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- 1Which of the following is an impact of rapid technological change on job security?Non-routine cognitive skills gain more market value
- 2________ is the ability to model the components of a unit, to connect the inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the structure and dynamics of a phenomenon observedSystems Thinking
- 3________ is the activity of two or more people working together to achieve a common goal, result, or work productCollaboration
- 4In a job Interview, Lillian is asked to be part of three-member group and design a mock business process based on the strengths and skills of the group's members. In this case, which of the following skills is the interviewer trying to test?Collaboration
- 5Patricia is the marketing manager at a manufacturing firm. She plans new marketing strategies with the help of her subordinates by providing and receiving critical feedback. Here, Patricia is displaying effective ______________Collaboration skills
- 6____________ is making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity, envisioning potential solutions, evaluating those possibilities, and developing the most promising ones, consistent with the resources you have.Experimentation
- 7What is an example of the hardware component of an information systemOperating System
- 8Which of the following is a valid reason for a company to create a new information systemto help employees achieve the strategies of the business
- 9Hardware consists of electronic components that _____, ______, ______, and _____ _____input, output, process, and store data
- 10The CPU is referred to as....?The brain of the computer
- 11The CPU performs arithmetic and logical comparisons and stores results of operations in memoryTRUE
- 12The speed and costs of central processing units are the same across multiple hardware vendorsFALSE
- 13Some computers have two or more CPU'sTRUE
- 14The CPU reads data and instructions from a read-only memoryFALSE
- 15Optical disks are the most common stoarge devicesFALSE
- 16USB connectors complicated the connection of peripheral gear to computers for usersFALSE
- 17Main memory is also called cache memoryFALSE
- 18A bit is represented either as a zero or a oneTRUE
- 19The purpose of a database is to...Store lists of data involving multiple themes
- 20A _________ is a self-describing collection of integrated recordsdatabase
- 21Which of the following best describes a byte in a databaseIt is a character of data
- 22In a database, bytes are grouped intoColumns
- 23In a database columns are also calledfields
- 24In a database, rows are also calledrecords
- 25In a database, the collection of data for all columns is called arecord
- 26In a database, a group of similar rows is called aTable
- 27In a database, a table, which is a group of similar rows, is also called aFile
- 28________ refers to software systems that support very high transaction rates, processing relatively simple data structures, replicated on many servers in the cloudNoSQL DBMS
- 29Interpretations of Moor's Law assert thatComputing power doubles every 18 months
- 30Which of the following storage types are non volatileROM
- 31Which of the following refers to an application that runs on personal computers and does not need to connect to any server to runA desktop program
- 32What Is a CPUThe actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
- 33State the Data Characteristics that are necessary for quality informationAccuracy
Relevance
Just Barely Sufficient
Worth its Cost
Timeliness - 34Computer software that is installed into devices such as printers, print servers and various types of communication devicesFirmware
- 354 Basic Competitive Strategies- Lower cost Across the Industry
- Lower cost within an industry segment
- Better product/service across the Industry
- Better product/service within an industry segment - 36Five Forces Model includes:- Competition from vendors of substitutes
- Competition new competitors
- Competition of existing rivals
- Bargaining Power of Supplier
Bargaining Power of Customer - 37Improve Business Process Quality- Efficiency which is the ration of benefits to costs
- Effectiveness is how well a business achieved it goal - 38List 3 different options you had as to how you could have had the Scan it! app builtOff the Shelf
Custom off the shelf
Custom developed - 39What are two advantages of the database approach to data management over the traditional approach of paper filing systemSecurity and Accessibility
- 40Why would the agency choose to use a Database Management System versus a spreadsheetfor multiple themed information
- 41Which is a function of DBMS?procession a database by inserting or modifying data