Question 1

People that collect and sell personal data are called?

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Information resellers

Question 2

These programs record virtually everything you do on your computer and are used by employers to search employee email and computer files

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employee-monitoring software

Question 3

Small data files that are deposited on a user\'s hard rive when they visit a Web Site are called?

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cookies

Question 4

These are used by advertisers to keep track of your Web activity as you move from one site to the next

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Third-party cookies

Question 5

Programs used to secretly record an individual\'s activity on the internet are called:

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Spyware

Question 6

Which type of program would likely be used by investigators to record a potential suspects\' internet activities?

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Keystroke logger

Question 7

This type of computer criminal creates and distributes malicious programs

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Cracker

Question 8

Most browsers offer this, which ensures that your browsing activity is not recorded on your hard disk

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Privacy mode

Question 9

Is Ad-Aware a type of malware?

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No

Question 10

A program that replicates itself and clogs computers and networks

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worm

Question 11

Free computer games and free screen saver programs are typical carriers of _______?

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Trojan Horses

Question 12

What is a way to shut down an ISP or Web site?

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Denial of service attack

Question 13

What is a fraudulent or deceptive act designed to trick individuals on the internet into spending time or money for little or no return?

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Internet Scam

Question 14

The use of the internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post content intended to hurt or embarrass another person

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cyberbullying

Question 15

These crimes include theft of data in the form of confidential information

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White-Collar

Question 16

According to which law is it illegal for an owner of a program to make backup copies for their personal use and resell or give them away?

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Question 17

Corporations often use this to prevent copyright violations

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(DRM) Digital rights management

Question 18

This uses software to try thousands of common words sequentially in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to a user\'s account

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Dictionary attack

Question 19

This type of wi-fi hotspot operates close to a legitimate wi-fi hotspot and steals information such as usernames and passwords

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Rogue

Question 20

The process of coding information to make it unreadable except to those who have a special piece of information known as a key

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Encryption

Question 21

A ______ acts as a security buffer between a corporation\'s private network and all eternal networks

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firewall

Question 22

What is the most widely used wireless network encryption for home wireless networks?

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WPA2

Question 23

Which of the following is not a measure to protect computer security?

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Keeping the same password on all systems consistently

Question 24

_______ is concerned with protecting software and data from unauthorized tampering or damage

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Data security

Question 25

This is a legal concept that gives content creators the right to control use and distribution of their work

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Copyright

Question 26

This law gives you the right to look at your personal records held by government agencies

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Freedom of Information Act

Question 27

Computer criminals that create and spread viruses are punished under this law

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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Question 28

Promoting, selling, and distributing, the organization\'s goods and services pertains to which of the following functions?

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Marketing

Question 29

Creating finished goods and services using raw materials and personnel pertains to which of the following functions?

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Production

Question 30

Who is responsible for operational matters and monitoring day to day events?

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Supervisor

Question 31

This level of management is concerned with long-range planning and uses information that will help them plan the future growth and direction of the organzation

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Top management

Question 32

This level of management is involved with tactical planning and implementing the long term goals within the organization

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middle management

Question 33

______ systems help supervisors by generating databases that act as the foundation for other information systems

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Transaction processing

Question 34

What refers to a system that summarizes detailed data from the transaction processing systems into standard reports for middle-level managers?

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(MIS) Management information systems

Question 35

Who uses management information systems?

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Middle management

Question 36

Which system presents information in a highly summarized form?

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(ESS) Executive support System

Question 37

A transaction processing system is also referred to as a:

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data processing system

Question 38

The ______ activity records the customer requests for products or services

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sales order processing

Question 39

Money collected from or owed by customers is called:

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accounts receivable

Question 40

The ____ keeps records of the number of each kind of part or finished good in the warehouse

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inventory control system

Question 41

what documentation shows the difference between the income and expenses of the company for a specific time period?

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income statements

Question 42

This records assets, liabilities, and the equity owned by the owners of an organzation

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balance sheet

Question 43

Regional managers can compare their regular sales reports with that of another regional manager by using:

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Periodic reports

Question 44

An example of this type of report would be a sales report that shows that certain items are selling significantly above or below forecasts

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exception

Question 45

this system is a flexible tool for data analysis, since its reports do not have a fixed format

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decision support system

Question 46

in a GDSS, the _____ is generally the decision maker

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user

Question 47

this typically consists of transactions from the transaction processing system

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internal data

Question 48

this decision model helps middle level managers control the work of the organization

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tactical model

Question 49

these systems often can be organized to retrieve information from databases outside the company

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executive support systems

Question 50

these systems are use din managing documents, communicating, and scheduling

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office automation systems

Question 51

project resources can be scheduled, planned and controlled using:

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project managers

Question 52

which system is a type of artificial intelligence that uses a database, containing facts and rules, to provide assistance to users?

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expert system

Question 53

a collection of activities and elements organized to accomplish a goal

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system

Question 54

in this phase of the systems life cycle, the new information systems is installed, and people are trained to use it

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systems implementation

Question 55

in this phase of the systems life cycle, new or alternative information systems are designed

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systems design

Question 56

this individual studies an organization\'s systems to determine what actions to take and how to use computer technology to assist them

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systems analyst

Question 57

in the preliminary investigation phase of the systems life cycle, which one of the following tasks would not be included?

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gathering the data

Question 58

in order to obtain financing to continue to Phase 2: Systems Analysis, the systems analyst does this

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prepares a preliminary investigation report

Question 59

gathering and analyzing data is part of this phase

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systems analysis

Question 60

this shows the relationship between input and output documents

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grid chart

Question 61

which of the following is used to show the decision rules that apply when certain conditions occur?

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decision table

Question 62

which of the following tools presents data or information flow within an information system?

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data flow diagram

Question 63

these tools, also called computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools, are used in systems analysis to evaluate alternative hardware and software solutions

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automated design tools

Question 64

which among the following would not be described in the systems analysis report?

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the training requirements for users

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