Question 1

The magnetic disk was developed before the magnetic drum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

All of the following are terms associated with magnetic disk technology, except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed 
B)  removable 
C)  non-removable 
D)  punched 
E)  multi-platter 
A)  fixed 
B)  removable 
C)  non-removable 
D)  punched 
E)  multi-platter D

Question 3

The software that was developed to handle the increasing volumes of data and treat it as a corporate resource is called a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  disk management system 
B)  file management system 
C)  optical management system 
D)  database management system 
E)  security management system 
A)  disk management system 
B)  file management system 
C)  optical management system 
D)  database management system 
E)  security management system D

Question 4

Optical disk technology is based on lasers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Double-entry bookkeeping _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  was an outgrowth of the practice of sealing marked clay tokens in clay vessels 
B)  was an outgrowth of trading partnerships 
C)  became the "Code of Commerce" in France 
D)  was developed in England 
E)  was an early way of storing census data 
A)  was an outgrowth of the practice of sealing marked clay tokens in clay vessels 
B)  was an outgrowth of trading partnerships 
C)  became the "Code of Commerce" in France 
D)  was developed in England 
E)  was an early way of storing census data

Question 6

All of the following were early forms of record keeping associated with the rise of cities, except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage records 
B)  family trees 
C)  annual reports 
D)  calendars 
E)  church contribution records 
A)  marriage records 
B)  family trees 
C)  annual reports 
D)  calendars 
E)  church contribution records

Question 7

The earliest (1870s) form of modern data storage was _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  magnetic tape 
B)  magnetic disk 
C)  punched paper tape 
D)  optical disk 
E)  magnetic drum 
A)  magnetic tape 
B)  magnetic disk 
C)  punched paper tape 
D)  optical disk 
E)  magnetic drum

Question 8

The rise of cities encouraged the development of data because people depended on each other for goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1805, Jacquard invented _____ as a data storage medium for storing patterns to be woven into cloth.

Accepted Answer

A)  magnetic tape 
B)  punched cards 
C)  floppy disks 
D)  double-entry bookkeeping 
E)  notches in wooden sticks 
A)  magnetic tape 
B)  punched cards 
C)  floppy disks 
D)  double-entry bookkeeping 
E)  notches in wooden sticks

Question 10

All of the following were types of electro-mechanical, punched card based devices, except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  calculators 
B)  collators 
C)  punches 
D)  sorters 
E)  disk drives 
A)  calculators 
B)  collators 
C)  punches 
D)  sorters 
E)  disk drives

Question 11

Which of the following is the correct order in which these magnetic storage technologies were introduced?

Accepted Answer

A)  tape, drum, disk 
B)  disk, tape, drum 
C)  tape, disk, drum 
D)  drum, disk, tape 
E)  drum, tape, disk 
A)  tape, drum, disk 
B)  disk, tape, drum 
C)  tape, disk, drum 
D)  drum, disk, tape 
E)  drum, tape, disk

Question 12

The Crusades eventually led to an increased interest in record keeping because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  they introduced Europeans to the possibilities of expanded trade 
B)  data was required for military activities 
C)  they involved the use of clay tokens sealed in hollow clay vessels 
D)  they required annual reports 
E)  none of the above 
A)  they introduced Europeans to the possibilities of expanded trade 
B)  data was required for military activities 
C)  they involved the use of clay tokens sealed in hollow clay vessels 
D)  they required annual reports 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

The data processing equipment that Herman Hollerith developed for the 1890 U.S. census is classified as electro- _____ equipment.

Accepted Answer

A)  optical 
B)  physical 
C)  rotational 
D)  mechanical 
E)  chemical 
A)  optical 
B)  physical 
C)  rotational 
D)  mechanical 
E)  chemical

Question 14

The data processing equipment that Herman Hollerith developed for the 1890 U.S. census is classified as electro-mechanical equipment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Data security and data privacy are two factors that affect the efficient storage and access of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The forerunner of the annual report was the Code of Commerce, which was instituted in 1673 in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Greece 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Italy 
A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Greece 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Italy

Question 17

Some magnetic disks have only a single platter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All of the following are kinds of corporate resources, except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  data 
B)  capital 
C)  inventory 
D)  plant and equipment 
E)  competitors 
A)  data 
B)  capital 
C)  inventory 
D)  plant and equipment 
E)  competitors

Question 19

Capital is the corporate resource that describes all of the other corporate resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Blaise Pascal invented a mechanical adding machine in the 1640s in order to help his father with a data tracking problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The magnetic disk was developed before the magnetic drum.

All of the following are terms associated with magnetic disk technology, except _____.

The software that was developed to handle the increasing volumes of data and treat it as a corporate resource is called a(n) _____.

Optical disk technology is based on lasers.

Double-entry bookkeeping _____.

All of the following were early forms of record keeping associated with the rise of cities, except _____.

The earliest (1870s) form of modern data storage was _____.

The rise of cities encouraged the development of data because people depended on each other for goods and services.

In 1805, Jacquard invented _____ as a data storage medium for storing patterns to be woven into cloth.

All of the following were types of electro-mechanical, punched card based devices, except _____.

Which of the following is the correct order in which these magnetic storage technologies were introduced?

The Crusades eventually led to an increased interest in record keeping because _____.

The data processing equipment that Herman Hollerith developed for the 1890 U.S. census is classified as electro- _____ equipment.

The data processing equipment that Herman Hollerith developed for the 1890 U.S. census is classified as electro-mechanical equipment.

Data security and data privacy are two factors that affect the efficient storage and access of data.

The forerunner of the annual report was the Code of Commerce, which was instituted in 1673 in _____.

Some magnetic disks have only a single platter.

All of the following are kinds of corporate resources, except _____.

Capital is the corporate resource that describes all of the other corporate resources.

Blaise Pascal invented a mechanical adding machine in the 1640s in order to help his father with a data tracking problem.

Data Modeling

The Database Management System Concept

Relational Data Retrieval: SQL

The Relational Database Model: Introduction

The Relational Database Model: Additional Concepts

Logical Database Design

Physical Database Design

Object-Oriented Database Management

Data Administration, Database Administration, and Data Dictionaries

Database Control Issues: Security, Backup and Recovery, Concurrency

Clientserver Database and Distributed Database

The Data Warehouse

Database and the Internet

Filters

Exam 1: Data: the New Corporate Resource

The magnetic disk was developed before the magnetic drum.

All of the following are terms associated with magnetic disk technology, except _____.

The software that was developed to handle the increasing volumes of data and treat it as a corporate resource is called a(n) _____.

Optical disk technology is based on lasers.

Double-entry bookkeeping _____.

All of the following were early forms of record keeping associated with the rise of cities, except _____.

The earliest (1870s) form of modern data storage was _____.

The rise of cities encouraged the development of data because people depended on each other for goods and services.

In 1805, Jacquard invented _____ as a data storage medium for storing patterns to be woven into cloth.

All of the following were types of electro-mechanical, punched card based devices, except _____.

Which of the following is the correct order in which these magnetic storage technologies were introduced?

The Crusades eventually led to an increased interest in record keeping because _____.

The data processing equipment that Herman Hollerith developed for the 1890 U.S. census is classified as electro- _____ equipment.

The data processing equipment that Herman Hollerith developed for the 1890 U.S. census is classified as electro-mechanical equipment.

Data security and data privacy are two factors that affect the efficient storage and access of data.

The forerunner of the annual report was the Code of Commerce, which was instituted in 1673 in _____.

Some magnetic disks have only a single platter.

All of the following are kinds of corporate resources, except _____.

Capital is the corporate resource that describes all of the other corporate resources.

Blaise Pascal invented a mechanical adding machine in the 1640s in order to help his father with a data tracking problem.

Data Modeling

The Database Management System Concept

Relational Data Retrieval: SQL

The Relational Database Model: Introduction

The Relational Database Model: Additional Concepts

Logical Database Design

Physical Database Design

Object-Oriented Database Management

Data Administration, Database Administration, and Data Dictionaries

Database Control Issues: Security, Backup and Recovery, Concurrency

Clientserver Database and Distributed Database

The Data Warehouse

Database and the Internet

Filters