Exam
Name___________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1.

A characteristic or quality describing an entity is called a(n):

1.

_______
A)

attribute.
B)

key field.
C)

tuple.
D)

field.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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2.

The data hierarchy goes from bits and bytes to:

2.

_______
A)

fields, records, files, and databases.
B)

entities, attributes, fields, and records.
C)

records, entities, fields, and databases.
D)

fields, attributes, entities, and records.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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3.

In a ________ database, parts of the database are stored and maintained physically in one location and other parts are stored and maintained in other locations.

3.

_______
A)

fragmented
B)

contiguous
C)

split
D)

partitioned
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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4.

The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in two-dimensional tables is the:

4.

_______
A)

network DBMS.
B)

hybrid DBMS.
C)

relational DBMS.
D)

hierarchical DBMS.
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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5.

Activities for detecting and correcting data in a database or file that are incorrect, incomplete, improperly formatted, or redundant are called:

5.

_______
A)

data cleansing.
B)

data auditing.
C)

data fragmentating.
D)

data verifying.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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6.

The popular specification for transferring information between a Web server and a program designed to accept and return data is:

6.

_______
A)

Java.
B)

CGI.
C)

SQL.
D)

HTML.
Answer:

B
Diff: 1

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7.

The main technique for multidimensional reporting is:

7.

_______
A)

multiple relationships in large quantities of data.
B)

OLAP.
C)

SQL.
D)

data mining.
Answer:

B
Diff: 1

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8.

AOLbyPhone is an example of a(n):

8.

_______
A)

voice portal.
B)

wireless portal.
C)

m-commerce portal.
D)

e-commerce portal.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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9.

Cellular phones work by using ________ to communicate.

9.

_______
A)

infrared
B)

microbrowsers
C)

fiber optics
D)

radio waves
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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10.

One or more access points positioned on a ceiling, wall, or other strategic spot in a public place to provide maximum wireless coverage for a specific area are referred to as:

10.

______
A)

casting spots.
B)

laser spots.
C)

infrared spots.
D)

hotspots.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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11.

WAP uses Wireless Markup Language (WML), which is based on ________ and is optimized for tiny displays.

11.

______
A)

artificial intelligence
B)

fuzzy logic
C)

Extensible Markup Language
D)

Java applets
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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12.

Second-generation (2G) wireless cellular would be best described as a(n):

12.

______
A)

analog circuit-switched network for voice communication.
B)

interim step toward 3G in the United States.
C)

high-speed, mobile, supports video and other rich media.
D)

digital wireless network, primarily for voice communication.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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13.

These systems beep when the user receives a short alphanumeric message, and are often used for communicating with mobile workers:

13.

______
A)

microbrowser.
B)

low-earth orbit.
C)

paging.
D)

RFID.
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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14.

Automated toll-collection systems use these types of RFID tags:

14.

______
A)

passive.
B)

reactive.
C)

receptive.
D)

active.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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15.

A ________ connects two LANS based on different technologies.

15.

______
A)

hub
B)

router
C)

bridge
D)

hotspot
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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16.

EV-DO provides wireless access to the Internet over a cellular network at an average speed of:

16.

______
A)

300 - 500 Kbps.
B)

10 - 19 Kbps.
C)

54 - 144 Kbps.
D)

144 Kbps - 2+ Mbps.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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17.

The main security problem on the Internet is:

17.

______
A)

Microsoft.
B)

wireless transmission.
C)

hackers.
D)

inadequate bandwidth.
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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18.

All of the methods, policies, and organizational procedures that ensure the safety of the organization's assets, the accuracy and reliability of its accounting records, and operational adherence to management standards refers to:

18.

______
A)

legacy systems.
B)

controls.
C)

SSID standards.
D)

vulnerabilities.
Answer:

B
Diff: 1

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19.

Software controls:

19.

______
A)

ensure that computer hardware is physically secure and check for equipment malfunction.
B)

ensure that valuable business data files on either disk or tape are not subject to unauthorized access, change, or destruction while they are in use or in storage.
C)

audit the systems development process at various points to ensure that the processes are properly controlled and managed.
D)

monitor the use of systems software and prevent unauthorized access to software programs, systems software and computer programs.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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20.

________ use scanning software to look for known problems such as bad passwords, the removal of important files, security attacks in progress, and system administration errors.

20.

______
A)

Stateful inspections
B)

Proxies
C)

Encryption programs
D)

Intrusion detection systems
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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21.

General controls:

21.

______
A)

ensure that data files on either disk or tape are not subject to unauthorized access, change, or destruction.
B)

establish a framework for controlling the design, security, and use of computer programs throughout the organization.
C)

are unique to each computer program.
D)

audit the systems development process.
Answer:

B
Diff: 1

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22.

Reporting distribution logs use ________ controls.

22.

______
A)

administrative
B)

processing and output
C)

input
D)

output
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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23.

Software controls:

23.

______
A)

ensure that computer hardware is physically secure.
B)

ensure that programmed procedures are consistently and correctly applied to the storage and processing of data.
C)

perform overall control functions for the programs that directly process data and data files.
D)

ensure that data files are not subject to unauthorized access, change, or destruction while they are in use or in storage.
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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24.

Hardware controls:

24.

______
A)

audit the systems development process at various points to ensure that the processes are properly controlled and managed.
B)

oversee the work of the computer department to ensure that programmed procedures are consistently and correctly applied to the storage and processing of data.
C)

monitor the use of systems software and prevent unauthorized access to software programs, systems software and computer programs.
D)

ensure that computer hardware is physically secure and check for equipment malfunction.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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25.

The Internet poses specific security problems because:

25.

______
A)

it was designed to be easily accessible.
B)

it changes so rapidly.
C)

everyone uses it.
D)

no one owns it.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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26.

Large amounts of data stored in electronic form are ________ than the same data in manual form.

26.

______
A)

more critical to most businesses
B)

more secure
C)

vulnerable to many more kinds of threats
D)

less vulnerable to damage
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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27.

Which of the following deals with employee issues that are closely related to CRM, such as setting objectives, employee performance management, performance-based compensation, and employee training?

27.

______
A)

customer relationship management software
B)

enterprise systems software
C)

employee relationship management software
D)

supply chain management software
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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28.

Cross-selling in which a combination of products is sold as a bundle at a price lower than the total cost of the individual products best describes:

28.

______
A)

collaborative marketing.
B)

discount selling.
C)

up-selling.
D)

bundling.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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29.

This company is the market-leading vendor of customer relationship management software:

29.

______
A)

IBM.
B)

J. D. Edwards.
C)

Microsoft.
D)

Siebel Systems.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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30.

The marketing of elevated-value products or services to new or existing customers is referred to as:

30.

______
A)

up-selling.
B)

discount selling.
C)

bundling.
D)

cross over selling.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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31.

One of the largest players specializing in the development of semistructured knowledge systems is a Canadian software company known as:

31.

______
A)

Purple Martin.
B)

Hummingbird.
C)

Blue Bird.
D)

Red Robin.
Answer:

B
Diff: 1

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32.

Investment workstations:

32.

______
A)

provide engineers, designers, and factory managers with precise control over industrial design and manufacturing.
B)

allow groups to work together on documents.
C)

provide an important source of expertise for organizations.
D)

are high-end PCs used in the financial sector to analyze trading situations instantaneously and facilitate portfolio management.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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33.

External industry standards, standards set by other companies, and/or internally developed high standards are used to set up:

33.

______
A)

six sigma installation.
B)

workflow management.
C)

total quality management.
D)

benchmarking procedures.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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34.

Object-oriented development could potentially reduce the time and cost of writing software because:

34.

______
A)

iterative prototyping is not required.
B)

a graphical interface is automatic.
C)

object-oriented programming requires less training.
D)

objects are reusable.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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35.

In the traditional systems life cycle, end users:

35.

______
A)

are important and ongoing members of the team from the original analysis phase through maintenance.
B)

have no input.
C)

are important only in the testing phases.
D)

are limited to providing information requirements and reviewing the technical staff's work.
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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36.

In the direct cutover conversion strategy, the new system:

36.

______
A)

replaces the old one at an appointed time.
B)

is tested by an outsourced company.
C)

and the old are run together.
D)

is introduced to a limited area until it is proven to work properly.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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37.

In the parallel conversion strategy, the new system:

37.

______
A)

and the old are run together.
B)

is introduced to a limited area until it is proven to work properly.
C)

is tested by an outsourced company.
D)

replaces the old one at an appointed time.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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38.

The primary tool for representing a system's component processes and the flow of data between them is the:

38.

______
A)

data flow diagram.
B)

data dictionary.
C)

user documentation.
D)

knowledge base.
Answer:

A
Diff: 1

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39.

When systems are created rapidly, without a formal development methodology:

39.

______
A)

hardware, software, and quality standards are less important.
B)

testing and documentation may be inadequate.
C)

end users can take over the work of IT specialists.
D)

the organization quickly outgrows the new system.
Answer:

B
Diff: 1

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40.

Web services use:

40.

______
A)

a proprietary architecture.
B)

joint application development.
C)

a "plug and play" architecture.
D)

rapid application development.
Answer:

C
Diff: 1

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41.

"Hidden costs" such as ________ can easily undercut anticipated benefits from outsourcing.

41.

______
A)

identifying and evaluating vendors of information technology services
B)

transitioning to a new vendor
C)

monitoring vendors to make sure they often are fulfilling their contractual obligations
D)

A, B, and C
Answer:

D
Diff: 1

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42.

A road map indicating the direction of systems development, the rationale, the current situation, new developments to consider, the management strategy, the implementation plan, and the budget is called a:

42.

______
A)

project plan.
B)

information systems plan.
C)

mission statement.
D)

request for proposal.
Answer:

B
Diff: 1

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43.

Microsoft SQL Server is a(n):

43.

______
A)

DBMS for midrange computers.
B)

DBMS for small handheld computing devices.
C)

Internet DBMS.
D)

mainframe relational DBMS.
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

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44.

For storing data types such as complex information or recursive data, ________ are useful.

44.

______
A)

hierarchical DBMS
B)

OODBMS
C)

network DBMS
D)

relational DBMS
Answer:

B
Diff: 2

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45.

The fundamental principle of data administration is that all data:

45.

______
A)

are recursive.
B)

be normalized.
C)

belongs to the company as a whole.
D)

be owned by individual departments.
Answer:

C
Diff: 2

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46.

Amoco uses ________ for real-time data transfer of oil field exploration data gathered from searches of the ocean floor.

46.

______
A)

Wi-Fi technology
B)

Bluetooth technology
C)

fiber optics
D)

satellites
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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47.

Third-generation (3G) cellular networks are based on ________ technology to achieve greater efficiencies and higher transmission speeds.

47.

______
A)

digital
B)

vacuum tubes
C)

packet-switched
D)

analog
Answer:

C
Diff: 2

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48.

A Wi-Fi system can operate in two different modes. Ad-hoc mode is also known as:

48.

______
A)

peer-to-peer mode.
B)

local area network mode.
C)

metropolitan area network mode.
D)

wide area network mode.
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

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49.

The world's largest cell phone market is:

49.

______
A)

Russia.
B)

the United States.
C)

Hong Kong.
D)

China.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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50.

Someone must be able to verify that the digital signature actually belongs to whoever sent the data and that the data were not altered after being "signed" in order for/to:

50.

______
A)

the signature to be legally binding.
B)

the public key encryption to be transferred to the private key.
C)

make sure the correct private key is used.
D)

the private key to be transferred to the sender.
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

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51.

Sobig-F and Netsky.P are:

51.

______
A)

"multipartite" viruses that can infect files as well as the boot sector of the hard drive.
B)

viruses written in script programming languages that use Microsoft Outlook to spread to other systems.
C)

viruses that make a clicking sound with each keystroke on the 18th day of the month.
D)

"worm" type viruses that arrive attached to e-mail and spread from computer to computer.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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52.

High-availability computing:

52.

______
A)

promises continuous availability.
B)

helps firms recover quickly from a crash.
C)

promises the elimination of recovery time.
D)

uses online transaction and backup systems.
Answer:

B
Diff: 2

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53.

Online transaction processing requires:

53.

______
A)

a large server network.
B)

fault-tolerant computer systems.
C)

a dedicated phone line.
D)

more processing time.
Answer:

B
Diff: 2

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54.

Internet security challenges for the server during communication include:

54.

______
A)

copying of data, alteration of data, loss of machine.
B)

tapping, sniffing, message alteration.
C)

computer viruses, line taps, hacking.
D)

theft and fraud.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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55.

Mirroring:

55.

______
A)

uses a backup server that duplicates all the processes and transactions of the primary server.
B)

links two computers together so the second can be a backup to the first.
C)

distributes large numbers of access requests across multiple servers.
D)

Both A and C
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

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56.

A standard measurement of performance best describes:

56.

______
A)

metric.
B)

component cycle.
C)

cycle.
D)

MIPS.
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

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57.

This type of software enables data to be used by multiple functions and business processes for precise organization coordination and control:

57.

______
A)

collaboration software.
B)

groupware.
C)

application software.
D)

enterprise software.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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58.

According to SCOR, the source process:

58.

______
A)

consists of processes that provide finished goods and services to meet actual or planned demand, including order management, transportation management, and distribution management.
B)

consists of processes associated with returning products or receiving returned products, including postdelivery customer support.
C)

consists of processes that transform a product into a finished state to meet planned or actual demand.
D)

consists of processes that procure goods and services needed to create a specific product or service.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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59.

Analyzing sales representative and customer service representative productivity is an example of:

59.

______
A)

bundling.
B)

cross-selling.
C)

analytical CRM.
D)

operational CRM.
Answer:

C
Diff: 2

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60.

When tailoring a particular aspect of a system to the way a company does business, enterprise software can provide the company with:

60.

______
A)

data dictionaries.
B)

configuration tables.
C)

project workbooks.
D)

state transition diagrams.
Answer:

B
Diff: 2

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61.

A method of firm interaction with a customer, such as telephone, e-mail, customer service desk, conventional mail, or point of purchase best describes:

61.

______
A)

touch point.
B)

point of presence.
C)

channel point.
D)

market entry.
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

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62.

A methodology for dealing with the organization's need to change its business processes continually to remain competitive is called:

62.

______
A)

business process refinement.
B)

business process sourcing.
C)

business process management.
D)

business process investigation.
Answer:

C
Diff: 2

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63.

Virtual reality applications for the Web use a standard called:

63.

______
A)

TCP/IP.
B)

KWSVR.
C)

VRML.
D)

CADDIS.
Answer:

C
Diff: 2

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64.

The AI shell is:

64.

______
A)

a strategy for searching the rule base in an expert system that begins with a hypothesis.
B)

the programming environment of an expert system.
C)

a strategy for searching the rule base in an expert system that begins with information entered by the user.
D)

a method of organizing expert system knowledge into chunks.
Answer:

B
Diff: 2

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65.

Expert systems are expensive and time-consuming to maintain:

65.

______
A)

because they rely on equipment that becomes outdated.
B)

because only the person who created the system knows exactly how it works, and may not be available when changes are needed.
C)

because their rules must be reprogrammed every time there is a change in the environment, which in turn may change the applicable rules
D)

because their rule base is so complex.
Answer:

C
Diff: 2

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66.

CAD/CAM workstations:

66.

______
A)

are high-end PCs used in the financial sector to analyze trading situations instantaneously and facilitate portfolio management.
B)

provide an important source of expertise for organizations.
C)

allow groups to work together on documents.
D)

provide engineers, designers, and factory managers with precise control over industrial design and manufacturing.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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67.

Genetic algorithms:

67.

______
A)

are based on logic.
B)

do not work for most problems.
C)

develop solutions to particular problems using fitness, crossover, and mutation.
D)

represent knowledge as groups of characteristics.
Answer:

C
Diff: 2

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68.

Expertise and experience of organizational members that has not been formally documented best describes:

68.

______
A)

data.
B)

information.
C)

wisdom.
D)

tacit knowledge.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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69.

A system for organizing structured knowledge in a repository where it can be accessed throughout the organization best describes:

69.

______
A)

database management system.
B)

structured knowledge system.
C)

expert system.
D)

neural network.
Answer:

B
Diff: 2

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70.

Expert systems:

70.

______
A)

work in very limited domains.
B)

solve problems too difficult for human experts.
C)

are based on DO WHILE rules.
D)

share characteristics with mainframe computing.
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

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71.

Hardware and software that attempts to emulate the processing patterns of the biological brain best describes:

71.

______
A)

fuzzy logic.
B)

expert system.
C)

case-based reasoning.
D)

neural network.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 441

72.

Systems whose architecture is based on the human brain's mesh-like neuron structure are called:

72.

______
A)

neural networks.
B)

fuzzy logic systems.
C)

knowledge-based systems.
D)

expert system.
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 441

73.

Which of the following is used for knowledge discovery?

73.

______
A)

data mining
B)

expert systems
C)

case-based reasoning
D)

transaction processing systems
Answer:

A
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 436

74.

An inference engine is:

74.

______
A)

the programming environment of an expert system.
B)

a strategy used to search through the rule base in an expert system in one of two ways.
C)

a method of organizing expert system knowledge into chunks.
D)

a strategy for searching the rule base in an expert system that begins with information entered by the user.
Answer:

B
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 436

75.

In object-oriented software development, relationship between objects would be described using:

75.

______
A)

object diagrams.
B)

structural diagrams.
C)

use case diagrams.
D)

behavioral diagrams.
Answer:

B
Diff: 2

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76.

TQM focuses on:

76.

______
A)

mid-level management.
B)

a few large-scale improvements.
C)

eliminating design errors.
D)

a series of continuous improvements.
Answer:

D
Diff: 2

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77.

The tool that enables users to view the same data in different ways using multiple dimensions is:

77.

______
A)

OLAP.
B)

object-oriented processing.
C)

a data warehouse.
D)

a relational database.
Answer:

A
Diff: 3

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78.

Microwave signals:

78.

______
A)

are lower in frequency than cell phones.
B)

are lower in frequency than short-wave radio.
C)

are lower in frequency than fiber optics.
D)

are lower in frequency than paging devices.
Answer:

C
Diff: 3

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79.

Supply chain planning systems:

79.

______
A)

identify the transportation mode to use for product delivery.
B)

track the status of orders
C)

track the financial information involving all parties.
D)

track the physical status of goods.
Answer:

A
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 389

80.

The Supply Chain Council developed a cross-industry process reference model for supply chain management called:

80.

______
A)

TCP/IP.
B)

SCCM.
C)

SCOR.
D)

MRP.
Answer:

C
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 386

81.

Which of the following would NOT be classified as a form of intelligent technique?

81.

______
A)

neural networks
B)

case based reasoning
C)

data mining
D)

virtual reality
Answer:

D
Diff: 3

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82.

Which of the following are types of intelligent techniques?

82.

______
A)

knowledge networks
B)

computer-aided design
C)

virtual reality
D)

case based reasoning
Answer:

D
Diff: 3

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TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
83.

Data mining can be a challenge to individual privacy.

83.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

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84.

A data warehouse is a small data mart.

84.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 245

85.

A database requires organizational and conceptual change.

85.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 250

86.

Middleware is used to transfer information from the organization's internal database back to the Web server for delivering the form of a Web page to the inquirer.

86.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 248

87.

NTT DoCoMo cell phone customers can use special cell phones equipped with a smart card computer chip that can store electronic cash.

87.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 322

88.

Global positioning system is a worldwide satellite navigational system.

88.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 306

89.

Computers using a DSL line use a fixed Internet address.

89.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 343

90.

Input controls ensure that the data are accurate and complete when they enter the system.

90.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 356

91.

Biometrics is the use of physical characteristics such as the blood vessels in the retina of your eye to provide identification.

91.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 363

92.

A worm is a computer virus that replicates and spreads itself, not only from file to file, but also from computer to computer via e-mail and other Internet traffic.

92.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 344

93.

Advances in telecommunications and computer software have magnified the vulnerabilities of computerized information systems.

93.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 342

94.

Viruses cannot be spread through e-mail.

94.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 343

95.

Siebel Systems is the market-leading vendor of customer relationship management software.

95.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 395

96.

Enterprise systems can improve management reporting and decision making.

96.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 384

97.

Major CRM application software vendors include Siebel Systems, Clarify, and Salesforce.com.

97.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 394

98.

User interfaces are unimportant to the success of knowledge worker systems.

98.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 433

99.

A series of IF-THEN rules can be used to form a knowledge-base.

99.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 436

100.

Case-based reasoning cannot be used in diagnostic systems in medicine.

100.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 439

101.

Structured knowledge is explicit knowledge that exists in informal documents.

101.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 423

102.

Structural diagrams are used to describe the relationships between classes of objects.

102.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 515

103.

Faulty requirements analysis is a leading cause of systems failure and high systems development costs.

103.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 507

104.

An advantage of fourth-generation tools is that they can easily handle processing large numbers of transactions or applications with extensive procedural logic and updating requirements.

104.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 519

105.

In the digital firm environment, organizations must be able to add, change, and retire technology capabilities much more rapidly than traditional development methods will allow.

105.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 525

106.

Information technology can create new design options for various processes.

106.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 504

107.

TQM derives from concepts developed by American quality experts, but was popularized in Japan.

107.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 505

108.

A problem with prototyping is that the systems constructed thereby may not be able to handle large quantities of data in a production environment.

108.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 518

109.

If organizations wait to apply computing power until after they rethink and redesign their business processes, they may obtain large payoffs.

109.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 1

Page Ref: 501

110.

OODBMS cannot work with applets.

110.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 240

111.

Hierarchical structures support many-to-many relationships among entities.

111.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 239

112.

Today, what has been immediately available at most firms is historical data only.

112.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 244

113.

The top-level segment in each record of a hierarchical database is called the root.

113.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 239

114.

OODBMS are slower than relational DBMS.

114.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 240

115.

DBMS separate the logical and physical views of the data.

115.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 233

116.

In an entity-relationship diagram, a line connecting two entities that ends in two short marks designates a many-to-many relationship.

116.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 242

117.

A traditional system serves a wider community of users than a database because less training is involved.

117.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 252

118.

WiMax has a wireless access range of up to 30 feet.

118.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 317

119.

M-commerce represents a substantial percentage of the total e-commerce transactions taking place over the Internet.

119.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 318

120.

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a system of protocols and technologies that lets cell phones and other wireless devices with tiny displays, low-bandwidth connections, and minimal memory access Web-based information and services.

120.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 310

121.

Low-orbit satellites consume less power and cost less to launch than conventional satellites.

121.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 308

122.

The data transfer speeds on second-generation cellular networks are very fast compared to dial-up connections to the Internet.

122.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 322

123.

A number of studies have shown that wireless networking actually decreases worker productivity and output.

123.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 305

124.

Wireless Markup Language (WML) does not support most wireless network standards and operating systems for handheld computing devices.

124.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 310

125.

Clustering is more expensive than server mirroring.

125.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 360

126.

Server mirroring is a less expensive security option than clustering.

126.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 360

127.

High-availability computing is another name for fault tolerance.

127.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 359

128.

SCOR identifies five major supply chain processes: organize, research, plan, deliver, and return.

128.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 386

129.

Primary advantages of enterprise systems include their ease of implementation and flexibility.

129.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 405

130.

Single-channel customers are known to have a higher lifetime value than multichannel customers.

130.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 397

131.

Enterprise systems require changes in business processes, organizational structure, and organizational culture.

131.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 406

132.

In a push-based model, actual customer orders or purchases trigger events in the supply chain.

132.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 391

133.

Neural networks "learn" patterns from large quantities of data by sifting through data, searching for relationships, building models, and correcting over and over again the model's own mistakes.

133.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 441

134.

Shopping bots are a form of intelligent agent.

134.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 444

135.

Knowledge residing in the minds of employees that has not been documented is called explicit knowledge.

135.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 416

136.

Fuzzy logic can be used to express relationships very generally and compactly, requiring fewer IF-THEN rules than traditional software programs.

136.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 442

137.

Genetic algorithms are conceptually based on the process of evolution.

137.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 442

138.

The strength of the CSF method is that it produces a smaller data set to analyze than the enterprise analysis method.

138.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 499

139.

Rationalization of procedures often follows quickly from early automation.

139.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 2

Page Ref: 500

140.

A traditional file system normally does not have difficulty with ad hoc reports if there is a programmer available who can write the data query.

140.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 233

141.

The data definition language defines each data element as it appears in the database after that data element is translated into the forms required by application programs.

141.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 234

142.

In the United States, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is the standard used in digital cellular services.

142.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 309

143.

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) is a popular term for IEEE Standard 802.16, known as the "Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems."

143.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 317

144.

Customer relationship management can help organizations identify customers who cost a lot to attract and to keep.

144.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 393

145.

SAP's version of cross-application services is called XRP.

145.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 401

146.

Companies can use state transition diagrams provided by the enterprise software to tailor a particular aspect of the system to the way it does business.

146.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 381

147.

Supply chain execution systems enable the firm to generate demand forecasts for a product and to develop sourcing and manufacturing plans for that product.

147.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 388

148.

Businesses are using component-based development to create their e-commerce applications.

148.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 526

149.

The principle method used in CSF analysis is JAD.

149.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

Page Ref: 499

150.

The overall business plan of the organization should support the information systems plan.

150.

______
Answer:

True

False
Diff: 3

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