CIS 310 Midterm Exam | Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions)

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CIS 310 Midterm Exam | Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) What are the five components that make up an information system? A. Hardware, Software, Networks, Polices and Processes B. Hardware, ... Software, Data, People, Networking Communication C. Hardware, Software, Data, People, Process D. Software, Data, Networking Communication, People, Process What are three examples of information system hardware? A. computer, laptop, iPad B. printer, keyboard, mouse C. server, router, cables D. all of the above Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of information systems? Select the most appropriate answer. A. Software B. Application C. Operating System D. User Interface Which is not an example of application software? A. Candy Crush B. Microsoft Access Database C. Google Docs D. Android What roles do people play in information systems?. A. People run/operate information systems B. People use information systems C. People build/maintain information systems D. All of the above What is the definition of a process? A. Series of steps undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal. B. Continuous improvement C. Programming logic D. All of the above Who invented the World Wide Web? A. Tim Berners-Lee B. Vinton Cerf C. National Science Foundation D. ARPANet What items below are typical Web 2.0 activities? A. Word processing, PowerPoint, Spreadsheets B. Database Programming C. Blogging, Social Networking, Interactive Comments D. Online advertising What does it mean to say we are in a post-PC world? A. The increased use of tablets and smartphones is putting us in a new era of computing. B. Apple iPad. C. Mainframes were the beginning of computing. D. Macs are outselling PCs. What is Carr's main argument about information technology? A. Information Technology should be a free resource to the public. B. Information Technology is a commodity and should be managed to reduce costs. C. Information Technology changes too quickly to provide sustained advantages. D. Information Technology innovations are always too expensive at first. What is the impact of Moore's Law on the various hardware components described in this chapter? A. The number of transistors on a chip will double every two years. B. Computers quickly lose their strategic advantage and therefore they become a commodity. C. Hardware is obsolete every two years. D. There are 8 bits in a byte. Why is the personal computer is now considered a commodity? A. It is part of our everyday lives. B. There is very little differentiation between computers. C. Hundreds of manufacturers, worldwide produce parts for computers. D. All of the above. The CPU can also be thought of as the __________ of the computer. A. User Interface B. Brains C. Input Device D. All of the above Which list below shows the terms ordered from smallest to largest? A. megabyte, kilobyte, terabyte, gigabyte B. gigabyte , megabyte, kilobyte, terabyte C. kilobyte, megabyte , gigabyte, terabyte D. megabyte, kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte What are the advantages of solid-state drives over hard disks? Correct! A. They use flash memory which is must faster than a traditional disk drive. B. SSDs are slower but more reliable. C. SSDs are more expensive. D. All of the above. Which of the following is an operating system? A. Microsoft Excel B. Google Chrome C. iTunes D. Android What is an example of open source software? A. Linux B. Windows C. iOS D. None of the above What does the term "killer" app mean? A. An application that drains the resources of your computer or device. B. A phone app becomes viral and everyone downloads it. C. Peer-to-peer sharing of application software. D. An application that is so essential, people will buy the device to run it. What is cloud computing? A. A new type of operating system. B. Computing that is done over the air waves. C. Computing that is internet based. It can be applications, services and data storage. D. Mobile computing. What does an ERP system do? A. It offers integration of functions across organizations. B. It uses a central database. C. In reduces errors because the system is integrated. D. All of the above. What are the two main types of software? A. Operating Systems and Application Software. B. Application software and enterprise-wide Software. C. Apps and Data Analysis. D. Personal productivity and enterprise-wide software. What are the functions of the operating system? A. Manage the hardware resources of the computer. B. Provide the user-interface components. C. Provide a platform for developers to write software applications. D. All of the above. Which of the following is not an operating system? A. Google B. Windows C. Android D. iOS Which of the following are examples of application software? A. Microsoft Word B. Google Docs C. Candy Crush D. All of the above are examples of application software. What is a "killer" app? A. An app that achieves massive downloads when it is first put on the market. B. A "killer" application is one that becomes so essential that large numbers of people will buy a device just to run that application. C. An app that achieves so much use that it slows down or 'kills' the network. D. An application that is downloaded by many people and then fails to operate. Antivirus software and disk defragmentation software are examples of what type of software? A. Application software B. Utility software C. Programming software D. System software Software that you purchase ___________________________. A. is owned by you. B. is leased to you for a given period of time. C. is not owned by you. But, you have bought the license to use it. D. can be resold by you. What does CRM stand for? A. Client Relationship Management B. Customer Relationship Management C. Client Resource Management D. All of these terms are interchangeable Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) applications do what? A. Manage the data and business processes across a company. B. Integrate different functional areas of a company. C. Operate off of a centralized database. D. All of the above. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of cloud computing? A. Installation and upgrades are handled by the cloud supplier. B. You can get access to your cloud information from any computer connected to the Internet. C. Your information is stored on someone else's computer. D. Services can be leased for a limited time on an as-needed basis. Which term best describes this number (909) 999-2121? A. Data B. Information C. Knowledge D. Wisdom Which of the following is an example of qualitative data? A. Units sold. B. Net profit. C. The number of customer complaints. D. Content of customer complaints. The goal of many information systems is to transform data into ___________ in order to generate ______________ that can be used for decision making. A. digital, information B. information, knowledge C. knowledge, questions D. reports, graphs What are the characteristics of a relational database? A. Data is organized into tables. B. Tables consist of a set of fields. C. A record is the data for the set of fields in a table. D. All the tables are related by one or more fields in common. E. All of the above. At the top of this quiz is a picture that can be used for this question. What do the rows and columns represent, respectively? A. Fields and records B. Fields and data C. Records and Fields D. Data and Records Which of the following is a BAD primary key? A. Social Security Number B. Email address C. Last name D. Phone number Describe what the term normalization means. A. reduces duplication of data between tables B. eliminates poor primary keys C. eliminates use of multiple tables by using one comprehensive table D. all of the above Which of the following is NOT a data type? A. Number B. Name C. Text D. Date What is metadata? A. Data about data B. A special data type C. Too much data D. A primary key What is Big Data? A. Data sets that is so large, they cannot be analyzed by conventional database tools. B. Data accuracy. C. Business Intelligence to gain strategic advantage. D. Personal data that is captured by government agencies like the NSA. The Internet began in: A. 1960s B. 1970s C. 1980s D. 1990s What were the first four locations hooked up to the Internet (ARPANET)? A.UCLA, Stanford, MIT, and the University of Utah B. UCLA, Stanford, MIT, and UC Berkeley C. UCLA, Berkeley, Cal Tech, and the University of Utah D. UCLA, Stanford, MIT, and the University of Utah What does the term packet mean? A. An IP address B. The fundamental unit of data transmitted over the Internet C. The protocol for connecting bridges and routers D. Primary Access Computer KbitE Test What is a domain name? A. A human-friendly name that corresponds to an IP address. B. An IP address. C. An Internet protocol. D. How packets are switched on the Web. [Show More]

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