Exam 23: Extension: Using Technology to Manage Information

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.

The cause of almost all instability in computer systems can be traced to poorly designed hardware.

The most productive way for firms to use intranets is to publish information that can be accessed by all employees within an organization.

One problem with telecommuting is that it can cause workers to feel like they are isolated and left out of the office loop.

A company can use a(n) __________ to prevent unauthorized outsiders from accessing information on its intranet.

Highbrow University just obtained a link to Internet2. Researchers at Highbrow intend to make very heavy use of their new link for various forms of collaboration, for videoconferencing and for running complex simulations. Unlike the regular Internet, the more bandwidth Highbrow's researchers use on Internet2, the more the University will have to pay.

Redundancy is one of the four characteristics of useful information.

A major problem with the rapid expansion in the amount of information available to managers is that:

There are sites online that provide users with easy access to personal information about other people.

Most e-mail messages are automatically encrypted to protect them from being intercepted and read by hackers.

The quality of management information depends on its accuracy and reliability.

As the result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, managers of most major corporations have become much more willing to give the government extensive access to information about problems with electronic communication such as viruses and attacks by hackers.

Virtual private networks create secure connections over regular Internet lines.

The software or hardware barrier that a business uses to prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to their intranet is known as a tripware.

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.

Studies have shown that all types of workers are likely to become more productive when they are allowed to telecommute.

Data mining would be most helpful to a manager that wants to:

A firm that wanted to enable its employees to use and share data without allowing outsiders to gain access could do so by establishing a(n):

Two of the characteristics of useful information are:

Jimmy Bartlett just got started using a storage device called Dropbox. He stores most of his information with this service. Jimmy is using cloud computing.