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MIS 3000 Chapter 3-5

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What are the standards that specify the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission? Protocol
What is the digital divide? Occurs when those with access to technology have great advantages over those without access to technology
What is the Internet standard that supports the exchange of information on the WWW? Hypertext transport protocol
What is a new 'middle man' like a comparison shopping site created by ebusiness? Cybermediary
What is NOT a challenge of Ebusiness? Network sustainablility
Which is a common B2C model? Brick and Mortar Click and Mortar Pure-play
What is a website or web application that uses content form more than one source to create a completely new service? Web Mashup
What is the conducting of business on the Internet, not only buying and selling, but also serving customers and collaborating with business partners? Ebusiness
_______ encourages collaboration and sharing. Web 2.0
Which of the following is a reason for the growth of the World Wide Web? The microcomputer revolution Advancements in networking hardware Web pages being easy to create and flexible
What is information richness? Refers to the depth and breadth of information transferred between customers and businesses
What is information reach? Refers to the number of people a business can communicate with, on a global basis
What is eprocurement? The B2B purchase and sale of supplies and services over the Internet
Clickstream data can reveal all but which of the following? Number of abandoned shopping carts
Which of the following is a standard format to share information digitally within the supply chain. Electronic Data Interchange
Which business type describes Barnes and Noble? Click-and-mortar business
What is NOT an advantage of Ebusiness? Increased costs
Which of the following is not a term associated with web 3.0? Evolution toward web 4.0
What Revenue Model creates incentives to do many transactions? Transaction fees
What is a company that offers an organization access over the Internet to systems and related services that would otherwise have to be located in personal or organizational computers? Online service provider (OSP)
What is a policy that a user must agree to follow in order to be provided access to a network or to the Internet? Acceptable use policy
What is social engineering? Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other information valuable to the attacker
What is intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form? Intellectual property
What floods a website with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes the site? Denial-of-service attack
What is the recommended way to implement information security lines of defense? People first, technology second
Question 6 0.5 / 0.5 points Which act protects investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures? Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Which act restricts what information the federal government can collect? Privacy act
Which of the following is NOT a technique for authentication? Something a person uses.
Which act prohibits the use of video rental information on customers for any purpose other than that of marketing goods and services directly to the consumer? Bork Bill
Informing the consumer what data is being collected and how it will be used is an example of? Notice/Awareness
The mechanism in place to enforce fair information practices is self-regulation private remedies government enforcement
Where do organizations typically place firewalls? Between the server and the Internet
What is a method for confirming users' identities? Authentication
What is the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting? Biometrics
What is spam? A form of unsolicited email
Giving the consumer the right to Opt-in or Opt-out of how their information is used is an example of? Choice/Consent
What is a small file deposited on a hard drive by a website containing information about customers and their Web activities? Cookie
Making data available to the consumer in order that they can verify its correctness is an example of? Access/Participation
What includes a variety of threats such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses? Malicious code
Having the data collector protect the information from unauthorized use or disclosure is an example of? Integrity/Security
What is social engineering? Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other information valuable to the attacker
What is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that includes restoring the information backup? Recovery
Which term refers to the time frames when the system is operational? Availability
The __________ MIS infrastructure identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured. Information
Which cloud computing model offers applications on a pay-per-use basis? Infrastructure as a Service Platform as a Service Software as a Service
The increased demand in technology devices has caused an increase in discarded devices, a phenomenon known as _______. Ewaste
The information MIS infrastructure supports the day-to-day business operations and plans for ___________. Security breaches and theft Floods and earthquakes Malicious internet attacks
Which of the following describes the difference between a backup plan and a recovery plan? Backup is an exact copy of a system's information, where recovery is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure
An MIS infrastructure is __________ and ___________. Dynamic and continually changing
Which of the following sustainable infrastructure components is a collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to solve a common problem? Grid computing
What enables computers to run multiple operating systems and multiple software applications at the same time and creates multiple ‘virtual' machines all on a single computing device? Virtualization
What are the three pressures driving sustainable MIS infrastructures? Increases in electronic waste, energy waste, and carbon emissions
What of the following is a problem with cloud computing? Security
Which of the following reflects Moore's law? The computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 18 months
What measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction? Performance
What occurs when a primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over from a secondary server? Failback
Which of the below offers a low-speed and low-cost backup method? DVD Thumb drive External hard drive
Which of the following agile MIS infrastructure characteristics refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms, such as different operating systems? Portability
To combat disasters a company can create a _________ that would detail the process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Disaster recovery plan
What is a challenge for cloud computing that could cause employee performance to decrease? Limited Internet features
What creates a way for a company to recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical functions within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption? Business continuity planning
What are the three pressures driving sustainable MIS infrastructures? Increases in electronic waste, energy waste, and carbon emissions
What is a global public network of computer networks that pass information from one to another using common computer protocols? Internet


What charts the cost to the company of the unavailability of information and technology and the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time?

Disaster recovery cost curve charts the cost to your organization of the unavailability of information and technology and the cost to your organization of recovering from a disaster over time.

What is a widely held but difficult to achieve standard of availability for a system?

In information technology (IT), a widely held but difficult-to-achieve standard of availability is known as five-nines availability, which means the system or product is available 99.999% of the time.

When building a scalable system that can support new company development What are the key factors to consider?

5 Things to Consider When Building Scalable Applications.
Supporting future increases in throughput. ... .
Maintaining the best possible user experience. ... .
Choosing the right hardware that helps you scale. ... .
Best design practices using the right tools and frameworks. ... .
Load testing using realistic simulations. ... .
Growing into the product..

What refers to how well an information system can adapt to changing demands?

Key Takeaways. Scalability describes an organization's capacity to adapt to increased workload or market demands. A scalable firm is able to quickly ramp up production to meet demand and at the same time benefit from economies of scale.