BCOR 2205: INFO MANAGEMENT MIDTERM UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Information Management
Answer:
application of management techniques to collect information, communicate it
within and outside the organization, and process it to enable managers to make
quicker and better decisions.
Question:
2. Machine Learning
Answer:
the science of getting computers to act and learn without being explicitly
programmed
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3. AI
Answer:
artificial intelligence; a collection of machine learning algorithms with a central
unit deciding which of the ML algorithms need to kick in at what times
Question:
4. what is data?
Answer:
numbers, characters, images, etc; organized facts that need to be processed;
everything quantifiable; meaningless without human or machine interpretation
Question:
5. raw data
Answer:
the original data as it was collected; unprocessed
Question:
6. alphanumeric data
Answer:
numbers, letters, and other characters
,Question:
7. text data
Answer:
sentences and paragraphs used in written communication
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8. image data
Answer:
graphics, shapes, and pictures
Question:
9. audio data
Answer:
human voice and other sounds
Question:
10. information
Answer:
interpreted data; has context, meaning, is processed
Question:
11. B
Answer:
data and information are the same
A - yes
B - no
Question:
12. analysis gap
Answer:
the large gap between data businesses collect and the information that decision
makers require
Question:
13. small data
Answer:
data that can reside in RAM or memory
, Question:
14. medium data
Answer:
data that can reside on a hard disk
Question:
15. big data
Answer:
any data that cannot reside in a hard disk or in a single system
Question:
16. the three V's
Answer:
volume: data quantity, size
velocity: data speed, speed of change
variety: data types, sources
Question:
17. structured data
Answer:
data that (1) are typically numeric or categorical; (2) can be organized and
formatted in a way that is easy for computers to read, organize, and understand;
and (3) can be inserted into a database in a seamless fashion.
Question:
18. unstructured data
Answer:
data does not exist in a fixed location and can include text documents, PDFs,
voice messages, emails
Question:
19. B
Answer:
excel data would be considered
A - useful
B - structured
C - unstructured
D - it depends
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Information Management
Answer:
application of management techniques to collect information, communicate it
within and outside the organization, and process it to enable managers to make
quicker and better decisions.
Question:
2. Machine Learning
Answer:
the science of getting computers to act and learn without being explicitly
programmed
Question:
3. AI
Answer:
artificial intelligence; a collection of machine learning algorithms with a central
unit deciding which of the ML algorithms need to kick in at what times
Question:
4. what is data?
Answer:
numbers, characters, images, etc; organized facts that need to be processed;
everything quantifiable; meaningless without human or machine interpretation
Question:
5. raw data
Answer:
the original data as it was collected; unprocessed
Question:
6. alphanumeric data
Answer:
numbers, letters, and other characters
,Question:
7. text data
Answer:
sentences and paragraphs used in written communication
Question:
8. image data
Answer:
graphics, shapes, and pictures
Question:
9. audio data
Answer:
human voice and other sounds
Question:
10. information
Answer:
interpreted data; has context, meaning, is processed
Question:
11. B
Answer:
data and information are the same
A - yes
B - no
Question:
12. analysis gap
Answer:
the large gap between data businesses collect and the information that decision
makers require
Question:
13. small data
Answer:
data that can reside in RAM or memory
, Question:
14. medium data
Answer:
data that can reside on a hard disk
Question:
15. big data
Answer:
any data that cannot reside in a hard disk or in a single system
Question:
16. the three V's
Answer:
volume: data quantity, size
velocity: data speed, speed of change
variety: data types, sources
Question:
17. structured data
Answer:
data that (1) are typically numeric or categorical; (2) can be organized and
formatted in a way that is easy for computers to read, organize, and understand;
and (3) can be inserted into a database in a seamless fashion.
Question:
18. unstructured data
Answer:
data does not exist in a fixed location and can include text documents, PDFs,
voice messages, emails
Question:
19. B
Answer:
excel data would be considered
A - useful
B - structured
C - unstructured
D - it depends
