FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
1. (TCO A) Which of the following decisions require knowledge based on collaboration
and interaction? (Points : 4)
How long will it take to manufacture this product?
Should we work with outside vendors on new products and services?
In which geographical locations are our products garnering the most
sales? Which product design is the most efficient for the user in terms
of energy use?
1. (TCO A) The costs for firms operating on a global scale have been drastically reduced by (Points : 4)
networking technology.
investments in organizational complementary assets.
cloud computing
the rise of digital content.
1. (TCO A) Which of the following objectives best describes the business strategy behind the
development of smart grid initiatives by power companies, as discussed in the chapter
case?
Operational excellence
2. (TCO B) Which of the following businesses use the market creator business model? (Points :
5)
an online auction
house an online
newspaper
a video-sharing
site an online
bookseller
2. (TCO B) are visual tools for presenting performance data in a BI system. (Points : 5)
Dashboards and scorecards
Parameterized reports
Reports and the drilldown feature
Scenarios and models
2. (TCO B) Which of the following describes how the Simon framework of decision making works in
high- velocity decision environments? (Points : 5)
all four steps of the process are handled by software algorithms; humans are
eliminated from the decisions because they are too slow
the first three steps of the process are handled by software algorithms and the final step is
handled by experienced managers
the first two steps of Simon’s framework are eliminated and the final steps are handled
by software algorithms
all four steps are performed by humans with the support of high-speed, high-volume DSS
and ESS
3. (TCO C) The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in
two-dimensional tables is the (Points : 4)
OODBMS.
pre-digital
DBMS. relational
,DBMS.
hierarchical
DBMS.
, 3. (TCO C) A field identified in a record as holding the unique identifier for that record is called the (Points : 4)
primary key.
key field.
primary field.
unique ID.
4. (TCO D) The telephone system is an example of a network. (Points : 4)
peer-to-
peer
wireless
packet-
switched
circuit-
switched
4. (TCO D) To use the analog telephone system for sending digital data, you must also use (Points : 4)
a modem.
a router.
DSL.
twisted wire.
5. (TCO E) Enterprise applications have become easier to install because: (Points : 5)
they have been reduced in function
vendors have modularized the applications so they can be rolled out a module at a
time vendors have changed their design to make the application more adaptable to
diverse business
processes
Users have become more familiar with how to use the applications
5. (TCO E) Which of the following factors provides an understanding of why computing resources today are
ever more available than in previous decades? (Points : 5)
network economics
law of mass digital storage and Moore's law
declining communications costs, universal standards, and the Internet
all of the above
6. (TCO F) Agile Methodologies (Points : 4)
were developed because traditional methodologies did not
work because software development is unlike any other
development activity users seldom know what they want when
the project starts
all of the above
7. (TCO G) A salesperson clicks repeatedly on the online ads of a competitor in order
to drive the competitor's advertising costs up. This is an example of (Points : 4)
phishing
.
pharmin
1. (TCO A) Which of the following decisions require knowledge based on collaboration
and interaction? (Points : 4)
How long will it take to manufacture this product?
Should we work with outside vendors on new products and services?
In which geographical locations are our products garnering the most
sales? Which product design is the most efficient for the user in terms
of energy use?
1. (TCO A) The costs for firms operating on a global scale have been drastically reduced by (Points : 4)
networking technology.
investments in organizational complementary assets.
cloud computing
the rise of digital content.
1. (TCO A) Which of the following objectives best describes the business strategy behind the
development of smart grid initiatives by power companies, as discussed in the chapter
case?
Operational excellence
2. (TCO B) Which of the following businesses use the market creator business model? (Points :
5)
an online auction
house an online
newspaper
a video-sharing
site an online
bookseller
2. (TCO B) are visual tools for presenting performance data in a BI system. (Points : 5)
Dashboards and scorecards
Parameterized reports
Reports and the drilldown feature
Scenarios and models
2. (TCO B) Which of the following describes how the Simon framework of decision making works in
high- velocity decision environments? (Points : 5)
all four steps of the process are handled by software algorithms; humans are
eliminated from the decisions because they are too slow
the first three steps of the process are handled by software algorithms and the final step is
handled by experienced managers
the first two steps of Simon’s framework are eliminated and the final steps are handled
by software algorithms
all four steps are performed by humans with the support of high-speed, high-volume DSS
and ESS
3. (TCO C) The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in
two-dimensional tables is the (Points : 4)
OODBMS.
pre-digital
DBMS. relational
,DBMS.
hierarchical
DBMS.
, 3. (TCO C) A field identified in a record as holding the unique identifier for that record is called the (Points : 4)
primary key.
key field.
primary field.
unique ID.
4. (TCO D) The telephone system is an example of a network. (Points : 4)
peer-to-
peer
wireless
packet-
switched
circuit-
switched
4. (TCO D) To use the analog telephone system for sending digital data, you must also use (Points : 4)
a modem.
a router.
DSL.
twisted wire.
5. (TCO E) Enterprise applications have become easier to install because: (Points : 5)
they have been reduced in function
vendors have modularized the applications so they can be rolled out a module at a
time vendors have changed their design to make the application more adaptable to
diverse business
processes
Users have become more familiar with how to use the applications
5. (TCO E) Which of the following factors provides an understanding of why computing resources today are
ever more available than in previous decades? (Points : 5)
network economics
law of mass digital storage and Moore's law
declining communications costs, universal standards, and the Internet
all of the above
6. (TCO F) Agile Methodologies (Points : 4)
were developed because traditional methodologies did not
work because software development is unlike any other
development activity users seldom know what they want when
the project starts
all of the above
7. (TCO G) A salesperson clicks repeatedly on the online ads of a competitor in order
to drive the competitor's advertising costs up. This is an example of (Points : 4)
phishing
.
pharmin
