Final Exam Review

The usual task of database administrators (DBAs):

- establishes user privileges for the database to help protect the data - develops/maintains database itself - monitors database's performance

For which of the following activities would a typical marketing department need a strong information system?

- updating business's social media sites - online advertising - online sales

The usual tasks or information systems (IS) program managers:

- working with developers and senior management to procure and implement IS processes - supervising IS technicians - developing training plans and policies for IS

Business owners, copyright holders, and network administrators publish _____ so that users understand what is expected and permissible when they use the network, computer equipment, and/or software.

AUPs

Which category of management information systems (MIS) combines the forecasting capability of decision support software with the records keeping capability of transactions processing software to help businesses manage inventories efficiently?

SCMS

Three important types of memory in your computer are registers, RAM, and _____.

caches

Errors in data occurring while entering, reading, processing, storing, or transmitting is known as:

data corruption

A million bytes of data equals approximately one:

petabyte

The role of directing IS technicians, working with senior management to procure and implement IS, and developing policies for corporate IS typically falls to the information system _____ manager.

program

middle managers

use information systems for record keeping and reporting purposes

first level managers

use information systems for scheduling daily and weekly operations

A form of email fraud where criminals change the account money is being transferred to is called a:

wire-wire scam