Midterm Question Bank

________ leads to the ideas of fat and thin clients where ________ clients have no local storage and only limited processing power 1. peer to peer processing; fat 2. client/server computing; fat 3. client/server computing; thin 4. peer to peer processing; thin

3. client/server computing; thin

________ involves ________ a task to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call 1. telecommunicating; insourcing 2. crowdsourcing; insourcing 3. crowdsourcing; outsourcing 4. telecommuting; outsourcing

3. crowdsourcing; outsourcing

________ was developed because we have run out of IP addresses in the original IP addressing scheme 1. IPV2 2. IPV6 3. IPV4 4. IPV8

IPV6

Network neutrality is an operating model under which ________ must allow customers equal access to content and applications, regardless of the source or nature of the content. 1. isps 2. naps 3. ixps 4. nsps

ISPs

Ethernet is a common ________ protocol 1. lan 2. pan 3. wan 4. man

LAN

Which of the following is the correct order of networks from smallest to largest?

PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN

________ use the hardware and software, interface with it, or use its output

People

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of IT? 1. Quality of leisure time 2. Accessibility 3. Flexibility 4. Quantity of leisure time

Quantity of leisure time

the internet is a

WAN

The ________ is a system of universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information through a ________ architecture 1. WWW; peer to peer 2. internet; client/server 3. internet; peer to peer 4. WWW; client/server

WWW; client/server

Which of the following is a privacy issue?

What information about oneself should an individual be required to reveal to others?

________ refers to determining who is responsible for actions that were taken 1. accountability 2. answerability 3. liability 4. responsibility

accountability

________ is the final step in the general framework for ethics 1. act and reflect on the outcome of your decision 2. evaluate alternative decisions 3. get the facts 4. make a decision and test it 5. recognize an ethical issue

act and reflect on the outcome of your decision

A(n) ________ portals offers a single point of entry to an entire community of affiliated interests 1. affinity 2. commercial 3. corporate 4. industrywide

affinity

The ________ layer of TCP/IP enables client application programs to access the other layers 1. application 2. internet 3. network interface 4. transport

application

A(n) ________ focuses on designing solutions for business problems and interfaces closely with users to demonstrate how IT can be used innovatively. 1. business analyst 2. emerging technologies manager 3. system analyst 4. system programmer

business analyst

________ modem services share bandwidth among subscribers in a locality, so speeds can decrease significantly when large numbers of neighbors access the Internet at the same time 1. cable 2.dial up 3. dsl 4. fiber

cable

A(n) ________ portal is intended for broad and diverse audiences, and it offers routine content, some of it in real time 1. affinity 2. commercial 3. corporate 4. industrywide

commercial

The IT ________ are/is the IT platform 1. components 2. personnel 3. infrastructure 4. services

components

________ is an advantage of coaxial cable 1. easy to work with 2. cost 3. high bandwidth 4. security

cost

Companies purchase digital dossiers to ________. 1. evaluate the competition 2. track their own reputations 3. create customer intimacy 4. engage in electronic surveillance

create customer intimacy

________ refer to an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning 1. data items 2. information 3. knowledge 4. wisdom

data items

Which of the following is in the correct order, starting with the most elementary? 1. data, knowledge, information 2. information, knowledge, data 3. information, data, knowledge 4. data, information, knowledge

data, information, knowledge

The ________ approach states that the morality of an action is based on whether the action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules, rather than based on the consequences of that action 1. common good 2. deontology 3. fairness 4. rights 5. utilitarian

deontology

To address the concerns and to enable nimble responses to the technologically evolving environment, what CIBC decided to undergo 1. digital transformation 2. strategic consulting 3. financial tech 4. digital marketing

digital transformation

________ is a consultative function of the MIS department. 1. managing system development 2. infrastructure planning 3. providing technical services 4. educating the non mis managers about IT

educating the non mis managers about IT

________ is the third step in the general framework for ethics. 1. act and reflect on the outcome of your decision 2. evaluate alternative actions 3. get the facts 4. make a decision and test it

evaluate alternative actions

________ attempt(s) to duplicate work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain. 1. business intelligence 2. expert systems 3. dashboards 4. supply chain systems

expert systems

________ offer limited accessibility to the ________ of participating companies 1.intranets; internets 2. extranet; intranets 3. intranets; extranets 4. extranets; internets

extranet; intranets

The ________ approach posits that ethical actions treat all human beings equally, or, if unequally, then fairly, based on some defensible standard. 1. common good 2. deontology 3. fairness 4. rights 5. utilitarian

fairness

Which of the following is an accuracy issue? 1. how can we ensure that the information we have processed properly 2. how should we legally handle 3. what information about unsells

how can we ensure that the information we have processed properly

________ refers to organized data so that it has meaning and value to the recipient 1. data items 2. information 3. knowledge 4. wisdom

information

You decide to specialize in marketing for your first career. You take an entry-level position as XYZ Corp. This means you are a ________. 1. clerical worker 2. knowledge worker 3. lower level manager 4. middle manager

knowledge worker

________ is the fourth step in the general framework for ethics 1. act and reflect 2. evaluate alternative decisions 3. gets the facts 4. make a decision and test it 4. recognize an ethical

make a decision and test it

________ is a traditional function of the MIS department 1. creating business alliances with partners 2. managing system integration 3. educating the mis staff about the business 4. managing system development

managing system development

IT makes managers ________ productive and ________ the number of employees who can report to a single manager. 1. less; increases 2. more; increases 3. more; decreases 4. less; decreases

more; increases

The ________ layer of TCP/IP places packets on, and receives them from, the network medium, which can be any networking technology 1. application 2. internet 3. network interface 4. transport

network interface

The ________ model of informed consent prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the customer specifically authorizes it 1. opt in 2. opt out 3. sign in 4. sign out

opt in

________ issues involve collecting, storing, and disseminating information about individuals 1. accessibility 2. accuracy 3. privacy 4. property

privacy

________ are the instructions for combining components to process information and generate the desired output 1. people 2. databases 3. networks 4. procedures

procedures

________ issues involve the ownership and value of information 1. accessibility 2. accuracy 3. privacy 4. property

property

________ is a traditional function of the MIS department 1. initiating and designing specific strategic IS 2. educating the MIS staff about the business 3. proactively using business and technical knowledge to send innovative idea about IT 4. providing technical services

providing technical services

________ is a broadcast medium 1. twisted cable 2. fibre optic 3. radio 4. coaxial

radio

Suppose you only study two hours for your next test. If you understand that means you may not do well on that test and you are willing to accept the lower grade, it means you are taking ________ for your actions 1. accountability 2. answerability 3. liability 4. responsibility

responsibility

Suppose you only study two hours for your next test. You fail the test and tell the teacher that he or she obviously did a really terrible job teaching the material. This means you aren't accepting ________ for your actions 1. accountability 2. answer 3. liability 4. responsibility

responsibility

________ means that you accept the consequences of your decisions and actions 1. accountability 2. answer 3. liability 4. responsibility

responsibility

Which of the following is NOT a basic function of TCP/IP 1. sequence for transfer of packets 2. responsible for disassembling, delivering and reassembling data during transmission 3. acknowledges the packet 4. manages the movement of data packets

responsible for disassembling, delivering and reassembling data during transmission

The ________ approach maintains that an ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the moral rights of the affected parties 1. common good 2. deontology 3. fairness 4. rights 5. utilitarian

rights

________ networks are an emerging technology that is becoming increasingly important to help organizations manage their data flows across their enterprise networks 1. personal area 2. cloud 3. software defined 4. backbone

software defined

________ is a traditional function of the MIS department 1. managing system integration including the net 2. staffing, training and developing IS skills 3. partnering with business unit executives 4. initiating and designing specific strategic IS

staffing, training and developing IS skills

A(n) ________ is an interorganizational system 1. Human Resources system 2. TPS 3. supply chain system 4. ERP system

supply chain system

A(n) ________ creates the computer code for developing new systems software or maintaining existing systems software 1. business analyst 2. emerging technologies manager 3. system analyst 4. systems programmer

systems programmer

The ________ layer of TCP/IP provides communication and packet services 1. application 2. internet 3. network interface 4. transport

transport

Which of the following is an accessibility issue? 1. how much should companies 2. how can we ensure access data 3. under what circumstances 4. what information should individuals

under what

Which of the following is a property issue? 1. how can we ensure that errors in database 2. how much should companies charge 3. under what circumstance can we use proprietary 4. what information about individuals should be kept in databases

under what circumstance can we use proprietary

Enterprise resource planning systems ________. 1. evolved 2. are utilized 3. use a common database 4. were designed to process 5. all true

use a common database

Minimizing the organization's carbon footprint and otherwise striving for "green IT" is an example of a ________ approach 1. common good 2. deontology 3. fairness 4. rights 5. utilitarian

utilitarian

Which of the following is a privacy issue? 1. how can we ensure that databases, data issues 2. how much should companies charge 3. under what circumstance can we use 4. what information about individuals should be kept in databases

what information about individuals should be kept in databases

________ is the movement of information as it progresses through the sequence of steps that make up an organization's work procedures 1. collaboration 2. virtual team 3. a workgroup 4 workflow

workflow