Question 1

During the 1970s business technology employees often dealt directly with customers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ransomware only infects individuals' personal computers. Big organizations have too many firewalls in place to allow the virus in.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The key distinction between data and information is that data

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A)   are facts and figures that have been stored in databases so that they can be accessed and manipulated by a computer while information has not been.
B)   is less reliable than information because its accuracy has not been verified.
C)   is mathematical in nature while information is verbal in nature.
D)   are raw, unanalyzed facts and figures while information is data that has been processed and summarized so that is can be used by decision makers.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Relevance is one of the key characteristics of useful information.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The main reason for setting up an enterprise portal is to ensure that only employees of an organization have access to the information on its intranet.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the 1970s business technology was known as data processing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Telecommuting is popular with workers, but it is costly for businesses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A firm would be most likely to establish an enterprise portal if it wanted to

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A)   prevent outsiders from using its information network.
B)   allow users to access different areas of its network depending on their relationship to the firm.
C)   prevent viruses from being downloaded from the company's website.
D)   search for hidden patterns and unknown relationships among data stored in different information systems.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Information managers at Epic Electronics want to provide a single, seamless interface that will make it easier for customers, suppliers, and employees to gain access to the parts of its intranet that they need. Epic could achieve this result by setting up an enterprise portal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One advantage of networked computers is that they offer much greater computer security than the older mainframe systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Appendix: Using Technology to Manage Information

One advantage of networked computers is that they offer much greater computer security than the older mainframe systems.

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Telecommuting is popular with workers, but it is costly for businesses.

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The main reason for setting up an enterprise portal is to ensure that only employees of an organization have access to the information on its intranet.

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In the 1970s business technology was known as data processing.

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The key distinction between data and information is that data

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During the 1970s business technology employees often dealt directly with customers.

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Relevance is one of the key characteristics of useful information.

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A firm would be most likely to establish an enterprise portal if it wanted to

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

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Ransomware only infects individuals' personal computers. Big organizations have too many firewalls in place to allow the virus in.

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Information managers at Epic Electronics want to provide a single, seamless interface that will make it easier for customers, suppliers, and employees to gain access to the parts of its intranet that they need. Epic could achieve this result by setting up an enterprise portal.

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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.

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In the 1970s business technology was known as data processing.

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Ransomware only infects individuals' personal computers. Big organizations have too many firewalls in place to allow the virus in.

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