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OPIM EXAM

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What is the most expensive and powerful kind of computer, that is used to assist in solving massive scientific problems?
Supercomputer
Which is true about servers?

A.They are optimized for visualization and rendering of three-dimensional models
B.They are used for personal computing and small business computing
C.They are used to provide services to users within large organizations or to Web users
D.They are primarily used as the main, central computing system for major corporations
E.They are used to assist with massive scientific problems
C-They are used to provide services to users within large organizations or to Web users
Which is an example of an operating system?
A.Microsoft Surface
B.Safari
C.Moziilla Firefox
D.Microsoft Office
E.Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Linux
________ software is the collection of programs that control the basic operations of computer hardware.

A.Open source
B.Application
C.Transitory
D.System
E.Peripheral
System
________ is designed to shield programmers from having to build applications for different underlying operating systems, particularly in heterogeneous, distributed environments.
A.Malware
B.Grayware
C.Middleware
D.Spyware
E.Peopleware
C. Middleware
Governmental regulations such as the ________ Act mandate archiving business documents and relevant internal communication, including e-mail and instant messages.

A.Taft-Hartley
B.Sarbanes-Oxley
C.Glass-Steagall
D.Robinson-Patman
E.Celler-Kefauver
B.Sarbanes Oxley
________ define the procedures that different computers follow when they transmit and receive data.

A.Keyloggers
B.Protocols
C.Hosts
D.Hypertexts
E.Consoles
B. Protocols
________ is the transmission capacity of a computer or communications channel, which represents how much binary data can be reliably transmitted over the medium in one second.
A.Codec
B.Jitter
C.Latency
D.Bandwidth
E.Data buffer
D.Bandwidth
A ________ is any computer on the network, or any software application that uses only the services provided by the server.

A.client
B.peer
C.host
D.console
E.port
A.client
Web servers process user requests for pages using the ________.

A.TOC Protocol
B.Trivial File Transfer Protocol
C.Hypertext Transfer Protocol
D.Address Resolution Protocol
E.Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
C.Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Which of the following is the host name in the URL "labs.google.co.in/jack carver"?

A.co
B.in
C.labs
D.google
E.jack caver
C.labs
Most companies allow their employees to use ________ networks to connect to the company's intranet while on the road or working from home.

A.Storage area
B.near-me area
C.body sensor
D.virtual private
E.metropolitan area
D.virtual private
Data centers managed by a third party that rents out space to multiple organizational customers are known as ________.

A.datahub stations
B.colocation facilities
C.multi-bay stations
D.data ease facilities
E.serial port facilities
B.colocation facilities
The prediction that the number of transistors on a chip would double about every two years is known as ________.

A.Metcalfe's Law
B.Murphy's Law
C.Megan's Law
D.Ashby's Law
E.Moore's Law
E. Moore's Law
Under the ________ model, organizations "rent" resources such as processing, data storage, or networking from an external provider on an as-needed basis and pay only for the services used.

A.cloud computing
B.cluster computing
C.parallel computing
D.grid computing
E.distributed computing
A.cloud computing
As defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), "________ is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction."

A.social networking
B.cloud computing
C.internetworking
D.green computing
E.web phising
B.cloud computing
The ability to adapt to increases or decreases in demand for processing or data storage is known as ________.

A.portability
B.usability
C.extensability
D.reliability
E.scalability
E.scalability
Which of the following statements is true about the software as a service model?

A.The customer can run his or her own applications that are typically designed using tools provided by the service provider.

B.The customer has to manage the licenses for the operating systems being used.

C.The customer has no knowledge or control over the underlying infrastructure and the cloud may host preinstalled applications which users just buy access to.

D.The customer is provided with the basic capabilities of processing, storage, and networking.

E.The user has control over the applications but has limited or no control over the underlying infrastructure.
C-The customer has no knowledge or control over the underlying infrastructure and the cloud may host preinstalled applications which users just buy access to.
Which of the following statements is true about the platform as a service model?

A.The customer has no knowledge or control over the underlying infrastructure and has only limited ability to control or configure application-specific settings.

B.Only the basic capabilities of processing, storage, and networking are provided.

C.The customer is provided with the basic capabilities of processing, storage, and networking.

D.The customer can run his or her own applications that are typically designed using tools provided by the service provider.

E. The customer has to manage the licenses for the operating systems being used.
D-The customer can run his or her own applications that are typically designed using tools provided by the service provider.
Which of the following statements is true about a public cloud?

A.It can be used by any interested party on a pay-per-use basis.
B.It is internal to an organization
C.It gives the organization a high degree of control over their data and applications
D.It gives an organization a high degree of customizability over their data and applications
E.It does not free an organization from the issues associated with managing the cloud infrastructure
A-It can be used by any interested party on a pay-per use basis.
________ is used to solve large-scale computing problems.

A.IP convergence
B.Distributed computing
C.Trusted computing
D.Grid computing
E.Edge computing
D.Grid computing
ImmuneEarth, a research and development company, has a motto to "eradicate all diseases." It has numerous departments that research the cure of various diseases. One of its largest departments includes the AIDS department where more than 500 scientists are researching the cure for AIDS. ImmuneEarth has numerous computers that have been grouped into a cohesive system for this purpose. Recently, one of its computers was updated because it had low performance which had slowed the entire system. Which of the following is ImmuneEarth using to research the cure for AIDS?

A.grid computing
B.green computing
C.edge computing
D.IP convergence
E.trusted computing
A.grid computing
With respect to the recent trends in IS hardware infrastructure management, ________ is moving processing and data storage away from a centralized location to the "corners" of a network.

A.green computing
B.distributed computing
C.edge computing
D.trusted computing
E.grid computing
C-edge computing
________, the use of the Internet protocol (IP) for transporting voice, video, fax, and data traffic, has allowed enterprises to make use of new forms of communication and collaboration, as well as traditional forms of communication, at much lower costs.

A.Edge computing
B.IP console
C.IP edging
D.Grid computing
E.IP convergence
E-IP convergence
The protocol used by the Internet is called the ________.

A.TOC protocol
B.Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
C.Address Resolution Protocol
D.Transmission Control Protocol
E.Trivial File Transfer Protocol
D. Transmission Control Protocol
Which of the following statements is true about business intelligence?

A.It is the process by which a customer-owned mutual organization or co-operative changes legal form to a joint stock company.

B.It is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people.

C.It is the use of information systems to gather and analyze information from internal and external sources in order to make better business decisions.

D.It is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people or community, through the use of information technology.

E.It is the use of human resources to gather and analyze information from external sources in order to make better business decisions.
C-It is the use of information systems to gather and analyze information from internal and external sources in order to make better business decisions.
Responding to threats and opportunities and continuous planning are based on analyzing internal data primarily from the ________ level of the organization.

A.Business
B.Technical
C.Operational
D.Tactical
E.Executive
C-Operational
When we consider entities as tables, each column is a(n) ________.

A.bot
B.attribute
C.query
D.record
E.form
B-attribute
When we consider entities as tables, each row is a(n) ________.

A.form
B.query
C.record
D.attribute
E.bot
C-record
In DBMS, data are kept separate from the application's programming code. This means that ________.

A.a database needs to be changed when a change is made to an application

B.an application's programming code needs to be updated continuously to keep up with the database

C.an application cannot be changed without making changes to the database

D.an application needs to be changed when database is changed

E.a database does not need to be changed if a change is made to an application
E-a database does not need to be changed if a change is made to an application
One of the advantages of the database approach is program-data independence, which means that it is ________.

A.easier to deploy and control data access using a centralized system

B.a centralized system, making it much easier to enforce standards and rules for data creation, modification, naming, and deletion

C.useful for eliminating redundancy, greatly reducing the possibilities of inconsistency

D.easier to evolve and alter software to changing business needs when data and programs are independent

E.a centralized system, making it easier to enforce access restrictions
D-easier to evolve and alter software to changing business needs when data and programs are independent
Once the data model is created, the format of the data is documented in a(n) ________.

A.data mart
B.expert system
C.data warehouse
D.data dictionary
E.data type
D-data dictionary
Treston, an automobile manufacturer, has recently implemented a new database system. It is confident that this system will help enhance the company's internal (employees) and external (customers and channel partners) communication. Treston is planning to pursue a just-in-time inventory system soon after the database system is implemented. After the implementation of the database system, however, Treston realized that the database system was not effective. Which of the following, if true, can be cited as a possible reason for the failure of Treston's database system?

A.Microsoft launched a new version of Enterprise Microsoft Access which is better than Treston's database system.

B.Treston's new database system was not supported by the database system of its suppliers and distributors.

C.Treston had internally trained personnel managing its new database system, keeping costs low.

D.Treston's competitors implemented its database a few days prior to Treston's implementation date.

E.The maintenance cost of Treston's new database system was less than the one it was previously using.
B-Treston's new database system was not supported by the database system of its suppliers and distributors.
Business rules are captured by the designers of the database and included in the data dictionary to ________.

A.capture the structure of the database
B.organize and sort the data, complete calculations, and allocate storage space
C.eliminate data duplication
D.make sure that each table contains only attributes that are related to the entity
E.prevent illegal or illogical entries from entering the database
E-prevent illegal or illogical entries from entering the database
A query is used to ________.

A.prevent illegal or illogical entries from entering the database
B.retrieve data from a database
C.eliminate data duplication
D.organize and sort the data in a database
E.allocate storage space for a database
B-retrieve data from a database
Which of the following statements is true about query by example (QBE) capabilities in a database?

A.It helps to create a query quickly and easily.

B.It prevents illegal entries into a database.

C.It refers to immediate automated responses to the complicated requests of users.

D.It is designed to handle multiple concurrent transactions from customers.

E.It is primarily used in gathering new information.
A-It helps to create a query quickly and easily.
The systems that are used to interact with customers and run a business in real time are called ________.

A.tactical systems
B.executive systems
C.strategic systems
D.operational systems
E.technical systems
D-operational systems
________ integrates data from various operational systems.

A.data modeling
B.data mining
C.master data
D.a metadata repository
E.a data warehouse
E-a data warehouse
________ involves standardizing the format of data retrieved from different systems.

A.clustering
B.data cleansing
C.content mining
D.data modeling
E.data mining
B-data cleansing
A ________ is a data warehouse that is limited in scope.

A.data mart
B.data reduction
C.master data
D.metadata repository
E.data model
A-data mart
Which of the following statements is true about key-indicator reports?

A.They highlight situations that are out of the normal range.

B.They provide a summary of critical information on a recurring schedule.

C.They are produced at predefined intervals to support routine decisions.

D.They answer unplanned information requests to support a nonroutine decision.

E.They help analyze why a key indicator is not at an appropriate level or why an exception occurred.
B-They provide a summary of critical information on a recurring schedule.
Which of the following statements is true about ad hoc queries?

A.They provide a summary of critical information on a recurring schedule.

B.They highlight situations that are out of the normal range.

C.They are produced at predefined intervals to support routine decisions.

D.They help analyze why a key indicator is not at an appropriate level or why an exception occurred.

E.They answer unplanned information requests to support a nonroutine decision.
E-They answer unplanned information requests to support a nonroutine decision.
________ refers to the process of quickly conducting complex, multidimensional analyses of data stored in a database that is optimized for retrieval, typically using graphical software tools.

A.Normalization
B.Inferencing
C.Data mining
D.Predictive analysis
E.Online analytical processing
E-Online analytical processing
Which of the following statements is true about association discovery?

A.It is the use of analytical techniques for extracting information from textual documents.

B.It is the process of grouping related records together on the basis of having similar values for attributes.

C.It is a technique used to find correlations among sets of items.

D.It makes sure that each table contains only attributes that are related to the entity

E.It is a type of intelligent system that uses reasoning methods based on knowledge about a specific problem domain in order to provide advice.
C-It is a technique used to find correlations among sets of items.
Which of the following is a recording of a user's path through a Web site?

A.inferencing
B.clickstream data
C.normalization
D.clustering
E.slicing and dicing
B-clickstream data
Business analytics augments business intelligence by using ________ analysis to help identify trends or predict business outcomes.

A.multivariate
B.time-series
C.relationship
D.predictive
E.dependency
D-predictive
Which of the following analyses involves making hypothetical changes to the data associated with a problem and observing how these changes influence the results?

A.time-series analysis
B.what-if analysis
C.predictive analysis
D.liner-regression analysis
E.time-series analysis
B-what if analysis
The processing in an expert system (ES) is called ________.

A.inferencing
B.clustering
C.data cleansing
D.normalizing
E.recommending
A-inferencing
________ refers to the display of complex data relationships using a variety of graphical methods.

A.Normalization
B.Textual mining
C.Clustering
D.Inferencing
E.Visualization
E-Visualization
Digital dashboards provide the decision makers with a quick overview of key performance indicators and other key operational statistics and trends. This usage model is known as ________.

A.drill-down reporting
B.pull reporting
C.push reporting
D.ad hoc reporting
E.exception reporting
C-push reporting
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