ISA 235 Exam 1 & 2 (Final Review) questions with
accurate answers
_____ Identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing
resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware
and energy consumption. Ans✓✓✓ Sustainable MIS infrastructure
_____ is buying and selling of goods or services online; ____ includes
ecommerce and all activities related to internal and external business
operations. Ans✓✓✓ Ecommerce, e-business
______________________ data is contained within a single business
process or unit of work for the purpose to support daily operational
tasks. Ans✓✓✓ Transactional
_________________________ uses ________________________ to
identify objects wirelessly over short distances. Ans✓✓✓ RFID,
electronic tags and labels
A _____ is/are a collection of parts that link to achieve a common
purpose. ____ is a way of monitoring the system as a whole. Ans✓✓✓
system, systems thinking
A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger, consisting of blocks of data
that maintain a permanent and tamper-proof record of transactional data.
(T/F) Ans✓✓✓ True
, A company can create a __________ that would detail the process for
recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster
allowing business operations to resume in the shortest amount of time.
Ans✓✓✓ disaster recovery plan
A data warehouse is a _____________________ collection of
information, gathered from many different __________________
databases that supports business analysis activities and decision-making
tasks. Ans✓✓✓ logical; operational
A firewall scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a
key or password to decrypt (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ False
A global positioning system (GPS) consists of only hardware that
provides location information for display on a multidimensional map.
(T/F) Ans✓✓✓ False
A protocol is a standard that specifies the format of data as well as the
rules to be followed during transmission. (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ True
A wholesaler (a company that purchases goods from manufacturers in
bulk at a discount and sell to retailers) should be most threatened by
Ans✓✓✓ Disintermediation (reduction in the use of intermediaries
between producers and consumers, for example by investing directly in
the securities market rather than through a bank.)
Absolute information security is not achievable (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ True
accurate answers
_____ Identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing
resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware
and energy consumption. Ans✓✓✓ Sustainable MIS infrastructure
_____ is buying and selling of goods or services online; ____ includes
ecommerce and all activities related to internal and external business
operations. Ans✓✓✓ Ecommerce, e-business
______________________ data is contained within a single business
process or unit of work for the purpose to support daily operational
tasks. Ans✓✓✓ Transactional
_________________________ uses ________________________ to
identify objects wirelessly over short distances. Ans✓✓✓ RFID,
electronic tags and labels
A _____ is/are a collection of parts that link to achieve a common
purpose. ____ is a way of monitoring the system as a whole. Ans✓✓✓
system, systems thinking
A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger, consisting of blocks of data
that maintain a permanent and tamper-proof record of transactional data.
(T/F) Ans✓✓✓ True
, A company can create a __________ that would detail the process for
recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster
allowing business operations to resume in the shortest amount of time.
Ans✓✓✓ disaster recovery plan
A data warehouse is a _____________________ collection of
information, gathered from many different __________________
databases that supports business analysis activities and decision-making
tasks. Ans✓✓✓ logical; operational
A firewall scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a
key or password to decrypt (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ False
A global positioning system (GPS) consists of only hardware that
provides location information for display on a multidimensional map.
(T/F) Ans✓✓✓ False
A protocol is a standard that specifies the format of data as well as the
rules to be followed during transmission. (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ True
A wholesaler (a company that purchases goods from manufacturers in
bulk at a discount and sell to retailers) should be most threatened by
Ans✓✓✓ Disintermediation (reduction in the use of intermediaries
between producers and consumers, for example by investing directly in
the securities market rather than through a bank.)
Absolute information security is not achievable (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ True
