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The main purpose of an intranet is to allow a company to keep in close contact with its customers.

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In a network computing system,computational tasks are handled by personal computers,but the information needed to complete the tasks is stored in databases controlled by a server.

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Which of the following issues is least likely to be a concern when a company uses a network computer system?

Information technology has changed the staffing and customer relations of businesses.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s,businesses began to emphasize finding ways to employ new technologies to improve existing methods of doing business.

Data mining is included in business intelligence.

A major reason for the creation of Internet2 was that private businesses wanted to establish a network that was free from government regulation.

Which of the following is an advantage of telecommuting?

In older computer network systems,a central computer performed all of the computational tasks and sent the results to dumb terminals that could not perform the tasks themselves.

Beginning with the late 1980s the goal of information technology was to:

The success of data mining depends on access to data.

__________ is copyrighted software that is distributed to potential customers free of charge.However,customers are expected to pay the developer a fee if they decide to use it.

The _____________ was created as a part of the Office of Homeland Security and given the responsibility to devise a plan for improving the security of America's critical infrastructure.

Barb Daley has all the technological tools-a laptop computer with built-in wi-fi,a cellular phone,and a personal digital assistant that she can take with her wherever she goes.The computer in her study at home has a cable modem that provides a broadband connection to her company's intranet.If Barb is like most Americans who have access to all of this modern technology,she will enjoy a much shorter workweek than workers in less technologically advanced nations.

Bluprintz,a company that publishes home design software for personal computers,wants to set up a temporary link with another firm with which it wants to collaborate and share data on a short-term basis.Bluprintz wants to keep the cost of setting up this connection reasonable,but is concerned about hackers and wants to make sure its link is secure.The best way for Bluprintz to achieve its goal is to set up an extranet with dedicated lines.

What is the key difference between an intranet and an extranet? Why might a firm use a virtual private network instead of an extranet?

The experiences of the past several decades show that,while improvements in technology frequently enhance the efficiency of basic business operations,such improvements never actually change the fundamental way that businesses operate.

Sales manager Stephen Edmonson has just finished reading a printout of some statistics showing how his company's sales performance compares to that of competing firms.The statistics summarize a mass of raw figures into a few meaningful measures that Stephen will use to determine whether he needs to change his sales strategy.The statistics in the printout are:

Which of the following statements about computer viruses is most accurate?

Today the role of the chief information officer is to help the business use technology to communicate better with others while offering better service and lower costs.