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WorksheetsPBF Information Management (Canvas)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
While researching information for a business report, Tara reads the following statement in an online newspaper article: "Although unemployment has dropped slightly over the past few months, many politicians have indicated that they believe the government has done enough to get our country out of this recession." This is an example of information that contains
historical facts.
criticism.
statistics.
poll data.
Businesses often use spreadsheet software programs to analyze their
personnel records.
operating expenses.
technical reports.
advertising plans.
Businesses evaluate the quality and source of the information they obtain to make sure the information is
scientific.
useful.
technical.
random.
One way for a person to verify the reliability of an online article's information is by
comparing the information with other articles about the topic.
evaluating the author's writing style.
gathering internal reports from the company's database.
asking others for their opinions.
What is the best way for Michelle to organize the information that she has collected for a research report that she is writing?
Edit her draft
Create the appendices
Correct grammatical errors
Develop an outline
Natalie is a research associate for a marketing-research firm who spends a lot of her time on the Internet obtaining various types of business information. Natalie can save time and easily return to websites that she frequently visits by using the __________ tool on her Internet browser.
calssifying
highlighting
sorting
bookmarking
Which of the following is a natural risk that businesses should consider when establishing their information-management procedures:
Technology
Tax Audit
Fire
Privacy
In an effective information management system, all information is
abstract.
accessible to everyone.
quantitative in nature.
accurate.
Technology that links employees who work in different locations and allows them to access the same business information is called a computer
network.
structure.
modem.
line.
One reason why businesses develop and use information systems is to help with the
public relations effort.
decision-making process.
internal communication plan.
new recruitment system.
With the use of a presentation software program, Martin selects a standardized group of slides and enters the appropriate text and graphics in each slide. What is he using to design his presentation?
Blank slides
Wizard
Templates
Premade slides
Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X are examples of
operating systems.
computers.
Internet providers.
anti-virus software.
The scope of the Internet can be described as
regional.
secure.
worldwide.
proprietary.
When writing email messages, employees should remember that emails
take a long time to prepare.
can be forwarded to others.
are formal correspondence.
are private conversations.
If Joe wants to respond to an email message that he received from Natalie, he should first click on the __________ key.
forward
reply
send
import
Patrick emails a newsletter attachment to 255 of his clients once a month. How can Patrick reduce the need to enter each client's individual email address in the email message header every time he sends out the newsletter?
Delete old contact information
Flag the message
Use the copy/paste application
Create a distribution list
Internet Explorer is an example of __________ software.
bookmark
web browser
computer server
cookie
Which of the following types of software programs would an employee use to prepare a form letter informing the company's clients of a change in product pricing:
Word processing
Spreadsheet
Presentation
Database
Which of the following is the primary computer-system tool used to input data:
Software
Printer
Keyboard
Hardware
Which of the following is one way that businesses use database software programs:
To design company stationery
To track operating expenses
To prepare annual reports
To maintain customer lists
You have been asked to quickly locate information comparing the number of home foreclosures in Arkansas in 2000 with those in 2010. Which of the following searches should yield the fastest, most relevant search results:
"home foreclosures; Arkansas"; "2000 OR 2010"
"home foreclosures in Arkansas in 2000 OR 2010"
Arkansas home foreclosures between 2000, 2010
"home foreclosures"; Arkansas; years: 2000 OR 2010
Which of the following is a characteristic common to all integrated software packages:
Calculates breakeven points
Performs interrelated functions
Requires minimal training
Includes forecasting tools
Which of the following forms of communication is the most efficient way to bring four coworkers who are located in different cities together to simultaneously discuss a common business issue:
Audio conferencing
Switchboard
Video camera
Teleprompter
Which of the following is needed to post a web page:
Legal permit
Product to sell
Interested audience
Web server
A primary purpose of data mining is to
discover relationships.
stabilize sales.
develop services.
summarize ideas.
