Fundamentals of Computer Science Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Fundamentals of Computer Science introduces students to the essential principles and concepts of the discipline, providing a broad overview of topics such as algorithms, data structures, computer organization, programming fundamentals, problem-solving techniques, and software development methodologies. The course covers both theoretical and practical aspects, focusing on logical reasoning, abstraction, and the application of computational thinking to solve real-world problems. Students develop foundational skills in writing and analyzing code, understanding computer systems, and appreciating the evolution and impact of computer science in modern society.
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Using Information Technology Complete Edition 10th Edition by Brian Williams
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Chapter 1: Information Systems and People
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of management information systems?
A)This discipline draws interest from researchers and practitioners from the computer science field exclusively.
B)This field has been in existence for the last fifty years.
C)They seldom change and hence require no upgradation.
D)They support tactical decision making at the managerial level.
Answer: D
Q2) How do web-based online self-service applications transform an organization's relationships with its customers?
A)They reduce customer-service facilities available to a customer, but increase the quality of available facilities.
B)They help educate customers on the business processes of the company.
C)They provide customers with elaborate decision support systems which help customers make choices without technical help.
D)They free customers from time-consuming and routine forms of direct contact.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Information Systems and Strategy
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Q1) Element Inc. manufactures a new range of smartphones to take on incumbent competitors. Element grabs a huge chunk of the market share in its first year because of its feature-rich smartphones. Element's smartphones come with bigger screen sizes, greater memory capacities, and a free online music subscription for two years. The competitors fail to lure customers despite massive price reductions. Which of the following strategies is being used by Element?
A)focused niche strategy
B)loss leader strategy
C)cost leadership strategy
D)product differentiation
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is a support activity of a consumer goods manufacturer?
A)outbound logistics
B)marketing
C)customer service
D)procurement
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Information and Communications
Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture
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Q1) Packet-switched network differs from circuit-switched network in that packet-switched network ________.
A)requires the establishment of a channel between the nodes before communicating B)is used by the phone system exclusively
C)tends to waste capacity
D)travels different routes
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is an advantage of cloud computing?
A)It seldom requires an Internet connection to access virtual servers.
B)It enables better accessibility to data in terms of place and time.
C)It provides improved compatibility with old legacy applications.
D)It enables users to access software applications locally on an individual PC.
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following statements is true about in-memory computing?
A)It refers to the use of secondary storage as the main place information is stored.
B)It is used for applications that benefit from high speed, real-time access.
C)It is mainly used for backup and recovery.
D)It slows down processes to a great extent.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Databases and Datawarehouses
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Q1) To collate innovative ideas for an important business project, a manager creates a database which is not integrated into the enterprise database. The new database is an example of a(n)________.
A)mirror database
B)shadow system
C)information system
D)data warehouse
Q2) A company maintains a centralized repository of information from internal sources, competitor information, census reports, and metadata from documents and multimedia. This is known as a ________.
A)data dictionary
B)data model
C)data warehouse
D)database shard
Q3) An attribute of an entity in a table is called a ________.
A)record
B)subset
C)field
D)character
Q4) What are the database ownership issues faced by management at a typical company?
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Chapter 5: Information Systems for the Enterprise
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Q1) Locations communicated through GPS are accurate within no less than a few kilometers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The use of live chats as a CRM strategy in the context of customer support will most likely result in ________.
A)high employee turnover costs
B)decreasing profitability
C)considerable savings
D)a decreasing retention rate
Q3) ________ boosts the performance of an organization's sales reps by helping them track and manage their accounts, contacts, leads, and to-do lists.
A)Sales outsourcing
B)Sales force automation
C)Sentiment analysis
D)Email marketing
Q4) Spammers use "web beacons" routinely to verify that email addresses are valid.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Web, E-Commerce, and M-Commerce
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Q1) The click-through rate (CTR)is computed as ________.
A)the number of visitors who click on the ad divided by the number of impressions
B)the number of impressions viewed during the advertising campaign
C)the number of visitors who click through the ad divided by the number of websites on which the ad is placed
D)the number of ad impressions delivered to viewers divided by the number of sales made through clicks on the ads
Q2) Addictinggames.com is a website that offers casual amusement such as shooting games and celebrity spoofs. The games are free, but the site's ads target the likely players based on their demographic information. The primary web goal of this organization is to sell products or services.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe some of the challenges faced by online marketers.
Q4) Web marketers launch link-building campaigns to improve their brand image. A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the Adwords program?
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Chapter 7: Business Intelligence and Decision Making
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Q1) Which of the following is an accurate definition of CAPTCHA?
A)a tool that helps social bots mine user data
B)a test that a visitor must pass before registering into a site
C)a type of software that tracks user activity on the Internet
D)a tool to assign Internet addresses to various users
Q2) What is an online analytical processing system and how does it work?
Q3) Discuss the purpose of neural nets and their functions.
Q4) Employees working primarily at the ________ decision level deal directly with customers and handle all the routine transactions where their decisions follow predetermined policies and procedures that spell out how to handle different situations.
A)strategic
B)tactical
C)operational
D)directional
Q5) Mid-level decisions undertaken by managers by drawing upon business intelligence to implement marketing plans and product development are made at the tactical level.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Collaborating With Technology
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Q1) What are the advantages of text messaging in emergency situations?
Q2) Wiki software requires users to know HTML in order to add or edit web pages.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are blogs and how can they benefit organizations?
Q4) Which is the best-known publicly accessible wiki? How does it function?
Q5) A ________ is an area on a server in which team members can post documents, maintain membership lists, feature news and announcements, and collaborate on edits and updates.
A)shared workspace
B)command center
C)war room
D)tag cloud
Q6) The ________ feature introduced by instant messaging shows whether a person is logged in and available to answer a question, pick up the phone, or stop by for a brief meeting.
A)presence awareness
B)telepresence
C)media richness
D)telecommute
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Chapter 9: Knowledge Management and E-Learning
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Q1) Which of the following contributes to successful knowledge management?
A)copying and editing electronic files with different versions
B)saving and documenting redundant information
C)understanding an organization's specific needs to identify goals
D)identifying broadly defined, diverse goals and aims
Q2) What is a semantic web?
Q3) Which of the following statements is true of intellectual capital?
A)The value of an organization's intellectual capital is best reflected in conventional accounting reports.
B)Intellectual capital consists of all the intangible assets of an enterprise that contribute to its competitive advantage.
C)Intellectual capital is hard to distinguish from other sources of capital owned by an organization.
D)Intellectual capital does not include the knowledge stored as documentation about business processes, procedures, policies, contracts, and patents.
Q4) What were the initial differences between corporate and educational e-learning that were observed?
Q5) What is self-paced e-learning?
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Chapter 10: Ethics, Privacy, and Security
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Q1) Which of the following is a negative impact of surveillance in online communications?
A)lowered productivity of employees
B)compromised company security
C)increased levels of confidentiality
D)increased pressure on corporate email systems
Q2) ________ makes it most difficult for a hacker to break into passwords.
A)Creating easy to remember passwords
B)Reusing the same password in news and games sites through multiple systems
C)Maintaining a single, secure password for all accounts
D)Creating passwords with symbols, mixed cases, and characters
Q3) A(n)________ lists out and rates the vulnerabilities of an organization.
A)risk matrix
B)incidence response plan
C)public key encryption scheme
D)social engineering plan
Q4) What is digital rights management? Explain some challenges faced while using DRM schemes.
Q5) How does a firewall help in preventing intrusion into information systems?
Q6) What is an incidence response plan and what are the steps involved in it?
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Chapter 11: Systems Development and Procurement
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Q1) Which of the following is a drawback of the waterfall method?
A)It is unable to adapt to changes in the business landscape.
B)Several activities occur at the same time, which makes it hard to monitor them.
C)Once a task is completed, it cannot be changed.
D)Its SDLC tasks occur in a nonsequential manner.
Q2) ________ is a type of testing for information systems that involves programmers checking the functionality of small modules of code during the development phase of the SDLC.
A)Unit testing
B)System testing
C)Integration testing
D)Acceptance testing
Q3) A general rule of thumb is that an organization should consider buying software rather than building it if the ________.
A)software can meet 75% to 80% of all business requirements
B)existing software would require extensive customization
C)organization needs to retain its business processes with only slight variations
D)software needs to fit enterprise architecture perfectly
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Chapter 12: Project Management and Strategic Planning
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Q1) Which of the following best describes confirmation bias?
A)the tendency to claim more responsibility for successes than failures
B)the tendency of a person to overestimate how much other people agree with him or her
C)the tendency to choose information that supports our existing position
D)the tendency to view two options as more distinctive when evaluating them simultaneously than when evaluating them separately
Q2) Briefly describe the phenomenon of "escalation of commitment."
Q3) The ________ encompasses services each employee will be provided, whether and how much they can utilize company resources for personal use, the kinds of surveillance that are in place, and reinforce legal requirements, such as prohibitions against unauthorized copying.
A)executive summary
B)acceptable-use policy
C)project charter
D)project proposal
Q4) What is a program management office?
Q5) What is a black swan in a business environment? Explain.
Q6) Discuss the differences between processes and projects.
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