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The main difference between an intranet and the Internet is that intranets are public and
the Internet is private. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
Rivalry among existing competitors is high when many competitors occupy the same
marketplace position. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
The most common personal digital assistant (PDA) is a smartphone. - Correct Answer
✔✔ True
The quality of information is determined by its usefulness to management information
system (MIS) users. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
The focus of a top-line strategy for successfully competing in a marketplace is improving
efficiency by reducing overall costs. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
Twitter is an example of _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔ short-message service
Which of the following decisions is supported by a logistics information system (LIS)? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Selecting the best modes of transportation
Social networking sites can reduce organizations' costs by _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔
giving customers more access to all sorts of data
What system is used for forecasting sales? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Marketing information
system (MKIS)
Which of the following decisions is supported by a financial information system (FIS)? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Determining portfolio structures
To be useful, information systems should _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔ produce
information in different formats
Microsoft Access, which is used to create and manage a series of integrated files, is
a(n) _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔ database management system
,To be competitive in a workplace, in terms of computer and information literacy, a
knowledge worker should _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔ know how and why data is
collected
The purpose of an information system's _____ component is generating the most useful
type of information for making decisions. - Correct Answer ✔✔ process
In the context of using information technology for a competitive advantage, identify a
true statement about top-line strategy. - Correct Answer ✔✔ It focuses on generating
new revenue by offering new products and services.
The four Ms of resources in information systems are _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔
manpower, machinery, materials, and money
To be useful, information must have the quality of _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔
timeliness
The internal data sources for an information system include _____. - Correct Answer
✔✔ personnel records
The final task in designing a management information system (MIS) is _____. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ providing information in a useful format for decision-making purposes
Structuring the data component, in a management information system, to define what
type of data is collected and in what form is usually easy if the organization has ______.
- Correct Answer ✔✔ defined its strategic goals, objectives, and critical factors
Microsoft Access is an example of a(n) _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔ database
management system
In the context of using information technologies for a competitive advantage, which of
the following statements is true of a top-line strategy? - Correct Answer ✔✔ It focuses
on generating new revenue by offering new products and services.
In designing a management information system (MIS), the first task is to _____. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ clearly define the system's objectives
_____ is a database management system (DBMS) that is suitable for a large
organization. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Oracle
In the context of computer literacy and information literacy, to be competitive in a
workplace, knowledge workers should _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔ know how and why
data is collected
,_____ refers to widespread applications and deployment of devices that know users,
their devices, and their locations and serve as intelligent assistants to businesses and
individuals. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Context aware computing
Spreadsheet software is more powerful than financial planning software. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ false
The arithmetic logic unit and the control unit are part of the Basic Input/Output System. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ False
Very-large-scale integration (VLSI) circuits were introduced in fifth-generation
computers. - Correct Answer ✔✔ false
Extended ASCII is a data code that allows the representation of 1024 characters -
Correct Answer ✔✔ false
An object code must be translated into source code for a computer to read and execute
it. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
In network-attached storage (NAS), as the number of users increases, its performance
increases. - Correct Answer ✔✔ false
A byte is a single value of 0 or 1. - Correct Answer ✔✔ false
Inkjet printers produce characters by projecting onto paper electrically charged droplets
of ink that create an image. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
Computers perform all tasks using a combination of arithmetic and logical operations. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ false
ENIAC is an example of a first-generation computer. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
Computers cannot store massive amounts of data in small spaces. - Correct Answer
✔✔ false
A computer with a 32-bit processor can perform calculations with larger numbers better
than a 64-bit system. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
In the context of computer operations, division is a(n) _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔
arithmetic operation
The Clipboard's contents are typically stored in _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔ random
access memory
include gallium arsenide chips that run at higher speeds and consume less power than
silicon chips and optical technologies. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Fifth-generation computers
, A(n) _____ is a step-by-step direction for performing a specific task, which is written in a
language the computer can understand. - Correct Answer ✔✔ program
Which of the following statements is true of laser printers? - Correct Answer ✔✔ They
use toners to create high-quality outputs.
In the context of storage measurements, a _____ is the size of a character. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ byte
A ____ is an input device for computers. - Correct Answer ✔✔ mouse
In a(n) _____ file, each alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a
7-bit binary number. - Correct Answer ✔✔ American Standard Code for Information
Interchange (ASCII)
Beginning in the 1940s, first-generation computers used _____. - Correct Answer ✔✔
vacuum tube technology
A(n) _____ is a common output device for soft copy. - Correct Answer ✔✔ liquid crystal
display
The word computer consists of 64 bits, which is equivalent to _____ bytes. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ 8
Which of the following is true of fifth-generation languages (5GLs)? - Correct Answer
✔✔ They use artificial intelligence technologies, such as knowledge-based systems.
Every character, number, or symbol on the keyboard is represented as a(n) _____ in
computer memory. - Correct Answer ✔✔ binary number
A(n) _____ is an interface between a computer and a printer that enables the computer
to transfer multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously. - Correct Answer
✔✔ parallel port
Which of the following statements is true of a high-quality inkjet printer? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ It uses multicolor ink cartridges to print digital photographs.
_____, which is used for online storage and backup, involves multiple virtual servers
that are usually hosted by third parties. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Cloud storage
Jacob, a data analyst, is working on a project from home and needs to download some
data from his office network. Which of the following server platforms will best serve
Jacob's purpose? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Remote access servers