Grantham IS242 Week 4 Midterm Quiz Latest 2022

Week 4 Midterm IS242 Management Information Systems 

1.                            is software that is made available to the public for free.                                           software is also freeware but the source code is available for others to enhance and improve.

Freeware, open- source

Freeware, closed loop

Adware, open- source

Malware, open- ware

2.            A             processor is one that combines two or more independent processors into a single computer so that the independent processors can share the workload.

3.            Random access memory or RAM is volatile meaning:

Power loss to the computer erases anything stored there

Excessive heat can erase memory

Restarting can recover it

All of the above

4.            Smartphones now make use of full-fledged PC operating systems like Google Android, Apple iOS, and Microsoft Windows.

True

False

 5.           Computer system processing speeds are measured in gigahertz (GHz).

True

False

6.            The world’s largest computer network is the     

Internet

7.            Objects or things embedded with sensors, software, and processors, with the ability to connect to networks are collectively referred to as             or the

IoT, Integration of Things

IoT, Internet of Tools

IoT, Intersection of Things

IoT, Internet of Things

8.            Cloud computing refers to a computing environment based on the web at a separate location in which software, storage, and other services are available from providers.

True

False

9.            The 3 most common network topologies are:

star, bus, and mesh

star, triangle, and square

bus, mesh, and

 host

bus, star, and angle

 

10.          A network can be designated a personal area, local area, metropolitan, or wide area network depending on the distance between nodes on the network and the communications and services it provides.

True

False

Data collections that are that traditional management systems and processes cannot deal with them are called                   

Big databases

Big collections

Big data

Big warehouses

12.          A generalized class of objects for which data is collected, stored, and maintained is called an       .

Object Record

Attribu te

Entity

13.          Rows in a relational database table represent     , and columns contain

                 (or fields).

Records, attributes

Attributes,

 records

Objects, attributes

Records, objects

14.          A DBMS provides four basic functions:

offering user views

 

creating and modifying the database

storing and retrieving data

all of the above

15.          A group of characters (e.g. a name or ID number) is called a field.

True

 False

16.          The technology infrastructure of an organization includes:

Hardware and software

Databases and networks

People, and procedures

all of the above

17.          consists of computer equipment used to allow input, processing, storage, and output actions.

18.          A key value chain with the purpose of handling inbound and outbound logistics, operations, marketing and sales, and services is called:

A value chain

A supply chain

A direct chain

A data chain

19.          The value of information is connected to how it helps decision making related to organizational goals.

True

False

20.          The application of new ideas to products, processes, and other activities of a business to increase value is