BUS 237 Mid-Term Questions Exam And
Correct Answers 100% Pass
According to Industry Canada, what were the revenues of the Canada ICT sector in 2010? -
ANSWER 162 billion
What was the total number of Canadian workers employed by the ICT sector in 2010
according to Industry Canada? - ANSWER 563 000
Which of the following segments of the ICT sector in Canada is responsible for the
majority of this sectors revenue, according to Industry Canada? - ANSWER Services
What does ICT stand for?
a. Information Communications Terminology
b. Information Computing Technology
c. Information Communications Technology
d. Industrial Communications Technology
e. Industrial Computing Technology - ANSWER c. Information Communications Technology
The Running Room web site
a. handles online purchases.
,b. provides unique services that are not available in stores.
c. provides discussion groups.
d. provides information efficiently to customers.
e. all of the above. - ANSWER e. All of the above
________ is (are) often the most important part of an information system.
a. People
b. Processes
c. Hardware
d. Data
e. Software - ANSWER a. People
MIS can be defined as
a. the development and use of information systems that achieve business goals and
objectives.
b. the use of information systems to develop business strategies.
c. the use of information systems that achieve business goals and objectives.
d. the development of information systems that helps a business to save money.
e. the development and use of information systems to cut cost. - ANSWER a. the development
and use of information systems that achieve business goals and objectives.
,The critical difference between information systems and information technology is?
a. The computers.
b. The way computers are used.
c. The people.
d. The information and data.
e. The computer programs. - ANSWER c. The people.
Google's use of "content extraction" with Gmail is a concern for?
a. Academics
b. Google
c. Privacy advocates
d. Governments
e. Competitors - ANSWER c. Privacy advocates
According to Moore's Law, an integrated chip's speed and power should ________ every 20
months.
a. grow 50%
b. increase exponentially
c. increase 1%
d. grow 100%
e. gradually increase - ANSWER d. grow 100%
, The cost as measured per 10 000 transistors on computer chips has been ________ steadily over
time.
a. gradually increasing
b. dropping
c. keeping pace
d. unchanged
e. increasing drastically - ANSWER b. dropping
It is expected that the price and power of computer chips will ________ over the next decade.
a. stay about the same
b. obey Moore's Law
c. shrink
d. continue to grow slowly
e. grow more dramatically - ANSWER b. obey Moore's Law
Information technology only becomes useful when it is combined with the people and ________
components of an information system.
a. process
b. software
c. hardware
Correct Answers 100% Pass
According to Industry Canada, what were the revenues of the Canada ICT sector in 2010? -
ANSWER 162 billion
What was the total number of Canadian workers employed by the ICT sector in 2010
according to Industry Canada? - ANSWER 563 000
Which of the following segments of the ICT sector in Canada is responsible for the
majority of this sectors revenue, according to Industry Canada? - ANSWER Services
What does ICT stand for?
a. Information Communications Terminology
b. Information Computing Technology
c. Information Communications Technology
d. Industrial Communications Technology
e. Industrial Computing Technology - ANSWER c. Information Communications Technology
The Running Room web site
a. handles online purchases.
,b. provides unique services that are not available in stores.
c. provides discussion groups.
d. provides information efficiently to customers.
e. all of the above. - ANSWER e. All of the above
________ is (are) often the most important part of an information system.
a. People
b. Processes
c. Hardware
d. Data
e. Software - ANSWER a. People
MIS can be defined as
a. the development and use of information systems that achieve business goals and
objectives.
b. the use of information systems to develop business strategies.
c. the use of information systems that achieve business goals and objectives.
d. the development of information systems that helps a business to save money.
e. the development and use of information systems to cut cost. - ANSWER a. the development
and use of information systems that achieve business goals and objectives.
,The critical difference between information systems and information technology is?
a. The computers.
b. The way computers are used.
c. The people.
d. The information and data.
e. The computer programs. - ANSWER c. The people.
Google's use of "content extraction" with Gmail is a concern for?
a. Academics
b. Google
c. Privacy advocates
d. Governments
e. Competitors - ANSWER c. Privacy advocates
According to Moore's Law, an integrated chip's speed and power should ________ every 20
months.
a. grow 50%
b. increase exponentially
c. increase 1%
d. grow 100%
e. gradually increase - ANSWER d. grow 100%
, The cost as measured per 10 000 transistors on computer chips has been ________ steadily over
time.
a. gradually increasing
b. dropping
c. keeping pace
d. unchanged
e. increasing drastically - ANSWER b. dropping
It is expected that the price and power of computer chips will ________ over the next decade.
a. stay about the same
b. obey Moore's Law
c. shrink
d. continue to grow slowly
e. grow more dramatically - ANSWER b. obey Moore's Law
Information technology only becomes useful when it is combined with the people and ________
components of an information system.
a. process
b. software
c. hardware
