WGU C201 Ch14 Using technology to manage
information questions with verified answers
application service providers Ans✓✓✓ (_____) are outside suppliers that provide
both computers and application support for managing information systems.
botnet Ans✓✓✓ A (_____) is a network of PCs that have been infected with one
or more data-stealing viruses.
chief information officer (CIO) Ans✓✓✓ The (_____) is the top management
executive responsible for directing a firm's management information system and
related computer operations.
cloud computing Ans✓✓✓ In (_____) powerful servers store applications
software and databases for users to access the software and databases via the
Web using anything from a PC to a smart phone.
computer-based information systems Ans✓✓✓ (_____) rely on four components:
computer hardware, software, telecommunications and computer networks, and
data resource management.
data Ans✓✓✓ Raw facts and figures that may or may not be relevant to a
business decision are known as (_____).
database Ans✓✓✓ A(n) (_____) is the computer integrated collection of an
organization's data resources.
, decision support systems Ans✓✓✓ (_____) are information systems designed to
provide support for effective decision making
enterprise resource plan (ERP) Ans✓✓✓ A system of integrated programs to
collect, process, and provide information about all business operations is a(n):
(_____).
executive support system Ans✓✓✓ A(n) (_____) lets senior executives access the
firm's primary databases, often by touching the computer screen, pointing and
clicking a mouse, or using voice recognition.
expert system Ans✓✓✓ A computer program that imitates human thinking
through complicated sets of "if-then" rules is called a(n) (_____).
firewall Ans✓✓✓ Software that prevents entry to an intranet from an
unauthorized location or by an unauthorized person is called the (_____).
grid computing Ans✓✓✓ (_____) consists of a network of smaller computers
running special software.
harware Ans✓✓✓ (_____) includes all tangible elements of a computer system.
information Ans✓✓✓ Knowledge gained from processing facts and figures is
known as (_____).
information system Ans✓✓✓ An (_____) is an organized method for collecting,
storing, and communicating past, present, and projected information on internal
operations and external intelligence.
information questions with verified answers
application service providers Ans✓✓✓ (_____) are outside suppliers that provide
both computers and application support for managing information systems.
botnet Ans✓✓✓ A (_____) is a network of PCs that have been infected with one
or more data-stealing viruses.
chief information officer (CIO) Ans✓✓✓ The (_____) is the top management
executive responsible for directing a firm's management information system and
related computer operations.
cloud computing Ans✓✓✓ In (_____) powerful servers store applications
software and databases for users to access the software and databases via the
Web using anything from a PC to a smart phone.
computer-based information systems Ans✓✓✓ (_____) rely on four components:
computer hardware, software, telecommunications and computer networks, and
data resource management.
data Ans✓✓✓ Raw facts and figures that may or may not be relevant to a
business decision are known as (_____).
database Ans✓✓✓ A(n) (_____) is the computer integrated collection of an
organization's data resources.
, decision support systems Ans✓✓✓ (_____) are information systems designed to
provide support for effective decision making
enterprise resource plan (ERP) Ans✓✓✓ A system of integrated programs to
collect, process, and provide information about all business operations is a(n):
(_____).
executive support system Ans✓✓✓ A(n) (_____) lets senior executives access the
firm's primary databases, often by touching the computer screen, pointing and
clicking a mouse, or using voice recognition.
expert system Ans✓✓✓ A computer program that imitates human thinking
through complicated sets of "if-then" rules is called a(n) (_____).
firewall Ans✓✓✓ Software that prevents entry to an intranet from an
unauthorized location or by an unauthorized person is called the (_____).
grid computing Ans✓✓✓ (_____) consists of a network of smaller computers
running special software.
harware Ans✓✓✓ (_____) includes all tangible elements of a computer system.
information Ans✓✓✓ Knowledge gained from processing facts and figures is
known as (_____).
information system Ans✓✓✓ An (_____) is an organized method for collecting,
storing, and communicating past, present, and projected information on internal
operations and external intelligence.
