follows: 1. When a formula is copied one cell to the right (across a row) the ------ of the cell reference is advanced by one. 2. When a formula is copied one cell down (down a column) the ---- of the cell reference is incremented by one.

1. column 2. row

A Nyquist rule requires that, to capture frequencies up to 17,000 Hz, you must sample at a rate of at least _____ Hz.

34,000

All formulas in Excel begin with a ___

The original version of ASCII used A) 7-bit code B) 16-bit code C) 4-bit code D) 8-bit code

A) 7-bit code

Which of the following tags is NOT required on a web page? A) <br/> B) </html> C) <body> D) <head>

A) <br/>

Placeholders can be inserted throughout your work for long, commonly occurring phrases, and the placeholders can later be changed easily by using A) Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA) B) Copy/Paste (C/P) C) metaphors D) Copy/Paste/Edit (C/P/E)

A) Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA)

Which of the following would NOT be considered a typical processor instruction? A) Search through a list of names to find the first entry equal to a particular value. B) Compute the logical AND of two values. C) Shift the bits of a word to the right, putting 0s on the left and discarding bits on the right. D) Test if a bit is 0 and jump to a specific set of instructions, based on the outcome.

A) Search through a list of names to find the first entry equal to a particular value.

55)The AND operator is one of the Boolean operators. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

Which of the following is(are) NOT TRUE about applying the placeholder technique? A) You must use the hashtag symbol (#) to mark all text that you want to correct. B) You replace the placeholder with the original text. C) You replace all correct text sequences with a placeholder. D) You use F/RA to make corrections.

A) You must use the hashtag symbol (#) to mark all text that you want to correct.

A Google search result includes a snippet for each web page in the returned list. In this context, what is a snippet? A) a preview of what might be on the page B) the site's URL C) the text between the page's <title></title> tags D) None of these

A) a preview of what might be on the page

Which of the following might be a single machine instruction? A) add two numbers together B) convert a decimal number to binary C) request a new web page from a browser D) send a file to the printer

A) add two numbers together

11) Folders may contain 11) ______ A) both files and folders B) only other folders C) only web pages D) only files

A) both files and folders

Which of the following might be a single machine instruction? A. Add two numbers together B. Request new web page from browser C. Send a file to the printer D. Convert a decimal number to binary

A. Add two numbers together

The NATO broadcast alphabet A. Encodes letters as words B. Makes it difficult to distinguish between different letters C. Is efficient in minimizing the amount of memory needed to store each letter D. Encodes all digits using unusual names

A. Encodes letters as words

A digitization guideline which states that the sapling frequency should exceed the signal frequency by at least a multiple of two is the A. Nyquist rule B. Sample rate rule C. Leibniz rule D. Analog-Digital rule

A. Nyquist rule

The familiar UPC bar code uses more than the minimum number of bits to code symbols A. So the reader can tell whether or not the product is upside down B. To allow for expansion in the future C. So the code will fill up the required amount of space on the package D. So additional information can be coded

A. So the reader can tell whether or not the product is upside down

The columns of data in a database are often known as: A. fields B. records C. tables D. tuples

A. fields

GIF encoding A. is a lossless encoding scheme B. can display 1024 different colors C. is used for photographs D. was invented by the Joint Photographic Experts Group of the ISO

A. is a lossless encoding scheme

The definition of a database includes all of the following except: A. tuples B. name C. field specifiers D. primary key

A. tuples

Memory locations are identified by numbers called _____.

Addresses

Which of the following would be used to display an ampersand (&) on a web page? A) \& B) & C) && D) <&>

B) &

The HTML tag pair for bold text is A) <bld></bld> B) <b></b> C) <i></i> D) <bb></bb>

B) <b></b>

Which of the following will display an image named rocket.jpg on a web page if the image file is stored in the same folder as the web page? A) <img src rocket.jpg/> B) <img src = "rocket.jpg"/> C) <img src "rocket.jpg"/> D) <img "rocket.jpg">

B) <img src = "rocket.jpg"/>

14) The tags used to specify table headings and column headings are 14) ______ A) <cd></cd> B) <th></th> C) <hd></hd> D) <ch></ch>

B) <th></th>

Which is true about a row in a table? A) A technical term for a row is a couple. B) A row is often called a record. C) A row is an entity, defining one particular object. D) All of the above

B) A row is often called a record.

21) The mouse was invented by 21) ______ A) Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak at Apple B) Douglas Engelbart and others at the Stanford Research Institute C) Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma D) Bill Gates at Microsoft

B) Douglas Engelbart and others at the Stanford Research Institute

34)Relying on 0s and 1s in representing digital information results in a great disadvantage in creating reproductions. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

36)Mobile devices have abandoned the desktop metaphor in favor of the contact metaphor. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

46)A hit on a page always means the search terms were found on that page. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

47)Perfect reproduction is a property of analog information. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

49)Internet communications are sent strictly through telephone line. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

54)All HTML tags come in pairs. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

The primary key field for the student database on a campus is probably the student: A) address B) ID C) phone D) last name

B) ID

If we want a subpixel to be of half intensity, we use A) 1100 0000 B) 1111 0000 C) 1000 0000 D) 0000 1111

C) 1000 0000

How many digits are in the hexadecimal system? A) 15 B) 8 C) 16 D) 4

C) 16

The main technology for local area networks is A) TCP/IP B) ISP C) Ethernet D) DNS

C) Ethernet

Assume you have a scanned black and white photo and the subpixels had values of 195 each. You want the image's pixels to all be nearer intense white while keeping their relative relationships. Which of the following could the subpixels be changed to? A) 179, 179, 179 B) 0, 0, 0 C) 0, 179, 212 D) 212, 212, 212

D) 212, 212, 212

The binary number 101 right to the left 2^0 represents the decimal number A) 9 B) 7 C) 3 D) 5 An example: Binary Places: 8 4 2 1 Binary number: 1 1 0 1 Decimal number: 8 +4+1= 13

D) 5

28) The preferred way to specify a break that continues text on the next line in a web page is to use the ________ tag. 28) ______ A) <enter> B) <linebreak> C) </br> D) <br/>

D) <br/>

_____ is the property of binary numbers in which the number of 1-bits is even.

Even parity

A client computer remains connected to a web server while the page is displayed on the screen.

FALSE

A bit is larger than a byte.

False

The brightness of the lights of a subpixel in an LCD display is its _____.

Intensity

A horizontal line is created using the <hr/> tag.

TRUE

Computers have instructions for both transforming and ________ information.

Transferring

Memory has a finite capacity.

True

The ________ defines the form of the information that can be stored in a field.

data type

How many digits are in the hexadecimal system? A. 8 B. 16 C. 15 D. 4

B. 16

What is the base of hexadecimal? A. 2 B. 16 C. 4 D. 10

B. 16

The Hawaiian alphabet has 18 symbols. How many bits are needed to represent these symbols? A. 2 B. 5 C. 28 D. 16

B. 5 (2^x = 16, x=4, Answer > 4)

The original version of ASCII used A. 4-bit code B. 7-bit code C. 16-bit code D. 8-bit code

B. 7-bit code

How many instructions do computers know? A. A lot (1000+) B. A few (100 or so) C. Only one D. More than humans can count

B. A few (100 or so)

The lowest level programming language that humans use is A. Binary B. Assembly C. C# D. Java

B. Assembly

A form of a program that is directly executable by a computer is a(n) A. Device driver file B. Binary object file C. Assembly file D. High-level language file

B. Binary object file

In the Fetch/Execute Cycle, the action of retrieving a machine instruction from the memory address is given by the program counter occurs during the A. Data Fetch (DF) step B. Instruction Fetch (IF) step C. Instruction Execute (EX) step D. Instruction Decode (ID) step

B. Instruction Fetch (IF) step

_____ refers to whether a number is even or odd. A. The binary system B. Parity C. The place system D. PandA

B. Parity

The quality of a sound recording is determined by the _____ and the sample precision. A. Notification rate B. Sample Rate C. Sample Speed D. Bit width

B. Sample Rate

The SELECT COLUMN operation is used to: A. create a new table from existing rows in a table B. create a logical table from existing fields in a table C. exclude specific rows from a table D. remove existing fields from a table

B. create a logical table from existing fields in a table

An important property of metadata is that it is intertwined with the information that it describes.

False

Because of its inaccuracy, lossy compression is useless for multimedia files.

False

The hardware implementation of the Fetch/Execute Cycle is the A) RAM B) control unit C) peripheral D) input/output (I/O) ports

) control unit

Briefly describe the three areas that are needed to build an information system

- Organization: Major Business functions including Accounting, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Human Resources - Management Structure and levels- senior managers, middle managers, operational managers focusing on different aspects of the business - Technology - computers, hardware, software, database, networking and security.

What are the four basic capabilities of an information system?

- Perform high-speed, high-volume, numerical computation - Provide fast, accurate, and inexpensive communication within and between organizations - Automate both semiautomatic business processes and manual tasks - Store huge amounts of information in an easy-to-access, yet small space

Who are the users of an information system supporting compensation plans of a company?

. Human resources department.

30) Select all that apply. Which of the following is an example of the computer providing feedback to the user? 30) ______ A) The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress. B) The user uses a keyboard shortcut like CTRL-S. C) Editing changes become visible on the screen. D) A progress bar shows how much of the work is done.

A) The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress. C) Editing changes become visible on the screen. D) A progress bar shows how much of the work is done.

31) When you install a new app, you should immediate and intuitively perform two activities which are clicking around and blazing away. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

32) Many desktop applications, regardless of vendor, share some basic features, such as a File menu and an Edit menu, and the items within these menus normally include the same operations. A) True B) False ANSWER:

A) True

If a cell points to cell N$8, this is an example of a(n) A) an absolute reference to the row and a relative reference to the column B) absolute cell reference C) relative cell reference D) an absolute reference to the column and a relative reference to the row

A) an absolute reference to the row and a relative reference to the column

In the 1950s and 1960s before integrated circuits were used, memory was made A) by stringing tiny magnetic "donuts" onto a grid of wire threads B) by a process of printing bits, similar to film photography C) by using a single transistor D) by creating a standing wave on a tightened electrical wire

A) by stringing tiny magnetic "donuts" onto a grid of wire threads

Select the one that does NOT apply. Digitized sound A) can be considered a synonym for analog sound B) can be reproduced exactly C) can be fixed by removing offending noises D) can be processed to reduce the number of bits

A) can be considered a synonym for analog sound

4) Perfect reproduction is a property of 4) _______ A) digital information B) target information C) analog information D) source information

A) digital information

9) Getting files from a web server is called 9) _______ A) downloading B) multicasting C) client-based networking D) uploading

A) downloading

Getting files from a web server is called A) downloading B) multicasting C) uploading D) client-based networking

A) downloading

To select a range of cells A) drag the cursor across the cells B) click Select on the Edit menu C) click the Add icon D) double-click the first and last cells

A) drag the cursor across the cells

27) The purpose of a cookie is to 27) ______ A) give the illusion of a continuous connection B) assign an IP address to a computer when it boots C) help packets find the correct web server D) translate host names to IP addresses

A) give the illusion of a continuous connection

Understanding how the pedals on your bicycle transfer power to the wheels A) makes you operationally attuned B) is an abstraction C) is a generalization D) is an algorithm

A) makes you operationally attuned

15) The boxes in the box model, from the inside out, are content, ________, border, and margin. 15) ______ A) padding B) stuffing C) expansion D) extra

A) padding

XML tags cannot contain A) spaces B) numbers C) uppercase letters D) lowercase letters

A) spaces

A weakness of Wikipedia is that A) the content is not always validated by experts B) the editing of content is highly restricted C) it contains old information which is never updated D) it covers only a limited number of topics

A) the content is not always validated by experts

If quotes surround the phrase "my favorite food", the search would find all pages with A) the exact phrase my favorite food B) the word favorite C) the word my D) the word food

A) the exact phrase my favorite food

If an algorithm is run at different times but with the same data the output will be A) the same B) sometimes the same but not often C) different D) impossible to tell

A) the same

16) Computer experts call spaces, tabs, and blanks that have been inserted for readability 16) ______ A) white space B) embedded space C) alignment D) tags

A) white space

If we want a subpixel to be half intensity, we use A. 1000 0000 B. 0000 1111 C. 1100 0000 D. 1111 0000

A. 1000 0000

37)Multicasting and point-to-point communication are equivalent terms. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

38)URLs are always case sensitive. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

39)The Internet is not yet fast enough to mimic synchronous communication. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

43)Two common image formats used on web pages are .gif and .css. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

44)In an advanced search, you can use the AND operator or the OR operator to narrow down search results but you cannot use both operators in one statement. A) True B) False ANSWER:

B) False

Select all that apply. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) Given enough time, manufacturers can develop bug-free software. B) Getting out and getting back in often works when an application is not working correctly. C) Program testing reveals only the absence of bugs, never their presence. D) Extensive and appropriate program testing will reveal all possible bugs.

B) Getting out and getting back in often works when an application is not working correctly.

7) Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using Copy/Paste/Edit? 7) _______ A) It is more accurate. B) It allows the user to recreate the formatting from scratch. C) It works well if the copied content is mostly similar to the desired final content. D) It is fast.

B) It allows the user to recreate the formatting from scratch.

A search engine consists, in part, of A) a snoop and an index B) a crawler and a query processor C) a link and a crawler D) a spider and a web

B) a crawler and a query processor

24) To create a web page with a list of HTML commands and their tags, it may be best to use 24) ______ A) a table B) a definition list C) an unnumbered list D) an ordered list

B) a definition list

A structure without any properties or content is A) information B) an instance C) a record D) a shortcut

B) an instance

18) A search for "baseball" AND ("stadiums" OR "parks") AND NOT "national parks" would look for 18) ______ A) baseball or stadiums or parks but not national parks B) baseball stadiums or baseball parks but not national parks C) baseball and stadiums and parks but not national parks D) None of these

B) baseball stadiums or baseball parks but not national parks

13) CSS considers every HTML5 element to be enclosed in a 13) ______ A) folder B) box C) body D) page

B) box

12) When a web browser needs to get a web page to display, it connects to the server 12) ______ A) when the first page located on that server is visited and stays connected until the browser is closed B) briefly and then displays the page after the transaction is complete C) when the first page located on that server is visited and stays connected until a page from a different server is visited D) when the page is visited and stays connected until another page is visited

B) briefly and then displays the page after the transaction is complete

An attribute or a set of attributes that could potentially be chosen as the table's key is a A) provisional key B) candidate key C) primary key D) secondary key

B) candidate key

25) In a search engine the index is built by the 25) ______ A) query processor B) crawler C) linker D) indexer

B) crawler

The processor clock A) measures the response time of user actions such as typing or clicking B) makes the machine cycle go to the next step C) measures how long a program has been running D) keeps the current time of day

B) makes the machine cycle go to the next step

Descriptive information should be placed A) on the bottom and left B) on the top and left C) on the bottom and right D) on the top and right

B) on the top and left

The first production application of digital information was A) the ENIAC computer B) punched card tabulation for the 1890 US Census C) the invention of the transistor at Bell Labs D) the use of vacuum tubes for calculations needed by the US Army

B) punched card tabulation for the 1890 US Census

26) Using only 1s and 0s means the information can be perfectly 26) ______ A) converted to a placeholder B) reproduced C) consistent D) converted to any home appliance

B) reproduced

Using only 1s and 0s means the information can be perfectly A) consistent B) reproduced C) converted to any home appliance D) converted to a placeholder

B) reproduced

Rebooting a computer means to A) run a program from a hard disk B) restart the computer C) start the computer D) None of these

B) restart the computer

5) A familiar example of the touch metaphor is 5) _______ A) a standard keyboard entry B) the Cover Flow mechanism C) a mouse click selection D) All of these

B) the Cover Flow mechanism

If the first character in a cell is the equals sign (=) A) the cell can only contain cell references and not data B) the cell contains a formula C) the cell must reference at least two other cells D) None of these

B) the cell contains a formula

22) The packets that make up a web page 22) ______ A) take the path through the network specified by DNS B) travel independently and may take different paths through the network C) always take the designated path through the Internet, as determined when the browser first contacts the server D) travel as a group so they all take the same path through the Internet

B) travel independently and may take different paths through the network

Algorithms should A) be ambiguous to allow creativity B) use resources efficiently C) only be clear to the algorithm designer D) be written to solve one specific case

B) use resources efficiently

A measure of how much information is transmitted per unit time is the _____.

Bandwith

The number of digits in a numbering system is its _____ or radix.

Base

Describe basic functions of a Customer Relationship Management system. Who are typical users of such a system?

Basic functions include the integration of all customer related information, and providing a unified view of the customer. All customer facing departments in an organizations like sales and marketing, customer support, and technical support are typical users.

An 8-bit sequence on the computer is called a(n) ________.

Byte

20) Placeholders can be inserted throughout your work for long, commonly occurring phrases, and the placeholders can later be changed easily by using 20) ______ A) metaphors B) Copy/Paste (C/P) C) Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA) D) Copy/Paste/Edit (C/P/E)

C) Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA)

What operation takes rows from one table to create a new table? A) Project B) Union C) Select row D) Difference

C) Select row

Which of the following is NOT an example of the computer providing feedback to the user? A) The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress. B) Editing changes become visible on the screen. C) The user uses a keyboard shortcut like CTRL-S. D) A progress bar shows how much of the work is done.

C) The user uses a keyboard shortcut like CTRL-S.

A Google search result includes a snippet for each web page in the returned list. In this context, what is a snippet? A) the site's URL B) the text between the page's <title></title> tags C) a preview of what might be on the page D) None of these

C) a preview of what might be on the page

17) In a web search, a match to a query is known as a(n) 17) ______ A) intersection B) URL list C) hit D) None of these

C) hit

Using even parity, a normal byte, such as 1010 0011, would A) use a ninth bit to determine which bit was changed if an error occurs B) include a ninth bit, set to 1 C) include a ninth bit, set to 0 D) not use a ninth bit

C) include a ninth bit, set to 0

19) The order in which hits are returned to a page is determined, in part, by 19) ______ A) anchor text B) meta data C) page rank D) page order

C) page rank

2) Which of the following can accurately complete the sentence shown below? The touch metaphor is truly a new metaphor because it A) replaces the mouse with a touch-sensitive screen B) means different things to different people C) represents the screen differently with content moved around D) enables simple navigation techniques

C) represents the screen differently with content moved around

The quality of a sound recording is determined by the ________ and the sample precision. A) bit width B) notification rate C) sample rate D) sample speed

C) sample rate

The familiar UPC bar code uses more than the minimum number of bits to code symbols A) so additional information can be coded B) so the code will fill up the required amount of space on the package C) so the reader can tell whether or not the product is upside down D) to allow for expansion in the future

C) so the reader can tell whether or not the product is upside down

A(n) _____ sequence is an ordering for a set of symbols used to sort them, such as alphabetical ordering.

Collating

In binary representations, an encoding that switches a 0 to a 1 or a 1 to a 0 is called the _____.

Complement

29) Which of the following research practices will help ensure that you obtain highly reliable information when you do a search? 29) ______ A) never rely on a single source B) question the information C) assess the site's authoritativeness D) All of these

D) All of these

Which of the following statements is NOT true about algorithms? A) Algorithms always work. B) Algorithms can be given at different levels of detail, depending on the abilities of the agent. C) Problems can be solved by different algorithms in different ways. D) All of these are true.

D) All of these are true.

23) Which of the following represents the correct order from largest to smallest? 23) ______ A) Internet, LAN, WWW B) WWW, Internet, LAN C) LAN, WWW, Internet D) Internet, WWW, LAN

D) Internet, WWW, LAN

Which of the following is NOT a property of computer memory? A) Memory locations store or record values. B) It is a series of discrete locations. C) Every memory location has an address. D) Memory locations have unlimited size.

D) Memory locations have unlimited size.

Extended ASCII is a 9-bit code.

False

1) Select all that apply. Which of the following is(are) TRUE about applying the placeholder technique? A) You use F/RA to make corrections. B) You replace all correct text sequences with a placeholder. C) You replace the placeholder with the original text. D) You must use the hashtag symbol (#) to mark all text that you want to correct.

D) You must use the hashtag symbol (#) to mark all text that you want to correct.

A logical table: A) is created from existing information B) is created fresh each time it is needed C) may combine information from multiple tables D) all of the above

D) all of the above

Communication between one sender and many receivers is called A) point-to-point communication B) unicast communication C) client/server communication D) broadcast communication

D) broadcast communication

8) DSL stands for 8) _______ A) dialup service link B) direct service link C) digital subscriber link D) digital subscriber line

D) digital subscriber line

3) The gesture that is typically used to launch an application is a ... A) two-finger sweep B) flick C) drag D) double tap

D) double tap

GIF encoding A) was invented by the Joint Photographic Experts Group of the ISO B) is used for movies C) can display 1024 different colors D) is a lossless encoding scheme

D) is a lossless encoding scheme

Which of the following can NOT complete the statement below? The intersect of an alphabetized list (IAL) and a No Alphabetized List (NAL) are different solutions because they A) require different forms of the input B) have different running times C) rely on the characteristics of the input D) look for different outcomes

D) look for different outcomes

A word or phrase assigned to a cell or range of cells is its A) symbol ID B) value C) literal D) name

D) name

The boxes in the box model, from the inside out, are content, ________, border, and margin. A) stuffing B) expansion C) extra D) padding

D) padding

10) The last part of a URL is the 10) ______ A) protocol B) www C) domain name D) pathname

D) pathname

The binary number 101 represents the decimal number A. 7 B. 3 C. 9 D. 5

D. 5

What does ASCII stand for? A. Algorithmic Sequence of Computer Integrated Information B. Aspiring Students Confused by Incoherent Incantations C. All Standards Complete Initialization Interface D. American Standard Code for Information Interchange

D. American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Which does NOT apply. Digitized sound A. Can be reproduced exactly B. Can be fixed by removing offending noises C. Can be processed to reduce the number of bits D. Can be considered a synonym for analog sound

D. Can be considered a synonym for analog sound

The PandA system A. Has 10 digits B. Contains gray C. Is formed from 256 letter representations D. Is binary

D. Is binary

Which of the following statements is NOT correct? A. OCR is a very sophisticated technology B. OCR can be used to read the handwritten digits on checks C. OCR's business applications include sorting mail and banking D. OCR systems can easily interpret words created by reCaptcha

D. OCR systems can easily interpret words created by reCaptcha

Which of the following would NOT be considered a typical processor instruction? A. Compute the logical AND of two values B. Shift the bits of a word to the right, putting 0's on the left and discarding bits on the right C. Test if a bit is 0 and jump to a specific set of instructions, based on outcome D. Search through a list of names to find the entry equal to a particular value

D. Search through a list of names to find the entry equal to a particular value

To search for a word in a picture, pixels must be converted to A. Analog B. reCaptcha C. Bits D. Text

D. Text

In database terminology, a set of entity instances refers to: A. fields B. columns C. tables D. rows

D. rows

Explain the differences among data, information and knowledge. Give an example for each.

Data: Streams of raw facts representing events such as business transactions. Information: Clusters of facts that is meaningful and useful to human beings in the processes such as making decisions. Knowledge: Data and/or information that have been organized and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise as apply to a current problem or activity

A red, yellow, and green traffic light is a good example of a binary system

FALSE

All algorithms contain loops

FALSE

All cells in a spreadsheet are always visible.

FALSE

All image files must be stored in their own folder.

FALSE

Computer scientists say it is better to refer to cells by their explicit column/row position than by a symbolic name.

FALSE

Data can be copied from one cell to another but formulas cannot

FALSE

Extended ASCII is a 9-bit code.

FALSE

Internet communications are sent strictly through telephone lines.

FALSE

MP3 is popular for Internet transmission because it yields higher quality sound even though this also requires higher bandwidths.

FALSE

Microsoft's Internet Explorer is an example of an open source browser. supposed to be close

FALSE

Only a computer can use digital information.

FALSE

Quotation marks are not allowed inside a tag

FALSE

The Fetch/Execute Cycle consists of four steps.

FALSE

The World Wide Web is the same as the Internet.

FALSE

The computer first digitized the U.S. census data in 1980

FALSE

The placeholder technique is a two-step process: hide and restore. Should be hide,edit, restore

FALSE

The processor's electronic clock is what shows you the current time on your computer's desktop

FALSE

There is normally only one unique way to solve every computational task.

FALSE

Transistors helped advance computing because they increased the complexity of the assembly process.they simplfy it

FALSE

Use the File menu to insert comments into a spreadsheet. Review menu?

FALSE

When digitizing sound, a slower sampling rate does not affect the recorded wave

FALSE

You cannot mix absolute and relative references in one cell reference.

FALSE

A megabyte is exactly one million bits.

False

A red, yellow, and green traffic light is a good example of a binary system.

False

Define the field_name, data_format, and optional_comment needed to create a table that could be used as a datebook.

One possible design of the datebook table is this: Field Format Comment Name. Character 15 Name of the person to meet Cell_Phone text 10 Cell phone number of the person Date text 30 A date (month, day, and year) Day_of_Week Character 9 Day of the week Time text 9 Time of the meeting, e.g., 6:30p.m. Place text 20 Where to meet - place, address, etc. Notes text 50 Additional notes

) By default, heading tags create web page headings that get smaller as the header level decreases; for example, an <h2></h2> header is smaller than an <h4></h4> header.

Other way around-FALSE

_____ refers to whether a number is odd or even.

Parity

small points of colored light arranged in a grid to form a computer display are called _____.

Pixels

The people who write the instructions for computers are _____.

Programmers

The process of executing a program is also called instruction ________.

Interpretation

How would you categorize a payroll system used by the accounting department?

It is most likely a transactional processing systems (TPS).

Describe information systems support for knowledge workers. Are middle-level managers knowledge workers?

Knowledge workers use information systems to find information, interpret information, and analyze information. Therefore, the support needed includes Internet-based search engines and data mining tools; intelligent support systems to apply expert judgment; and various decision support and analytical tools.

Describe basic functions of a Life Cycle Management system. Who are typical users of such a system?

Life cycle management, also known as supply chain management systems are responsible for integrating all information related to the building, distributing, selling, and servicing of a product. Suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers are typical users of these systems.

The process of reducing the number of bits required to represent information from which the original form can be exactly reconstructed as _____ compression.

Lossless

The process of reducing the number of bits required to present information from which the original form cannot be exactly reconstructed is known as _____ compression.

Lossy

The compression scheme of the Motion Pictures Experts Group of the ISO is _____.

MPEG

Programs and their data must reside in the computer's _____ when the programs run.

Memory

_____ is information that describes the properties of other information.

Metadata

Four bits is known as a(n) ________.

Nibble

________ are the operations that transform a physical database into a logical one.

Queries

To _____ means to take measurements at regular intervals, as in sound digitization.

Sample

The ability to control when _____ do and don't conduct electricity is the main process used in computer construction.

Semiconductors

If you have a printer attached to your computer and then add a new pair of speakers, you will not need a new device driver since you already have a device driver for the printer

Speakers need own device driver-FALSE

Relate the complexity (sophistication) of information systems to the level of management they serve.

TPSs are less costly and less sophisticated. ESSs are more sophisticated and therefore very expensive. The others are in between.

ARM (Advanced RISC Machine) is a standard processor that is often used as a component of consumer devices.

TRUE

All HTML files must be text format files.

TRUE

Assembly language allows humans to write the binary code that computers understand but using words instead of binary 0s and 1s.

TRUE

Client/server relationships drive the WWW.

TRUE

Crawlers consider descriptive text when adding a page's URL to the index.

TRUE

Digitizing a sound wave requires that the analog wave be converted to bits.

TRUE

Every bit can exist in one of two states: 0 or 1.

TRUE

Every memory location in the computer is numbered, starting with 0.

TRUE

In a JPEG, as the amount of compression is increased, the picture eventually begins to pixelate

TRUE

It requires three bytes to represent the color of a single pixel.

TRUE

Many desktop applications, regardless of vendor, share some basic features, such as a File menu and an Edit menu, and the items within these menus normally include the same operations.

TRUE

No one organizes all the information posted on the web.

TRUE

One way product developers minimize learning time for users is to create controls that match the user's expectations, such as using sliders and dials.

TRUE

Search engines crawl only a fraction (probably less than half) of the web.

TRUE

The Alto personal computer, created by the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) was the first computer with a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

TRUE

The byte is the standard unit for computer memory.

TRUE

The camera in a smart phone can be classified as an input device.

TRUE

The logical database shows the user the view of the information he or she needs and wants

TRUE

The type of data and the form of the data must be specified when creating an algorithm

TRUE

The way to know that an algorithm works is to know what properties the computation has that cause it to produce the right result every time and to be able to explain how those properties do the job.

TRUE

To describe how a web page should look, many pages use Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

TRUE

To make the task of intersecting multiple lists a little easier, the URL lists are alphabetized.

TRUE

When an object vibrates, the vibrations push the air which causes pressure waves that vibrate our eardrums and, by doing this, create sound.

TRUE

When an operation is processing a series of inputs, the completion count gives the tally of the completed instances or, equivalently, the number of instances remaining

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