COB 204 Exam Questions and Answers
MIS is the management and use of information systems that help organizations achieve their __________. - Answer-strategies
A network of activities that generate value by transforming inputs into outputs is a(n) ___________ - Answer-business process
Flexib...
COB 204 Exam Questions
and Answers
MIS is the management and use of information systems that help organizations achieve
their __________. - Answer-strategies
A network of activities that generate value by transforming inputs into outputs is a(n)
___________ - Answer-business process
Flexible, informal, and adaptive processes that normally involve strategic and less
structured managerial decisions and activities are _________ processes. - Answer-
dynamic
Processes that span an organization and support activities in multiple departments are
_____________ processes - Answer-enterprise
Processes that span two or more independent organizations are ___________
processes. - Answer-inter- enterprise
Because we are inundated with data, we need to determine what is important and what
we can ignore. Therefore, one of the qualities of data is __________. - Answer-just
barely sufficient
When should you use a database application instead of a spreadsheet application? -
Answer-When you have multiple themes in the data and need forms, queries and
reports.
What is a "collection of individual data items that are stored in a highly structured way
that represents a model of reality"? - Answer-database
According to our textbook (Kroenke & Boyle, 10th Edition), a database is "a self-
describing collection of integrated records." What makes a database "self-describing"? -
Answer-its metadata
Where do we "convert our human intentions and questions about the data in a code that
the database engine understands"? - Answer-database application
, The database application, the database engine, and the database itself can be
packaged into a single application called a _______________________. - Answer-
database management system
Multiple data tables that refer to one another in order to store lots of information about a
single entity" describes a _______________ database. - Answer-relational
One of the most important practices around creating a relational database is structuring
the data in a very coordinated way. - Answer-true
Every record in a data table has an identical structure - Answer-true
A(n) _________________ exists when data are isolated in separated information
systems. Enterprise systems help address this problem - Answer-information silo
Microsoft Access is a _______________________. - Answer-database management
system
Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM's DB2, PostgreSQL and MySQL are database
systems that run - Answer-in large server environment
Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, and Base are database management systems that run
- Answer-on your computer desktop
A computer ________ is a collection of computers that communicate with one another
over transmission lines or wirelessly - Answer-network
Computers that reside in different geographic locations are physically connected
through a(n) ________. - Answer-WAN
A(n) _____ connects two or more devices in a limited geographical area in which
multiple devices could be connected over several hundred feet and for multiple users. -
Answer-LAN
A private internet that is used exclusively within an organization is called a(n) ________.
- Answer-intranet
The Internet is an example of a wide-area network. - Answer-true
The purpose of a ___________ is to connect a computer's or printer's circuitry to
network wires - Answer-nic
NIC stands for network ______________ card - Answer-interface
Which of the following types of wire is also referred to as "ethernet cable"? - Answer-
unshielded twisted pair
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