Exam 22: Using Technology to Manage Information

Computer software provides the instructions that enable users to tell the computer what to do.

A defining characteristic of shareware is that it is:

In a network computing system,computational tasks are handled by personal computers,but the information needed to complete the tasks is stored in databases controlled by a server.

NASDAQ is an example of how information technology can:

Studies predict that in the next 3 to 5 years,most successful businesses will be utilizing social media to communicate with customers,if they are not already engaging with customers in this way.An important strategy for consideration is: Successfully implementing social media will ________.

In today's technological environment,the typical chief information officer CIO)spends the majority of his or her time overcoming glitches and making sure the organization's information system is up and running.

___________ technology uses cable modems,digital subscriber lines,fixed wireless,and satellites to provide users with significantly faster Internet connections than are provided by traditional 56k modems.

Identify and describe the major security issues confronting information managers.

The success of data mining depends on access to dat A.

The use of antivirus software completely eliminates the risk of downloading infected files.

____________ is information charged with enough intelligence to make it relevant and useful.

The purpose of a data warehouse is to store old information that is no longer needed on a regular basis,but that might be needed for legal or historical reasons.

Penny Pinchers Discount is a major discount store chain in the Southwest.The company wants to do a better job of finding sales patterns and trends that will help it customize the product offerings for different stores.Data mining is one technique that would help Penny Pinchers achieve this goal.

Useful information has three defining characteristics: 1)it is easily accessible,2)it is efficiently organized,and 3)it is simple to manipulate.

Virtual private networks create secure connections over regular Internet lines.

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:

Which of the following observations would be the strongest evidence that Kaytee Corporation has adopted knowledge technology?

A disadvantage of a network computer system is that it limits the ability of employees to gain access to all of the information they need in its most relevant form.

Relevance is one of the key characteristics of useful information.

Which of the following issues is least likely to be a concern when a company uses a network computer system?