Information Systems in Modern Society
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Information Systems in Modern Society explores the role and impact of information systems within contemporary social, economic, and organizational contexts. The course examines how information technologies shape communication, decision-making, business processes, and everyday life. Students will learn about the ethical, legal, and social implications of widespread information systems, including issues of privacy, security, and digital divide. Through case studies and practical analysis, the course highlights the transformative power of information systems in areas such as e-commerce, e-government, health care, and global connectivity, preparing students to critically evaluate and effectively use information systems in a rapidly evolving digital world.
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George Beekman
Chapter 1: Exploring Our Digital Planet
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Q1) This machine was used to crack Nazi military codes:
A)IBM PC.
B)Univac I.
C)Macintosh.
D)Colossus.
Answer: D
Q2) Who is the founder of Facebook?
A)Chris DeWolf
B)Charles Babbage
C)Tom Anderson
D)Mark Zuckerberg
Answer: D
Q3) The explosive growth of the Internet is largely fueled by the rapid expansion of gaming on the Web.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) In the ________ age,most people earn their living working with words,numbers,and ideas.
Answer: information
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Chapter 2: Hardware Basics: Inside the Box
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Q1) The ________ number system is a system that denotes all numbers with combinations of two digits.
Answer: binary
Q2) The hardware device commonly referred to as the "brain" of the computer is the A)RAM chip.
B)printer.
C)CPU.
D)secondary storage.
Answer: C
Q3) Programs written for ________,a popular operating system cannot run on Windows.
Answer: Linux
Q4) ________ memory is nonvolatile and often used in digital cameras and cell phones.
Answer: Flash
Q5) Hardware components are
A)physical parts of a computer system.
B)fully functional without computer software.
C)impossible to add on after the initial purchase of a computer.
D)the intangible parts of a computer system.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Hardware Basics: Peripherals
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Q1) An analog-to-digital converter (ADC)converts electrical charges into A)discrete values.
B)analog clusters.
C)midi files.
D).wav files.
Answer: A
Q2) CD-RW stands for
A)compact disc-rewritable.
B)compact diskette, read, write.
C)compact disc, read-only then write.
D)compact diskette with random write capability.
Answer: A
Q3) An advantage that LCD monitors have over CRT monitors is that LCDs are A)used only on laptops.
B)more difficult to steal because they are considerably larger.
C)less expensive.
D)use less energy.
Answer: D
Q4) A magnetic disk,hard disk,or a floppy disk,uses ________ access.
Answer: random
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Chapter 4: Software Basics: the Ghost in the Machine
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Q1) The ________ operating system used a command-line interface.
A)Windows
B)MS-DOS
C)Mac OS
D)Linux
Q2) Utility programs make it easier to complete all of the following EXCEPT:
A)write a letter.
B)translate files.
C)repair damaged data files.
D)guard against viruses.
Q3) Languages such as C# and C++ are known as low-level languages.
A)True
B)False
Q4) This software is responsible for the location of all programs and files in the computer's file system:
A)application software.
B)Web applications.
C)operating system.
D)virtual memory.
Q5) Microsoft Disk Operating System used a ________-line interface.
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Chapter 5: Productivity Applications
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Q1) What is the intersection of a column and a row in a spreadsheet called?
A)label
B)value
C)locator
D)cell
Q2) A ________ is a professionally designed "empty" document that can be adapted to the user's needs.
A)template
B)file
C)wizard
D)user guide file
Q3) If a user wants to show a trend or relationship over time in a graphical way,he or she should create a(n)________ chart or a bar chart.
Q4) Documents can be saved in ________ format in order to be published to the Web.
Q5) The biggest challenge once a Web storefront has been built is
A)attracting visitors to your site.
B)getting someone to update the Web site.
C)training employees.
D)keeping the Web site online.
Q6) In a spreadsheet,________ are represented by numbers.
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Chapter 6: Graphics, digital Media, and Multimedia
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Q1) A bitmapped graphic is also called a(n)________ graphic.
A)vector
B)raster
C)animated
D)digital
Q2) A bit can be
A)0 or 1.
B)any number from 0 through 9.
C)any number or letter.
D)any letter A through E.
Q3) The number of sound snapshots the recording equipment takes each second is known as
A)sampling rate.
B)snapshot rate.
C)digital count.
D)recording rate.
Q4) A(n)________ system combines text,numbers,graphics,animations,sound effects,music,and other media into hyperlinked documents.
Q5) When printing an object-oriented graphic,resolution is limited only by the ________ device,such as the printer.
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Chapter 7: Database Applications and Privacy Implications
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Q1) Most database programs can import text files.
A)True
B)False
Q2) PIMs are popular among people with A)physical disabilities.
B)busy schedules.
C)poor handwriting.
D)poor Internet service in their area.
Q3) ________ is connectivity software that hides the complex interaction between client and server computers and creates a three-tier design separating actual data from the programming logic used to access it.
A)SQL
B)Groupware
C)Middleware
D)Firmware
Q4) All of the following are true statements regarding data warehouses EXCEPT:
A)data warehouses are large.
B)data warehouses are inexpensive.
C)data warehouses give users more direct access to enterprise data.
D)data warehouses are centralized for convenience.
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Chapter 8: Networking and Digital Communication
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Q1) A(n)________ signal is represented by a continuous wave.
A)analog
B)digital
C)bandwidth
D)network
Q2) The U.S.Department of Defense uses a(n)________,which is a specialized network used to determine locations,maps,and directions using signals from satellites that are orbiting the Earth.
A)mesh network
B)NIC
C)MAN
D)GPS
Q3) From the ground,a GPS ________ interacts with signals from a satellite to determine its position.
A)clock
B)drive
C)connector
D)receiver
Q4) A(n)________ is a set of rules for exchange of data between devices.
Q5) A(n)________ is an online public discussion on a particular subject.
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Chapter 9: The Evolving Internet
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Q1) Small files deposited on a visitor's hard disk that track activities are called
Q2) In what decade was ARPANET developed?
A)1950s
B)1960s
C)1970s
D)1980s
Q3) portal
A)browser on client computer asks for information
B)information delivered from the Internet to the client computer
C)stores user preferences on a client computer
D)iGoogle or Yahoo!
E)finds Web pages to match user criteria
Q4) EarthLink is an example of an ISP.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Businesses may pay an annual fee to a domain name ________ company for domain names that are related closely to their organization name.
Q6) A search string such as "universities AND Mexico AND NOT New" is an example of ________ logic.
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Chapter 10: Computer Security and Risks
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Q1) ________ is software that can be used to encrypt data.
A)Malware
B)Decrypting software
C)PGP
D)Forensic software
Q2) The Code Red worm attacked servers running operating systems from the company
Q3) ________ is defined as any crime completed through the use of computer technology.
A)Computer forensics
B)Computer crime
C)Phishing
D)Cracking
Q4) What is the name of the storage technology that enables multiple hard disks to operate as single logical units?
A)RAID
B)DoS
C)UPS
D)PGP
Q5) Both viruses and ________ use computer hosts to replicate.
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Chapter 11: Computers at Work, school, and Home
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Q1) A(n)________ uses HTML and Web browsers to share information within an organization.
Q2) A(n)________ card physically resembles a credit card,but contains an embedded microprocessor and memory.
Q3) During the ________ age,the U.S.educational system was developed.
A)agricultural
B)information
C)mechanical
D)industrial
Q4) Educational ________ are based on the idea that children learn best through exploration and invention.
Q5) CBT
A)software to support students doing learning projects
B)combination of drill-and-practice software and tutorial software
C)software for exploration and experimentation
D)prevents viewing of offensive and inappropriate Web content
E)use of computers and networks for education beyond the classroom
Q6) The main decision makers concerning enterprise computer systems and technology are known by the acronyms CTO and ________.
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Chapter 12: Information Systems in Business
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Q1) Two methods to keep track of a project's schedule are PERT and CPM.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the context of business information systems,information technology performs functions such as processing and acquisition.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The person responsible for making key planning decisions for a company's information systems is known by the acronym ________.
Q4) According to the value chain model,when the value added by an activity exceeds the cost of the activity,the result is a profit for the business.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The direct,computer-to-computer exchange of standard business transaction documents is known by the acronym ________.
Q6) In the ________ planning phase of IT planning,a company defines its mission and competitive strategy.
Q7) The three management levels are operational,strategic,and ________.
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Chapter 13: E-Commerce and E-Business: the Evolving Internet Economy
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Q1) Search engine ________ is the process of increasing Web site traffic by improving search engine rankings for targeted keywords.
Q2) COPPA
A)requires parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information of children under age 13
B)protects privacy of American medical information
C)details what personal information is collected and how it will be used
D)adopted in 1998 establishing a high level of legal protection of personal data
Q3) When a customer shops online,a ________ email is sent to the customer once the transaction has been accepted.
Q4) ________ is the process of using automatically generated links from bogus sites to fool search engines into giving sites higher rankings then they deserve.
Q5) The European Union's ________ establishes a high level of legal protection for the privacy of individuals and personal data.
A)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
B)National Infrastructure Protection Center
C)Data Protection Directive
D)Code of Ethics
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Chapter 14: Systems Design and Development
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Q1) A(n)________ is a program that translates all statements in a computer program at the same time.
Q2) In a data flow diagram,data flow is indicated by a(n) A)rectangle.
B)square.
C)circle.
D)arrow.
Q3) Computer-aided systems engineering tools generally include charting and diagramming tools to draw system flowcharts and data flow diagrams.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A data ________ is a catalog of all the data flowing through a system.
Q5) The ________ diagram is a modeling tool that shows how data moves through a system.
Q6) In the programming process,testing the algorithm checks the A)compiler.
B)logic.
C)syntax.
D)pseudocode.
Q7) Data ________ determine the logical structure of data.
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Chapter 15: Is Artificial Intelligence Real
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Q1) For a ________ network to learn to recognize a pattern,it goes through many trials,weakening the circuit pattern for incorrect guesses and strengthening circuit patterns for correct guesses.
A)cerebral
B)mesh
C)neural
D)robotic
Q2) An example of machine learning in a game-playing program is
A)learning from a successful move.
B)recognizing patterns in a game.
C)looking ahead at the possibilities generated by each move.
D)applying a rule of thumb to a move.
Q3) Every natural language has a(n)________,a set of rules for constructing sentences from words.
Q4) A complete expert system includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A)a knowledge base.
B)singularities.
C)an inference engine.
D)a human interface.
Q5) ________ speech is the playing of prerecorded speech stored on a computer.
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Chapter 16: Computer and Internet Terminology
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Q1) The recipient of an email is also known as the attachment. A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not an example of hardware?
A)a CPU
B)software
C)an application
D)a printer
Q3) Organizing files in to different collections on a storage device is done by creating A)compression.
B)folders.
C)portfolios.
D)extensions.
Q4) The temporary area where a user can store text and other data that can be pasted to another location is known as A)the Clipboard.
B)ROM.
C)the hard disk.
D)the printer.
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