Exam 15: Managing Information and Technology: Finding New Ways to Learn and Link

According to Facebook's policies,the company that produces a product has the right to its own page on Facebook even if someone has established a page first.

Red Eye Shipping Inc.has purchased a business intelligence system.The main advantage of such a system is that it eliminates the need for maintaining large data warehouses and using complex techniques such as data mining.

Explain how companies use expert systems to solve problems.

What is the term for unsolicited commercial e-mails,usually sent to a large numbers of people with little regard to the user's interest in the product or its promotion?

Describe three ways companies and individuals can protect themselves from adware,spyware,and viruses.

PracticeAdmin Practice Management Software™ is an on-demand,full-featured medical practice management/medical billing software designed by a physician.Which of the following describes this type of specialized application that is used in a particular industry?

Unfortunately,there is almost nothing the typical computer user can do to significantly reduce the risks associated with computer viruses,hackers,and spyware.

Internet2 is a new Internet that utilizes technologies that give it a speed and capacity that far exceed those of the current Internet.Only institutions participating in a consortium of dues-paying members have access to Internet2.

In which of the following markets do firms use information technology to attract new customers,manage customer relationships,and handle customer payments online?

Utility programs are applications software packages,such as word processor and spreadsheet programs,that help users perform a desired task.

Microsoft Word,Quicken,and MS Publisher are examples of what type of software,used broadly across large and small businesses?

Cookies are small strings of programming code that are installed on a computer without the user's permission in order to secretly monitor the user's Web browsing behaviour.

Which of the following gives managers access to large amounts of data with the processing power to convert that data into high-quality information?

In which of the following markets do customers often do very careful research,comparing multiple vendors and perhaps even soliciting bids?

Describe business intelligence systems and its relationship to data.

The main purpose of RFID chips is to transmit a serial number that uniquely identifies a person,product,or device.

Cookies are text files installed on computers that enable companies to identify users who visit their Websites.

Expert systems help their users solve a problem or accomplish a task by asking the user a series of questions,basing each new question on the response to previous questions.The program continues to ask questions until it has enough information to reach a decision and make a recommendation.

E-marketplaces are primarily used by participants in the B2C market.

A query is a request for the database management software to search for data that matches specific criteria.