Question: After struggling with the accounting training, Aaron is unsure whether he can complete the end-of-year financial reporting with no errors in the time allotted. In this case, Aaron is low on the ________ element of expectancy theory.

Answer Options:

expectancy
valence
instrumentality
performance
outcomes

Answer: expectancy

 

Question: ________ is the set of psychological processes that arouse and direct goal-directed behavior.

Answer Options:

Motivation
Productivity
Self-actualization
Self-determination

Answer: Motivation

 

Question: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to:

Answer Options:

give applicants with physical or mental disabilities the same consideration for employment as people without disabilities.
hire all qualified persons with disabilities.
hire all qualified persons with disabilities who apply.
all of the answers are correct.

Answer: give applicants with physical or mental disabilities the same consideration for employment as people without disabilities.

 

Question: Because she beat her goal this year by nearly 40 percent, Jane has been telling everyone in the sales department of her incredible skill as a salesperson. But last year when she didn’t even reach her goal, she said her failure was due to the poor economy. Jane provides an example of __________.

Answer Options:

fundamental attribution bias
a self-fulfilling prophecy
self-serving bias
selective perception error
the halo effect.

Answer: self-serving bias

 

Question: All are steps to the strategic human resource management process EXCEPT:

Answer Options:

Orient, train, and develop
Recruit and select
Performance appraisal
Keep a high labor cost

Answer: Keep a high labor cost

 

Question: Which country has the largest online population in the world and also perhaps the most rigorous Internet censorship?

Answer Options:

India
United States
Japan
China

Answer: China

 

Question: Possession of child pornography is a federal offense punishable by up to how many years in prison?

Answer Options:

seven
five
ten
two

Answer: ten

 

Question: Which of the following statements is true of Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)?

Answer Options:

CIPA requires federally financed schools to use some form of technological protection to block computer access to obscene material.
CIPA requires the tracking of Internet use by minors or adults.
In June 2004, the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union made it clear that CIPA was unconstitutional.
In case of CIPA, Congress specifically defined what content or Web sites should be forbidden and the measures to be used.

Answer: CIPA requires federally financed schools to use some form of technological protection to block computer access to obscene material.

 

Question: The Supreme Court has held that obscene speech and which of the following are not protected by the First Amendment and may be forbidden by the government?

Answer Options:

defamation
audition
declamation

Answer: defamation

 

Question: This type of file stores ‘core information that is important to the business’ and for the application (such as customer mailing lists).

Answer Options:

History Files
Audit files
Master files
Transaction files
Intelligent files

Answer: Master files

 

Question: Which is NOT a type of database file?

Answer Options:

Hierarchical databases
Relational databases
Object databases
Multidimensional databases

Answer: Multidimensional databases

 

Question: Which of the following is an open source DBMS?

Answer Options:

Microsoft Access
SQL Server
MySQL
Excel
CASE

Answer: MySQL

 

Question: Which of the following is NOT a file type described in the textbook?

Answer Options:

History files
Audit files
Lock-up files
Algebra files
Transaction files

Answer: Algebra files

 

Question: In what SDLC stage do we determine the business needs for an information systems project?

Answer Options:

The design phase
The dissection stage
The installation stage
The big bang stage

Answer: The dissection stage

 

Question: In the initial stage of design, what are business requirements converted into?

Answer Options:

System Requirements
Work Order Summary
Computer Qualification Checklist
Vanilla System
Hardware Blueprint

Answer: System Requirements

 

Question: The system inputs and outputs will be designed along with a plan or _______ of the way the system’s features will be navigated.

Answer Options:

Blueprint
Compass
Instructional Guide
Roadmap

Answer: Roadmap

 

Question: Which of the following statements best describes the reason why social networking companies cannot be sued for defamation for user postings that appear on their sites?

Answer Options:

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) does not provide immunity to an Internet service provider (ISP).
The Communications Decency Act (CDA) is not applicable to social networking sites.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is not considered unconstitutional.
The Communications Decency Act (CDA) uses a vague definition of indecency.

Answer: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is not considered unconstitutional.

 

Question: Each violation of the provisions of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act can result in a fine of up to $250 for each unsolicited email, and fines can be tripled in certain cases.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: False