Exam 16: Managing Information Technology: Finding New Ways to Learn and Link

Zahra buys a product from a high-end store, and the sales representative asks her to fill out a customer registration form so that she can avail discount offers and receive notifications about new products in the future. Although providing one's mailing details is optional, Zahra provides her details as she wants to be updated about any new products that the store has to offer. In this context, which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is true of copyright law?

In the context of using information technology in the business-to-consumer market, which of the following statements is true of opt-in emails?

Taxedo, a finance firm, uses a private network to communicate with its employees. All of its official mails are sent through its private network, which is restricted for others. In this scenario, which of the following networks is used by Taxedo to communicate with its employees?

Websites that incorporate interactive and collaborative features to create a richer, more interesting, and more useful experience for their users are known as _____.

In the context of e-commerce, eBay and Craigslist are examples of business-to-government e-commerce.

In business-to-consumer e-commerce, purchases typically involve extensive negotiation.

_____ is similar to a virus, except that it is an independent program that can spread across computer networks without being attached to other files.

Sharon runs a boutique. She gets the raw materials from a cloth mill owner who provides her various fabrics at discounted rates. She installs a system that automatically analyzes her inventory and coordinates with the cloth mill owner whenever the inventory seems low. In this scenario, Sharon displays good business sense and has an efficient:

Everything.com, an online cosmetics portal, does not allow its customers to reach the final billing section unless they share its offer links with at least two friends. In this scenario, everything.com uses _____ to communicate its message.

Martha sued Joseph for plagiarizing her song "The Speaking Parrots," released as a single in her 2007 album called "Exhaustion." Martha alleged that Joseph's song, titled "As You Speak," was an unauthorized rip-off of her original hit and that Joseph infringed her copyrighted work. In this scenario, Joseph's actions can be referred to as _____.

Marco, a 20-year-old debutant, recently released his first novel called "The Whispering Duck." For protection purposes, Marco got his book copyrighted. In this scenario, The Whispering Duck is Marco's _____.

In the context of the most common approaches to implementing a business intelligence system, data mining is used to:

Which of the following refers to programs that install themselves on computers without the users' knowledge or permission and spread by attaching themselves to other files that are transferred from computer to computer?

Business intelligence systems are a new class of decision support systems developed over the past two decades to leverage data storage.

Which of the following cybermediaries operates Braintree, which is used to handle companies' web and mobile payments?

Black hat hackers are hackers who have no harmful intent.

Dropbox is a consumer-focused cloud computing service that allows users to access and share documents and files.

Kiara, while trying to log in to her bank website, visited a scammer's fake, official-looking website and provided her personal and financial information. The next day, she found out that an amount that she did not transact was deducted from her account. She registered a complaint and found out that the website that she logged in was a fake website. In this scenario, Kiara is a victim of _____.

ZumbaUp, a leading jeans brand, realized that a user named PoisonX had breached its security codes and gained unwarranted access to the company's highly classified information. The company was shocked to see all of its business tactics and prospective deals put up online, exposed to everyone. In this scenario, ZumbaUp is a victim of _____.