ITM 300 Midterm Study Set
According to agency theory, the firm is viewed as a(n):
"nexus of contracts" among self-interested individuals.
The WiMax standard can transmit up to a distance of approximately:
30 miles.
Which of the following enables a DBMS to reduce data redundancy and inconsistency
Ability to minimize isolated files with repeated data
________ controls formalize standards, rules, procedures, and control disciplines to ensure that the organization's general and application controls are properly executed and enforced.
Administrative
Which of the following statements about wireless security is NOT true?
Bluetooth is the only wireless technology that is not susceptible to hacking by eavesdroppers.
A firm's ________ is responsible for enterprise-wide governance and utilization of information to maximize the value the organization can realize from its data.
CDO
Which of the following statements about cookies is not true?
Cookies are installed only at the user's request.
Which common database challenge is illustrated by a person receiving multiple copies of an L.L. Bean catalog, each addressed to a slightly different variation of his or her full name?
Data inconsistency
Which of the following adjusts copyright laws to the Internet age by making it illegal to circumvent technology-based protections of copyrighted materials?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
In TCP/IP, IP is responsible for which of the following?
Disassembling and reassembling packets during transmission
You manage the IT department for a firm that manages regional farmer's markets. You need to set up an inexpensive system that allows local vendors to see real-time statistics about which of the firm's markets have vendor openings on which days. Which of the following systems would most efficiently provide a solution?
Extranet
Software can never be considered to be a trade secret.
False
Which of the following is an example of a divisionalized bureaucracy?
Fortune 500 firm
Which digital cellular standard is used widely throughout the world EXCEPT the United States?
GSM
Which organization manages the domain name system of the Internet?
ICANN
Which of the following is NOT an example of a computer used as a target of crime?
Illegally accessing stored electronic communication
Which of the following statements about Porter's competitive forces model is NOT true?
In a free economy, there are very low barriers to entry in all industries.
Which of the following statements about the technical view of organizations is not true?
It emphasizes group relationships, values, and structures.
Which of the following is not one of the benefits of a blockchain database?
It enables the ability to use relational databases.
Which of the following statements about botnets is NOT true?
It is not possible to make a smartphone part of a botnet.
A colleague at work takes small amounts of office supplies for her own personal use, saying that this is a tiny loss to the company. You tell her that if everyone were to take office supplies, then the loss would no longer be minimal. Your rationale expresses which of the following ethical principles?
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Which of the following is a DBMS for desktop computers?
Microsoft Access
Which of the following is NOT an IT infrastructure service component?
Operating system software services
Which one of the following statements is NOT true?
The Internet backbone is owned entirely by the federal government in the United States.
Which of the following best illustrates the relationship between entities and attributes?
The entity CUSTOMER with the attribute PURCHASE
The introduction of the minicomputer:
allowed computers to be customized to the specific needs of departments or business units.
The right to ________ is a feature of the GDPR that allows individuals to request that organizations delete their personal data.
be forgotten
All of the following are technical solutions to protecting user privacy except: email encryption.
data use policies.
Bluetooth can be used to link up to ________ devices within a 10-meter area using low-power, radio-based communication.
eight
All of the following are issues with the traditional file environment EXCEPT:
inability to develop specialized applications for functional areas.
All of the following describe the effects of globalization EXCEPT:
increases in transaction costs
A distributed database:
is a database that is stored in multiple physical locations.
An information systems manager:
manages computer operations and data entry staff.
According to the ________ definition of organizations, an organization is seen as a means by which capital and labor are transformed by the organization into outputs to the environment
microeconomic
All of the following are specific security challenges that threaten the communications lines in a client/server environment EXCEPT:
phishing.
A DBMS makes the:
physical database available for different logical views.
Predictive search in Google's search engine:
predicts what you are looking for as you enter words into the query box.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act:
requires financial institutions to ensure the security of customer data.
According to research on organizational resistance, the four components that must be changed in an organization in order to successfully implement a new information system are:
tasks, technology, people, and structure.
All of the following are examples of business intelligence systems EXCEPT a system that:
tracks the flows of materials in a factory.
