CSU MISM 3115 Final Exam Study Guide questions
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_____ allow(s) a server to run what amounts to a copy of a PC-OS, applications,
and all-and simply deliver an image of what's executing to the remote device.
Ans✓✓✓ Virtual desktops
_____ allows users to pay for goods, store gift cards, and redeem coupons using
their mobile phones. Ans✓✓✓ Android Pay
_____ are designed to provide rapid notification to their readership rather than
detailed or in-depth comments. Ans✓✓✓ Microblogs
_____ are individuals often employed by organizations to review community
website content in order to prune excessive contributions, move commentary to
the best location, and edit as necessary. Ans✓✓✓ Wikimasters
_____ are model building techniques where computers examine many potential
solutions to a problem, iteratively modifying various mathematical models, and
comparing the mutated models to search for a best alternative. Ans✓✓✓ Genetic
algorithms
_____ are served by ad networks or other customer profiling firms to identify
users and record behavior across multiple Web sites. Ans✓✓✓ Third-party
cookies
_____ are third-party computers that pass traffic to and from specific addresses
without revealing the address of the connected users. Ans✓✓✓ Proxy servers
,_____ can be either software-based or deployed via hardware, such as a
recording "dongle" that is plugged in between a keyboard and a PC. Ans✓✓✓
Keyloggers
_____ is a class of computer software that seeks to reproduce or mimic human
thought, decision making, or brain functions. Ans✓✓✓ Artificial intelligence
_____ is a method of querying and reporting that takes data from standard
relational databases, calculates and summarizes the data, and then stores the
data in a special database called a data cube. Ans✓✓✓ Online analytical
processing
_____ is a term that refers to a closed network or single set of services controlled
by one dominant firm. Ans✓✓✓ Walled Garden
_____ is a term used to describe unpredictable, but highly impactful events.
Ans✓✓✓ Black swans
_____ is by far the most popular language for creating and manipulating
databases. Ans✓✓✓ SQL
_____ is considered to be the most persuasive and valuable method of promoting
products and services. Ans✓✓✓ Word of mouth
_____ is the process of creating a series of bogus Web sites, all linking back to the
pages one is trying to promote. Ans✓✓✓ Link fraud
, _____ is the process of using computers to identify hidden patterns in and to
build models from large data sets. Ans✓✓✓ Data mining
_____ put(s) users in control so that they can create custom reports on an as-
needed basis by selecting fields, ranges, summary conditions, and other
parameters. Ans✓✓✓ Ad hoc reporting tools
_____ refer to databases focused on addressing the concerns of a specific
problem or business unit. Ans✓✓✓ Data marts
_____ refer to older information systems that are often incompatible with other
systems, technologies, and ways of conducting business. Ans✓✓✓ Legacy
systems
_____ refers to software for creating, maintaining, and manipulating data.
Ans✓✓✓ DBMS
_____________ occurs by repeatedly searching keywords linked to rival ads with
the goal of reducing the rival's click through rate. Ans✓✓✓ Rank-based
impression fraud
"Cookies cannot reliably identify individual users."
Which of the following is the reason for the statement shown above? Ans✓✓✓
Individual users use different browsers on the same computer to surf the Web.
"Users want some semblance of control over their personal data, even if they are
not bothered to manage it." This is often known as: Ans✓✓✓ the paradox of
privacy.
with verified answers
_____ allow(s) a server to run what amounts to a copy of a PC-OS, applications,
and all-and simply deliver an image of what's executing to the remote device.
Ans✓✓✓ Virtual desktops
_____ allows users to pay for goods, store gift cards, and redeem coupons using
their mobile phones. Ans✓✓✓ Android Pay
_____ are designed to provide rapid notification to their readership rather than
detailed or in-depth comments. Ans✓✓✓ Microblogs
_____ are individuals often employed by organizations to review community
website content in order to prune excessive contributions, move commentary to
the best location, and edit as necessary. Ans✓✓✓ Wikimasters
_____ are model building techniques where computers examine many potential
solutions to a problem, iteratively modifying various mathematical models, and
comparing the mutated models to search for a best alternative. Ans✓✓✓ Genetic
algorithms
_____ are served by ad networks or other customer profiling firms to identify
users and record behavior across multiple Web sites. Ans✓✓✓ Third-party
cookies
_____ are third-party computers that pass traffic to and from specific addresses
without revealing the address of the connected users. Ans✓✓✓ Proxy servers
,_____ can be either software-based or deployed via hardware, such as a
recording "dongle" that is plugged in between a keyboard and a PC. Ans✓✓✓
Keyloggers
_____ is a class of computer software that seeks to reproduce or mimic human
thought, decision making, or brain functions. Ans✓✓✓ Artificial intelligence
_____ is a method of querying and reporting that takes data from standard
relational databases, calculates and summarizes the data, and then stores the
data in a special database called a data cube. Ans✓✓✓ Online analytical
processing
_____ is a term that refers to a closed network or single set of services controlled
by one dominant firm. Ans✓✓✓ Walled Garden
_____ is a term used to describe unpredictable, but highly impactful events.
Ans✓✓✓ Black swans
_____ is by far the most popular language for creating and manipulating
databases. Ans✓✓✓ SQL
_____ is considered to be the most persuasive and valuable method of promoting
products and services. Ans✓✓✓ Word of mouth
_____ is the process of creating a series of bogus Web sites, all linking back to the
pages one is trying to promote. Ans✓✓✓ Link fraud
, _____ is the process of using computers to identify hidden patterns in and to
build models from large data sets. Ans✓✓✓ Data mining
_____ put(s) users in control so that they can create custom reports on an as-
needed basis by selecting fields, ranges, summary conditions, and other
parameters. Ans✓✓✓ Ad hoc reporting tools
_____ refer to databases focused on addressing the concerns of a specific
problem or business unit. Ans✓✓✓ Data marts
_____ refer to older information systems that are often incompatible with other
systems, technologies, and ways of conducting business. Ans✓✓✓ Legacy
systems
_____ refers to software for creating, maintaining, and manipulating data.
Ans✓✓✓ DBMS
_____________ occurs by repeatedly searching keywords linked to rival ads with
the goal of reducing the rival's click through rate. Ans✓✓✓ Rank-based
impression fraud
"Cookies cannot reliably identify individual users."
Which of the following is the reason for the statement shown above? Ans✓✓✓
Individual users use different browsers on the same computer to surf the Web.
"Users want some semblance of control over their personal data, even if they are
not bothered to manage it." This is often known as: Ans✓✓✓ the paradox of
privacy.
