Exam 17: Managing Information

Gamaz, a video games developer, collects data regarding consumer purchase behaviors, consumer preferences, and product searches. It provides these data to ASZ Analytics. Gamaz pays $100,000 per transaction to ASZ Analytics in exchange for complete information regarding market analytics and sales trends based on the data provided by Gamaz. In the given scenario, Gamaz incurs _____.

InfoQEN received an order to supply Wi-Fi routers for a company. The brief mentioned that the router should connect up to 10 devices simultaneously. After delivery, the client informed InfoQEN that the devices were not connecting to the router. After analyzing the situation, InfoQEN replied that the router could cover devices only up to a range of 10 meters. The router that was supplied was built with regard to the number of devices to be connected and not built considering the possible distance between the devices and the router (in accordance with the client's wishes). In this scenario, the most likely reason for the client's problem is:

Which of the following is a difference between an executive information system (EIS) and a decision support system (DSS)?

Which of the following is a difference between affinity patterns and predictive patterns?

Unidice, an information technology firm, recently installed a new data system that provides seamless access to data. This data system has a higher storage capacity and processing speed than other data systems available in the market. Although the data system can be acquired by other companies in the future, it has presently enabled Unidice to process its data faster and in a more economical manner than its competitors. It is evident that Unidice has achieved _____.

Kandriva, a fitness equipment manufacturer, runs a small-scale customer service center with thirty customer service representatives. The company invests around $5000 annually toward repair and maintenance of telephones and telephone lines catering to its customer service center. In this scenario, it is evident that Kandriva incurs _____.

ZitFi, a Wi-Fi router manufacturing company, recently received an order for 15 Wi-Fi routers. The client wanted each router to be able to connect to 10 devices. Although the brief mentioned almost all the specifications of the required router, ZitFi was not able to start the manufacturing process because the client did not provide any specifications regarding the range of each router. It is likely that ZitFi faced this issue because the information provided by the client was _____.

A group of hackers created a program on the Internet. Whenever any user clicked on the website address, the program erased all the saved online data of the user. In this scenario, the hackers created a _____.

You can tell if secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption is being used on a website if:

Kanska, an application development firm, received a contract to develop a mobile application for a company. The brief mentioned that the application should enable employees to share up to 30 files at a time from anywhere within the company. After delivering the application, the client informed Kanska that its employees were not able to share more than 20 files at a time. After analyzing the situation, Kanska replied that the application could only transfer files with a total size of up to 2 gigabytes. The application was built with regard to the number of files that can be sent and not built according to the size of each file. In this scenario, it is likely that the client faced the issues with the application because the information it provided to Kanska was _____.

Magnet Dot, a printer manufacturing company, set up a website to enable its customers to place orders online. It also set up an intranet website to enable its employees to convey order and shipping information to the relevant departments within the firm. However, to ensure an effective and smooth exchange of information, Magnet Dot has to pay $100,000 annually for fast Internet access. In this scenario, the cost that Magnet Dot incurs is an example of _____.

In _____, the different purchasing and ordering applications in companies interact automatically without any human input.

Adam ordered a 15.6" laptop from an e-commerce website. After the delivery of the laptop, Adam discovered that the laptop didn't have the same specifications as mentioned in the website. Adam asked for a refund, and the e-commerce company had to bear all the shipping charges. In this scenario, the e-commerce company incurred losses because the information provided on the website was _____.

Which of the following statements is true of knowledge?

Which of the following statements defines storage cost?