Exam 16: Managing Information Technology: Finding New Ways to Learn and Link

A network links computer resources using either a wired or wireless connection.

List and describe the ethical and legal challenges that information technology raises.

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Which of the following refers to programs that need to be attached to other files to install themselves on computers without a users' knowledge or permission and spread­sometimes very rapidly?

To access cloud computing services, information technology (IT) companies will have to invest heavily in expensive new hardware and software.

In _____ e­commerce, many purchases may be based on impulse.

Albert loves to download music and videos over the Internet. He observes that even with his high­speed connection, it sometimes takes a long time to download the files he wants. Internet2 is designed primarily to meet the needs of people like Albert.

Cloud resources are confined to specific operating systems, so people with computers having the same operating systems can form a group and easily share files and programs.

When a tire manufacturing company buys rubber in bulk from another company, it participates in the _____ form of transaction.

It is possible to tell if a site on which you are doing business is using SSL if:

Which of the following statements is true of intellectual property?

The key advantage of radio frequency identification technology is that it allows a seller of a product to track and monitor a buyer's use of that product.

One Key difference between the B2C and the B2B marketplaces is that an individual buyer tends to be more rational than a business buyer.

Dropbox is a service that allows users to store music, photos, videos, and other documents and access them from any device, be it computers, phones, or tablets. Dropbox best exemplifies a(n) _____ service.

Data become _____ when they are processed, organized, and presented in a way that makes them useful to a decision maker in a company.

Which of the following statements is true of business­to­business (B2B) e­ commerce?

B2G e­commerce is when government agencies sell information, goods, and services to businesses.

One difference between business­to­consumer (B2C) and business­to­ business (B2B) e­commerce is that:

Intellectual property refers to products that result from creative effort, such as books, musical works, inventions, and computer software.

Companies use a secure socket layer (SSL) protocol to secure payment information transmitted over the Internet from a consumer to a business.