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Flashcards by Kingsley Enyiorj, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Kingsley Enyiorj
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| Question | Answer |
| Which of the following is an impact of rapid technological change on job security? | Non-routine cognitive skills gain more market value |
| ________ 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 observed | Systems Thinking |
| ________ is the activity of two or more people working together to achieve a common goal, result, or work product | Collaboration |
| In 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 |
| Patricia 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 |
| ____________ 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 |
| What is an example of the hardware component of an information system | Operating System |
| Which of the following is a valid reason for a company to create a new information system | to help employees achieve the strategies of the business |
| Hardware consists of electronic components that _____, ______, ______, and _____ _____ | input, output, process, and store data |
| The CPU is referred to as....? | The brain of the computer |
| The CPU performs arithmetic and logical comparisons and stores results of operations in memory | TRUE |
| The speed and costs of central processing units are the same across multiple hardware vendors | FALSE |
| Some computers have two or more CPU's | TRUE |
| The CPU reads data and instructions from a read-only memory | FALSE |
| Optical disks are the most common stoarge devices | FALSE |
| USB connectors complicated the connection of peripheral gear to computers for users | FALSE |
| Main memory is also called cache memory | FALSE |
| A bit is represented either as a zero or a one | TRUE |
| The purpose of a database is to... | Store lists of data involving multiple themes |
| A _________ is a self-describing collection of integrated records | database |
| Which of the following best describes a byte in a database | It is a character of data |
| In a database, bytes are grouped into | Columns |
| In a database columns are also called | fields |
| In a database, rows are also called | records |
| In a database, the collection of data for all columns is called a | record |
| In a database, a group of similar rows is called a | Table |
| In a database, a table, which is a group of similar rows, is also called a | File |
| ________ refers to software systems that support very high transaction rates, processing relatively simple data structures, replicated on many servers in the cloud | NoSQL DBMS |
| Interpretations of Moor's Law assert that | Computing power doubles every 18 months |
| Which of the following storage types are non volatile | ROM |
| Which of the following refers to an application that runs on personal computers and does not need to connect to any server to run | A desktop program |
| What Is a CPU | The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together |
| State the Data Characteristics that are necessary for quality information | Accuracy Relevance Just Barely Sufficient Worth its Cost Timeliness |
| Computer software that is installed into devices such as printers, print servers and various types of communication devices | Firmware |
| 4 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 |
| Five Forces Model includes: | - Competition from vendors of substitutes - Competition new competitors - Competition of existing rivals - Bargaining Power of Supplier Bargaining Power of Customer |
| Improve Business Process Quality | - Efficiency which is the ration of benefits to costs - Effectiveness is how well a business achieved it goal |
| List 3 different options you had as to how you could have had the Scan it! app built | Off the Shelf Custom off the shelf Custom developed |
| What are two advantages of the database approach to data management over the traditional approach of paper filing system | Security and Accessibility |
| Why would the agency choose to use a Database Management System versus a spreadsheet | for multiple themed information |
| Which is a function of DBMS? | procession a database by inserting or modifying data |
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