Information Systems CLEP based on official practice test

File extensions such as .txt, .bmp, and .mp3 are used to identify a file's - Answer- Format Which of the following network technologies allows secure transmission of data over an unsecured public network link between private networks? - Answer-Virtual Private Network (VPN) Which of the following is a goal of green computing? (A) Reducing the potential for a computer to become infected with malware (B) Reducing the number of people experiencing computer vision syndrome (C) Reducing power consumption of computers and peripherals (D) Optimizing the human-computer interface (E) Building relationships between computer manufacturers and environmental groups - Answer-(D) Optimizing the human-computer interface Which of the following is true about EDI? Select all that apply. (A) The EDI documents generally contain the same information found in paper documents. (B) The EDI documents are more likely than paper documents to contain errors. (C) The speed in which the EDI documents are exchanged is much faster than that of paper documents. - Answer-A and C (A) The EDI documents generally contain the same information found in paper documents. (C) The speed in which the EDI documents are exchanged is much faster than that of paper documents. A spreadsheet contains the values 4 and 6 in cells C4 and D4, respectively. What value will be displayed in cell F4 if it contains the formula (C4^2+D4/4) ? - Answer- 17.5 Which of the following would NOT be considered an input device for a computer system? (A) Image scanner (B) Webcam (C) Keyboard (D) Mouse (E) PC speaker - Answer-(E) PC speaker In a relational database, each column represents - Answer-An attribute Which of the following violates intellectual property rights? (A) Software piracy (B) Data mining of social networks (C) Launching a denial of service attack (D) Hacktivism (E) Spamming - Answer-(A) Software piracy Conversion of data files is part of which of the following phases of the system development process? - Answer-Implementation Enforcing programming standards in the software development process has which of the following impacts? Select all that apply. (A) Establishing common expectations (B) Making it easier to modify code (C) Enhancing the end-user experience - Answer-A and B (A) Establishing common expectations (B) Making it easier to modify code What does EDI stand for? (definition included in answer) - Answer-Electronic Data Interchange Definition: a process which allows one company to send information to another company electronically rather than with paper What is an input device? - Answer-A device that puts data and controls into the computer The ABC Charity Association, a nonprofit foundation, has a home page on the World Wide Web. Which of the following is the most likely URL for its home page? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) ftp:// - Answer-(D) What is the principal function of an operating system? - Answer-To provide an interface between the hardware and the application software A business often identifies that its software has been trademarked by using a unique symbol or attaching the letters TM to its name. What is the purpose of the trademark? - Answer-To identify and differentiate the product's brand What term identifies the measure of accuracy, completeness, and currency of data? - Answer-Data Integrity The special formatting language used to create Web pages is called - Answer-HTML Which of the following best characterizes data in a data warehouse? - Answer- Historical Which of the following is NOT a correct characterization of batch processing?