Question 1

Martha sued Joseph for plagiarizing her song "The Speaking Parrots," released as a single in her 2007 album called "Exhaustion." Martha alleged that Joseph's song, titled "As You Speak," was an unauthorized rip-off of her original hit and that Joseph infringed her copyrighted work. In this scenario, Joseph's actions can be referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) phishing 
B) piracy 
C) pharming 
D) trademark

Question 2

Keith, with his three other friends, sends email messages to people that appear to come from a legitimate business, such as a bank, credit card company, or retailer. With these official looking emails, they trick people to disclose their personal information such as passwords, usernames, and account numbers. In this scenario, Keith and his friends are involved in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) hacking 
B) phishing 
C) pharming 
D) viral marketing

Question 3

Melingo Furniture provides its customers with an option of buying, selling, and servicing of its products online. This helps Melingo Furniture create a customer base by providing convenience to them. In this scenario, Melingo Furniture is involved in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) e-commerce 
B) cloud computing 
C) data mining 
D) object hyperlinking

Question 4

_____ is similar to a virus, except that it is an independent program that can spread across computer networks without being attached to other files.

Accepted Answer

A) A worm 
B) Email spam 
C) Spyware 
D) An adware program

Question 5

Radio frequency identification (RDIF) is used to increase the efficiency of supply chains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Gregor loves playing video games on his mobile phone. He keeps checking for newly launched games and downloads them from various websites. In this scenario, Gregor is involved in:

Accepted Answer

A) business-to-business e-commerce. 
B) business-to-consumer e-commerce. 
C) business-to-government e-commerce. 
D) consumer-to-consumer e-commerce.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ uses hardware or software to create a barrier that prevents unwanted messages or instructions from entering a computer system.

Accepted Answer

A) A firewall 
B) Spyware 
C) Adware 
D) A rootkit

Question 9

With bank-aggregator billing, one uses the _____ service at one's bank to automatically disburse one's monthly charges.

Accepted Answer

A) enterprise 2.0 
B) bill-pay 
C) biller-direct 
D) viral marketing

Question 10

A business firm notifies all its employees about a general meeting that is to be held the next day and asks them to confirm their attendance at the meeting by clicking on the link provided within the same email message. The firm sends the email through its private network that is accessible only to the management and the employees of the firm. Which of the following information networks is used by the firm to notify its employees?

Accepted Answer

A) A metropolitan area network 
B) An extranet 
C) An intranet 
D) A peer-to-peer network

Question 11

Everything.com, an online cosmetics portal, does not allow its customers to reach the final billing section unless they share its offer links to at least two friends. In this scenario, everything.com uses _____ to communicate its message.

Accepted Answer

A) Web 2.0 
B) cybermediary 
C) viral marketing 
D) InterINC

Question 12

Brandon goes to watch a newly released movie with his friends. In the theater, he takes a video recording of the entire movie through his smartphone and later releases the clip on the Internet where others can watch it free of cost. Brandon is involved in the act of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) phishing 
B) piracy 
C) infoanarchism 
D) hacktivism

Question 13

An effective supply chain requires close coordination between:

Accepted Answer

A) a company and its consumer base. 
B) customers and the market stock. 
C) a company and its suppliers. 
D) customers and the billing process.

Question 14

In business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, _____.

Accepted Answer

A) most purchases are based on impulse 
B) the negotiations include a large number of business customers 
C) the size of a typical individual transaction is relatively small 
D) buyers and sellers often develop close and long-lasting relationships

Question 15

Clomien Corp., a law firm, needs frequent interpretation of its stored data for cross-references and formulation of decisions. It uses a(n) _____ to help it discover subtle and complex relationships hidden in its data.

Accepted Answer

A) expert system 
B) data warehouse 
C) cybermediary 
D) business intelligence system

Question 16

Black hat hackers are hackers who have no harmful intent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When properly implemented, intranets enhance communication and collaboration among:

Accepted Answer

A) external stakeholders. 
B) vendors. 
C) buyers and sellers. 
D) employees.

Question 18

Which of the following refers to programs that install themselves on computers without the users' knowledge or permission and spread by attaching themselves to other files that are transferred from computer to computer?

Accepted Answer

A) Computer worms 
B) Computer viruses 
C) Freeware applications 
D) Spyware applications

Question 19

The__________prohibits the use of false or deceptive subject lines in email messages.

Accepted Answer

A) Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act 
B) Junk Fax Prevention Act 
C) Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act 
D) Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act

Question 20

In the _____ form of e-commerce, firms want to develop buyer loyalty and repeat business but seldom develop a close working relationship with individual buyers.

Accepted Answer

A) business-to-government (B2G) 
B) business-to-consumer (B2
C)  
C) business-to-business (B2
B)  
D) consumer-to-consumer (C2
C)

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

Melingo Furniture provides its customers with an option of buying, selling, and servicing of its products online. This helps Melingo Furniture create a customer base by providing convenience to them. In this scenario, Melingo Furniture is involved in _____.

_____ is similar to a virus, except that it is an independent program that can spread across computer networks without being attached to other files.

Radio frequency identification (RDIF) is used to increase the efficiency of supply chains.

Gregor loves playing video games on his mobile phone. He keeps checking for newly launched games and downloads them from various websites. In this scenario, Gregor is involved in:

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

_____ uses hardware or software to create a barrier that prevents unwanted messages or instructions from entering a computer system.

With bank-aggregator billing, one uses the _____ service at one's bank to automatically disburse one's monthly charges.

Everything.com, an online cosmetics portal, does not allow its customers to reach the final billing section unless they share its offer links to at least two friends. In this scenario, everything.com uses _____ to communicate its message.

Brandon goes to watch a newly released movie with his friends. In the theater, he takes a video recording of the entire movie through his smartphone and later releases the clip on the Internet where others can watch it free of cost. Brandon is involved in the act of _____.

An effective supply chain requires close coordination between:

In business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, _____.

Clomien Corp., a law firm, needs frequent interpretation of its stored data for cross-references and formulation of decisions. It uses a(n) _____ to help it discover subtle and complex relationships hidden in its data.

Black hat hackers are hackers who have no harmful intent.

When properly implemented, intranets enhance communication and collaboration among:

Which of the following refers to programs that install themselves on computers without the users' knowledge or permission and spread by attaching themselves to other files that are transferred from computer to computer?

The__________prohibits the use of false or deceptive subject lines in email messages.

In the _____ form of e-commerce, firms want to develop buyer loyalty and repeat business but seldom develop a close working relationship with individual buyers.