Introduction to Information Systems
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Information Systems provides a comprehensive overview of the foundational concepts, technologies, and applications that define modern information systems in organizations. The course explores how information systems support business processes, decision-making, and competitive strategies, while examining the ethical and social implications of their use. Students learn about hardware, software, databases, networks, and security, as well as the systems development life cycle and project management fundamentals. Through case studies and real-world examples, students gain insight into the role of information systems in various industries and the evolving landscape of IT-enabled business solutions.
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New Perspectives Computer Concepts 2016 Enhanced Comprehensive 19th Edition by June Jamrich
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Chapter 1: Digital Content
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Q1) A(n) _______ is software that works in conjunction with your computer's browser to manage and play audio that you are accessing from a Web page.
Answer: audio plugin
Q2) Sampling _______ refers to the number of times per second that a sound is measured during the recording process.
A) rate
B) compression
C) depth
D) sound
Answer: A
Q3) The dimensions of the grid that forms a bitmap graphic are referred to as image
Answer: resolution
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a type of digital video container file?
A) MP4
B) AVI
C) VOB
D) PNG
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Digital Devices
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Q1) A solid state drive can be used as a substitute for a hard disk drive.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The primary purpose of ________ software is to help the computer system monitor itself in order to function efficiently.
A) system
B) application
C) input
D) memory
Answer: A
Q3) Computers that operate in essentially the same way and use the same software are said to be ______.
Answer: compatible
Q4) The collection of programs on a computer is referred to as _______________.
Answer: software
Q5) An integrated circuit is a set of microscopic electronic circuits etched onto a thin slice of ___________ material such as silicon.
Answer: semiconducting, semiconductor
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Chapter 3: Networks Network Basics
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Q1) File sharing poses no real security risks.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a DCE?
A) router
B) modem
C) hub
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Q3) IP addresses can be assigned by a network administrator, but more commonly they are automatically assigned by _________.
Answer: DHCP
Q4) ________ is utility software designed to measure responsiveness of an Internet connection.
Answer: Ping
Q5) Internet addresses that are temporarily assigned are called ________ addresses. Answer: dynamic
Q6) A ______ address is used to uniquely identify devices on LANs. Answer: MAC, media access control
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Chapter 4: The Web Web Basics Browsers
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Q1) Every Web page has a unique address called a(n) ___________.
A) HTML
B) CSS
C) HTTP
D) URL
Q2) Which of the following would NOT be considered an essential element of a browser?
A) Navigation buttons
B) Refresh button
C) Address box
D) Bookmark toolbar
Q3) A set of commands called HTTP ________ help your browser communicate with Web servers.
Q4) Using just HTML and CSS, Web designers can create dynamic Web pages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) An HTML document begins with the DOCTYPE and html declarations.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ______ is a markup language designed to describe data.
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Chapter 5: Social Media
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Q1) The concept of _________ allows for the limited use of copyrighted material without obtaining permission from the copyright holder.
A) fair use
B) open source
C) public domain
D) creative commons
Q2) A basic social media profile generally includes which of the following?
A) a user name
B) an email address
C) a phone number
D) all of the above
Q3) What provides a visual model for classifying and comparing various social media services?
A) Social media honeycomb
B) Social media services
C) Geosocial services
D) Content communities
Q4) Formal __________ standards make it possible to create generalized media search engines that can locate media from multiple locations.
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Chapter 6: Software Software Basics
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Q1) The labels and values on a spreadsheet worksheet cannot be formatted in similar way as you would format text in a word processing document.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An operating system's ____________ capability supports a division of labor among all the processing units.
A) multithreading
B) multiprocessing
C) multitasking
D) All of the above
Q3) The main directory on a storage device is referred to as the ________ directory.
A) root
B) boot
C) partition
D) DOS
Q4) A local application is installed on a computer's hard disk.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Digital Security
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Q1) Password managers can generate unique passwords that have very good entropy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not a type of spam filter?
A) Content
B) Permission
C) Blacklist
D) Entropy
Q3) In addition to replicating itself, a virus self-distributing.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Password entropy is a measure in _____ of a password's unpredictability.
Q5) Android devices automatically encrypt data stored on the device when a user activates the login password.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A network utility called ______________ produces a detailed list of open ports on a device.
Q7) One method of heuristic analysis allows the suspicious file to run in a guarded environment called a(n) ___________ .
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Chapter 8: The Ict Industry
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Q1) The ____________ was designed to tabulate the 1890 census and used cards with designated areas representing data fields.
A) Babbage's Analytical Engine
B) Schickard's Calculator
C) Atanasoff-Berry Computer
D) Hollerith Tabulating Machine
Q2) Guglielmo Marconi is credited as the person who invented the ___________, a device that sends and receives sound as electromagnetic waves.
Q3) Between 2001 and 2014, significant gains were made in global ICT use, with the highest gains in desktop computer purchases.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A(n) ___________ is a device that transmits human voices over a distance using cables or airborne signals.
Q5) A(n) ___________ is any person or company that transports goods, passengers, or electronic signals over regular routes at set rates.
Q6) Thomas de Colmar's _________ became the first mass-produced mechanical calculator.
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Chapter 9: Information Systems
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Q1) A(n) _____________ is a group of people working together to accomplish a goal.
A) information system
B) organization
C) TPS
D) MIS
Q2) The goal of SCM is to supply customers with the right product at the right price.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Systems analysis and design is a discipline that focuses on developing information systems according to the phases of an _________.
Q4) ____________ refers to business transactions that are conducted electronically over a computer network.
Q5) In DFD terminology, a(n) ____________ entity is a person, an organization, or a device outside the information system that originates or receives data.
Q6) Customer __________ programs such as Zappos VIP help attract and retain customers.
Q7) The emphasis on long-range and future goals is referred to as _________ planning.
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Chapter 10: Databases Database Basics
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Q1) __________ is a file system developed in 2005 that handles millions of files distributed across multiple server nodes.
Q2) Modern database tools support ________________, which entails separating data from the programs that manipulate data.
A) Predictive analytics
B) Cardinality
C) data independence
D) data dependence
Q3) When joining two tables using SQL, the convention is to use ______ notation for field names.
Q4) In a database, a(n) __________ contains the smallest unit of meaningful information
A) record
B) field
C) table
D) model
Q5) The SQL command word _________ removes a record from a table.
Q6) A report ____________ contains the outline or general specifications for a report.
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Chapter 11: Programming
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Q1) The _________ for an instruction specifies the data, or the address of the data, for the operation.
Q2) The declarative paradigm is fundamentally quite similar to the procedural paradigm.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Procedural languages encourage programmers to approach problems by breaking the solution down to a series of steps.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A(n) _____________ changes the order in which instructions are carried out by directing the computer to execute an instruction elsewhere in the program.
A) sequential execution
B) formal method
C) programming paradigm
D) sequence control structure
Q5) Declarative languages are commonly used for production applications.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Programming
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Q1) Syntax errors and ____ errors are the two most frequently encountered when debugging a program.
Q2) Programmers think of variables as empty boxes where data can be stored.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The acronym IDE stands for which of the following?
A) Integral Database End-user
B) Integrated Development Environment
C) Internet Data Enterprise
D) none of the above
Q4) Which of the following words is a logical operator in Python?
A) NOT
B) OR
C) AND
D) all of the above
Q5) The type of data that a variable can hold is referred to as its ______.
Q6) The process of tracking down bugs and correcting them is called ______.
Q7) A programmer-defined _______ is typically a block of code that is part of a program but is not included in the main execution path.
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Q8) The process of creating a variable is sometimes referred to as _____ a variable.