Unit 4: Midterm Exam
Due Jul 1 at 11:59pm Points 250 Questions 50 Time Limit 240 Minutes
Instruc ons
The midterm exam consists of 50 questions spanning chapters 1 through 8. Each question is worth five
points. You have four hours (240 minutes) to complete the midterm. Only one attempt is allowed.
A empt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 250 out of 250
Score for this quiz: 250 out of 250
Submitted Jul 1 at 6:27pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Which of the following refers to policies, procedures, and technical measures
used to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, theft, or physical damage to
information systems? (from Chapter 8)
Identity management
Correct! Security
Algorithms
Benchmarking
Controls
Question 2 pts
, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: (from Chapter 8)
requires financial institutions to ensure the security of customer data.
outlines medical security and privacy rules.
identifies computer abuse as a crime and defines abusive activities.
specifies best practices in information systems security and control.
Correct!
imposes responsibility on companies and management to safeguard the
accuracy of financial information.
Question 3 pts
Which of the following is a service provided by the Internet that uses
universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and
displaying information in a page format? (from Chapter 1)
HTML
FTP
E-mail
Correct! The World Wide Web
An extranet
Question 4 pts
, Advertisers use ________ in order to display more relevant ads based on a
user's search and browsing history. (from Chapter 4)
NORA
intelligent agents
FIP principles
Correct!
behavioral targeting
Web bugs
Question 5 pts
All of the following are steps in the process for analyzing an ethical issue
except: (from Chapter 4)
Correct!
assigning responsibility.
identifying and clearly describing the facts.
identifying the options you can reasonably take.
identifying the stakeholders.
identifying the potential consequences of your options.
Question 6 pts
A firm that invests in an information system because it is a necessity of doing
business does so because it is seeking to achieve which of the following
business objectives? (from Chapter 1)
Due Jul 1 at 11:59pm Points 250 Questions 50 Time Limit 240 Minutes
Instruc ons
The midterm exam consists of 50 questions spanning chapters 1 through 8. Each question is worth five
points. You have four hours (240 minutes) to complete the midterm. Only one attempt is allowed.
A empt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 250 out of 250
Score for this quiz: 250 out of 250
Submitted Jul 1 at 6:27pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Which of the following refers to policies, procedures, and technical measures
used to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, theft, or physical damage to
information systems? (from Chapter 8)
Identity management
Correct! Security
Algorithms
Benchmarking
Controls
Question 2 pts
, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: (from Chapter 8)
requires financial institutions to ensure the security of customer data.
outlines medical security and privacy rules.
identifies computer abuse as a crime and defines abusive activities.
specifies best practices in information systems security and control.
Correct!
imposes responsibility on companies and management to safeguard the
accuracy of financial information.
Question 3 pts
Which of the following is a service provided by the Internet that uses
universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and
displaying information in a page format? (from Chapter 1)
HTML
FTP
Correct! The World Wide Web
An extranet
Question 4 pts
, Advertisers use ________ in order to display more relevant ads based on a
user's search and browsing history. (from Chapter 4)
NORA
intelligent agents
FIP principles
Correct!
behavioral targeting
Web bugs
Question 5 pts
All of the following are steps in the process for analyzing an ethical issue
except: (from Chapter 4)
Correct!
assigning responsibility.
identifying and clearly describing the facts.
identifying the options you can reasonably take.
identifying the stakeholders.
identifying the potential consequences of your options.
Question 6 pts
A firm that invests in an information system because it is a necessity of doing
business does so because it is seeking to achieve which of the following
business objectives? (from Chapter 1)
