MIS Monday Second Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
It terms of data storage capacity in the consumer computer market, which of these sequences
shows capacity from SMALLEST to LARGEST? - CORRECT ANSWER - GB - TB - PB
Which of the following statement is ture? - CORRECT ANSWER - TCP breaks a file into
packets, IP sends the packets to its destination.
Many organizations use spreadsheets to manage their data. Which of these is a problem with this
practice? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above are problems with spreadsheets
A business team has to decide how to do something they've never done before and are confused
about how to proceed. Which approach would you recommend they use as first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sensemaking Approach
Why does the internet use packet switching as opposed to other types of approaches? -
CORRECT ANSWER - All of these are reasons we use packet switching
Circuit switching and packet switching are two ways data networks have been designed. How are
they different? - CORRECT ANSWER - In circuit switching a connection is persistent
through a session, while in packet switching a connection is actually s series of different
temporary pathways.
ABC Company has a problem with the way they manage data: similar information about a single
customer shows up in different files. What is that problem called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Data Redundancy
What is most true about derived attributes in a relational database? - CORRECT
ANSWER - We do not need to store a derived attribute because we can generate it from
other stored attributes.
, You are trying to figure out, on Excel, how much your monthly payment will be for the new
Ferrari car you're buying. You aren't sure what the interest rate will be so you want to be able to
vary it to see a range payments you would pay, What kind of DSS analysis will you be doing? -
CORRECT ANSWER - What - If - Analysis
Which of these defines the Internet, as we discussed in class? - CORRECT ANSWER -
TCP/IP
Who owns the Internet? - CORRECT ANSWER - No entity owns the internet
What does HTTP do? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the protocol for web services
When you use your mobile phone what kind of transmission are you using? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Radio waves
Businesses are moving from IPv4 to IPv6. This will be expensive and tricky, so why would they
do this? - CORRECT ANSWER - To accommodate more devices that are not computers
and phones
What does DNS do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Translates URLs to IP addresses
What about Big Data presents challenges to businesses? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
expanding volume of unstructured data
Which companies sell database management system? - CORRECT ANSWER - IBM,
Microsoft, Oracle
What is an IP address? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the technical address for a computer
or device on the internet.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
It terms of data storage capacity in the consumer computer market, which of these sequences
shows capacity from SMALLEST to LARGEST? - CORRECT ANSWER - GB - TB - PB
Which of the following statement is ture? - CORRECT ANSWER - TCP breaks a file into
packets, IP sends the packets to its destination.
Many organizations use spreadsheets to manage their data. Which of these is a problem with this
practice? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above are problems with spreadsheets
A business team has to decide how to do something they've never done before and are confused
about how to proceed. Which approach would you recommend they use as first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sensemaking Approach
Why does the internet use packet switching as opposed to other types of approaches? -
CORRECT ANSWER - All of these are reasons we use packet switching
Circuit switching and packet switching are two ways data networks have been designed. How are
they different? - CORRECT ANSWER - In circuit switching a connection is persistent
through a session, while in packet switching a connection is actually s series of different
temporary pathways.
ABC Company has a problem with the way they manage data: similar information about a single
customer shows up in different files. What is that problem called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Data Redundancy
What is most true about derived attributes in a relational database? - CORRECT
ANSWER - We do not need to store a derived attribute because we can generate it from
other stored attributes.
, You are trying to figure out, on Excel, how much your monthly payment will be for the new
Ferrari car you're buying. You aren't sure what the interest rate will be so you want to be able to
vary it to see a range payments you would pay, What kind of DSS analysis will you be doing? -
CORRECT ANSWER - What - If - Analysis
Which of these defines the Internet, as we discussed in class? - CORRECT ANSWER -
TCP/IP
Who owns the Internet? - CORRECT ANSWER - No entity owns the internet
What does HTTP do? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the protocol for web services
When you use your mobile phone what kind of transmission are you using? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Radio waves
Businesses are moving from IPv4 to IPv6. This will be expensive and tricky, so why would they
do this? - CORRECT ANSWER - To accommodate more devices that are not computers
and phones
What does DNS do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Translates URLs to IP addresses
What about Big Data presents challenges to businesses? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
expanding volume of unstructured data
Which companies sell database management system? - CORRECT ANSWER - IBM,
Microsoft, Oracle
What is an IP address? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the technical address for a computer
or device on the internet.
