Strayer CIS500 Week 5 Midterm

CIS 500 Week 5 Midterm Exam
Question 1
Why would
organizations use cloud computing during tough economic times?
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Question 2
List and explain the four major steps in business performance
management (BPM).
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Selected Answer:
Step 1 – Decide on desired performance levels – Whats our company
goals or objectives.
Step 2 – Determine how to attain the performance levels – How we are
gonna achieve those goals.
Step 3 – Periodically assess where the organization stands with
respect to its goals, objectives, and measures – Whats our company status in
achieving our goals.
Step 4 – Adjust performance and/or goals – How are we doing is there
any issues, if so, apply corrective actions.
Question 3
Which of the following statements about data warehousing is false?
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Question 4
Database management systems range in size and capabilities from
the simple __________ to full-featured __________ solutions.
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Question 5
Which of the following is not a reason why managers and
information workers may be constrained by data?
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Question 6
Being a smart company involves each of the following except:
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Question 7
Data warehouses are designed as __________ systems, meaning that
the data can be queried and analyzed much more efficiently than online
databases.
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Question 8
Which of the following is not one of the essential defenses
against botnets and malware?
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Question 9
Fingerprints, retinal scans, and voice scans for user
identification are examples of __________ controls.
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Question 10
Prior to 2002, what was the common perspective on infosec?
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Question 11
What is the most cost-effective approach to managing fraud?
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Question 12
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX):
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Question 13
Wal-Mart’s global sourcing strategy is designed:
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Question 14
Which of the following is an advantage of batch processing over
online transaction processing?
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Question 15
A transaction processing system (TPS):
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Question 16
Which of the following statements about virtualization is false?
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Question 17
Processing of transactions is done in one of two modes:
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Question 18
What are three of the major data functions performed by a DBMS?
Briefly explain the functions.
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Question 19
Why do social networks and cloud computing increase IT security
risks? How can those risks be reduced?
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Response Feedback:
Please check the correc t answer.
Question 20
Networks transmit __________, which carry voice or data between a
sender and a receiver.
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Question 21
What is significant about 4G networks is that they do not have a
__________, which both 2G and 3G networks do have.
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Question 22
Why had various information services—namely documents, voice, and
video—functioned independently of each other?
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Question 23
When you send a file or e-mail message over a network, it is
broken into smaller blocks called __________ that follow different paths from
the source to the destination.
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Question 24
Multiple networks were needed to transmit documents, voice, and
video because:
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Question 25
IS capabilities support all of the following business objectives
except:
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Question 26
Which of the following is not a component of an information
system?
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Question 27
Which of the following is not an impact of the mass migration of
users from PCs to mobile devices?
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Question 28
Which of the following is a characteristic of competitive
advantage?
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Question 29
While of the following statements about mobile market
opportunities is false?
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Question 30
List and explain the four factors to consider when evaluating a
mobile network.