2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
,Fact - ANSWERthe confirmation or validation of an event or object
Information Age - ANSWERThe present time, during which infinite quantities of facts are
widely available to anyone who can use a computer
Internet of Things - ANSWERA world where interconnected, Internet enabled devices or
"things" can collect and share data without human intervention
Core Drives of the Information Age - ANSWERData
Information
Knowledge
Business Intelligence
Data - ANSWERraw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object
Structured Data - ANSWERData that has a defined length, type, and format and
includes numbers, dates, or strings such as Customer Address.
Unstructured Data - ANSWERData that is not defined and does not follow a specified
format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter Tweets, and text messages
Machine Generated Data - ANSWERdata created by a machine without human
intervention
Human Generated Data - ANSWERData that humans in interaction with computers
generate
Big Data - ANSWERA collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and
unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and
tools
Information - ANSWERData converted into meaningful and useful context
Business Intelligence - ANSWER
Knowledge - ANSWERSkills, Experience, and expertise coupled with information and
intelligence that creates a person's intellectual resources
Static Report - ANSWERA report created once based on data that does not change
Dynamic Report - ANSWERA report that changes automatically during creation
Analytics - ANSWERthe science of fact-based decision making
, Predictive Analytics - ANSWERUses techniques that extract information from data an
use it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns
Descriptive Analytics - ANSWERUses techniques that describe past performance and
history
Prescriptive Analytics - ANSWERUses techniques that create models indicating the
best decisions to make or course of action to take
Knowledge Worker - ANSWERindividuals valued for their ability to interpret and analyze
information
Management Information Systems (MIS) - ANSWERA business function, like
accounting and Human Resources which moves information about people and products
to help make decisions
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ANSWERResponsible for (1) overseeing all uses of
MIS and (2) ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives
Chief Data Officer (CDO) - ANSWERresponsible for determining the types of
information the enterprise will capture, retain, analyze, and share
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - ANSWERResponsible for ensuring the throughput,
speed, accuracy, availability, and reliability of an organization's information technology
Chief Security Officer (CSO) - ANSWERResponsible for ensuring the security of MIS
systems and developing strategies and MIS safeguards against attacks from hackers
and viruses
Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) - ANSWERResponsible for ensuring the ethical and legal
use of information within a company
Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) - ANSWERResponsible for collecting, maintaining, and
distributing company knowledge
chief intellectual property officer - ANSWERManage and defend intellectual property,
copyrights, and patents
Chief Automation Officer (CAO) - ANSWERDetermines if a person or business process
can be replaced by a robot or software
Chief User Experience Officer (CUEO) - ANSWERCreate the optimal relationship
between user and technology