FINAL exam prep questions
fueled
open source is ________
enterprise resource planning
refers to a software package that integrates the many functions of a business, such as accounting, finance, inventory management, and human resources.
open source software
refers to software that is free and where anyone to look at and potentially modify the code
html
refers to the language used to create and format Web pages.
EDI
set of standards for exchanging messages containing formatted data between computer applications.
embedded systems
software (often on firmware) designed to make physical products and devices "smarter" by doing things like sharing usage information, helping diagnose problems, indicating maintenance schedules, providing alerts, or enabling devices to take orders from other systems is referred to as ________
web services
software systems designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network.
semiconductors
substances that are capable of enabling as well as inhibiting the flow of electricity
marginal cost
the cost of producing an additional unit of a product
Linux
the flagship OSS product is the _______ operating system
personal computers
the third wave of computing was characterized by the introduction of __________
html
used to create and format web pages
random access memory
what is an example of volatile memory?
megabyte
1 ________ = 1 billion bytes
quadrillion
1 petabyte = 1 _________ bytes
e
1. Which of the following statements is a valid reason for chip manufacturers to carry minimal inventory? a) Rising transportation costs greatly increase the costs of manufacturing and make moving inventory between locations highly expensive. b) Chip manufacturers maintain low inventories to hedge the move of semiconductor technology away from silicon-based chips. c) The potential physical and electronic damage to silicon chips if left unused for extended periods of time deters manufacturers from maintaining higher inventories. d) Chip manufacturers leverage the higher costs of chip-based products to their advantage by keeping supply low compared to demand. e)Products with a significant chip-based component rapidly fall in value and can cause huge losses when overproduced.
web hosting service
A firm that provides hardware and services to run Web sites of others is known as a(n) _____.
corporate espionage
A research scientist with a major pharmaceutical firm in New Jersey is caught passing on sensitive information, worth millions of dollars, regarding the composition and test results of his firm's latest drug to a rival company. What crime is he being held responsible for?
white hat hacker
A(n) _____ is someone who uncovers computer weaknesses and reveals them to manufacturers or system owners, without exploiting these vulnerabilities.
cybersquatting
Acquiring a domain name to extort a firm, individual, product, or trademark holder
cyberwarfare
An attack on the US power grid by terrorists or a foreign power is indicative of: a. DDoS attacks.
data harvesters
Cyber criminals who infiltrate systems and collect data for illegal resale are called _____.
to power internet's most popular websites
LAMP stack of open source products is used ....
second wave
Moore's Law kicked in during the 1970s for the ________, and minicomputers were a hit
the invention of graphical web browsing
One of the factors that accelerated the development of the Internet during the 1990s was:
business intelligence
Systems that use data created by other systems to provide reporting and analysis for organizational decision making are called _____ systems
microprocessor
The ________ is the part of a computer that executes the instructions of a computer program
uniform source locator
The address one types into a Web browser is also known as a:
cache poisoning
The exploit referred to as __________ allowed hackers to leverage vulnerability in DNS software to redirect users to sites they did not request
marginal cost is effectively zero
The software business is extremely profitable compared to the hardware business because
hacker
The term _____originallyreferred to a particularly skilled programmer.
struggle to manage their value chain efficiently
What are the implications for firms that do not have common database systems with consistent formats across their enterprise?
XML
Which technology is being used to replace the older EDI for specifying data standards?
multiple computers assigned to their host names
________ ensures that the load of requests to their sites do not overwhelm a single computer.
flash memory
________ is a nonvolatile, chip-based storage, often used in mobile phones, cameras, and MP3 players
desktop software
________ refers to applications installed on a personal computer, typically to support tasks performed by a single user
applications
___________ perform the work that users and firms are directly interested in accomplishing and can be thought of as places where a user's real work is done
cache
a temporary storage space used to speed computing tasks
firmware
control software store on NONVOLATILE memory chips
domain name service (DNS)
distributed database that allows users to communicate with other computers by mapping host and domain names to IP addresses of computers
DNS
ensures that the service continues functioning even if one name server goes down
MS Word
example of an application software
inventory tracking
function likely to be performed by enterprise software
