Question 1

What is the major limitation of Wi-Fi?

Accepted Answer

A)   High cost
B)   Availability
C)   Productivity
D)   Limited distance
E)   Installation challengesF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

What do firms use to avoid privacy invasion and improve productivity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Spyware
B)   Routers
C)   Encryption software
D)   Spam-filtering software
E)   File swapping softwareF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

How does encryption software work?

Accepted Answer

A)   By intercepting and reviewing e-mail before delivering it to the proper address
B)   By looking for signatures of known viruses and virus-like characters
C)   By acting as a traffic switch and determining which route the message should take
D)   By scrambling messages for anyone who does not have the key to decoding
E)   By blocking suspicious messages where the internal network and the Internet meetF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Electronic conferencing is popular because it reduces travel expenses and saves money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Worms,Trojan horses,and other infection software are collectively known as malware.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who generally has access to intranets?

Accepted Answer

A)   Employees
B)   Suppliers
C)   Customers
D)   Shareholders
E)   DealersF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following determines how data that has previously been tested for security will travel to its destination?

Accepted Answer

A)   Firewall
B)   Router
C)   Access tests
D)   Encryption system
E)   Spy sweeperF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

An application server,an e-mail server,and a print server are all computers that provide services that may be shared by users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mass-customization tends to reduce the volume in which companies produce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why might businesses want to use a decision support system to analyze data that reveal what consumers do in the marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A)   To be able to send them tailor-made advertisements
B)   To be able to close the customer service department
C)   To be able to reduce production costs
D)   To be able to stabilize employee turnover
E)   To be able to manage long-term costsF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

How do IT communications support leaner,more efficient organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)   By increasing collaborative efforts among all employees
B)   By supporting shared activities between buyers and sellers
C)   By providing better use of employee skills and greater efficiencies instead of resources
D)   By allowing for more rapid exchange of information in the global market
E)   By improving the management processF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

What is the term for a file that attaches itself to a program,then moves from computer to computer within a networked system,with the intention of contaminating files?

Accepted Answer

A)   Spam
B)   Trojan horse
C)   Hack
D)   Worm
E)   SpywareF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following is an essential element in coordinating design and testing while minimizing costs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Streamlined management processes
B)   Improved global communications
C)   Digital collaboration on a massive scale
D)   Global technical collaboration
E)   Fewer employees with a wider range of skillsF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

In order for a virus to spread from computer to computer,what must it always attach itself to first?

Accepted Answer

A)   All available computer memory
B)   A worm
C)   A router
D)   A piece of hardware
E)   A programF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

What is a decision support system?

Accepted Answer

A decision support system (DSS)is an int...

Question 16

Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)is a basic communications protocol used to receive e-mail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following BEST describes an extranet?

Accepted Answer

A)   A software and hardware system that prevents outsiders from accessing a company's network
B)   A tool that searches Web pages containing the user's search terms and then displays pages that match
C)   A private network of internal Web sites and other sources of information available to a company's employees
D)   An Internet connection allowing outsiders limited access to a firm's internal information system
E)   A delivery system linked to production schedulesF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Electronic commerce (e-commerce)is popular with consumers,but has hurt productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which term refers to the unauthorized stealing of personal information from a computer system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Espionage
B)   Leverage
C)   Denial of service
D)   Identity theft
E)   Network floodingF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Hardware consists of programs that tell a computer how to function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Information Technology Itfor Business

Which term refers to the unauthorized stealing of personal information from a computer system?

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What do firms use to avoid privacy invasion and improve productivity?

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What is the major limitation of Wi-Fi?

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What is the term for a file that attaches itself to a program,then moves from computer to computer within a networked system,with the intention of contaminating files?

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How do IT communications support leaner,more efficient organizations?

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Which of the following BEST describes an extranet?

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Mass-customization tends to reduce the volume in which companies produce.

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Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)is a basic communications protocol used to receive e-mail.

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In order for a virus to spread from computer to computer,what must it always attach itself to first?

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Worms,Trojan horses,and other infection software are collectively known as malware.

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Electronic commerce (e-commerce)is popular with consumers,but has hurt productivity.

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An application server,an e-mail server,and a print server are all computers that provide services that may be shared by users.

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Which of the following is an essential element in coordinating design and testing while minimizing costs?

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Which of the following determines how data that has previously been tested for security will travel to its destination?

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How does encryption software work?

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Hardware consists of programs that tell a computer how to function.

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What is a decision support system?

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Who generally has access to intranets?

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Electronic conferencing is popular because it reduces travel expenses and saves money.

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