Question: Which of the following statements is true of business users who administer the development of information systems?
Answer Choices:
They should have a major or minor in Management Information Systems.
They should take an active role in the system’s development.
When the system fails, they should resort to third-party systems.
They should take on multiple roles in the development of the system.
Answer: They should take an active role in the system’s development.
Question: Which of the following refers to the three tiers in the three-tier architecture?
Answer Choices:
TCP, IP, and HTTP
tunnel, switch, and access point
HTML, XML, and JSON
user, server, and database
Answer: user, server, and database
Question: Which of the following is considered information rather than mere data?
Answer Choices:
the total number of students in a school
the return on investment of an advertising campaign
a list of property prices in a neighborhood
the price of a company’s shares on a given day
Answer: the return on investment of an advertising campaign
Question: Smart devices will increasingly need ________. (select all that apply)
Answer Choices:
New protocols
Less cache
Higher bandwidth
Less memory
Answer: Higher bandwidth
Question: Virtualization is the process by which ________.
Answer Choices:
One physical computer hosts many different virtual computers within it
Many computers are used to control a server
A single server is used to host the operations of a workstation
A single operating system is licensed for multiple computers
Answer: One physical computer hosts many different virtual computers within it
Question: Mac OS and iOS applications are developed using ________.
Answer Choices:
Java
C#
Objective-C
Answer: Objective-C
Question: An accountant realizes that considerable amount of time that is wasted when accounting tasks are performed manually. The software that automates these tasks is called __________.
Answer Choices:
operating system
system software
firmware
application software
Answer: application software
Question: The process of automation is a process of moving work from ________.
Answer Choices:
Actors to instructions
People to procedures
Human side to computer side
Answer: Human side to computer side
Question: Which of the following is considered information rather than mere data?
Answer Choices:
The total number of students in a school
The return on investment of an advertising campaign
A list of property prices in a neighborhood
The price of a company’s shares on a given day
Answer: The return on investment of an advertising campaign
Question: Which of the following statements is true of good information?
Answer Choices:
Good information should be based on correct and complete data.
Information should be relevant to the subject, not necessarily to the context.
Good information should be accessible and easy to understand.
Good information should go well beyond the scope of the purpose for which it is generated.
Answer: Good information should be based on correct and complete data.
Question: Which of the following protocols is used for EMAIL transmissions?
Answer Choices:
smtp
https
ftp
emtp
Answer: smtp
Question: Which of the following factors makes cloud-based hosting advantageous today?
Answer Choices:
Expensive processors
Advent of private IP addressing
Expensive data storage
Advent of virtualization
Answer: Advent of virtualization
Question: Which of the following is a critical characteristic of good information?
Answer Choices:
Accuracy
Abundance of details
Usability
Ease of access
Answer: Accuracy