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Midterm Study Guide 1. In the context of the data component of an information system, internal data sources include _____. personnel records 2. W hat additional factors play a role in a customer's decision to purchase a product or service other than focus and differentiation? Cost 3.   _____ is skilled in using productivity software, such as word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation software. Computer literacy 4. An organization has had an in-demand red shirt on backorder for two months. They are waiting to re-release it during the fourth quarter to raise the price for increased revenue before the end of the year. Based on Porter's Five Forces, what could happen that could destroy their plans? A rival organization could produce the same product and make it available now. 5. Teletech, an international textile company, uses a database to store data on the number of products, suppliers, and sales personnel. The information system's process component analyzes the data to provide information about sales. Which can be used by Teletech to generate predictions for its next sales period? Forecasting models 6. _____ referred to computing devices everywhere with different sizes and power and accessed through multiple formats such as voice, touch, and gesture. Ubiquitous computing 7. A comprehensive framework called the ____   was created by Harvard Business School's Michael Porter for analyzing an organization, its position in the marketplace, and how information systems could be used to make the organization more competitive. Five Force Model 8.   One of the new technologies with Web 3.0 is VR technology. How do retail businesses use this new technology to develop their employees? Provides training to employees to perform job functions 9. What technology can track a laptop's location at any time leased out to different departments? RFID tags
10.   A   ____   is designed to reduce the cost of transporting materials while maintaining safe and reliable delivery. logistics information system 11. A personnel information system (PIS) helps in _____. choosing the best job candidate 12.   Which of the following statements is true of the data component of an information system? Future data is predicted for budgets or cash flow reports. 13. An organization has recently launched a new product that will improve an existing widget. There are limitless uses, and it is unique to the current market. Why would you advise the company not to price it too high just because of its uniqueness? Costs can be a deterrent from people purchasing it. 14. 15.   _____ is high when customers have many choices and low when they have few . Buyer power. 16. 17.   In the context of Porter's Five Forces Model, which is the difference between buyer and supplier power? Buyer power is high when customers have many choices, whereas supplier power is high when customers have fewer options . 18.   Which statement is true of an intranet? It is a network within an organization that uses Internet protocols and technologies. 19.   A customer is looking to buy a new car. They cannot reach anyone on the phone at the local car dealership. Predict what the customer will most likely do next. Go online to find another car dealership 20. In differentiating between storage measurements, a _____ is the size of a character. Byte 21. When comparing the principles of Object-Oriented Programming: abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism and encapsulation; which one has the ability to process objects differently depending on their data type or class? Polymorphism 22.   Which operating system component would be responsible for sending a document from a computer in one office to a printer in a different location? A control program 23. Which component tells the computer what to do in a situation where the computer is tasked with reading a device or sending output. Control Unit
24.   A server is a set of programs for controlling and managing computer hardware and software. False 25. Which best defines an operating system (OS)? It is a set of programs for controlling and managing computer hardware and software. 26.   Ruby is one of the most popular _____ languages in use today. Object-oriented 27.   When comparing the three basic tasks performed by computers, which of the following programs uses arithmetic operations, along with storage and retrieval? An accounting program reads data from a flash drive, increases the sales values by 20%, and displays them on the screen before saving them back on the flash drive. 28. Computer designers have concentrated on technology using gallium arsenide instead of silicon because silicon ______. cannot emit light and has speed limitations 29. Visual programming is an example of a technology used in ____ languages . Fifth-generation 30.   Which of the following is the most important web development language? HTML 31.   Inkjet printers produce characters by projecting onto paper electrically charged droplets of ink that create an image. True 32.   _____   are compatible with the IBM System/360 line introduced in 1965 . Mainframe computer 33. Choose the correct code in which the source code must be translated into in order to make a computer understand a program. Object 34.   Microsoft SQL Server is an example of ____ software . Database 35. Microsoft PowerPoint is the most commonly used _____   software. Presentation
36.   W hich advantage would a programmer experience when using an object-oriented programming language? The amount of code required would be reduced. 37. In the context of the data administration component of a database management system (DBMS), the acronym CRUD stands for _____. create, read, update, and delete 38. On inspection of a car object in a database, which of the following would be an example of a class and an attribute? Class: Car, Attribute: Vehicle 39.   SQL is a standard fourth-generation query language unique to Microsoft SQL Server. False 40. The CREDIT_LIMIT field must be stored with a decimal datatype and a default value between 0 and $10,000. Where would these rules/limitations be stored? Data dictionary 41. In data-driven website development, MySQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server are examples of ______. Data source 42.   Compared with a flat file system, _____ in a database. Storage space is reduced 43. In the context of business analytics, which method prepares a decision-maker for future events? Predictive analytics 44.   If boundaries such as maximum and minimum values allowed for a field are a requirement for a data model, which component would be responsible for that feature? Integrity rules 45. Which of the following is an example of using Power BI to improve business decision-making? A production and operation executive may use it to spot production efficiencies and meet production goals. 46.   Which approach to set up a distributed database management system (DDBMS) combines the fragmentation approach and the replication approach? Allocation
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