Chapter 12 - Technology and Information Management

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

Hackers are people who break into computer systems and steal, destroy, or alter information.

• True

• False

Is it ethical for online retailers to sell customers’ personal information without their knowledge?

• True

• False

Firewalls are used to screen people who enter or exit a network.

• True

• False

Information overload leads to an effective way to arrive at decisions.

• True

• False

A computer system that processes data into meaningful information is called a database.

• True

• False

A system that provides the ability to analyze “what if” scenarios is an executive information system.

• True

• False