Exam 21: Bonus A: Using Technology to Manage Information

Transaction data gathered at the point of sale is known as:

Users of Internet2 each pay the same fee for their connection and share bandwidth equally.

A thin-client network is a hybrid between the mainframe system and network computing.

In the area of electronic communications,the main focus of corporate and government security officials today is the prevention of credit card fraud.

Data mining looks for previously unknown relationships among vast amounts of data.

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 2000s.

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

The ability of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Board to achieve its mission depends crucially on:

________ is another name for freeware software.

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.

Internet2 runs more than 22,000 times faster than a 56Kbs modem.

One reason many firms rely on a network computing system is the low cost of maintaining the system once it is up and running.

A defining characteristic of shareware is that it is:

Computers are rapidly replacing workers as the main source of most creative ideas used by businesses.

Bandwidth is the term used to describe the rate at which data flows through the Internet.

An important advantage knowledge technology has over older versions of business technology is that it:

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

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.

A firm would be most likely to establish an enterprise portal if it wanted to:

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