Quizz 12.1 Technology and Information Management

Moore’s Law forecasts that the amount of data that could be processed by a computer chip would

• double about every 18 months

• double about every two years

• triple about every few months

• triple about every three years

Which statement is false about CIOs?

• CIOs protect information from being improperly used.

• CIOs do not need management skills.

• CIOs must know what types of equipment to purchase to meet an organization’s needs.

• CIOs protect information from getting to people who should not have it.

A general term that refers to the movement of information from one location to another electronically is

• A local area network

• An optical network

• A wide are network

• Telecommunication

A computer that stores data and application software for all workstations in a single building or building complex is called a

• bus

• search engine

• server

• browser

A secured, private network that companies need in order to share selected information with selected people outside the organization is an

• ISP

• EIS

• Intranet

• Extranet

All of the following are types of information systems except a(n)

• DSS

• EIS

• ISP

• MIS

The Net can be used to transmit data within a country but cannot be used to transmit data anywhere in the world.

• True

• False

The CEO is the top computer executive in most major organizations

• True

• False

Servers store data and application software for the company’s workstations.

• True

• False

An intranet allows workers to use their computers to check employer-sponsored events.

• True

• False