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1
Beginning with the late 1980s, the goal of information technology was to:
A)improve the flow of financial information throughout business organizations.
B)use new technologies to offer new methods of conducting business.
C)prevent proprietary information from falling into the hands of competitors.
D)use new technologies to improve old methods.
2
NASDAQ and SOFFEX are examples of how information technology can:
A)help engineers design products that exactly meet the needs of a specific target market.
B)be used to create organizations and provide services that are independent of location.
C)provide small firms with new opportunities to grow by forming alliances with larger companies.
D)help the government measure the environmental impact of business activities.
3
A __________ stores data on a single subject over a specific period of time.
A)spreadsheet file
B)data warehouse
C)data capsule
D)data packet
4
One of the most common reasons firms make use of an extranet is to:
A)prevent employees from using the Internet for private purposes on company time.
B)post information that can be accessed only by employees of the organization.
C)extend an organization's intranet to outside customers.
D)increase the speed at which employees can access information on the Internet.
5
A firm would consider establishing a virtual private network if it wanted to:
A)prevent people who are not employees from being able to access its network.
B)set up a secure network connection with another firm for a short period of time.
C)obtain a broadband connection to the Internet.
D)simulate a network before it became operational in order to identify any security leaks.
6
In a ___________ computing system, the tasks are performed by personal computers using information stored in databases controlled by a server.
A)mainframe
B)data exchange
C)network
D)hold and use
7
Which of the following individuals would be most excited by an announcement that the firm is going to begin using Internet2?
A)In her job, Carolyn uses videoconferencing nearly every day.
B)Jerry is frustrated by frequent breakdowns in the computer hardware used by his company.
C)Roberta wants to find a way to identify and destroy software viruses before they have a chance to infect her company's computers.
D)Allen is looking for a cheap alternative to increase the bandwidth of his company's intranet.
8
A defining characteristic of shareware is that it is:
A)designed to help people in different organizations share ideas and collaborate on projects.
B)not protected by copyrights and is distributed free for the taking.
C)an older, less powerful version of a well-known software package that the developer is distributing at reduced cost.
D)protected by a copyright, but users are allowed to try it out for free and are asked to send a specified fee to the developer if it meets their needs.
9
The _____________ was created as a part of the Office of Homeland Security and given the responsibility to devise a plan for improving the security of America's critical infrastructure.
A)Homeland Security Board
B)Critical Infrastructure Protection Board
C)Electronic Communications Security Commission
D)Committee on Infrastructure Security Procedures
10
The fact that Matrix Manufacturing sales representatives can quickly look up information on their computers and find the names, addresses, and account numbers of customers suggests that they are using a type of software known as a:
A)spreadsheet.
B)data base.
C)graphical user interface.
D)task sequencer.





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