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Question 1 of 23
Online brokerage firms operate in a highly combative and ambitious environment, so they use
information technologies to make their services more unique in order to combat _____. A.
Rivalry among existing competitors
B. Buyer power
C. Supplier power
D. The threat of new entrants
Question 2 of 23
Computers are most beneficial in transaction-processing operations.
A. True
B. False
Question 3 of 23
Which of the following statements regarding application software are INCORRECT?
A. Spreadsheet software, which is more powerful than financial planning software is capable of
performing many types analysis on large amounts of data.
B. You can use Project management software to study the cost, time, and resource impact of schedule
changes.
C. Microsoft Excel is an example of database software.
D. Using Computer-aided design (CAD) software, you can perform “what-if” analysis on data.
Question 4 of 23
Database designer create a database that stores data in tables that consist of raws and columns, each
row has a primary key. Which data model did the database designer used? A. relational
B. object-oriented
C. object-relational
D. multi dimentional
Question 5 of 23
An advantage of silicon over gallium arsenide is that:
A. it’s less fragile than gallium arsenide.
B. it survives much higher doses of radiation than gallium arsenide.
C. it withstands higher temperatures than gallium arsenide.
D. it emits light, whereas gallium arsenide does not.
Question 6 of 23
Dell, SAP Sybase Mobile and Microsoft Corporation created a partnership to design a mobile water
meter reading system for several South African Municipalities. This is an example of ____. A.
cybersquatting
B. a virtual organization
C. the digital divide
D. telecomming
Question 7 of 23
Level 2 security involves ____.
A. front-end servers
B. corporate networks
C. physical security
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D. back-end systems
Question 8 of 23
A________ is a programming routine built into a system by its programmer.
A. DoS
B. blended thread
C. backdoor
D. logic bomb
Question 9 of 23
Which of the following statements is not true about intellectual property rights?
A. Digital rights management is a strategy designed to prevent illegal distribution of digital content.
B. The term fair use refers to the rights which creators are entitled for their work.
C. A copyright protects any tangible form of expression.
D. Intellectual property refers to unique and original works such as ideas, inventions, company logos,
and more.
Question 10 of 23
A routing table lists _____.
A. nodes on a network
B. the IP address of a router
C. the protocols that each node understands
D. packets to be sent
Question 11 of 23
The goal of _____ is to tailor online searching and requests to users' specific search patterns,
preferences, and needs.
A. Web 1.0
B. Web 2.0
C. Web 3.0
D. Web 4.0
Question 12 of 23
When information is transferred from one network to another, domain names are converted to _____ by
the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol.
A. Internet Protocol addresses
B. hypermedia
C. Ethernet addresses
D. electronic media
Question 13 of 23
Buyline is an e-commerce Web site. It has come up with a promotional offer where buyers get a 60
percent discount on refrigerators if a minimum of 100 buyers agree to buy the product within 24 hours of
the offer being announced. In this case, it is evident that BuyLine is a _____.
A. social networking site
B. group buying platform
C. peer-to-peer e-commerce platform
D. participatory e-commerce site
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Question 14 of 23
The Web page displayed when a user first visits a site is called a(n) _____.
A. splash screen
B. pop-up ads
C. ad impression
D. spot leasing
Question 15 of 23
Which one of the following statements regarding extranets is NOT TRUE?
A. It is a secure network that uses the Intranet and Web technologies to connect Internets of business
partners.
B. It can be considered a type of Interorganizational System (IOS).
C. Reduces inventory costs.
D. It is used for coordination purposes
Question 16 of 23
Which of the following are valid top-level domains (TLDs)?
A. co.za, com, ipv
B. www, edu, com
C. com, net, bmk
D. gov, org, net
Question 17 of 23
In the design phase, the ____ design is an overview of the system that indicates hardware and software,
such as specifying Linux servers and Windows clients.
A. technical
B. physical
C. conceptual
D. logical
Question 18 of 23
Which of the following is not a benefit associated with knowledge management?
A. It helps leverage the expertise of people across the organisation.
B. It helps contain the specialized knowledge of experts to a few people on a need-to-know basis.
C. It fosters innovation by encouraging the free flow of ideas.
D. It helps capture the expertise of key individuals before they retire.
Question 19 of 23
Which of the following is not a benefit associated with knowledge management?
A. It helps leverage the expertise of people across the organization.
B. It helps capture the expertise of key individuals before they retire.
C. It helps contain the specialized knowledge of experts to a few people on a need-to-know basis.
D. It fosters innovation by encouraging the free flow of ideas.
Question 20 of 23
Which of the following is a task performed by a geographic information system (GIS)?
A. Finding zip codes of areas with high population
B. Recognizing the location where an accident has occurred
C. Identifying areas with less oxygen
D. Showing the number of people walking across a bridge
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INF1505-EXAM-PACK 2020
Information to Business Information
Systems (University of South Africa)
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INF1505-2020 EXAM-PACK #MKHULU
Question 1 of 23
Online brokerage firms operate in a highly combative and ambitious environment, so they use
information technologies to make their services more unique in order to combat _____. A.
Rivalry among existing competitors
B. Buyer power
C. Supplier power
D. The threat of new entrants
Question 2 of 23
Computers are most beneficial in transaction-processing operations.
A. True
B. False
Question 3 of 23
Which of the following statements regarding application software are INCORRECT?
A. Spreadsheet software, which is more powerful than financial planning software is capable of
performing many types analysis on large amounts of data.
B. You can use Project management software to study the cost, time, and resource impact of schedule
changes.
C. Microsoft Excel is an example of database software.
D. Using Computer-aided design (CAD) software, you can perform “what-if” analysis on data.
Question 4 of 23
Database designer create a database that stores data in tables that consist of raws and columns, each
row has a primary key. Which data model did the database designer used? A. relational
B. object-oriented
C. object-relational
D. multi dimentional
Question 5 of 23
An advantage of silicon over gallium arsenide is that:
A. it’s less fragile than gallium arsenide.
B. it survives much higher doses of radiation than gallium arsenide.
C. it withstands higher temperatures than gallium arsenide.
D. it emits light, whereas gallium arsenide does not.
Question 6 of 23
Dell, SAP Sybase Mobile and Microsoft Corporation created a partnership to design a mobile water
meter reading system for several South African Municipalities. This is an example of ____. A.
cybersquatting
B. a virtual organization
C. the digital divide
D. telecomming
Question 7 of 23
Level 2 security involves ____.
A. front-end servers
B. corporate networks
C. physical security
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D. back-end systems
Question 8 of 23
A________ is a programming routine built into a system by its programmer.
A. DoS
B. blended thread
C. backdoor
D. logic bomb
Question 9 of 23
Which of the following statements is not true about intellectual property rights?
A. Digital rights management is a strategy designed to prevent illegal distribution of digital content.
B. The term fair use refers to the rights which creators are entitled for their work.
C. A copyright protects any tangible form of expression.
D. Intellectual property refers to unique and original works such as ideas, inventions, company logos,
and more.
Question 10 of 23
A routing table lists _____.
A. nodes on a network
B. the IP address of a router
C. the protocols that each node understands
D. packets to be sent
Question 11 of 23
The goal of _____ is to tailor online searching and requests to users' specific search patterns,
preferences, and needs.
A. Web 1.0
B. Web 2.0
C. Web 3.0
D. Web 4.0
Question 12 of 23
When information is transferred from one network to another, domain names are converted to _____ by
the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol.
A. Internet Protocol addresses
B. hypermedia
C. Ethernet addresses
D. electronic media
Question 13 of 23
Buyline is an e-commerce Web site. It has come up with a promotional offer where buyers get a 60
percent discount on refrigerators if a minimum of 100 buyers agree to buy the product within 24 hours of
the offer being announced. In this case, it is evident that BuyLine is a _____.
A. social networking site
B. group buying platform
C. peer-to-peer e-commerce platform
D. participatory e-commerce site
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Question 14 of 23
The Web page displayed when a user first visits a site is called a(n) _____.
A. splash screen
B. pop-up ads
C. ad impression
D. spot leasing
Question 15 of 23
Which one of the following statements regarding extranets is NOT TRUE?
A. It is a secure network that uses the Intranet and Web technologies to connect Internets of business
partners.
B. It can be considered a type of Interorganizational System (IOS).
C. Reduces inventory costs.
D. It is used for coordination purposes
Question 16 of 23
Which of the following are valid top-level domains (TLDs)?
A. co.za, com, ipv
B. www, edu, com
C. com, net, bmk
D. gov, org, net
Question 17 of 23
In the design phase, the ____ design is an overview of the system that indicates hardware and software,
such as specifying Linux servers and Windows clients.
A. technical
B. physical
C. conceptual
D. logical
Question 18 of 23
Which of the following is not a benefit associated with knowledge management?
A. It helps leverage the expertise of people across the organisation.
B. It helps contain the specialized knowledge of experts to a few people on a need-to-know basis.
C. It fosters innovation by encouraging the free flow of ideas.
D. It helps capture the expertise of key individuals before they retire.
Question 19 of 23
Which of the following is not a benefit associated with knowledge management?
A. It helps leverage the expertise of people across the organization.
B. It helps capture the expertise of key individuals before they retire.
C. It helps contain the specialized knowledge of experts to a few people on a need-to-know basis.
D. It fosters innovation by encouraging the free flow of ideas.
Question 20 of 23
Which of the following is a task performed by a geographic information system (GIS)?
A. Finding zip codes of areas with high population
B. Recognizing the location where an accident has occurred
C. Identifying areas with less oxygen
D. Showing the number of people walking across a bridge
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