Exam 2Terminology

ReviewMIS 3003

Question 1The second generation of the Web:A. EcommerceB. Internet2C. Web 2.0D. All of the above

Question 2A company that provides individuals, organizations, and businesses access to the Internet:A. Internet backboneB. Network access pointC. Network service providerD. Internet service provider

Question 3An Internet connection that uses a phone line to connect but allows taking a phone call while connected:A. CableB. DSLC. SatelliteD. Telephone

Question 4A type of business that only exists online; it has no physical store:A. Brick-and-clickB. Brick-and-mortarC. Click-and-mortarD. Dot-com

Question 5Where the majority of the ecommerce money is:A. B2BB. B2CC. C2BD. C2C

Question 6The percentage of customers who visit a website and actually buy something:A. Click-throughB. Conversion rateC. Financial cybermediaryD. Financial electronic data

interchange (EDI)

Question 7A series of logically related two-dimensional tables or files to store information in the form of a database:A. Hierarchical databaseB. Network databaseC. Relational databaseD. All of the above

Question 8A single cell entry in a database (part of the logical structure of data):A. CharacterB. FieldC. FileD. Record

Question 9A group of fields that are used to uniquely identify a record in a database:A. Composite primary keyB. Foreign keyC. Logical keyD. Primary key

Question 10Eliminating M:M relationships, assuring fields depend on the primary key, and removing derived fields (i.e. calculated fields) is the process of:A. IntegrityB. NormalizationC. RelationsD. Structured query language (SQL)

Question 11A subset of a data warehouse in which only a focused portion of the data warehouse information is kept:A. Data houseB. Data martC. Data mineD. Data tree

Question 12Holds the logical structure and properties of data in a database management system (DBMS):A. Application generation subsystemB. Data definition subsystemC. Data manipulation subsystemD. DBMS engine

Question 13Key dates in the life cycle of a systems development project:A. ActivitiesB. DeliverablesC. MilestonesD. Requirements

Question 14The SDLC phase in which interviews are conducted:A. AnalysisB. DesignC. DevelopmentD. ImplementationE. MaintenanceF. PlanningG. Testing

Question 15The SDLC phase in which the system is verified that it works and meets all the business requirements previously defined:A. AnalysisB. DesignC. DevelopmentD. ImplementationE. MaintenanceF. PlanningG. Testing

Question 16The SDLC phase in which problems are identified with the current processing in the organization:A. AnalysisB. DesignC. DevelopmentD. ImplementationE. MaintenanceF. PlanningG. Testing

Question 17The SDLC phase in which hardware and software is installed:A. AnalysisB. DesignC. DevelopmentD. ImplementationE. MaintenanceF. PlanningG. Testing

Question 18The implementation (conversion) method that runs all of the new system for a select group of users:A. ParallelB. PhasedC. PilotD. Plunge

Question 19A knowledge worker developing a system on his/her own:A. InsourcingB. OutsourcingC. PartnersourcingD. Selfsourcing

Question 20The process of using another company from a country far away to develop a system:A. Farshore outsourcingB. Nearshore outsourcingC. Offshore outsourcingD. Onshore outsourcing

Question 21A working model that demonstrates the features of a proposed system:A. Data flow diagram (DFD)B. Joint application development (JAD)C. PrototypeD. Waterfall

Question 22An infrastructure that involves dispensing the information and processing power of IT systems via a network:A. Client/serverB. DecentralizedC. DistributedD. Tiered

Question 23A model in which any and all IT resources are delivered as a set of services via the Internet:A. Cloud computingB. Collocation facilityC. Enterprise resource planning (ERP)D. Service-oriented architecture

Question 24An IT success metric used to measure throughput and transaction speed:A. Call centerB. FinancialC. Infrastructure-centricD. Web-centric

Question 25A ready to go, fully equipped site for employees to relocate to in the event of a disaster:A. Cold siteB. Cool siteC. Hot siteD. Warm site