Information Technology CLEP

Knowledge management software is designed to do which of the following? - Answer-Facilitate organizational learning 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 Which of the following is a goal of green computing? - Answer-Reducing power consumption of computers and peripherals Which of the following is true about EDI? - Answer-The EDI documents generally contain the same information found in paper documents. 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? - Answer-PC speaker In a relational database, each column represents - Answer-an attribute Which of the following violates intellectual property rights? - Answer-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? - Answer-Establishing common expectations Making it easier to modify code 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? - Answer- 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 Indicate whether each of the following statements about digital signatures are true or false. - Answer-They are encrypted. They authenticate user identity They can replace ink-based signatures. Which of the following is NOT a correct characterization of batch processing? - Answer-It allows immediate updating of master files. Which of the following best describes how GPS units function? - Answer-The receiver is passive and listens for the regular signals from GPS satellites, which are then processed to find the distance from the satellites. Which of the following is the most likely negative consequence of participating in a social networking website? - Answer-Unintended disclosure of private information Which of the following is a method of system implementation that requires both the previous system and the new system to perform identical tasks at the same time? - Answer-Parallel The computer is instructed to sort this file in ascending order with Product as the primary sort key, Model Year as the secondary sort key, and Product Number as the tertiary sort key. If this file is printed in sorted order, which record will be the third printed? - Answer-XPL22 GADGET WIDGET Which of the following is a potential benefit of telecommuting to the employer? - Answer-Facilitates recruiting a larger pool of prospective, Increases flexibility in handling of unexpected work after typical business hours What is the primary difference between an intranet Web page and an Internet Web page? - Answer-Restriction of access Which of the following explains why digital networks can transmit different types of data? - Answer-Each data type can be represented by strings of bits