IS LEC PRELIMS (T or F M1-7) Flashcards
(128 cards)
1
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Is client/server computing a primary example of centralized processing?
A
FALSE since Distributed procressing
2
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In N-tier computing, are significant parts of website content, logic, and processing performed by different servers?
A
TRUE
3
Q
Is application server software responsible for locating and managing stored webpages?
A
FALSE since it should be web server
4
Q
Does IT infrastructure consist of only those physical computing devices required to operate the enterprise?
A
FALSE
5
Q
Can an application server reside on the same computer as a web server or on its own dedicated computer?
A
TRUE
6
Q
Does enterprise infrastructure require software that can link disparate applications and enable data to flow freely among different parts of the business?
A
TRUE
7
Q
Is it much easier to eliminate a cloud service than to remove functionality from a company’s core internal systems?
A
TRUE
8
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In financial services firms, do investments in IT infrastructure represent more than half of all capital invested?
A
TRUE
9
Q
Is Microsoft the market leader in client/server networking?
A
TRUE
10
Q
Is cloud computing the fastest growing form of computing?
A
TRUE
11
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Is exponential growth in the number of transistors and the power of processors expected to increase for the foreseeable future?
A
FALSE
12
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In green computing, is reducing computer power consumption a top priority?
A
TRUE
13
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Is quantum computing implemented primarily with enterprise or ISP servers?
A
FALSE
14
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Is quantum computing not yet available to the general public?
A
FALSE
15
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Is Java software designed to run on any computing device, regardless of the specific microprocessor or operating system it uses?
A
TRUE
16
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Can web services exchange information between two different systems only if the operating systems and programming languages upon which the systems are based are identical?
A
FALSE
17
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Whereas HTML is limited to describing how data should be presented in the form of Web pages, can XML perform presentation, communication, and data storage tasks?
A
TRUE
18
Q
Does hypertext markup language specify how text, graphics, video, and sound are placed on a webpage?
A
TRUE
19
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Is a service-oriented architecture a set of self-contained services that communicate with each other to create a working software application?
A
TRUE
20
Q
Do many business firms continue to operate legacy systems because they meet a business need and would be costly to replace?
A
TRUE
21
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Is the decision to purchase your own IT assets or rent them from external providers also referred to as the rent-versus-buy decision?
A
TRUE
22
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Does scalability refer to the ability of a computer, product, or system to expand to serve a large number of users without breaking down?
A
TRUE
23
Q
Does TCO refer to the original cost of purchased technology: both hardware and software?
A
FALSE
24
Q
Has HTML become the preferred method of communicating with back-end databases because it is a cross-platform language?
A
FALSE
25
Are legacy systems used to populate and update data warehouses?
TRUE
26
Are multiple data marts combined and streamlined to create a data warehouse?
FALSE
27
Can you use OLAP to perform multidimensional data analysis?
TRUE
28
Is OLAP unable to manage and handle queries with very large sets of data?
FALSE
29
Does in-memory computing rely primarily on a computer (RAM) for data storage?
TRUE
30
Is middleware an application that transfers information from an organization's internal database to a web server for delivery to a user as part of a web page?
True
31
Does implementing a web interface for an organization's internal database usually require substantial changes to be made to the database?
FALSE
32
Can you manipulate data on a web server by using a CGI script?
TRUE
33
Can you use text mining tools to analyze unstructured data, such as memos and legal cases?
TRUE
34
In a client/server environment, is a DBMS located on a dedicated computer called a web server?
FALSE
must be database server
35
Are associations occurrences linked to multiple events?
FALSE
36
Do high-speed analytic platforms use both relational and non-relational tools to analyze large datasets?
TRUE
37
Are telephone networks fundamentally different from computer networks?
TRUE
38
Must a NOS reside on a dedicated server computer?
FALSE
it does not have to be installed on a dedicated server
39
In a client/server network, does a network server set the rule of communication for a network and provide every connected client with an address so it can be found by others on the network?
TRUE
40
Does circuit switching make much more efficient use of the communications capacity of a network than does packet switching?
FALSE
packet switching is generally more efficient than circuit switching
41
Can two computers using TCP/IP communicate even if they are based on different hardware and software platforms?
TRUE
42
In a ring topology, does one station transmit signals, which travel in both directions along a single transmission segment?
FALSE
43
Can twisted wire be used to connect to the Internet at speeds up to 1 Mbps?
FALSE
44
Is fiber-optic cable more difficult to work with and harder to install than wire media?
TRUE
45
Is the number of cycles per second that can be sent through any telecommunications medium measured in kilobytes?
FALSE
hertz
46
Is frame relay less expensive than packet switching?
TRUE
47
Is every computer on the Internet assigned a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address?
TRUE
48
Is the success of the Internet, in part, due to its design as an infinitely scalable network capable of handling millions of users?
FALSE
49
Is a new version of the IP addressing schema being developed called Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and does it contain 128-bit addresses?
TRUE
50
Is Internet2 a research network with new protocols and transmission speeds that provides an infrastructure for supporting high-bandwidth Internet applications?
TRUE
51
Does VoIP technology use the Internet Protocol to deliver voice information in digital form using packet switching?
TRUE
52
Does digital cellular service use several different competing standards that do not interoperate?
TRUE
53
Does most Wi-Fi communication use infrastructure mode?
TRUE
54
Can the 802.11 standard be used to provide wireless access to the Internet using a broadband connection?
TRUE
55
Has RFID been exceptionally popular because of its low implementation costs?
FALSE
56
Do sensor networks typically have a tiered architecture?
TRUE
57
Firms that cooperate with prosecutors may receive reduced charges against the entire firm for obstructing investigations.
TRUE
58
Political institutions require time to develop new laws and often require the demonstration of real harm before they act.
TRUE
59
Advances in data storage have made routine violation of individual privacy more difficult.
FALSE
60
The Utilitarian Principle states that if an action is not right for everyone to take, it is not right for anyone to take.
FALSE
Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative:
61
Privacy is the right to be left alone when you want to be, without surveillance or interference from other individuals or organizations.
TRUE
62
Standards for ensuring the accuracy and reliability of any corporate information systems are enforced through the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
FALSE
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
63
The FIP principles direct websites to disclose their information practices before collecting data.
TRUE
64
Cookies are designed to directly obtain the names and addresses of website visitors.
FALSE
65
Spyware is software that comes hidden in free downloadable software and can track your online movements.
TRUE
66
P3P encrypts or scrambles email or data so that it cannot be read illicitly.
FALSE
67
Protection for trade secrets is enforced at the federal level.
FALSE
68
The drawback to copyright protection is that the underlying ideas behind the work are not protected, only their manifestation in a product.
TRUE
69
According to the courts, in the creation of unique software, similar concepts, general functional features, and even colors are protectable by copyright law.
FALSE
opyright law primarily protects the expression of an idea, not the underlying idea, concept, functionality, or even colors, in software creation.
70
The key concepts in patent law are originality, novelty, and invention.
TRUE
71
Computers and information technologies potentially can destroy valuable elements of our culture in society even while they bring us benefits.
TRUE
72
Despite the passage of several laws defining and addressing computer crime, accessing a computer system without authorization is not yet a federal crime.
FALSE
73
Spam is unsolicited email.
TRUE
74
The European Parliament has passed a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging.
TRUE
75
Radiation from computer display screens has been proved to be a factor in CVS.
FALSE
76
All organizations have bedrock, unquestioned assumptions that define their goals and products.
TRUE
77
A professional bureaucracy is a knowledge-based organization where goods and services depend on the expertise and knowledge of professionals.
TRUE
78
Routines are also called standard operating procedures.
TRUE
79
Smart products are an example of the Internet of Things.
TRUE
80
A company's competitive advantages ultimately translate into higher stock market valuations than its competitors.
TRUE
81
The competitive forces model cannot be used to analyze modern digital firms which face new competitive forces that are not true of traditional firms.
FALSE
82
Customers are one of the competitive forces that affect an organization's ability to compete.
TRUE
83
High product differentiation is a sign of a transparent marketplace.
FALSE
84
The effect of the Internet has been to decrease the bargaining power of customers.
FALSE
85
An efficient customer response system directly links consumer behavior to distribution and production and supply chains.
TRUE
86
Information systems are used to enable new products and services via product differentiation.
TRUE
87
Mass customization offers individually tailored products or services using the same resources as mass production.
TRUE
88
Switching costs decrease when customers are strongly linked to products and platforms.
FALSE
89
The value chain model classifies all company activities as either primary or support activities.
TRUE
90
In the value chain model, support activities are most directly related to the production and distribution of the firm's products and services, which create value for the customer.
FALSE
91
When the output of some units in a firm can be used as inputs to other units, synergies develop, which can lower costs and generate profits.
TRUE
92
According to the network economics perspective, the more people offering products on eBay's site, the greater the value of the site to all who use it.
TRUE
93
The term business ecosystem describes the loosely coupled but interdependent networks of suppliers, distributors, outsourcing firms, transportation service firms, and technology manufacturers.
TRUE
94
A firm can be said to have competitive advantage when it has access to resources that others do not.
TRUE
95
The law of diminishing returns only applies to digital products.
FALSE
96
The inventors of a disruptive technology typically benefit the most from the technology; it is rare that fast followers catch up quickly.
FALSE
97
Smart products generally raise switching costs.
TRUE
98
Mintzberg's classification identifies five forces in an industry's environment that affect the strategic position of a firm.
FALSE
porters
99
Research has shown that a majority of firms are able to align their information technology with their business goals.
FALSE
100
The use of Internet technologies allows companies to more easily sustain competitive advantage.
FALSE
101
Identifying customers is a business process handled by the human resources function.
FALSE
Sales and Marketing functions
102
One example of a business process is shipping a product to a customer.
TRUE
103
Transaction-level information is essential for operational management to be able to direct the day-to-day operations of the business.
TRUE
104
A DSS is most commonly used by the operations management level of an organization.
FALSE
middle and upper management levels for strategic and analytical decision-making.
105
You would use an MIS to help determine if your business should introduce a new product line.
FALSE
MIS is not for high-level strategic decisions like introducing a new product line.
106
For nonroutine decision-making, senior managers rely on management information systems.
FALSE
routine decision-making, not nonroutine or strategic decision
107
Most transaction processing systems use sophisticated mathematical models or statistical techniques.
FALSE
108
Managers can use DSS to make decisions about problems that are unusual and not easily specified in advance.
TRUE
109
Business processes are logically related tasks for accomplishing tasks that have been formally encoded by an organization.
FALSE
110
A network requires at least two computers and a shared resource, such as a printer.
FALSE
111
An IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information systems.
TRUE
112
UPS’s use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions such as tracking and cost calculations into their own Web sites was an information systems solution used to achieve customer intimacy.
TRUE
113
A fully digital firm produces only digital goods or services.
FALSE
114
There are four major business functions: Sales and marketing; manufacturing and production; finance and accounting; and information technology.
FALSE
115
In the behavioral approach to information systems, technology is ignored in favor of understanding the psychological, social, and economic impacts of systems.
FALSE
116
Government and private sector standards are examples of complementary social assets required to optimize returns from IT investments.
TRUE
117
Knowledge workers assist with paperwork at all levels of the firm.
FALSE
118
A firm that invests in efficient business processes is making an investment in organizational complementary assets.
TRUE
119
A substantial part of management responsibility is creative work driven by new knowledge and information.
TRUE
120
Intranets allow firms to work easily with third-party suppliers and vendors.
FALSE
EXtranet
121
Internet advertising is growing at a rate of more than 30 percent a year.
TRUE
122
A business model describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a product or service to create wealth.
TRUE
123
Information technology (IT) consists of all the hardware that a firm needs to use in order to achieve its business objectives, whereas information systems consist of all the software and business processes needed.
FALSE
124
Computers are only part of an information system.
TRUE
125
Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to information systems, whereas computer literacy describes the technical approach.
FALSE
126
The dimensions of information systems are management, organizations, and information technology.
TRUE
127
In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know something about the hierarchy and culture of the company.
TRUE
128
Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, or hiring a new employee are examples of business processes.
TRUE
