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One advantage of networked computers is that they offer much greater computer security than the older mainframe systems.

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B) False

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Question 92

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____________ are raw, unanalyzed, and unorganized facts and figures.

A) Statistics
B) Ratios
C) Data
D) Criteria

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A virtual private network allows information managers to simulate a real intranet in order to identify possible security problems and technical glitches before the company sets up the actual private network.

___________ technology uses cable modems, digital subscriber lines, fixed wireless, and satellites to provide users with significantly faster Internet connections than are provided by traditional 56k modems.

A major impact of information technology has been to:

________ is a form of virtualization in which a company's data and applications are stored offsite.

High-quality information is:

Enterprise portals have the ability to identify users and give them access to specific areas of an organization's intranet depending on their relationship to the organization.

Information technology has changed the staffing and customer relations of businesses.

During the 1970s business technology employees often dealt directly with customers.

Major retail firms such as Walmart have used data mining to customize the product offerings for each store.

The advantages of cloud computing are security, possible instability, and data control.

Interactive intranet applications can save money and increase revenue by reducing paper handling and enabling faster decision making.

Katie Prescott's assistant just handed her a report that summarizes and organizes many raw facts and figures into a few key measures that will help her judge whether her department is meeting its key objectives. The summary measures included in the report are information, while the raw facts and figures used to compute these measures are data.

An important advantage knowledge technology has over older versions of business technology is that it:

The On-The-Green Golf Company currently has an intranet, and is considering making use of an extranet. One of the main reasons On-The-Green may want an extranet is to allow a select group of outside customers to have access to information on its intranet.

A key element of Internet2 is:

The Internet has greatly slowed the spread of computer viruses by making it possible to share programs and files by downloading them from online sources rather than sharing diskettes.

Mick Connors works for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. One of the major challenges Mick is likely to face is to get CIOs at major corporations to provide the type of information he needs to help his board achieve its mission.

Subjectivity is one of the four characteristics of useful information.