Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

For the past several years, scientists and engineers at Equatech, Inc. have relied on the Internet to keep in touch with their peers at various universities and research organizations. In recent years these researchers have become frustrated because the increasing congestion on the Internet has disrupted their attempts to communicate and collaborate with colleagues at other institutions. Which of the following developments would be most likely to help Equatech's researchers overcome this problem? Equatech should:

Accepted Answer

A)  set up an intranet. 
B)  allow its scientists and engineers to telecommute. 
C)  assign each employee a second e-mail address. 
D)  gain access to Internet2. 
A)  set up an intranet. 
B)  allow its scientists and engineers to telecommute. 
C)  assign each employee a second e-mail address. 
D)  gain access to Internet2.

Question 3

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  information, while the raw figures used to compute the statistics are data. 
B)  data, while the raw figures used to compute the statistics are information. 
C)  less useful to Stephen than the raw figures would have been, since summarizing the figures necessarily reduces their accuracy. 
D)  an example of how managers have a tendency to oversimplify by reducing complex issues into a few simple numbers. 
A)  information, while the raw figures used to compute the statistics are data. 
B)  data, while the raw figures used to compute the statistics are information. 
C)  less useful to Stephen than the raw figures would have been, since summarizing the figures necessarily reduces their accuracy. 
D)  an example of how managers have a tendency to oversimplify by reducing complex issues into a few simple numbers.

Question 4

Internal networking shares the resources of all computers with each networked computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_________ is a new system that is designed to overcome the speed limitations of the Internet and support heavy-duty applications such as videoconferencing and distance education.

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet2 
B)  Supernet 
C)  Maxinet 
D)  Ultranet 
A)  Internet2 
B)  Supernet 
C)  Maxinet 
D)  Ultranet

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Today the primary concern of corporate and government security officials concerning electronic communication is in the area of cyberterrorism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The main reason a firm would establish a firewall for its intranet is that it wants to:

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent outsiders from being able to access information on its network. 
B)  protect itself against loss of data in the event of a fire, flood, or other catastrophe. 
C)  create an interface to hook into Internet2 using firewire connections. 
D)  prevent employees from gaining access to the Internet for personal use. 
A)  prevent outsiders from being able to access information on its network. 
B)  protect itself against loss of data in the event of a fire, flood, or other catastrophe. 
C)  create an interface to hook into Internet2 using firewire connections. 
D)  prevent employees from gaining access to the Internet for personal use.

Question 9

Computer technology has become so stable and mature in recent years that, except for problems caused by viruses and hackers, major glitches are essentially a thing of the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The extranet is the next stage in the evolution of the Internet, consisting of a revolutionary new fiber optic technology that will enable computer users throughout the world to send and receive data up to 256 times faster than they can using the Internet technology of the early 2010s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If you're traveling through Philadelphia on your way to Acadia National Park in the state of Maine, you can use your smartphone to make a room reservation and also find a place to eat, without talking with another person. Your phone is equipped with ____________________ to serve your needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  phone numbers of fast food chains and hotel chains 
B)  location-based technology similar to GPS 
C)  the ability to call "411" for information, but at an additional cost 
D)  ability to phone a friend who might be sitting at his/her computer 
A)  phone numbers of fast food chains and hotel chains 
B)  location-based technology similar to GPS 
C)  the ability to call "411" for information, but at an additional cost 
D)  ability to phone a friend who might be sitting at his/her computer

Question 12

Information mainly used for security purposes such as fingerprinting and retinal scans is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  physical-world observations. 
B)  biological data. 
C)  private data. 
D)  public data. 
A)  physical-world observations. 
B)  biological data. 
C)  private data. 
D)  public data.

Question 13

Rob has been using Dropbox. The cloud he is storing his information to is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  private cloud. 
B)  public cloud. 
C)  hybrid clould. 
D)  analytical cloud. 
A)  private cloud. 
B)  public cloud. 
C)  hybrid clould. 
D)  analytical cloud.

Question 14

Over time, business technology has become much more sophisticated, but its basic application has remained to support the existing operations of businesses by providing key financial information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the flow of financial information throughout business organizations. 
B)  use new technologies to offer new methods of conducting business. 
C)  prevent proprietary information from falling into the hands of competitors. 
D)  use new technologies to improve old methods. 
A)  improve the flow of financial information throughout business organizations. 
B)  use new technologies to offer new methods of conducting business. 
C)  prevent proprietary information from falling into the hands of competitors. 
D)  use new technologies to improve old methods.

Question 16

RFID devices collect biological data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Many businesses choose to open their intranets to other selected organizations through the use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  crossnets. 
B)  alternets. 
C)  outernets. 
D)  extranets. 
A)  crossnets. 
B)  alternets. 
C)  outernets. 
D)  extranets.

Question 18

During the 1980s business technology began to emphasize the use of technology to change how business was conducted by introducing new methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One of the most revolutionary effects of computer networks is that they give employees the ability to do much of their work at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Information technology brings work to people instead of requiring people to go to work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Extension: Using Technology to Manage Information

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

Internal networking shares the resources of all computers with each networked computer.

_________ is a new system that is designed to overcome the speed limitations of the Internet and support heavy-duty applications such as videoconferencing and distance education.

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

Today the primary concern of corporate and government security officials concerning electronic communication is in the area of cyberterrorism.

The main reason a firm would establish a firewall for its intranet is that it wants to:

Computer technology has become so stable and mature in recent years that, except for problems caused by viruses and hackers, major glitches are essentially a thing of the past.

The extranet is the next stage in the evolution of the Internet, consisting of a revolutionary new fiber optic technology that will enable computer users throughout the world to send and receive data up to 256 times faster than they can using the Internet technology of the early 2010s.

If you're traveling through Philadelphia on your way to Acadia National Park in the state of Maine, you can use your smartphone to make a room reservation and also find a place to eat, without talking with another person. Your phone is equipped with ____________________ to serve your needs.

Information mainly used for security purposes such as fingerprinting and retinal scans is known as:

Rob has been using Dropbox. The cloud he is storing his information to is called a:

Over time, business technology has become much more sophisticated, but its basic application has remained to support the existing operations of businesses by providing key financial information.

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

RFID devices collect biological data.

Many businesses choose to open their intranets to other selected organizations through the use of:

During the 1980s business technology began to emphasize the use of technology to change how business was conducted by introducing new methods.

One of the most revolutionary effects of computer networks is that they give employees the ability to do much of their work at home.

Information technology brings work to people instead of requiring people to go to work.

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Doing Business in Global Markets

Demanding Ethical and Socially Responsible Behavior

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Structuring Organizations for Todays Challenges

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