Exam 22: Using Technology to Manage Information

Extranets now allow small firms to share and process data much as large firms have been able to do using electronic data interchange.

Even high-tech companies that specialize in computer-related products and services often outsource technology training.

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

Katie Prescott's assistant just handed her a report that summarizes and organizes many raw facts and figures into a few key measures that will help her judge whether her department is meeting its key objectives.The summary measures included in the report are information,while the raw facts and figures used to compute these measures are dat A.

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

Shareware is software that allows two or more workers to share the same computer by logging on under different names.

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

Interactive intranet applications can save money and increase revenue by reducing paper handling and enabling faster decision-making.

Network computing systems are also known as:

A _________ is a small piece of software code a website downloads onto the hard drives of people who visit the site.

The current trend in business is to move from networked computer systems toward more centralized information management systems that rely on powerful mainframe computers.

A computer ________ is a piece of programming code that is inserted into other programming to cause an unexpected and often-undesirable event for the victim.

The key to improving management decision-making is to provide the manager with as much information as possible.

The primary role of business technology during the 1970s was to:

Shareware software is software that is not protected by a copyright.

A firm would consider establishing a virtual private network if it wanted to:

During the 1970s,the purpose of data processing was to support the existing business by improving the flow of financial information.

Firewalls can be constructed using software,hardware,or a combination of both.

An)________ is a company wide network that is based on Internet-like technology,but is closed to public access.

The fact that electronic data interchange technology is so expensive that only large firms can afford to use it puts small firms at a severe disadvantage when it comes to sharing information.