WorksheetsSection 11 Exam: Managing Information & Technology
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 20mins
An intranet limits access to a single firm's employees.
True
False
Data become information when they are processed, organized, and presented in a way that makes them useful to a decision maker.
True
False
In the context of e-commerce, eBay and Craigslist are examples of business-to government e-commerce.
True
False
_____ refers to the physical components used to collect, input, store, and process data, and to display and distribute information.
Hardware
Software
An operating system
An execution unit
A benefit that cloud computing provides to individual users is that it:
allows them to access their data from any computer without an Internet connection.
eliminates the threat of unauthorized access.
helps them analyze and process complex data without professional help.
allows them to store large files without taking up valuable space on their computers' hard drive.
The two broad categories of software are:
open source software and data software.
embedded software and business software.
server software and proprietary software.
system software and application software.
Data mining allows organizations to:
analyze vast amounts of data to identify useful information that had been hidden.
guide managers while using data accurately through the decision making process.
encourage collaboration among employees and business partners through data transfer.
access an array of computing resources without investing in expensive new hardware.
_____ refers to marketing, buying, selling, and servicing of products over a network, usually the Internet.
E-commerce
Media-based networking
Inventory management
Group buying
_____ is a technology that stores information on a microchip and transmits it to a reader when it is within range.
The global positioning system
Computer-aided design software
The graphical user interface
Radio frequency identification
Fatima enjoys online shopping as it allows her to buy things from a wide range of options from the convenience of her home. She recently bought a food processor online. In this scenario, Fatima is involved in _____.
business-to-consumer e-commerce
business-to-business e-commerce
business-to-government e-commerce
consumer-to-consumer e-commerce
Ray Friewirth, a sixty-year-old man, is an avid reader. He recently found out the online facility of downloading books. He is happy to have so many options to choose from and to have such easy access to e-books. He downloads books from many websites, and he does not mind using unverified websites for downloading them. In this scenario, Ray is most likely to be vulnerable to _____.
firewalls
malware
cybermediaries
cloud computing
_____ refers to unsolicited commercial emails, usually sent to huge numbers of people with little regard for whether they are interested in the product or not.
Spyware
A cookie
Spam
A spoof
_____ is similar to a virus, except that it is an independent program that can spread across computer networks without being attached to other files.
A worm
Email spam
Spyware
An adware program
