CIS-185 Final (module 9-12) Exam
Questions and Answers
Henry installed a smart thermostat to manage the temperature in his house. However,
when Henry arrived home from work, the house was very cold. He's frustrated that this
"smart" thermostat let the house get so cold. What does he need to provide the
thermostat for it to do a better job in the future? - ANSWER-information about his needs
Mason is chatting with his friend on the phone about a computer problem at work.
Suddenly, his Alexa device states that she couldn't understand what Mason was asking
for. What happened that caused Alexa to think Mason was talking to her? - ANSWER-
Mason said one of Alexa's wake words.
Missy's retail website suddenly starts getting a lot of traffic and orders due to a video
that went viral on social media. Her cloud-based servers scale up automatically to
handle the increased demand. What cloud characteristic supports this automatic
adjustment? - ANSWER-Rapid elasticity
Kason spends several hours a week generating reports on sick hours used across his
company. The task eats up his available work hours and prevents him from doing other
jobs he needs to do. What technology could take over this task and free up his time for
more productive work? - ANSWER-RPA
To work with AI technologies, you must understand how AI commands are programmed
into the computer and phrase your commands exactly the way the AI system expects. -
ANSWER-false
During a meeting at work, your boss starts talking about something called Desktop as a
Service (DaaS). What can you likely assume about this technology based on its name?
- ANSWER-You'll access this service over the Internet.
Which learning model allows an AI system to develop its own strategies for solving
problems or completing tasks? - ANSWER-reinforcement learning
Conducting a staff meeting online so employees from around the globe can join the
discussion is an example of _____________. - ANSWER-e-business
Dr. Davis wants to store backups of her patients' medical records in the cloud to ensure
that information is available if anything devastating were to happen to her office
building. What laws will Dr. Davis need to check as she makes security decisions for her
cloud storage configuration? - ANSWER-HIPAA
, Which kind of cloud service requires the most technical skill to use? - ANSWER-IaaS
Cloud computing and the Internet are two different technologies. - ANSWER-true
Which company most likely relies almost solely on B2B transactions in their course of
business? - ANSWER-chemical supply company
Who enforces PCI compliance for merchants who accept credit card payments from
customers? - ANSWER-credit card companies
Nancy runs her students' research papers through a plagiarism checker tool before
grading them. What technology enables the plagiarism checker to keep improving its
detection of poorly paraphrased text? - ANSWER-ML
Felipe works for an insurance agency with about 50 employees. The HR director
recently sent an email requesting information on who plans to attend the company
picnic in two weeks. The next morning when Felipe signs into his computer, he finds
dozens of emails filling his inbox with responses to the HR director's inquiry, and none
of them are emails Felipe needed to see. What most likely caused this problem? -
ANSWER-Most people used the Reply All button.
When you tell your smartphone to check for any new email messages, what device
does the smartphone communicate with? - ANSWER-Incoming mail server
Hayley is an accessibility advocate at a small college and frequently shares information
with her co-workers about how to better accommodate students with learning
challenges. The college president has complimented her efforts and asked her to find
ways to make this information more readily available and better organized for new,
incoming instructors. What kind of site might best help Hayley achieve this goal? -
ANSWER-Social curation site
When David posts his photos to a Facebook album, the Facebook site automatically
places David's photos in chronological order by when they were taken and suggests
places David might want to tag in the photos. How does Facebook know this
information? - ANSWER-metadata
Melissa is an amateur photographer and plans to post her best photos on a media-
sharing network. She wants to include descriptions to identify the photos for viewers.
What should she add to the photos? - ANSWER-Tags
Tammy spends time each day reading updates and news articles in her industry. She's
always looking for new sources of quality information. What tool can best help her do
this? - ANSWER-flipboard
Questions and Answers
Henry installed a smart thermostat to manage the temperature in his house. However,
when Henry arrived home from work, the house was very cold. He's frustrated that this
"smart" thermostat let the house get so cold. What does he need to provide the
thermostat for it to do a better job in the future? - ANSWER-information about his needs
Mason is chatting with his friend on the phone about a computer problem at work.
Suddenly, his Alexa device states that she couldn't understand what Mason was asking
for. What happened that caused Alexa to think Mason was talking to her? - ANSWER-
Mason said one of Alexa's wake words.
Missy's retail website suddenly starts getting a lot of traffic and orders due to a video
that went viral on social media. Her cloud-based servers scale up automatically to
handle the increased demand. What cloud characteristic supports this automatic
adjustment? - ANSWER-Rapid elasticity
Kason spends several hours a week generating reports on sick hours used across his
company. The task eats up his available work hours and prevents him from doing other
jobs he needs to do. What technology could take over this task and free up his time for
more productive work? - ANSWER-RPA
To work with AI technologies, you must understand how AI commands are programmed
into the computer and phrase your commands exactly the way the AI system expects. -
ANSWER-false
During a meeting at work, your boss starts talking about something called Desktop as a
Service (DaaS). What can you likely assume about this technology based on its name?
- ANSWER-You'll access this service over the Internet.
Which learning model allows an AI system to develop its own strategies for solving
problems or completing tasks? - ANSWER-reinforcement learning
Conducting a staff meeting online so employees from around the globe can join the
discussion is an example of _____________. - ANSWER-e-business
Dr. Davis wants to store backups of her patients' medical records in the cloud to ensure
that information is available if anything devastating were to happen to her office
building. What laws will Dr. Davis need to check as she makes security decisions for her
cloud storage configuration? - ANSWER-HIPAA
, Which kind of cloud service requires the most technical skill to use? - ANSWER-IaaS
Cloud computing and the Internet are two different technologies. - ANSWER-true
Which company most likely relies almost solely on B2B transactions in their course of
business? - ANSWER-chemical supply company
Who enforces PCI compliance for merchants who accept credit card payments from
customers? - ANSWER-credit card companies
Nancy runs her students' research papers through a plagiarism checker tool before
grading them. What technology enables the plagiarism checker to keep improving its
detection of poorly paraphrased text? - ANSWER-ML
Felipe works for an insurance agency with about 50 employees. The HR director
recently sent an email requesting information on who plans to attend the company
picnic in two weeks. The next morning when Felipe signs into his computer, he finds
dozens of emails filling his inbox with responses to the HR director's inquiry, and none
of them are emails Felipe needed to see. What most likely caused this problem? -
ANSWER-Most people used the Reply All button.
When you tell your smartphone to check for any new email messages, what device
does the smartphone communicate with? - ANSWER-Incoming mail server
Hayley is an accessibility advocate at a small college and frequently shares information
with her co-workers about how to better accommodate students with learning
challenges. The college president has complimented her efforts and asked her to find
ways to make this information more readily available and better organized for new,
incoming instructors. What kind of site might best help Hayley achieve this goal? -
ANSWER-Social curation site
When David posts his photos to a Facebook album, the Facebook site automatically
places David's photos in chronological order by when they were taken and suggests
places David might want to tag in the photos. How does Facebook know this
information? - ANSWER-metadata
Melissa is an amateur photographer and plans to post her best photos on a media-
sharing network. She wants to include descriptions to identify the photos for viewers.
What should she add to the photos? - ANSWER-Tags
Tammy spends time each day reading updates and news articles in her industry. She's
always looking for new sources of quality information. What tool can best help her do
this? - ANSWER-flipboard
