Deck 5: Information Systems and Technology Terminology and Concepts

Question 1

During software development which factor is most crucial?

A)people
B)process
C)product
D)project

Answer 1

people

Question 2

Upper CASE tools are used

A)for developing dfd\s
B)for screen design
C)during all phases of system analysis and design life cycle
D)for converting structured english procedures to source code into a language such as c

Answer 2

for developing dfd\s

Question 3

______________. focuses on planning, policies, and procedures regarding the use of corporate data and information.

A)cio
B)systems analyst
C)database administrator
D)system operator

Answer 3

cio

Question 4

______________ is software programs that were developed for a general market and that can be purchased in a store.

A)proprietary software
B)off-the-shelf software
C)contract software
D)application software

Question 5

With the ______________ form of data processing, each transaction is processed immediately.

A)oltp
B)batch processing
C)active processing
D)automated transaction processing

Question 6

In any of the system ______________ resource is consider as people resources.

A)end user.
B)hardware.
C)data.
D)software.

Question 7

______________ information system that express a fundamental concept and activities of information systems.

A)model.
B)style.
C)standard.
D)logic.

Question 8

In general the information system can also describe in terms of ______________.

A)operations.
B)functions.
C)events .
D)tasks.

Question 9

______________ is the people who develop and operate the information systems.

A)is specialists.
B)is analyst.
C)is experts.
D)is data entry.

Question 10

______________ is a collection of single-application software packages in a bundle designed to work similarly so that once you learn the basics for one application, the other applications are easy to learn and use.

A)bundled software
B)software suite
C)productivity applications
D)general purpose software

Question 11

Information systems that support the firm in its interaction with its environment are said to be performing within the ______________.

A)workgroup sphere of influence
B)global sphere of influence
C)enterprise sphere of influence
D)individual sphere of influence

Question 12

The current major stage in the business use of IS is oriented towards ______________.

A)cost reduction and productivity
B)gaining competitive advantage
C)strategic advantage and costs
D)improved customer relationship management

Question 13

______________ is the process of converting a message into a secret code and changing the encoded message back to regular text.

A)encryption
B)fraud
C)encoding
D)cryptography

Question 14

Problems that are routine and have well-defined relationships are called ______________.

A)structured problems
B)programmed decisions
C)simple problems
D)heuristics

Question 15

The four key questions related to fairness in information use are ______________

A)cost, timing, content, and frequency
B)notice, consent, accuracy, and authorization
C)knowledge, control, notice, and consent
D)knowledge, accuracy, timing, and permission

Question 16

Acquiring, training and retaining good network ______________ should be a top priority.

A)data entry.
B)lab in charge.
C)administrator.
D)system tester.

Question 17

Primary storage device such as semiconductor memory chips are called ______________.

A)parallel
B)sequential
C)direct access
D)binary access

Question 18

In network the different communication are interconnected by using a communication processors called a ______________.

A)protocols.
B)gateway.
C)multiplexers.
D)router

Question 19

______________ is single user workstation that provide presenttion services,database services and connectivity

A)server
B)client
C)system
D)cpu

Question 20

FIFO stands for ______________

A)first interactive first out
B)first in first out
C)first invented first out
D)first interface first out.

Question 21

A ______________ is a binary event representing a signal change from positive to negative

A)bit
B)band.
C)bandwidth.
D)frequency.