MIS 301 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Studying Facebook provides a context for understanding which of the following? -
Answers - network effects,
business value of social media,
platform, privacy
- all of the available options are true
Systems distributed throughout the Internet that help improve the delivery speeds of
Web pages and other media, typically by spreading access across multiple sites located
closer to users are known as: - Answers - content delivery networks
Which statement is true of the term "cloud"? - Answers - It refers to a collection of
computing resources available for access over the Internet
Facebook's primary competitive advantages are grounded in - Answers - network
effects and switching costs
Software that is free and whose code can be accessed and potentially modified by
anyone is referred to as - Answers - open source software
At the heart of Facebook's appeal is a concept Zuckerberg calls the _____, which refers
to Facebook's ability to collect, express, and leverage the connections between the
site's users. - Answers - social graph
Select the correct choice to complete the sentence.
WeChat is the dominant mobile platform in _____, with roughly 700 million users by
Spring 2016. - Answers - China
_______ problem is when others take advantage of a user or service without providing
any sort of reciprocal benefit. - Answers - free rider
Facebook, a firm that has built its reputation on desktop dominance, is seeing new
competition, especially in ___________ where the competitive dynamics differ
significantly. - Answers - mobile apps
Developers who make applications create _____ that have the potential to add value to
Facebook beyond what the firm itself provides to its users. - Answers - complementary
benefits
Which of the following is a valid statement on information security? - Answers -
information security is everybody's responsibility
, Several surprising findings were revealed in the wake of the Target breach, providing a
cautionary tale for all executives and security professionals. Which of the following was
not thought to have occurred during the Target security breach? - Answers - had
security software, and paid close attention to the notification alerts from the software
A research scientist with a major pharmaceutical firm in New Jersey is caught passing
on sensitive information, worth millions of dollars, regarding the composition and test
results of his firm's latest drug to a rival company. What crime is he being held
responsible for? - Answers - corporate espionage
Which of the following types of infiltration techniques does one open up to by posting
sensitive personal information and details about one's workplace on social networking
sites? - Answers - social engineering
Which of the following are considered sources of information that can potentially be
used by social engineers? - Answers - Corporate directories,
Social media posts, Contests or surveys, LinkedIn
- all of the above
A bank customer receives a message, ostensibly from the bank's Web site, asking her
to provide her login information. Assuming the message is intended to defraud the
customer, what type of infiltration technique is being used here? - Answers - Phishing
Updates that plug existing holes in a software are called _____. - Answers - patches
One of the reasons organizations delay patches to plug holes in their security
applications is: - Answers - the fear that the new technology contains a change that will
cause problems down the road.
__________________ is a system that monitors network use for potential hacking
attempts. - Answers - intrusion detection system
Using technology to acquire sensitive information or tricking someone into installing
malicious software - Answers - phishing
Rogue employees can steal secrets, install malware, or hold a firm hostage - Answers -
bad apple
The forging or disguising of the origin of an email - Answers - spoofed
The address one types into a Web browser is also known as a: - Answers - uniform
resource locator
Which statement holds true for the term "html"? - Answers - it refers to the language
used to create and format Web pages
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Studying Facebook provides a context for understanding which of the following? -
Answers - network effects,
business value of social media,
platform, privacy
- all of the available options are true
Systems distributed throughout the Internet that help improve the delivery speeds of
Web pages and other media, typically by spreading access across multiple sites located
closer to users are known as: - Answers - content delivery networks
Which statement is true of the term "cloud"? - Answers - It refers to a collection of
computing resources available for access over the Internet
Facebook's primary competitive advantages are grounded in - Answers - network
effects and switching costs
Software that is free and whose code can be accessed and potentially modified by
anyone is referred to as - Answers - open source software
At the heart of Facebook's appeal is a concept Zuckerberg calls the _____, which refers
to Facebook's ability to collect, express, and leverage the connections between the
site's users. - Answers - social graph
Select the correct choice to complete the sentence.
WeChat is the dominant mobile platform in _____, with roughly 700 million users by
Spring 2016. - Answers - China
_______ problem is when others take advantage of a user or service without providing
any sort of reciprocal benefit. - Answers - free rider
Facebook, a firm that has built its reputation on desktop dominance, is seeing new
competition, especially in ___________ where the competitive dynamics differ
significantly. - Answers - mobile apps
Developers who make applications create _____ that have the potential to add value to
Facebook beyond what the firm itself provides to its users. - Answers - complementary
benefits
Which of the following is a valid statement on information security? - Answers -
information security is everybody's responsibility
, Several surprising findings were revealed in the wake of the Target breach, providing a
cautionary tale for all executives and security professionals. Which of the following was
not thought to have occurred during the Target security breach? - Answers - had
security software, and paid close attention to the notification alerts from the software
A research scientist with a major pharmaceutical firm in New Jersey is caught passing
on sensitive information, worth millions of dollars, regarding the composition and test
results of his firm's latest drug to a rival company. What crime is he being held
responsible for? - Answers - corporate espionage
Which of the following types of infiltration techniques does one open up to by posting
sensitive personal information and details about one's workplace on social networking
sites? - Answers - social engineering
Which of the following are considered sources of information that can potentially be
used by social engineers? - Answers - Corporate directories,
Social media posts, Contests or surveys, LinkedIn
- all of the above
A bank customer receives a message, ostensibly from the bank's Web site, asking her
to provide her login information. Assuming the message is intended to defraud the
customer, what type of infiltration technique is being used here? - Answers - Phishing
Updates that plug existing holes in a software are called _____. - Answers - patches
One of the reasons organizations delay patches to plug holes in their security
applications is: - Answers - the fear that the new technology contains a change that will
cause problems down the road.
__________________ is a system that monitors network use for potential hacking
attempts. - Answers - intrusion detection system
Using technology to acquire sensitive information or tricking someone into installing
malicious software - Answers - phishing
Rogue employees can steal secrets, install malware, or hold a firm hostage - Answers -
bad apple
The forging or disguising of the origin of an email - Answers - spoofed
The address one types into a Web browser is also known as a: - Answers - uniform
resource locator
Which statement holds true for the term "html"? - Answers - it refers to the language
used to create and format Web pages
