QUESTION Which of the following best supports the ability to make informed decisions when operating a business? A) external data B) customer preference data C) internal business data D) information E) physical data ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Data are raw facts and figures that may not be helpful when making business decisions. Information […]
QUESTION Which of the following decision support systems provides reasoning to facilitate complex decision making? A) executive information system B) artificial intelligence system C) expert system D) business intelligence system E) data mining system ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) An expert system is a set of interactive programs that helps users solve problems that […]
QUESTION Lex recently downloaded a freeware game called Angry Accountants. It gave him a few laughs until he discovered that every time he played, one week of data from his financial management software was deleted. What did Lex install when he downloaded Angry Accountants? A) a cookie B) a worm C) a key logger D) […]
QUESTION Farouk has an app that lets him see real-time traffic on his online store’s website. He is pleasantly surprised to see a sudden surge in activity, but it continues to grow. The servers become overloaded and the site crashes. Farouk suspects this is the work of Jon, a fired employee. What did Jon produce? […]
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT an example of spyware? A) adware B) Trojan horse C) browser hijacker D) key logger E) search hijacker ANSWER Answer: B Explanation: B) Trojan horses are a form of malware, which is malicious software that attacks computer systems. Spyware is software that seeks to harvest confidential information […]
QUESTION Malware that only targets servers will have the LEAST effect on which of the following? A) intranet B) client/server network C) wide area network D) peer-to-peer network E) extranet ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Malware is malicious software that attacks computer systems. Malware that targets network server computers will not affect peer-to-peer networks, […]
QUESTION Janet recently received an e-mail from her bank directing her to visit the online banking website and reset her password. She was dismayed to realize a week later that someone had accessed her account with her new password and withdrew all the money! What is Janet a victim of? A) unsatisfactory cookies B) spam […]
QUESTION Which of the following is used for formal classification of the various types of computers? A) cost B) industry application C) storage capacity D) processing power E) artificial intelligence ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Mainframes, workstations, and other computer types are classified by their processing power, or how many calculations they can perform […]
QUESTION The 1960s cartoon The Jetsons, the family had a robot named Rosie. She not only cleaned the house and watched the kids, but she often gave her opinion about family conflicts—usually siding with Jane Jetson over her husband George! What enabled Rosie to have such in-depth involvement in her job? A) zoom technologies B) […]
QUESTION Which of the following has put pressure on people with limited skills to enhance their education in response to a changing economy? A) bar codes B) QR codes C) shop bots D) communications technology E) robots ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) Robots are automatic devices that perform functions ordinarily performed by human beings. […]
