Deck 6: Databases and Data Warehouses

Question 1

What is a virtual private network?

A) Are natural parts of the Earth's environment that can be used as physical paths to carry electrical signals.
B) A way to use the public telecommunication infrastructure (e.g., Internet) to provide secure access to an organization's network
C) A private network, provided by a third party, for exchanging information through a high capacity connection.
D) Refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The zone of coverage of an antenna of a wireless Internet service provider is approximately ____.

A) 1 KM
B) 100 KM
C) 1000 KM
D) 525 KM

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which is not a common GIS use?

A) Digital phone calls
B) Mapping densities
C) Information alerts
D) Finding what is nearby

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is a computer network that provides data communication services for business in geographically dispersed areas (such as across a country or around the world).

A) Local area network
B) Wide area network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

Question 5

WiMAX offers Web access speeds that are ___________________ faster than typical wireless networks, though they are still slower than wired broadband.

A) ten times
B) five times
C) fifty times
D) two times

Question 6

What is a computer network that provides connectivity in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by a local area network, but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network?

A) Client/server network
B) Corporate network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

Question 7

What is a computer network that uses cables or radio signals to link two or more computers within a geographically limited area, generally one building or a group of buildings?

A) Local area network
B) Wide area network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

Question 8

Which of the following is not a characteristic of what could happen to VoIP Traffic?

A) Intercepted
B) Captured
C) Modified
D) Codified

Question 9

________ is a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet along with additional related services, such as website-building.

A) ASP
B) MRP
C) ISP
D) ERP

Question 10

Which cellular networks are circuit-switched digital networks that can transmit data at about 10 kilobits per second (Kbps), which is extremely slow?

A) 2G
B) 3G
C) 4G
D) 5G

Question 11

Which networks use a newer packet-switched technology that is much more efficient (and hence faster) than dedicated circuit-switched networks?

A) 2G
B) 3G
C) 4G
D) 5G

Question 12

What is immediate, up-to-date information?

A) Real-time information
B) Off-time information
C) Near-time information
D) All of these

Question 13

What is a value-added network?

A) Are natural parts of the Earth's environment that can be used as physical paths to carry electrical signals.
B) A way to use the public telecommunication infrastructure (e.g., Internet) to provide secure access to an organization's network
C) A private network, provided by a third party, for exchanging information through a high-capacity connection.
D) Refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath

Question 14

The 2G cellular technology uses ____.

A) Advanced Mobile Phone Service
B) Time Division Multiple Access
C) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
D) High-Speed Packet Access

Question 15

What is a telecommunications system?

A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

Question 16

What is an ISP?

A) The B2B purchase and sale of supplies and services over the Internet
B) Involves buying through prenegotiated contracts with qualified suppliers
C) Buying commodity-like products which is transaction-oriented, and rarely involves a long-term or ongoing relationship between buyers and sellers
D) A company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet along with additional related services, such as website-building

Question 17

Which network technology will take mobile communication another step up to integrate radio and television transmissions, and to consolidate the world's phone standards into one high-speed technology?

A) 2G
B) 3G
C) 4G
D) 5G

Question 18

What is a network?

A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

Question 19

The 1G cellular technology uses ____.

A) Advanced Mobile Phone Service
B) Time Division Multiple Access
C) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
D) High-Speed Packet Access

Question 20

The 3G cellular technology uses ____.

A) Advanced Mobile Phone Service
B) Time Division Multiple Access
C) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
D) High-Speed Packet Access

Question 21

What is wireless fidelity?

A) A means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals
B) An omnidirectional wireless technology that provides limited-range voice and data transmission over the unlicensed 2.4-GHz frequency band, allowing connections with a wide variety of fixed and portable devices that normally would have to be cabled together
C) A technology that uses active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 22

What are the three technologies influencing business mobility?

A) Bluetooth, RFID, satellite
B) Bluetooth, security sensor, satellite
C) RFID, satellite, RFID tags
D) Satellite, GPS, GIS

Question 23

What is a company that offers an organization access over the Internet to systems and related services that would otherwise have to be located in personal or organizational computers?

A) Internet service provider (ISP)
B) Online service provider (OSP)
C) Application service provider (ASP)
D) Wireless Internet service provider (WISP)

Question 24

What is an RFID tag?

A) A device that determines current latitude, longitude, speed, and direction of movement
B) Designed to work with information that can be shown on a map
C) Contains a microchip and an antenna, and typically works by transmitting a serial number via radio waves to an electronic reader, which confirms the identity of a person or object bearing the tag
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 25

Which of the following offers an extensive array of unique services such as its own version of a Web browser?

A) Internet service provider (ISP)
B) Online service provider (OSP)
C) Application service provider (ASP)
D) Wireless Internet service provider (WISP)

Question 26

Which of the following technologies provides highest speed?

A) Satellite
B) Fibre-to-the-home
C) DSL
D) T1/T3

Question 27

What is a global positioning system?

A) A device that determines current latitude, longitude, speed, and direction of movement
B) Designed to work with information that can be shown on a map
C) Contains a microchip and an antenna, and typically work by transmitting a serial number via radio waves to an electronic reader, which confirms the identity of a person or object bearing the tag
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 28

What is the order of how RFID works in the supply chain?

A) Manufacturer, store, distribution center, home
B) Home, manufacturer, store, distribution center
C) Distribution center, manufacturer, store, home
D) Manufacturer, distribution center, store, home

Question 29

What is a microwave transmitter?

A) A means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals
B) An omnidirectional wireless technology that provides limited-range voice and data transmission over the unlicensed 2.4-GHz frequency band, allowing connections with a wide variety of fixed and portable devices that normally would have to be cabled together
C) A technology that uses active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 30

The key advantage of providing data communication links between a company and its suppliers or customers is the sharing of data.

Question 31

What is Bluetooth?

A) A means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals
B) A telecommunications industry specification that describes how mobile phones, computers, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) can be easily interconnected using a short-range wireless connection
C) A technology that uses active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 32

Which of the following is not a component of an RFID tag?

A) Tag
B) Reader
C) Store
D) Computer network

Question 33

The 4G cellular technology uses ____.

A) Advanced Mobile Phone Service
B) Time Division Multiple Access
C) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
D) High-Speed Packet Access

Question 34

Which of the following is a driver of wireless growth?

A) Universal access to information and applications
B) The invention of the micro hard drive
C) GIS
D) All of these

Question 35

What is a geographic information system?

A) A device that determines current latitude, longitude, speed, and direction of movement
B) Designed to work with information that can be shown on a map
C) Contains a microchip and an antenna, and typically works by transmitting a serial number via radio waves to an electronic reader, which confirms the identity of a person or object bearing the tag
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 36

Which of the following technologies provides nearly universal coverage?

A) Fixed wireless
B) Satellite
C) DSL
D) T1/T3

Question 37

Which of the following is not an example of a wireless technology that is being integrated throughout business?

A) RFID
B) GPS
C) Bluetooth
D) Micro hard drive

Question 38

What allows subscribers to connect to a server at designated hotspots or access points using a wireless connection?

A) Internet service provider (ISP)
B) Online service provider (OSP)
C) Application service provider (ASP)
D) Wireless Internet service provider (WISP)

Question 39

Which two companies are competing head-to-head with wireless technology?

A) RIM and UPS
B) UPS and FedEx
C) FedEx and RIM
D) Apple and Microsoft

Question 40

What is radio frequency identification?

A) A means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals
B) An omnidirectional wireless technology that provides limited-range voice and data transmission over the unlicensed 2.4-GHz frequency band, allowing connections with a wide variety of fixed and portable devices that normally would have to be cabled together
C) A technology that uses active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances
This is the definition of RFID.

Question 41

Medium capacity is the difference between the highest and the lowest frequencies that can be transmitted on a single medium, and it is a measure of the medium's capacity.

Question 42

Some leading-edge farmers use GPS satellite navigation to map and analyze fields, telling the farmers where to apply the proper amounts of seeds, fertilizer, and herbicides.

Question 43

A PDA differs from a normal cell phone in that it has an operating system and local storage, so users can add and store data, send and receive email, and install programs to the phone as they could with a smartphone.

Question 44

The global positioning system is owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and is not available for general use around the world.

Question 45

Value-added network (VAN) is a private network, provided by a third party, for exchanging information through a high capacity connection.

Question 46

Wireless means the technology can travel with the user, but it is not necessarily in real-time.

Question 47

________ is a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet along with additional related services, such as website-building.

Question 48

VPN is a way to use the public telecommunication infrastructure (e.g., Internet) to provide secure access to an organization's network.

Question 49

____________________ has long been one of the most popular VoIP options for consumers-largely because of its low cost.

Question 50

The term wireless refers to any type of electrical or electronic operation that is accomplished without the use of a "hard wired" connection.

Question 51

The term mobile refers to any type of electrical or electronic operation that is accomplished without the use of a "hard wired" connection.

Question 52

Common examples of wireless devices include cellular phones and pagers, GPS, and two-way radios.

Question 53

Mobile means the technology can travel with the user, but it is not necessarily in real-time.

Question 54

LAN is a way to use the public telecommunication infrastructure (e.g., Internet) to provide secure access to an organization's network.

Question 55

FedEx's famous tracking system, which can find a package's location from its tracking number, uses a wireless courier-management system.

Question 56

The term bandwidth generally refers to high-speed Internet connections transmitting data at speeds greater than 200 kilobytes per second (Kbps), compared to the 56 Kbps maximum speed offered by traditional dial-up connections.

Question 57

LAN is a private network, provided by a third party, for exchanging information through a high capacity connection.

Question 58

Much like data, VoIP traffic can be__________________, captured, or modified.

Question 59

An Internet service provider (ISP) is a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet along with additional related services, such as website-building.

Question 60

Skype has long been one of the most popular VoIP options for consumers-largely because of its low cost.

Question 61

_______ is a way to use the public telecommunication infrastructure (e.g., Internet) to provide secure access to an organization's network.

Question 62

A(n) ____________ area network (MAN) is a computer network that provides connectivity in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by a local area network, but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network.

Question 63

_________ technology means the technology can travel with the user, but it is not necessarily in real-time.

Question 64

_________________________ are wireless mobile content services that provide location-specific data to mobile users moving from location to location.

Question 65

The transportation industry is using ____________ devices to help determine current locations and alternate driving routes.

Question 66

____________ defines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and sets the customer expectations.

Question 67

Radio frequency identification tags have the potential to reinvent the ___________ chain.

Question 68

Microwave ____________ are commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances.

Question 69

Voice over IP (VoIP) uses _____ technology to transmit voice calls over long-distance telephone lines.

Question 70

Distinguish among LANs, WANs, and MANs.

Question 71

RFID in the retail supply chain includes the manufacturer, distribution center, store, and __________.

Question 72

List different telecommunications transmission media and suitable network along with speed.

Question 73

The three components of an RFID system include the tag, ________, and computer network.

Question 74

_________ is a private network, provided by a third party, for exchanging information through a high capacity connection.

Question 75

A _________ is a way to use the public telecommunication infrastructure (e.g., Internet) to provide secure access to an organization's network.

Question 76

A global ____________ system is a device that determines current latitude, longitude, speed, and direction of movement.

Question 77

A(n) _________ information system is designed to work with information that can be shown on a map.

Question 78

____________ fidelity is a means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals.

Question 79

A(n) _____________________ differs from a normal cell phone in that it has an operating system and local storage, so users can add and store data, send and receive email, and install programs to the phone as they could with a PDA.

Question 80

_____________________ is the difference between the highest and the lowest frequencies that can be transmitted on a single medium, and it is a measure of the medium's capacity.