WorksheetsBM 2 Unit 4 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which action is part of information management?
creating information
updating technology
observing competitors
disseminating information
How does appropriate information management affect a business’s relationship with its customers?
The business earn higher profits.
The business loses focus on customers.
The business makes better financial decisions.
The business serves customers more effectively.
The business owner, Mrs. James, asked the manager, Jade, to create a report of all the security threats that the storehas faced in the past and how the threats were handled. Which phase of the small-business security audit was sheasking for?
creating a control and intrusion protection plan
blocking physical intrusions, hackers, and viruses
learning from the past and considering future threats
defining all threats to protect email systems and networks
Appropriate information management helps a business build a good reputation by:
being consistent.
charging high prices.
eliminating all mistakes.
offering quality products.
Businesses can protect customer personal information by:
holding onto personal information forever.
using personal information only when necessary.
collecting as much personal information as possible.
charging a premium when selling personal information to a third party.
To reduce the risks associated with noncompliance, a business should continuously monitor:
government regulations.
competitors’ activities.
judicial opinions.
social etiquette.
What is the purpose of a control list in a small-business security audit?
to prevent people from having access to excess information
to create an intrusion prevention system that monitors the network
to include devices in the network that keep employees from having lack of control
to protect against the physical stealing of laptops and downloading data to a flash drive
What is the first step in a small-business security audit?
defining the audit
creating a control list
creating a priority list
defining any opportunities
ABC Corporation makes its employees sign a noncompete agreement. This agreement states that employees who leave thecompany are restricted from working for a competitor for two years. The purpose of this agreement is to make sure thatcompetitors are unable to obtain ABC Corporation's trade secrets. What type of information is ABC Corporation protecting?
business
employee
technology
management
To reduce the risk of employees sharing trade secrets with industry rivals, businesses might require their employees to:
develop a mission statement.
sign a nondisclosure agreement.
analyze annual financial reports.
complete standard personnel forms.
A business can prevent its trade secrets from further disclosure to third parties by asking the court to issue a/an:
appeal
contract
injunction
warrant
To reduce the risk of unauthorized access to confidential data, businesses use security software to protect their:
spam e-mail.
intranet systems.
corporate policies.
intercom systems.
During a staff meeting, the company's president states, "Samari Enterprises experienced a three percent increaseduring the first quarter and a five percent increase during the second quarter of this fiscal year." What type ofinformation is the president providing?
raw data
tacit knowledge
personal opinion
explicit knowledge
To secure confidential financial data transmitted through the Internet, businesses often use:
bots
pixels
image maps
encryption techniques
To reduce the risk of future legal problems, a company might require its business partners to sign a formal:
contract
invoice
premium
warrant
Marvin, the staff accountant, is unable to find last year's tax return. What information management guideline is hefailing to follow?
listing information for accuracy
disposing of outdated information
purchasing consistent information
maintaining information for retrieval
Which password would be the most secure to protect personal customer information?
123456789
AntiQuE9532!
password
qwerty
Which risk might result from ethical misconduct?
decreased company value
decreased whistle-blowing
increased positive publicity
increased employee support of the company
Tim is the technology manager for the MSJ Company. He is responsible for backing up the computer system every evening to ensure thecompany has a copy of each day’s computer activities and transactions. On Tuesday evening, Tim was running late for a meeting and decidednot to conduct the backup activities. Later that night, the computer system crashed and all of Tuesday’s computer data was lost. By apologizingto his boss for making a poor decision and offering to work extra hours to help fix the problem, Tim was:
taking the time to make informed decisions.
promising not to make any mistakes in the future.
blaming others for the consequences of his actions.
accepting the consequences for the decisions he made.
Managing information regarding copyrights and trademarks helps a company to preserve its:
correspondence
customers
identity
inventory
