Final Quiz: 12/12/17

Question 1

What is NOT an advantage of ERP?

Answer 1

supports access control, security, version tracking of documents

Question 2

Which of the following senses a person’s actions and, based on logical assumptions and prior experience, takes the appropriate action to complete the task?

Answer 2

AI

Question 3

What does Microsoft produce and sell with computers and mobile devices?

Answer 3

software

Question 4

A typical enterprise consists of wide variety of departments, centers, and divisions - collectively known as functional units.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What type of information is error free?

Answer 5

accurate

Question 6

What type of information can be proven as correct or incorrect?

Answer 6

verifiable

Question 7

Which of the following is an information system that captures and processes data from day-to-day business activities?

Answer 7

Transaction Processing System

Question 8

Which of the following is an information that captures and stores the knowledge of human experts and then imitates human reasoning and decision making?

Answer 8

expert system

Question 9

You have taken a temporary position as an IT consultant for a large firm with a variety of database solutions that you and your team are working to consolidate into one enterprise-wide solution. You are currently in the process of gathering information about where things stand with each of the individual database solutions.

Answer 9

database administrator

Question 10

Who installs, configures, and maintains LANs and WANs?

Answer 10

network engineer

Question 11

Which of the following is a collection of related records, as shown in the accompanying figure, stored on storage media such as a hard drive or on cloud storage?

Answer 11

file

Question 12

Which of the following is a request for specific data from a database?

Answer 12

query

Question 13

Which of the following languages consists of simple, English-like statements that allow users to specify the data to display, print, or store?

Answer 13

query

Question 14

In a database which of the following is a connection within the data?

Answer 14

relationship

Question 15

What type of database exists in many separate locations throughout a network or the Internet?

Answer 15

distributed

Question 16

What is DBMS?

Answer 16

software

Question 17

What is the smallest unit of data the computer can process?

Answer 17

bit

Question 18

What is data redundancy?

Answer 18

Each department has its own files, so the same data might be stored in multiple files.

Question 19

Which of the following is a nonprocedural language that enables users and software developers to access data in a database?

Answer 19

4GL

Question 20

Data in a database is less vulnerable than data in file processing systems.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

A working model of the proposed system’s essential functionality

Answer 21

proof of concept

Question 22

The more errors that data contains, the lower this is.

Answer 22

integrity

Question 23

This type of information can lead to incorrect decisions.

Answer 23

inaccurate

Question 24

Eight bits grouped together in a unit comprise this.

Answer 24

byte

Question 25

The collection and summarization of data, information, and deliverables.

Answer 25

documentation

Question 26

What each byte represents in ASCII

Answer 26

character

Question 27

What is done to a record so the DBMS will not process it again

Answer 27

flagged

Question 28

A field that uniquely identifies each record in a file

Answer 28

primary key

Question 29

Kind of rules that decrease data entry errors, and thus enhance the data's integrity

Answer 29

validation

Question 30

Performed by end users and checks the new system to ensure that it works

Answer 30

acceptance test

Question 31

While a user is working with the database, this resides in the memory of the computer.

Answer 31

DBMS

Question 32

Information that has meaning to the person who receives it.

Answer 32

useful

Question 33

Whether designed for a small or large computer, most DBMSs perform common ones.

Answer 33

functions

Question 34

Verifies that each individual program or object works by itself

Answer 34

unit test

Question 35

This database capability is one of the most powerful database features.

Answer 35

querying

Question 36

Verifies that all programs in an application work together properly.

Answer 36

systems test

Question 37

Verifies that an application works with other applications.

Answer 37

integration test

Question 38

In addition to storing data, a relational database also stores there.

Answer 38

data relationship

Question 39

Has special keywords and rules that users include in statments

Answer 39

SQL

Question 40

A group of related fields

Answer 40

record

Question 41

Which of the following is a LAN that uses no physical wires?

Answer 41

WLAN

Question 42

The design of computers, devices, and media in a network is categorized as either client/server or peer-to-peer. What is the term used to refer to this characterization?

Answer 42

network architecture

Question 43

The type of network shown in the accompanying figure, describes a network in which each computer has equal responsibilities and capabilities. What is this kind of network called?

Answer 43

P2P

Question 44

Which of the following is the data transfer rate equivalent to one million bits per second?

Answer 44

Mbps

Question 45

Which of the following terms identifies any network based on the 802.11 family of standards?

Answer 45

Wi-Fi

Question 46

Which of the following has the fastest transfer rate?

Answer 46

ATM

Question 47

Which of the following enables a computer or device that does not have built-in networking capability to access a network?

Answer 47

NIC

Question 48

Which of the following terms is an electrical disturbance that can degrade communications?

Answer 48

noise

Question 49

Which of the following kinds of cable consists of a single copper wire surrounded by at least three layers: an insulating material, a woven or braided metal, and a plastic outer coating?

Answer 49

coaxial

Question 50

What is a sending device

Answer 50

a device that initiates an instruction to transmit data, instructions, or information

Question 51

Your school computer library has a network that connects computers and devices within a few small rooms. What type of network does it likely use?

Answer 51

LAN

Question 52

Which statement best describes how the RFID standard works?

Answer 52

The network uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, animal, or person.

Question 53

What is the purpose of hubs and switches

Answer 53

to provide a central point for cables in a network

Question 54

Which of the following is not technology used by hot spots?

Answer 54

UWB

Question 55

Transmission from a satellite to an earth-based station is called an uplink.

Answer 55

False

Question 56

A MAN typically includes one or more WANs like those shown in the accompanying figure, and may cover a smaller geographic area than a LAN.

Answer 56

False

Question 57

Which browser is included with the Mac OS?

Answer 57

Safari

Question 58

A Windows Phone app that provides a centralized location for coupons

Answer 58

Wallet

Question 59

Enables user to access all files and programs on the computer or network, install programs, and specify settings that affect all users on a computer, mobile device, or network

Answer 59

administrator account

Question 60

An iOS app that provides a centralized location for coupons

Answer 60

Apple Pay

Question 61

When working with a command-line interface, the set of commands entered into the computer is called this

Answer 61

command language

Question 62

A unique combination of characters that identifies a specific user

Answer 62

user name

Question 63

A private combination of characters associated with the user name that allows access to certain computer resources

Answer 63

password

Question 64

Technology that allows two devices to share information by touching

Answer 64

NFC

Question 65

Define who can access certain resources and when they can access those resources

Answer 65

permission

Question 66

If application software has stopped responding and the hard disk's LED blinks repeatedly, the operating system probably is doing this

Answer 66

thrashing

Question 67

Android app store that provides access to apps, songs, books, and movies

Answer 67

Google Play

Question 68

The practice of sharing or pooling computing resources, such as servers

Answer 68

virtualization

Question 69

For each user, a network administrator establishes this, which enables the user to access, or sign in to, a computer or to a network

Answer 69

account

Question 70

Enables you to sync mail, calendars, contacts, and other items on iOS

Answer 70

iCloud

Question 71

Typically has one program running at a time, though others may be running in the background

Answer 71

mobile operating system

Question 72

You should run exactly one of this kind of application on your computer

Answer 72

antivirus

Question 73

A proprietary mobile operating system

Answer 73

Blackberry

Question 74

Saves any open documents and programs to RAM, turns off all unneeded functions, and then places the computer in a low-power state

Answer 74

sleep mode

Question 75

Microsoft's cloud server

Answer 75

OneDrive

Question 76

A popular, multitasking UNIX-based operating system

Answer 76

Linux

Question 77

Saves any open documents and programs to an internal hard drive before removing power from the computer or device

Answer 77

hibernate

Question 78

Which of the following is the mechanism that reads and writes items in the drive as it barely touches the disk's recording surface?

Answer 78

read/write head

Question 79

Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider?

Answer 79

eCloud

Question 80

A standard CD-ROM is referred to as this kind of disc because manufacturers write all items on the disc at one time. What is the term used?

Answer 80

single-session

Question 81

What is being measured using KBps, MBps, and GBps?

Answer 81

transfer rate

Question 82

Which of the following disc types can be written onto, but not erased?

Answer 82

CD-R

Question 83

Laptops with solid-state drives usually have a higher storage capacity than laptops with a traditional hard disk.

Answer 83

False

Question 84

What is the term for a motion you make on a touch screen with the tip of one or more fingers or your hand?

Answer 84

gesture

Question 85

Which of the following is the most advanced form of digital television?

Answer 85

HDTV

Question 86

Using ink-jet printer technology, but on a much larger scale, which of the following creates photo-realistic-quality color prints?

Answer 86

large-format printer

Question 87

The processor relies on which of the following to control the timing of all computer operations?

Answer 87

system clock

Question 88

Which of the following is NOT true of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) chips?

Answer 88

They use pipelining techniques

Question 89

Which of the following is an alternate term for an adapter card?

Answer 89

expansion card

Question 90

Which kind of software can be distributed by anyone to others at no cost?

Answer 90

public-domain

Question 91

Which type of software has no restriction from the copyright holder regarding modifications of the software's internal instructions and its redistribution?

Answer 91

open source software

Question 92

To manage day-to-day interactions with customers, including phone calls and e-mails, what type of software would a company use?

Answer 92

customer service software

Question 93

Professional DTP software is ideal for the production of high-quality color documents such as textbooks, corporate newsletters, marketing literature, product catalogs, and annual reports.

Answer 93

True

Question 94

Which of the following is an alternative to the use of your finger to enter data on a tablet like the one shown in the accompanying figure?

Answer 94

stylus

Question 95

The smallest element in an electronic image

Answer 95

pixel

Question 96

Your collection of stored digital media

Answer 96

media library

Question 97

Joins a cable to a port

Answer 97

connector

Question 98

The point at which a peripheral device attaches to or communicates with a computer or mobile device

Answer 98

port

Question 99

Can connect up to 127 different peripheral devices together with a single connector

Answer 99

USB port

Question 100

An external device that provides connections to peripheral devices through ports built into the device

Answer 100

port replicator

Question 101

Technology that uses short-range radio signals to transmit data between two specifically enabled devices

Answer 101

Bluetooth

Question 102

A computing device small enough to hold in your hand

Answer 102

mobile device

Question 103

Unsolicited email messages

Answer 103

spam

Question 104

The electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operates a computer

Answer 104

CPU

Question 105

The case that contains and protects the motherboards, hard disk drive, memory, and other electronic components of the computer from damage

Answer 105

system unit

Question 106

Another name for a notebook computer

Answer 106

laptop

Question 107

A device that combines the features of a smartphone with a tablet

Answer 107

phablet

Question 108

Provides a central location for online game play

Answer 108

game server

Question 109

The practice of sharing or pooling computing resources, such as servers and storage devices

Answer 109

virtualization

Question 110

A computer, usually with limited processing power, that enables users to send data to and/or receive information from a server

Answer 110

terminal

Question 111

An environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access through the Internet

Answer 111

cloud computing

Question 112

Another name for text message service

Answer 112

SMS

Question 113

The number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device

Answer 113

resolution

Question 114

Functions as a components in a larger product

Answer 114

embedded computer

Question 115

An organization to which you belong is joining the W3C. What is the mission of the work you will undertake as a member?

Answer 115

To ensure the continued growth of the web

Question 116

Which of the following are valid TLDs?

Answer 116

gov, org, net

Question 117

In which gesture do you move two fingers apart?

Answer 117

stretch

Question 118

Networked collection, such as that pictured in the accompanying figure, allow computers to share which of the following?

Answer 118

resources

Question 119

In many networks, one or more computers act as a server.

Answer 119

True

Question 120

Now that you know who installs software, you need to discuss the requirement of the software. Who do you contact?

Answer 120

systems analyst