University of Maryland IFSM 201 Week 1 Quiz

University of Maryland IFSM 201 Week 1 Quiz Quiz Note: It is recommended that you save your response as you complete each question. Question 1 (0.25 points) What is data? Question 1 options: Information about an object, idea, place, person, etc. Facts gathered about an object, idea, place, person, etc. Save Question 2 (0.25 points) (True/False). Information about a person, place or thing remains the same over time. Question 2 options: True False Save Question 3 (0.25 points) (True/False). Information is made up of many pieces of data. Question 3 options: True False Save Question 4 (0.25 points) What is information? Question 4 options: A set of numbers, numbers, words, pictures, etc. that have been gathered about an object, idea, place, person, etc. a set of numbers, numbers, words, pictures, etc. gathered about an object, idea, place, person, etc that have been converted into a form that makes understanding of the facts possible. Save Question 5 (0.25 points) ”Garbage in; garbage out” refers to Question 5 options: bad data resulting in bad information. bad information generated from correct data. not having sufficient data or too much data to work with. inability to make a decision or come to a conclusion about the question Save Question 6 (0.25 points) The blue pyramid displayed in the readings on Data and Information is sometimes called the Knowledge Hierarchy. What is the relationship between the three levels of the pyramid? Question 6 options: Knowledge is based upon data; data is based upon information Information is based upon data; knowledge is based upon information Data is based upon knowledge; information is based upon data Information is based upon knowledge; data is based upon information Save Question 7 (0.25 points) Knowledge flows from the information that has been generated. Which of the following does not necessarily flow from information that has been generated: Question 7 options: The information can provide a better comprehension of a specific problem Since information is based on data, and data is just the facts, the knowledge gained from the information is always correct. The information can indicate what should be done and how it might be accomplished. The information might suggest how one might be personally involved Save Question 8 (0.25 points) The following would be an example of which type of data: Responses posted to an open-ended questionnaire related to movie preferences Question 8 options: Quantitative Qualitative Categorical Save Question 9 (0.25 points) The following would be an example of which type of data: The number of hybrid cars in a Walmart parking lot on Tuesday. Question 9 options: Quantitative Qualitative Categorical Save Question 10 (0.25 points) The following would be an example of which type of data: The balance in your checking account as of this current moment. Question 10 options: Discrete Continuous Save Question 11 (0.25 points) The following would be an example of which type of data: The speed of a subway train. Question 11 options: Discrete Continuous Save Question 12 (0.25 points) Data consists of facts, a description of the world at a single point in time. Why is information based on that data sometimes incorrect or flawed? Question 12 options: The data was gathered to address a specific question or tell a specific story. The information generated by the data may reveal patterns, or uncover results that were not expected when the data was gathered. The data itself is does not apply to the question or is out of date for addressing the question Save Question 13 (0.25 points) Which of the following would be the best way to collect data regarding the number of women versus the number of men enrolled in colleges or universities in the U.S. during the last 10 years. Question 13 options: A survey you design yourself. Data that has been collected by UMUC about UMUC graduates. A source such as the PEW Research Center. Save Question 14 (0.25 points) When the University wishes to create a pool of all the students enrolled in a specific term or semester in order to then gather data about a topic, a method called _____ is used to create that pool. Question 14 options: polling. sampling. Save Question 15 (0.25 points) Sampling might not be accurate if the sample: Question 15 options: does not represent the entire population or the targeted population. does not include the entire population uses random selection of the participants Save Question 16 (0.25 points) Which of the following would not be considered a source of big data? Question 16 options: Google’s statistics on searched topics for any given year, since 2004. Instagram photos posted on the Instagram servers in the month of November. Number of Twitter posts by your favorite baseball player. The list of all song titles that have been downloaded via Apple’s iTunes Save Question 17 (0.25 points) Based on your readings regarding the volume of big data, choose the list that represents the items in the list in terms of general to specific: Question 17 options: Data Set, Data on the Internet, Big Data, Information in a 1,000-page Research Report Big Data, Data on the Internet, Data Set, Information in a 1,000-page Research Report Data on the Internet, Big Data, Information in a 1,000-page Report, Data Set Save Question 18 (0.25 points) Excel files are called: Question 18 options: Worksheets Workbooks Pages Tabs Save Question 19 (0.25 points) Which of the following would be an example of a cell range: Question 19 options: (A1,C3) (B3:G5) (D2, D4, D6) Save Question 20 (0.25 points) The Excel Ribbon has three modes – Auto Hide, Show Tabs, and Show Tabs and Command. Which mode would you choose to enable the worksheet itself to take up the entire screen? Question 20 options: Show Tabs Auto-hide Show Tabs and Commands Save ________________________________________