Info Systems 2 – Flashcards

Job _____ occurs when skilled labor is eliminated by high technology or when a job is downgraded from a skilled to a semiskilled or unskilled position.

Which of the following is a potential drawback of telecommuting?

The _____ component of a database management system is used to create and maintain the data dictionary.

________ improves database efficiency by eliminating redundant data and ensuring that only related dada is stored in a table.

Which of the following is a source of internal data?

A _____ stores definitions, such as data types for fields, default values, and validation rules for data in each field.

According to the principle of _____, Internet service providers (ISPs) and government agencies should treat all data on the Internet equally.

In the context of Web and network privacy, _____ is a method for binding all the parties to a contract.

Which of the following factors has made big data analytics accessible to nearly all types of organizations?

The _____ operator is used when all the conditions in a query by example (QBE) form are required to be met.

The _____ component of a database management system is used to add, delete, modify, and retrieve records from a database.

Business analytics uses _____ to support decision-making activities.

The _____ of a data model defines the boundaries of a database, such as maximum and minimum values allowed for a field.

The _____ component is responsible for data storage, manipulation, and retrieval.

In the context of Web and network privacy, _____ refers to issues involving both the user's and the organization's responsibilities and liabilities.

The _____ component of a database management system (DBMS) is used for tasks such as backup and recovery, security, and change management.

In the context of intellectual property, which of the following is categorized as industrial property?

Which of the following statements is true of data marts and data warehouses?

Clement applies for home loan at Global Bank Inc. As part of the process, he is required to provide personal details. The banker uses Clements's personal information to sell him insurance policies. In this scenario, the banker's action is considered _____.

Which of the following data sources provides the input a data warehouse needs to perform analyses and generate reports?

Usually, junk e-mail or spam is:

In a relational model, when a primary key for one table appears in another table, it is called a _____ key.

_____ is information about data—its content, quality, condition, origin, and other characteristics.

Aaron bought a photo-editing software package. He makes two copies of the software and keeps it with himself in case the original software fails and he needs a backup. In this scenario, Aaron's actions are considered _____.

In a data warehouse, ______ means collecting data from a variety of sources and converting it into a format that can be used in transformation processing.

A(n) _____ operation pares down a table by eliminating columns according to certain criteria.

In the context of intellectual property, which of the following is categorized as copyrighted material?

______ gives users subtotals of various categories, which can be useful.

To minimize the invasion of privacy, users and organizations should:

_____ is information in its original form.

______ provide information about a user's location and computer equipment, and this information can be used for unauthorized purposes, such as corporate espionage.

The 1980 revisions to the _____ of 1976 include computer programs, so both people and organizations can be held liable for unauthorized duplication and use of copyrighted programs.

A credit card company sells its customers' mailing addresses to its competitors. In this scenario, the company's action is considered _____.

A potential benefit of telecommuting is that:

Jared makes two copies of an antivirus software package he just bought and gives one of the copies to Joshua. In this scenario, Jared's actions are considered _____.

In the context of Web and network privacy, _____ refers to issues involving both the user's and the organization's responsibilities and liabilities.

In comparison to a flat file system, in a database, _____.

Which of the following is a source of external data?

Alfred, a software programmer at Gamma Inc., develops a program that spreads Trojan viruses to the organization's network. When Liam, his manager, discovers that Alfred had intentionally spread the virus, he immediately fires Alfred. In this scenario, Liam's behavior is considered _______.

A credit card company sells its customers' mailing addresses to its competitors. In this scenario, the company's action is considered _____.

Which of the following is a commonly used technology for data collection?

Which of the following is a potential drawback of telecommuting?

_____ laws give only the creator exclusive rights, meaning no one else can reproduce, distribute, or perform the literary and artistic work without permission.

Job _____ occurs when skilled labor is eliminated by high technology or when a job is downgraded from a skilled to a semiskilled or unskilled position.

Data warehouses are sometimes called "hypercubes" because they_____.

Which of the following components of a data model describes methods and calculations that can be performed on data, such as updating and querying data?

_____ information can be censored if the content is deemed offensive to a political, religious, or cultural group

_____ is registering, selling, or using a domain name to profit from someone else's trademark.

To minimize the invasion of privacy, the existence of record-keeping systems storing personal data should not:

According to the principle of Internet neutrality, Internet service providers (ISPs) and government agencies should:

In a relational data model, a(n) _____ operation searches data in a table and retrieves records based on certain criteria.

A _____ is a collection of data from a variety of sources used to support decision-making applications and generate business intelligence.

The _____ component is responsible for data storage, manipulation, and retrieval.

The _____ approach to setting up a distributed database management system (DDBMS) combines fragmentation and replication.

In a(n) _____ data model, each record can have multiple parent and child records.

Which of the following statements is true of big data?

Organizations should keep collected information only as long as:

The variety dimension of big data refers to a combination of _____.

Clerical workers using computers for word-processing tasks is an example of job _____.

_____ involves the design, manufacture, use, and disposal of computers and servers in such a way that there is minimal impact on the environment.

The _____ view of a database involves how data is stored on and retrieved from storage media.

The _____ dimension of big data refers to the sheer quantity of transactions, measured in petabytes or exabytes.

Generally, _____ protect tangible material, such as books and drawings.

To begin designing a relational database, one must define the _____ by defining each table and the fields in it.

To minimize the invasion of privacy, any organization creating, maintaining, using, or disseminating records of personal data must ensure the data's _____.

A _____ is usually a smaller version of a data warehouse, used by a single department or function.

The _____ is an exception to copyright laws that means that a person can use copyrighted material for certain purposes, such as quoting passages of a book in literary reviews.

In which of the following ways can green computing be achieved?

The first step in database design is defining a _____, which defines how data is created, represented, organized, and maintained.

_____ has created decency concerns, because these e-mails often contain explicit language or nudity.

The _____ was partially overturned in the 1997 Reno v. ACLU case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously voted to strike down the act's anti-obscenity provisions, finding they violated the freedom of speech provisions of the First Amendment.

_____, which are generated by Web server software, record a user's actions on a Web site.

An advantage of virtual organizations is that:

Information technology and the Internet have, in essence, resulted in two societal groups: the information rich and the information poor. This is called the _____.

Which of the following is a key factor that has contributed to the growth and popularity of big data?

Which of the following components of a data model describes methods and calculations that can be performed on data, such as updating and querying data?

Data in a data warehouse can be differentiated from data in a database in that the former _____.