BIS 220

_______ relates to any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and to support the information processing needs of the organization.

A) Information technology architecture
B) An information system
C) Information technology infrastructure
D) Information technology

An organization's _______ consists of the physical facilities, IT components, IT services, and IT management that will support the entire organization.

A) information system
B) information technology infrastructure
C) information technology
D) information technology architecture

Various organizations that promote fair and responsible use of information systems often develop _______.

A) a strategic plan
B) responsibility charters
C) a mission statement
D) a code of ethics

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) An individual's right to privacy is absolute.
B) An individual's right to privacy supersedes the needs of society.
C) Advances in information technologies have not affected individual privacy.
D) It is difficult to determine and enforce privacy regulations.

Which view in Microsoft Word removes white space, headers, and footers from the screen?

A) Print Layout
B) Draft
C) Full Screen Reading
D) Print Preview

Which feature in Microsoft Word adds organization to your documents?

A) Print Preview
B) Page Numbers
C) Find and Replace
D) Orientation

In the data hierarchy, the smallest element is the _______.

A) character
B) byte
C) record
D) bit

The end result of the Data Life Cycle is the generation of _______.

A) knowledge
B) information
C) data
D) wisdom

Which network application enables users to access information located in databases all over the world?

A) Web services
B) Collaboration
C) Discovery
D) Communications

_______ websites allow users to upload their content to the Web, in the form of text, voice, images, and videos.

A) Affinity portal
B) Aggregator
C) Social networking
D) Mashup

In this type of e-commerce, the sellers and buyers are organizations.

A) Goverenment-to-citizen
B) Consumer-to-consumer
C) Business-to-consumer
D) Business-to-buiness

Direct payment of Social Security benefits is an example of which type of e-commerce?

A) Consumer-to-consumer
B) Consumer-to-business
C) Business-to-business
D) Government-to-citizen

_______ means that virtually every object has processing power with wireless or wired connections to a global network.

A) Mobile computing
B) Fixed computing
C) Pervasive computing
D) Wireless computing

_______ is a satellite-based tracking system that enables the determination of a person's position.

A) Wireless application protocol
B) Wi-Fi
C) Short message service
D) Global positioning system

Which of the following is the most appropriate wireless technology for real-time location of caregivers and mobile equipment in health-care environments?

A) microwave
B) infrared
C) ultra wideband
D) Wi-Fi

What is the first step in planning an effective worksheet?

A) State the purpose of the worksheet
B) Enter labels, values, and formulas
C) Identify the input and output areas
D) Decide how to format the worksheet data

Why would you press Ctrl + ' in Microsoft Excel?

A) To undo a mistake you made
B) To display the print options
C) To enable the Auto Complete feature
D) To dispay cell formulas

Which function would most appropriately accomplish the same thing as =(B5+C5+D5+E5+F5)/5?

A) =MEDIAN(B5:F5)
B) =SUM (B5:F5)/5
C) =COUNT(B5:F5)
D) =AVERAGE(B5:F5)

The _______ that changes are made in the systems development life cycle, the _______ expensive these changes become.

A) sooner, more
B) more frequently, more
C) later, less
D) sooner, less

Place the stages of the systems development life cycle in order:

A) investigation - analysis - design - programming/testing - operation/maintenance - implementation
B) analysis - design - investigation -operation/maintenance - programming/testing - implementation
C) investigation - analysis - design - programming/testing - implementation - operation/maintenance
D) investigation - design - analysis - programming/testing - implemention - operation/maintenance

The deliverable of the systems design stage is _______

A) technical system specifications
B) user requirements
C) the prototype
D) a working application

Microsoft PowerPoint's predefined slide arrangements are _______

A) slide guides
B) slide layouts
C) slide displays
D) placeholder views

To add an object such as clip art to a slide, use the _______ tab.

A) Design
B) Add-Ins
C) Insert
D) Slide

A format that incorporates a theme, a layout, and content that can be modified is _______

A) a template
B) a background
C) an outline
D) a slide

Which of the following is a global wide-area network that connects approximately one million organizational computer networks?

A) extranet
B) intranet
C) Internet
D) Bluetooth

_______ connects parts of the intranets of different organizations and allows secure communications among business partners.

A) the Internet
B) an extranet
C) the World Wide Web
D) a global network

_______ are private networks that run on the Internet but are open only to users who belong to the network.

A) Darknets
B) Value-added networks
C) Intranets
D) Extranets

Which of these is an example of a business-oriented social networking site?

A) Facebook
B) Flickr
C) MySpace
D) LinkedIn

You put your own information such as name, location, age, gender on social networking sites. This is known as _______

A) plausible deniability
B) a lack of anonymity
C) a breach of privacy
D) a lack of integrity

_______ is an example of social networking website.

A) a blog
B) a wiki
C) cybermall
D) an e-zine