LSUS ISDS 705 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Big Data - Answers - The collections, storage, and analysis of extremely large, complex,
and often unstructured data sets that can be used by organizations to generate insights
that would otherwise be impossible to make
Within a major pharmaceutical company in the US, there was a research scientist
caught passing top secret highly sensitive information of composition and test results of
the company's newest drug that are worth millions of dollars to a competitor. What crime
is he being held responsible for? - Answers - Corporate espionage
What is E-Discovery? - Answers - Identifying and retrieving relevant electronic
information to support litigation efforts
T/F Hadoop as an open source project was created to analyze extremely large amount
of raw data and computation - Answers - TRUE
Regarding infiltration techniques, which of the following types does one open up to by
posting sensitive personal information and details about one's workplace on social
networking sites? - Answers - Social Engineering
Regarding information security, which of the following statements is consistent with
ground realities? - Answers - Law-enforcement agencies struggles to hire, train, and
retain staff capable of keeping pace with today's cyber-criminals.
T/F The data a firm can leverage is a true strategic asset when it is rare, valuable, non-
substitutable, and imperfectly imitable. - Answers - TRUE The data a firm can leverage
is a true strategic asset when it is rare, valuable, non-substitutable, and imperfectly
imitable. TRUE
Which of the following term is used to describe raw facts and figures? - Answers - Data
The equation ____[BLANK]____ represents the market capitalization of a company -
Answers - Share price × Number of shares
T/F Cache is a component that stores data temporarily so that future requests of
computing tasks for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be
the results of an earlier computation, or a duplicate of data stored elsewhere - Answers -
T/F [TRUE]
Cache is a component that stores data temporarily so that future requests of computing
tasks for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the results
of an earlier computation, or a duplicate of data stored elsewhere. [TRUE]
T/F Following a rapid prototyping methodology is basically repeatedly performing the
analysis, design, and implementation phases concurrently in a cycle until the software is
, completed. Then after the software is complete, it goes back from scratch through a
thorough design and implementation to complete the project. - Answers -
T/F Data marts take advantage of data purchased from third party firms, while data
warehouses are composed entirely of proprietary corporate data. - Answers - FALSE
Data marts take advantage of data purchased from third party firms, while data
warehouses are composed entirely of proprietary corporate data. FALSE
Regarding DDos attack, which of the following would be a good example? - Answers -
Overloading a popular social networking site with inbound messages in order to shut
down access to the site
What area of application of Data Mining is referred to when companies use and
leverage data to determine which services or products clients purchase together, and
how they use this data to cross sell extra services and products. - Answers - Market
Basket Analysis
The ____[BLANK]____ phase of the SDLC is the part of understanding why an
information system should be built and determining why the project team will build it. -
Answers - Planning phase
____[BLANK]____ is the parameter that significantly impact the rank of a website in
Google's search results. - Answers - The number of other pages linking to a given page
Following the ____[BLANK]____ development methodology is a linear project
management approach that proceeds in a sequences from one phase to the next -
Answers - Waterfall
T/F "What should the software produce for the users?" and "who will be the users of the
software?" are the main questions answered within the "Analysis" phase of the SDLC. -
Answers - TRUE "What should the software produce for the users?" and "who will be
the users of the software?" are the main questions answered within the "Analysis"
phase of the SDLC. TRUE
Cookies are only stored on the website visited, not on the user's PC. - Answers - FALSE
Cookies are only stored on the website visited, not on the user's PC. FALSE
Within the phases of SDLC, "construct" of software or an application is a step which
happens at the ____[BLANK]____ phase. - Answers - Implementation phase
____[BLANK]____ is the magnitude of Google's revenue. - Answers - Advertising
Market capitalization (market cap) - Answers - The value of a firm calculated by
multiplying its share price by the number of shares.
Big Data - Answers - The collections, storage, and analysis of extremely large, complex,
and often unstructured data sets that can be used by organizations to generate insights
that would otherwise be impossible to make
Within a major pharmaceutical company in the US, there was a research scientist
caught passing top secret highly sensitive information of composition and test results of
the company's newest drug that are worth millions of dollars to a competitor. What crime
is he being held responsible for? - Answers - Corporate espionage
What is E-Discovery? - Answers - Identifying and retrieving relevant electronic
information to support litigation efforts
T/F Hadoop as an open source project was created to analyze extremely large amount
of raw data and computation - Answers - TRUE
Regarding infiltration techniques, which of the following types does one open up to by
posting sensitive personal information and details about one's workplace on social
networking sites? - Answers - Social Engineering
Regarding information security, which of the following statements is consistent with
ground realities? - Answers - Law-enforcement agencies struggles to hire, train, and
retain staff capable of keeping pace with today's cyber-criminals.
T/F The data a firm can leverage is a true strategic asset when it is rare, valuable, non-
substitutable, and imperfectly imitable. - Answers - TRUE The data a firm can leverage
is a true strategic asset when it is rare, valuable, non-substitutable, and imperfectly
imitable. TRUE
Which of the following term is used to describe raw facts and figures? - Answers - Data
The equation ____[BLANK]____ represents the market capitalization of a company -
Answers - Share price × Number of shares
T/F Cache is a component that stores data temporarily so that future requests of
computing tasks for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be
the results of an earlier computation, or a duplicate of data stored elsewhere - Answers -
T/F [TRUE]
Cache is a component that stores data temporarily so that future requests of computing
tasks for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the results
of an earlier computation, or a duplicate of data stored elsewhere. [TRUE]
T/F Following a rapid prototyping methodology is basically repeatedly performing the
analysis, design, and implementation phases concurrently in a cycle until the software is
, completed. Then after the software is complete, it goes back from scratch through a
thorough design and implementation to complete the project. - Answers -
T/F Data marts take advantage of data purchased from third party firms, while data
warehouses are composed entirely of proprietary corporate data. - Answers - FALSE
Data marts take advantage of data purchased from third party firms, while data
warehouses are composed entirely of proprietary corporate data. FALSE
Regarding DDos attack, which of the following would be a good example? - Answers -
Overloading a popular social networking site with inbound messages in order to shut
down access to the site
What area of application of Data Mining is referred to when companies use and
leverage data to determine which services or products clients purchase together, and
how they use this data to cross sell extra services and products. - Answers - Market
Basket Analysis
The ____[BLANK]____ phase of the SDLC is the part of understanding why an
information system should be built and determining why the project team will build it. -
Answers - Planning phase
____[BLANK]____ is the parameter that significantly impact the rank of a website in
Google's search results. - Answers - The number of other pages linking to a given page
Following the ____[BLANK]____ development methodology is a linear project
management approach that proceeds in a sequences from one phase to the next -
Answers - Waterfall
T/F "What should the software produce for the users?" and "who will be the users of the
software?" are the main questions answered within the "Analysis" phase of the SDLC. -
Answers - TRUE "What should the software produce for the users?" and "who will be
the users of the software?" are the main questions answered within the "Analysis"
phase of the SDLC. TRUE
Cookies are only stored on the website visited, not on the user's PC. - Answers - FALSE
Cookies are only stored on the website visited, not on the user's PC. FALSE
Within the phases of SDLC, "construct" of software or an application is a step which
happens at the ____[BLANK]____ phase. - Answers - Implementation phase
____[BLANK]____ is the magnitude of Google's revenue. - Answers - Advertising
Market capitalization (market cap) - Answers - The value of a firm calculated by
multiplying its share price by the number of shares.
