Quiz 1 Preparation Checklist Chapter 1

1. What is the value of information?

2. Define knowledge workers
3. What is the role of feedback in IS?
4. What does hardware consists of?
5. What does software consists of?
6. Define application software and be able to provide few examples
7. What is Twitter?
8. Define Intranet
9. Define Extranet
10. What is the most important element in a computer-based information system?
11. Define IS personnel
12. What are the common types of information system used in business organizations?
13. What is the difference between e-commerce and m-commerce?
14. Define e-procurement
15. Define DSS
16. Define MIS
17. Define TPS
18. Define Virtual Reality
19. Define Artificial Intelligence
20. Define neural networks
21. Define Robotic systems
22. Describe systems investigation phase of systems development
23. Describe systems analysis phase of systems development
24. Describe systems design phase of systems development
25. Describe systems implementation phase of systems development
26. Define supply chain management
27. Define customer relationship management
28. Define technology acceptance
29. Define technology adoption
30. Describe competitive advantage and strategies to gain it
31. Define return on investment
32. Who are the web administrators?
33. Describe the challenges associated with expanding the global reach of information
systems
34. What is the name of the visa program that enables skilled employees from foreign lands
into the United States?
35. Describe the main concept of the book The world is flat by Thomas Friedman
Chapter 2 Preparation Checklist Quiz 2
1. Describe a CPU
2. Define RAM
3. What does company ARM specializes in?
4. Define parallel computing
5. Define grid computing
6. Define Control Unit
7. Define contactless card
8. Define GUI
9. Describe volatile memory
10. Describe nonvolatile memory
11. Describe the purpose of RAID
12. Describe SAN and its function
13. Be able to describe the difference between CD, DVD and HVD
14. Describe the 2 types of Optical Data Readers
15. Define RFID
16. Describe the properties of plasma display
17. Describe the properties of LCD display
18. Describe the properties of OLED display
19. Describe a workstation
20. Describe a supercomputer
21. Define green computing
22. Describe the purpose of the End-User License Agreement
23. Define a workgroup
24. Describe the task-management features of the OS
25. Describe the network capabilities features of the OS
26. Describe the file managements features of the OS
27. Describe the main purpose of Unix
28. What are the embedded operating systems?
29. What are the advantages of proprietary software?
30. What are the advantages of off-the-shelf software?
31. What are the risks involved with using the application software provider?
32. Describe the function of an ERP
33. How many programming languages have been developed?
34. How many programming languages are commonly used today?
35. Define Rich Internet Application
Quiz 3 Preparation Checklist Chapter 3

1. Describe the function and purpose of a database
2. Define a terabyte
3. Define a character
4. Define a bit
5. Define a flat file
6. Define a record
7. Define an attribute
8. Define a primary key
9. What is data and program independence referring to?
10. Define an entity-relationship diagram
11. Describe different data manipulations
12. What information must be shared in a relational database in order to link the tables?
13. Define a schema
14. What is a Query by example referring to?
15. Describe concurrency control
16. Describe data definition language
17. Describe SQL
18. Describe the main responsibilities of database administrator
19. Describe the main responsibilities of data administrator
20. How does Database as a Service works?
21. How does Software as a Service works?
22. Predictive analysis
23. Describe the process of selecting the best database management system for an
organization
24. Define data warehouse
25. Define data mart
26. Describe data mining and its applications
27. Define data loss prevention
28. Define counterintelligence
29. Define a distributed database
30. Define a replicated database
31. What is Big data
32. Define OLAP
33. Define virtual database system
34. Define spatial data technology
35. Define federated database system


Quiz 4 Preparation Checklist Chapter 4

1. What is a role of a modem?
2. Describe BPL
3. Channel bandwidth
4. Describe Bluetooth
5. Describe FiOS
6. Define UWB
7. Describe frequencies used for wireless communications
8. Be able to describe how near field communications can be used
9. Define a hot spot
10. Define reception area
11. What is the difference between Wi-FI and Wi-MAX
12. Describe the low earth orbit satellite system and its role
13. What is a computer network?
14. Define LAN
15. What is the role of a network operating system?
16. Define ARPANET
17. Citizens of which continent make up the largest percentage of the Internet
18. Describe packets
19. Define IP
20. Define TCP
21. What is the role of fiber-optic cables?
22. How is the data being transmitted over the Internet?
23. What will the upgrade of the Internet to IPv6 mean?
24. Define URL
25. What is an IP address?
26. Describe different Internet address affiliations
27. Describe internal document management system
28. Describe hyperlinks
29. What are the mobile data traffic forecasts?
30. Define HTML
31. What is Java
32. What is XML
33. Describe a search engine
34. Define wikis
35. Describe Web 2.0