Exam 21: Bonus A: Using Technology to Manage Information

A drawback of thin-client networks is that each user is connected to a dumb terminal,so they can no longer make use of Windows applications that are available in a network computing system.

Though the types of technology used by businesses have changed over the last several decades,the role of business technology has remained remarkably constant.

Since 1988,Bigbux National Bank has tried to make use of new technologies to expand the services it offers to its customers.For example,depositors can obtain updated financial information about their accounts and handle certain types of transactions whenever they wish simply by visiting the bank's website and providing a user name and password.The type of technology Bigbux National Bank uses to provide these services is known as:

Intranets use a different,less sophisticated,type of technology than the Internet.

The On-The-Green Golf Company currently has an intranet,and is considering making use of an extranet.One of the main reasons On-The-Green may want an extranet is to allow a select group of outside customers to have access to information on its intranet.

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.

One disadvantage of knowledge technology is that the information it provides is unfiltered,so the user may have to spend a lot of time sorting through unnecessary information.

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.

Because computer hardware is so much more expensive than software,businesses should first decide what type of hardware to buy;then purchase software that is compatible with the hardware.

In the future successful information systems will be characterized by their:

One advantage of a network computing system is that it gives employees access to detailed information.

Public data includes electronic traces that people leave when posting to the Internet and sending email.

Rob Jared has been using a shareware program for several days.He really likes the program,and wants to keep using it.Rob should:

From the 1970s to the present time,the primary role of business technology has:

NASDAQ and SOFFEX are examples of how information technology can:

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

Lee Ann Beane works in the finance department of a major corporation.When Lee Ann wants to do some complex financial computations,she can use the personal computer that sits on her desk.However,the actual data she needs is stored on a server.This suggests that Lee Ann's company uses a(n):