COB 204 TEST 3 QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026

COB 204 TEST 3 QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026 Some characteristics of Web 2.0 include: (requires multiple answers) -thin client environment -more desktop apps needed to browse the web -user generated content -simpler web sites - Answers thin client environment, user generated content Which of the following are goals/characteristics of Social Media Marketing? (Requires multiple answers) -slow interaction with users and dissemination of information -create a sense of community -instant, wide-spread dissemination of information -thick client browser needed - Answers create a sense of community, instant, wide-spread dissemination of information How do Social Media Platforms get revenue? -users -ISP's -advertisers -none of the above - Answers advertisers Which of the following two Social Media sites are the most used? (requires multiple answers) -Facebook -Reddit -Youtube -Tiktok - Answers Facebook, Youtube John runs a small, but popular bakery in Harrisonburg. Many of his customers are JMU students. He maintains a Facebook site to post pictures of his latest creations. A user who claims to be a regular customer posts a picture on the Facebook site of one of John's cakes stating that the cake had a funny taste and was sagging on one side when he took it out of the box. John believes that the poster often complains about John's products. What should John's response be? -ask the customer to return to the shop for a refund or new cake -not respond at all -delete the post -stalk the user on Facebook - Answers ask the customer to return to the shop for a refund or a new cake Which of the following is a responsibility of the IT department in an organization? (multiple answers required) -set overall company strategic policy -develop and maintain IT infrastructure and services -provision and de-provision user accounts -support the mission and operations of the company - Answers develop and maintain IT infrastructure and services, provision and de-provision user accounts, support the mission and operations of the company What are some the challenges facing IT departments today? (requires multiple answers) -data security issues in the age of social media -computer hardware difficult to find -outsourcing vs on premise operations -BYOD issues - Answers data security issues in the age of social media, outsourcing vs on premise operations, BYOD issues What are some important aspects of employment law and good management? (requires multiple answers) -communication of company policies to employees -consistent application of company policies to all employees -systematic and object performance reviews for employees -VP of HR - Answers communication of company policies to employees, consistent application of company policies to all employees, systematic and object performance reviews for employees John is tasked with putting together a hiring committee to hire a new network administrator. John has working in HR for 6 months and has little IT experience. Which of the following actions should he take with regard to job criteria and the hiring team? (requires multiple answers) -hiring criteria should focus soley on an applicant's education -hiring criteria should focus soley on an applicant's IT certifications -at least one hiring committee member should be from the IT department -hiring criteria should be balanced on education, experience, and IT certifications - Answers at least one hiring committee member should be from the IT department, hiring criteria should be balanced on education, experience, and IT certifications Sue is leading a project team that is evaluating the company's current on-premise data center. Some project team members are adamant that the company should migrate the data center to a cloud provider. The CIO of the company is not so sure about migrating to the cloud, but the VP of Finance, who has a lot of influence with the CEO, wants to migrate the data center. Which of the following items should be considered for the project team's recommendation? (may require multiple answers) -what are the projected long-term costs of on-premises vs cloud services -who has the most influence with the CEO? -how difficult would it be to bring back the data center or change to another cloud provider if the company would need to leave a chosen cloud provider -can the company scale up operations with projected sales growth if they keep the data center on premise - Answers what are the projected long-term costs of on-premises vs cloud services, how difficult would it be to bring back the data center or change to another cloud provider if the company would need to leave a chosen cloud provider, can the company scale up operations with projected sales growth if they keep the data center on premise What is security management? (requires multiple answers) -what do we have to protect (assets)? -what is it vulnerable to (threats)? -what can we do to protect it (safeguards)? -spend unlimited amount of money of security - Answers what do we have to protect (assets)?, what is it vulnerable to (threats)?, what can we do to protect it (safeguards)? Some general security policies would include: (requires multiple answers) -make security part of an organization's culture -engineer security into all systems -assign responsibility for security to a low-level decision maker -practice defense in depth - Answers make security part of an organization's culture, engineer security into all systems, practice defense in depth With regard to IT assets to protect using our 5-component mode, what is the most valuable of the five that we have to protect? -people -software -data -hardware - Answers data Which of the following would be classified as threats to IT security? (multiple answers required) -natural environment -carelessness -system failure -malicious intent - Answers natural environment, carelessness, system failure, malicious intent Which of the following is the biggest threat to an organization's IT assets? -hacker -cyber criminal -insider -national government - Answers insider Which of the following are technical safeguards to an IT system? (requires multiple answers) -employee screening -anti-virus software -employee training -firewall - Answers anti-virus software, firewall Requiring the use of a userid and password and Duo Authentication with a smart phone is using which of the following authentication factors? (requires multiple answers) -something that you know -something that you are -something that you wish you were