NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN HCB
TEST 8 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ What is Information?.
Answer: Data presented in a meaningful context.
◍ functional business areas.
Answer: - sales- marketing- accounting- finance - operations- human
resources
◍ Object Code.
Answer: looks like numbers- what the computer understandsEX: 10010010
◍ finance.
Answer: deals with investment data, monetary data, reporting data
◍ key performance indicators (KPI).
Answer: quantifiable metrics a company uses to evaluate progress towards
CSF's - turnover rates of employees - % of help desk calls answered within a
minute - number of product returns - average customer spending
◍ critical success factors (CSF).
Answer: crucial step companies perform to achieve their goals and
objectives, and implement their strategies- create high quality products -
retain competitive advantages - reduce product cost- increase customer
satisfaction- hire and retain the best business professionals
◍ copyright law.
Answer: law that entitles the owner of a work to make and distribute
reproductions of it
, ◍ General Purpose app.
Answer: Requires a minimal investment and is used to conduct a wide
variety of operations. However, it may not fulfill all of a business' needsEX:
software suites, web browser, email, word process
◍ customer-facing.
Answer: results in a product or a service that is received by an organization's
external customer
◍ MB.
Answer: megabyte, 1,024 KB (10^6)
◍ "Fair Use" exceptions.
Answer: 1. If use is for non commercial purposes2. If work is factual, rather
than creative3. If you use only a tiny, insubstantial amount of the material 4.
If your use does not affect the potential market for or value of the protected
work
◍ What is the most important component of an Information System?.
Answer: You — human cognitive skills create value and information.
◍ parts of a business information system.
Answer: - people - hardware - software - data- networks
◍ How is Information created from Data?.
Answer: By processing data (summing, ordering, grouping, comparing,
etc.).
◍ What does Nielsen's Law state?.
Answer: High-end user connection speeds increase about 50% per year.
◍ solution selection.
Answer: select the solution that best solves the problem and meets the needs
of the business
◍ Hoaxes.
Answer: Attack computer systems by transmitting a virus hoax, with a real
virus attached. By masking the attack in a seemingly legitimate message,
TEST 8 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ What is Information?.
Answer: Data presented in a meaningful context.
◍ functional business areas.
Answer: - sales- marketing- accounting- finance - operations- human
resources
◍ Object Code.
Answer: looks like numbers- what the computer understandsEX: 10010010
◍ finance.
Answer: deals with investment data, monetary data, reporting data
◍ key performance indicators (KPI).
Answer: quantifiable metrics a company uses to evaluate progress towards
CSF's - turnover rates of employees - % of help desk calls answered within a
minute - number of product returns - average customer spending
◍ critical success factors (CSF).
Answer: crucial step companies perform to achieve their goals and
objectives, and implement their strategies- create high quality products -
retain competitive advantages - reduce product cost- increase customer
satisfaction- hire and retain the best business professionals
◍ copyright law.
Answer: law that entitles the owner of a work to make and distribute
reproductions of it
, ◍ General Purpose app.
Answer: Requires a minimal investment and is used to conduct a wide
variety of operations. However, it may not fulfill all of a business' needsEX:
software suites, web browser, email, word process
◍ customer-facing.
Answer: results in a product or a service that is received by an organization's
external customer
◍ MB.
Answer: megabyte, 1,024 KB (10^6)
◍ "Fair Use" exceptions.
Answer: 1. If use is for non commercial purposes2. If work is factual, rather
than creative3. If you use only a tiny, insubstantial amount of the material 4.
If your use does not affect the potential market for or value of the protected
work
◍ What is the most important component of an Information System?.
Answer: You — human cognitive skills create value and information.
◍ parts of a business information system.
Answer: - people - hardware - software - data- networks
◍ How is Information created from Data?.
Answer: By processing data (summing, ordering, grouping, comparing,
etc.).
◍ What does Nielsen's Law state?.
Answer: High-end user connection speeds increase about 50% per year.
◍ solution selection.
Answer: select the solution that best solves the problem and meets the needs
of the business
◍ Hoaxes.
Answer: Attack computer systems by transmitting a virus hoax, with a real
virus attached. By masking the attack in a seemingly legitimate message,
