Exam answers ITE-6220 Information Management

____ are excellent tools for building both the data and the models that decision support systems need.

Word files
Spreadsheets Correct
Notepads
Data lists

____ are the main reasons behind the slow adoption of new forms of electronic payments.

Immediate deductions
Flexible payment options
Cashless payments
Security concerns Correct

____ includes cookies and other, more sophisticated applications that are installed on your computer unbeknownst to you and transmit information about you while you are online.

Spyware Correct
Groupware
Honeytoken
Honeypot

____ is a methodology of solving a new problem established on the solutions of similar problems.

Sensitivity analysis
Yield management
Case-based reasoning Correct
What-if analysis

____ is a security measure in which users are required to identify themselves only once before accessing several different systems which are linked through a network.

SP (single password)
Digital footprint
SSO (single sign-on) Correct
Multiple encryption

____ is a tool used to translate MS-Word documents to multiple languages.

WordPad
Unix
Linux
Wordfast Correct

____ is meant to guarantee that the experts have passed tests that ensure their skills.

Systems analysis
Certification Correct
Feasibility studies
Standardization

____ often help ensure that a user does not receive the same unsolicited information multiple times.

Hosting
Phishing
Cookies Correct
Podcasts

____ service is usually the most expensive of hosting options.

Co-location Correct
Virtual private server hosting
Shared Hosting
Dedicated hosting

____ software closely conforms to an individual unit=E2=80=99s subculture, which makes the transition to a new system easier for employees.

User-developed Correct
In-house
Licensed
Commissioned

_____ are applications that combine features of two or more online applications.

Spreadsheets
Databases
Mashups Correct
Neural networks

_____ are entered to manipulate data, including adding, deleting, and updating data.

Reports
Queries Correct
Foreign keys
Primary keys

_____ describes the role of IT in an organization.

IT vision
IT strategy outlines
IT mission statement
IT tactical plans

_____ enables business partners to set standards for data formats in Web pages.

CGI
XML Correct
SQL
Perl

_____ enables managers to see summaries and ratios of the intersection of any two dimensions in a database.

SCM
CRM
CAD
OLAP Correct

_____ encryption is defined as encryption that comprises two keys: a public key, and a private key.

Cascade
Parallel
Asymmetric Correct
Super

_____ has fewer restrictions on storage space and transactions, and since only one site resides on the disks, no other site can affect its functionality.

Shared hosting
Co-location
Virtual private server hosting
Dedicated hosting Correct

_____ helps the users know what they can find and analyze in the data warehouse.

A foreign key
Encapsulation
Metadata Correct
A composite key

_____ include ERP, SCM, and CRM applications and typically cost millions of dollars.

Enterprise software applications Correct
Project software applications
Inventory software applications
Basic software applications

_____ involves high volumes of data compiled from traditional, ordinary business activities, as well as newer, nontraditional sources.

Big Data Correct
Schema
Metadata
Data dictionary

_____ is a set of processes and methods used by project managers to determine which projects will meet the organization=E2=80=99s operational and financial goals in relation to its strategic objectives as well as the needs of its customers.

Project portfolio management Correct
Change management
Supply chain management
Customer relationship management

_____ is a traditional approach to systems development.

DSDM
ASD
RUP
SDLC Correct

_____ is independent of particular programming languages, but it does provide standard visual symbols and notations for specifying object-oriented elements, such as classes and procedures.

Unified Modeling Language (UML) Correct
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Algebraic Modeling Language (AML)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)

_____ is one of the primary languages used to compose and retrieve web pages and support the presentation of pictures with marked areas.

SGML
CSS
HTTP
XML Correct

_____ is the term for any unsolicited commercial email.

Adware
Phishing
Spam Correct
Spyware

_____ might be thought of as =E2=80=9Creal=C2=ADtime e=C2=ADmail,=E2=80=9D because, unlike e=C2=ADmail, it is synchronous in exchanging information.

Instant messaging
RSS feeds
Podcasting
E-Tailing

_____ should first be done to decide which data should be collected and how it should be organized.

Data structuring
Report modeling
Data modeling Correct
Object structuring

_____ software records individual keystrokes.

Public-key encryption
Keylogging Correct
Clickstream
Honeytoken

_____ transfers visitor inquiries from a busy server to a less busy server for identical information and services.

Load balancing Correct
Shared hosting
Pure playing
Co-location

______ allow Internet access to anyone within range who uses a wireless-equipped device, provided logging in is not limited by controlled access codes.

Intranets
VPNs
VANs
Hotspots Correct

______ is a secured protocol used for confidential transactions.

FTP
VOIP
HTTPS Correct
HTTP

______ is a standard method of wireless communications, specifically for high-speed data transmission for mobile phones.

Near-field communication
Long-Term Evolution Correct
WiMAX
Bluetooth

______ is a structured, disciplined approach that facilitates the adoption of new or modified systems by various groups and individuals within an organization.

Data mining
Prototyping
Change management Correct
Knowledge extraction

______ make extensive use of iterative programming, involving users often, and keeping programmers open to modifications while the development is still under way.

Incremental methods
Waterfall methods
Agile methods Correct
Traditional methods

_______ is a process for outsourcing a variety of tasks to a distributed group of people, both online or offline.

Crowdsourcing Correct
Load balancing
Debugging
Consumer profiling

_______ is a software application that is used to create and manage databases, and can take the form of a personal DBMS, used by one person, or an enterprise DBMS that can be used by multiple users

DBMS Correct

_______ is a standard for software that digitizes and compresses voice signals and transmits the bits via the Internet link.

TCP/IP
VoIP Correct
IRC
SoIP

_______ made programming somewhat easier because they aggregated common commands into =E2=80=9Cwords,=E2=80=9D although many of those =E2=80=9Cwords=E2=80=9D are not English=C2=ADlike.

Procedural languages
Utility languages
Programming languages
Assembly languages Correct

________ is a feature that enables a user to access additional information by clicking on selected text or graphics.

Groupware
Graphical user interface
Hypermedia Correct
Graphics accelerator

Twinaxial cable
Coaxial cable
Twisted pair cable Correct
Optical fiber

_________ is used to try to interpret handwritten and printed texts not originally designed for source data entry.

Ergonomics
Optical character recognition technology Correct
Radio-frequency identification
Technology convergence

_________ keyboards are split in the middle, and the two parts are twisted outward to better fit the natural position of the forearms.

QWERTY
Dvorak
Ergonomic Correct
AZERTY

_________ refers to an organization's initiative of adding to a product or service to increase its value to the consumer.

Enhancement of existing products or services
Appreciation of existing products or services
Incrementing value
Scaling value

______is the attempt by organizations to put procedures and technologies in place to transfer individual knowledge into databases.

Data mining
Knowledge extraction
Knowledge management Correct
Data warehousing

_____, those without which the business cannot conduct its operations, are given the highest priority by the disaster recovery coordinator.

Backup applications
Customer applications
Mission-critical applications Correct
Recovery applications

_____, which is any form of advertising through an online search site, is regarded by businesses as highly effective.

Search advertising Correct
Reach advertising
Near-field advertising
Location-based advertising

“Information plays a vital role in organizations, and in recent years companies have recognized the significance of corporate data as an organizational asset”.

False Correct

“Information plays a vital role in organizations, andin recent years companies have recognized the significance of corporate data asan organizational asset”.

FALSE Correct

A ____ is a bogus record in a networked database that neither employees nor business partners would ever access for legitimate purposes.

honeytoken Correct
phish
flame
canary trap

A ____ is a server with invalid records set up to make intruders think they have accessed a production database.

bogus server
honeytoken
phish
honeypot Correct

A ____ is a specific area of knowledge.

neural network
domain Correct
domino
protocol

A ____ is an activity that the system executes in response to a user.

use case Correct
class
state
interaction

A ____ is required when it is not possible to exploit expertise by coupling quantitative data from a database with decision models.

sensitivity analysis
expert system Correct
what-if analysis
decision support system

A _____ can be thought of as a =E2=80=9Ctunnel=E2=80=9D through the Internet or other public network that allows only authorized users to access company resources.

WAN
VPN Correct
peer-to-peer LAN
WLAN

A _____ can connect dissimilar networks and can be programmed to also act as a firewall to filter communications.

switch
router Correct
modem
repeater

A _____ includes a description of a database's structure, the names and sizes of the fields, and details such as which field is a primary key.

metadata
schema Correct
entity
query

A _____ is a device that connects two networks, such as a LAN, to the Internet.

modem
router
switch
bridge Correct

A _____ is created =E2=80=9Con the fly=E2=80=9D as a result of a query and exists only for the duration the user wishes to view it or to create a paper report from it.

join table Correct
two-way table
entity table
object table

A _____ is the field by which records in a table are uniquely identified.

query
database model
object
primary key Correct

A _____ is the general logical structure in which records are stored within a database and the method used to establish relationships among the records.

database query
database system
database model Correct
database catalog

A _____ is unique if the value (content) in that field appears only in one record.

key Correct
object
item
entity

A _____ line is made of 24 channels (groups of wires) of 64 Kbps each.

T2
T4
T1 Correct
T3

A _____ model is one that is automatically adjusted based on changing relationships among variables.

static
constantly modified
fixed variable
dynamically modified Correct

A ______ is a network used only by the employees of an organization.

intranet Correct
supranet
extranet
internet

A _______ is a socket used to connect a computer to external devices.

bus
port Correct
stylus
trackpad

A _______ is an independent memory device and is also known as a thumb drive.

circuitry card
memory card
USB drive Correct
hard drive

A _______ is one for which there is no algorithm to follow to reach an optimal solution.

structured report
unstructured problem Correct
structured plan
unstructured discussion

A __________ system is used at all levels of an organization, and often by non-managerial staff.

supply chain management
decision support Correct
customer relationship management
enterprise resource planning

A carefully drawn can provide a useful representation of a system, whether existing or planned.

directed acyclic graph
data flow diagram Correct
structure chart
business process model

A challenge with traditional file storage is _____.

low data redundancy
high data accuracy
high data integrity Correct
low data misrepresentation

A collection of related records, such as all the records of a college=E2=80=99s students, is called a _____.

file Correct
item
character
field

A computer network within a building, or a campus of adjacent buildings, is called a ______.

WAN (wide area network)
PAN (personal area network)
MAN (metropolitan area network)
LAN (local area network) Correct

A con artist telephones an employee, pretends to be from his own organization's IT unit, and says he must have the employee=E2=80=99s password to fix a problem. This is an example of ____.

social engineering Correct
data mining
data encryption
social pathology

A database is an organized collection of related information.

True Correct

A device that receives and analyzes packets and then routes them towards their destination.

Router Correct

Information Management

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