MIS Exam 1 Multiple Choice questions
with correct answers
____ is a computer crime that involves destroying or disrupting computer services.
Sabotage
Dumpster diving
Keystroke logging
Bombing - CORRECT ANSWERS-sabotage
_____ allows the linking of devices running on many different platforms.
Time Division Multiple Access
A public switched telephone network
A mobile telephone switching office
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - CORRECT ANSWERS-transmission
control protocol/internet protocol
_____ are an inexpensive way to secure a computer to a desktop or counter and often
have locks as an additional protection against theft.
Identification badges
Corner bolts
Electronic trackers
Callback modems - CORRECT ANSWERS-corner bolts
_____ include gallium arsenide chips that run at higher speeds and consume less
power than silicon chips and optical technologies.
Second-generation computers
Third-generation computers
Fifth-generation computers
Fourth-generation computers - CORRECT ANSWERS-fifth-generation computers
_____ involves the design, manufacture, use, and disposal of computers and servers in
such a way that there is minimal impact on the environment.
Green computing
Cloud computing
, Mobile computing
Natural computing - CORRECT ANSWERS-green computing
_____ is a high-speed carrier service that uses ordinary phone circuits to send and
receive data.
Code division multiple access
A cable modem
Digital subscriber line
An analog modem - CORRECT ANSWERS-digital subscriber line
_____ is also known as secret key encryption.
Auto key generation
Public key cryptography
Symmetric encryption
Message authentication - CORRECT ANSWERS-symmetric encryption
_____ primarily control access to computers and networks and include devices for
securing computers and peripherals from theft.
Nonbiometric security measures
Biometric security measures
Virtual security measures
Physical security measures - CORRECT ANSWERS-physical security measures
_____, which are generated by Web server software, record a user's actions on a Web
site.
Junk e-mails
Viruses
Log files
Worms - CORRECT ANSWERS-log files
A _____ is a journal or newsletter that is updated frequently and intended for the
general public.
wiki
podcast
tweet
blog - CORRECT ANSWERS-blog
A network model is similar to a hierarchical data model because in both data models
records are organized in the same way.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
A petabyte is equal to _____ bytes.
260
230
240
with correct answers
____ is a computer crime that involves destroying or disrupting computer services.
Sabotage
Dumpster diving
Keystroke logging
Bombing - CORRECT ANSWERS-sabotage
_____ allows the linking of devices running on many different platforms.
Time Division Multiple Access
A public switched telephone network
A mobile telephone switching office
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - CORRECT ANSWERS-transmission
control protocol/internet protocol
_____ are an inexpensive way to secure a computer to a desktop or counter and often
have locks as an additional protection against theft.
Identification badges
Corner bolts
Electronic trackers
Callback modems - CORRECT ANSWERS-corner bolts
_____ include gallium arsenide chips that run at higher speeds and consume less
power than silicon chips and optical technologies.
Second-generation computers
Third-generation computers
Fifth-generation computers
Fourth-generation computers - CORRECT ANSWERS-fifth-generation computers
_____ involves the design, manufacture, use, and disposal of computers and servers in
such a way that there is minimal impact on the environment.
Green computing
Cloud computing
, Mobile computing
Natural computing - CORRECT ANSWERS-green computing
_____ is a high-speed carrier service that uses ordinary phone circuits to send and
receive data.
Code division multiple access
A cable modem
Digital subscriber line
An analog modem - CORRECT ANSWERS-digital subscriber line
_____ is also known as secret key encryption.
Auto key generation
Public key cryptography
Symmetric encryption
Message authentication - CORRECT ANSWERS-symmetric encryption
_____ primarily control access to computers and networks and include devices for
securing computers and peripherals from theft.
Nonbiometric security measures
Biometric security measures
Virtual security measures
Physical security measures - CORRECT ANSWERS-physical security measures
_____, which are generated by Web server software, record a user's actions on a Web
site.
Junk e-mails
Viruses
Log files
Worms - CORRECT ANSWERS-log files
A _____ is a journal or newsletter that is updated frequently and intended for the
general public.
wiki
podcast
tweet
blog - CORRECT ANSWERS-blog
A network model is similar to a hierarchical data model because in both data models
records are organized in the same way.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
A petabyte is equal to _____ bytes.
260
230
240
