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Who invented the World Wide Web - correct answer Tim Berners-Lee Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of information systems? - correct answer Operating Systems What roles do people play in information system hardware? - correct answer People run/operate information systems, People use information systems, and People build/maintain systems. What are 3 examples of information system hardware? - correct answer -Computer, laptop, iPad -Printer, keyboard, mouse -Server, router, cables What is the definition of a process? - correct answer Series of steps undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal What are the five components that make up an information system? - correct answer Hardware, Software, Data, People, and Process What is Carr's main argument about Information Technology? - correct answer Information Technology is a commodity and should be managed to reduce cost. What are typical web 2.0 activities? - correct answer Blogging, Social Networking, and Interactive Comments What does it mean to say we are in a post-PC world? - correct answer The increased use of tablets and smartphones is putting us in a new era of computing.
Application Software - correct answer A computer program designed to permit the user to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities. It cannot run on itself but is dependent on the Operating System. Data - correct answer A collection of facts, that is intangible Hardware - correct answer The physical components of the technology. Computers, keyboards, disk drives, iPads, and flash drives, etc. Operating System - correct answer The program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all the other programs in the computer. Software - correct answer A set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do, it is not tangible. Information System - correct answer The study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter and process, create, and distribute data. What is a user? - correct answer The person who uses and operates a computer or other machine. Binary - correct answer A number expressed in the binary numeral system, or base- 2 numeral system, which represents numeric values using two different symbols: typically 0s and 1s. Bit - correct answer The smallest unit of data in a computer represented by 1 or 0. Bluetooth - correct answer A wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, and building personal area networks. What is a Bus? - correct answer The electrical connection between different computer components that is an important determiner of the computer's speed.
Network Connection - correct answer Provides connectivity between your computer and the Internet, a network, or another computer. Read Access Memory (RAM) - correct answer The working memory that begins to load information from the hard disk as the computer starts up. Output Devices - correct answer Fixed storage components. Removable storage media that is portable. Storage - correct answer The retention of retrievable data on a computer or other electronic system. Storage Devices - correct answer Any devices used to storage digital data or information through input or output operations. Solid State Drive (SSD) - correct answer Performs the same function as a hard disk drive: long-term storage, but uses flash memory which is much faster. SSD are also more expensive than HDD. What does an ERP system do? - correct answer It offers integration of functions across organizations, it uses a central database, it reduces errors because the system is integrated. What is cloud computing? - correct answer Computing that is internet based. It can be application services and data storage. ... is an operating system and ... is an application. - correct answer Linux and Excel What is the impact of Moore's Law on various hardware components? - correct answer The number of transistors on a chip will double every two years. What does the term killer app mean? - correct answer An application that is so essential, people will buy the device to run it.
What is an example of open source? - correct answer Linux Operating System Explain why the personal computer is now considered a commodity? - correct answer - It is part of our everyday lives,
- There is very little differentiation between computers, -Hundreds of manufacturers, worldwide proceed parts for computers. Enterprise Resource Planning applications do what? - correct answer - Manage the data and business processes across a company,
- Integrate different functional areas of a company,
- Operate off of a centralized database. What are the functions of an Operating System? - correct answer - Manage the hardware resources of the computer,
- Provide the user-interface components,
- Provide a platform for developers to write software applications. Software that you purchase... - correct answer ... is not owned by you. You have bought the license to use it. What are the two main types of software? - correct answer Operating Systems and Application Software. Antivirus software and disk defragmentation software are examples of what types of software? - correct answer Utility software Which of the following is not an advantage of cloud computing? - correct answer Your information is storage on someone else's computer. What does CRM stand for? - correct answer Customer Relationship Management
Supply Chain Management (SCM) - correct answer The mangagement of the flow of goods and services. Virtualization - correct answer Refers to the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. What is Metadata? - correct answer Data about data. What are the chracteristics of a relational database? - correct answer - Data is organized into tables
- Tables consist of a set of fields
- A record is the data for the set of fields in a table
- All the tables are related by one or more fields in common. What is big data? - correct answer Data sets that are so large, they cannot be analyzed by conventional database tools. Which item best describes this number? 919-999-2121 - correct answer Information, symbols give the data (numbers) context. What is an example of a bad primary key? - correct answer Last Name The goal of many information systems is to transform data into ... in order to generate ... that can be used for decision making. - correct answer Information ... Knowledge Business Analytics - correct answer Refers to the skills, technologies, practices for continuous iterative exploration and investigation of past business performance to gain insight and drive business planning. Data, Information & Knowledge - correct answer - Data are the raw bits and pieces of information with no context.
- By adding the context-the raw bits and pieces become information.
- The data is put into context, aggregated and analyzed, it can be used to make decisions for an organization.
- The consumption of information produces knowledge. Database - correct answer An organized collection of related information. Database Management Systems (DBMS) - correct answer Programs that provide user-friendly, interfaces to view and change a database, create queries, and develop reports. Data Mining - correct answer An analytic process designed to explore large amounts of data. Data Types - correct answer Text, Number, Yes/No, Date/Time, Currency, Paragraph Text, and Object are amongst the most common data types to be stored. Data Warehouse - correct answer Extract data from one or more of the organization's databases and load it into the data warehouse (which is itself another database) for storage analysis. Field(s) - correct answer Database tables contain fields (columns) and records (rows). Example fields are first name, last name, studentID, GPA. It is possible to connect all the tables in the data through the field(s) they have in common. Knowledge Management - correct answer The process of capturing, developing, sharing, and effectively using organizational knowledge. Normalization - correct answer To normalize a database means to design it in a way that: reduces duplication of data between tables and gives the table as much flexibility as possible. NoSQL Databases: Not Only SQL Database - correct answer A type of database that operates using means other than relational tables. NosQL became popular with the growth of Web 2.0 and the need for faster data retrieval.
Domain Name Extension - correct answer The extension at the end of the domain name that indicates type of organization, such as .com, .org, .net, .edu, etc. Extranet - correct answer An intranet that can be partially accessed by authorized outside users, enabling businesses to exchange information over the Internet securely. Hub - correct answer A simple network device that connects other devices to the network and sends packets to all the devices that connected Internet - correct answer An electronic communications network, especially a private network created using World Wide Web software. IP Address - correct answer A unique identifying number assigned to every device that communicates on the internet. IPv4 and IPv6 - correct answer Internet Protocol address standard used has been IPv4 which has the format of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by a period. IPv6 is formatted as eight group of four hexadecimal digits Local Area Network (LAN) - correct answer A local network that connects computers and other devices in a relatively small area, typically a single building or a group of buildings. Mobile Network - correct answer A cellular network or mobile network is a communications network where the last link is wireless. The network is distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least on fixed-location transceiver, known as a cell site or base station. Packet - correct answer The fundamental unit of data transmitted over the internet. Each packet includes the sender's address, the destination addresssequence numver and piece of the overall message to be sent. Packet Switching - correct answer When a packet is passed from one router to another across the Internet until it reaches its destination.
Protocol - correct answer A specific set of communication rules used by computers. Router - correct answer A device that receives and analyzes packets and the routes them towards their destination. Switch - correct answer A network device that connects multiple devices together and filters packets based on their destination. TCP/IP - correct answer Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Defines how electronic devices (like computers) should be connected over the Internet, and how data should be transmitted between them. Tim Berners-Lee - correct answer Inventor of the World Wide Web by developing an easy way to navigate the Internet through the use of linked text (hypertext). Virtual Private Network - correct answer A method of employing encryption to provide secure access to a remote computer over the Internet. VoIP: Voice Over IP - correct answer A methodology and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. WAN - correct answer A wide area network, telecommunications network or computer network that extends over a large geographical area. Web 2.0 - correct answer The second stage of development of the World Wide Web, characterized especially by the change from static web pages to dynamic or user generated content and the growth of social media. Web 3.0 - correct answer A third phase in the evolution of the Wide Wide Web, based on the idea that the Internet "understands" the pieces of information it sotres and is able to make logical connections between them.
Firewall - correct answer A software program or hardware device that is used to increase security on its network by blocking unwanted messages/data. HIPPA - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Health care organizations are obligated to follow several regulations regarding people's medical data, particularly patient privacy. Integrity - correct answer The assurance that the information being accessed has not been altered and truly represents what is intended. Intrusion Detection System (IDS) - correct answer Works to provide the functionality to identify if the network is being attacked Multi-factor authentication - correct answer A security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user's identity for a login or other transaction. Physical Security - correct answer The protection of the actual hardware and networking components that store and transmit information Universal Power Supply (UPS) - correct answer A device that provides battery backup to critical components of the system, allowing the systems to stay online longer and/or allowing the IT Staff to shut them down using proper procedures in order to prevent that data loss that might occur from power failure. Which of the following is not a network security tactic? - correct answer Remote storage backups What is role-based access control? - correct answer It is used to give users with specific characteristics (roles) different levels of access to information. What can prevent suspicious packets from entering a company network? - correct answer Firewalls
Which of the following is not part of the security triad? - correct answer Accessibility. The Security Triad (CIA) is Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. Which of the following is NOT a way to help protect your password? - correct answer Use a phrase that you know so you can remember your password. What does the term authentication mean? - correct answer Making sure someone using the computer is who they say they are by use of passwords and other techniques. What is a hotsite? - correct answer An alternative replica of a company's critical data center. If the primary site goes down, the alternate site is immediately brought online with no downtime experienced. Just like a company, you can do things to ensure your recovery from a major problem (like your laptop crashing). What are some things you can do? - correct answer - Perform regular backups of your data.
- Store your backup in a safe place. If your house burns down or your computer is stolen, storing your backup somewhere else can be beneficial.
- Test your backup to make sure that it works.
