Q16. Records can be arranged in several ways on a storage medium. The arrangemen

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Q16. Records can be arranged in several ways on a storage medium. The arrangement of records determines:
   a. how individual records can be accessed.
   b. how long it takes to access records.
   c. how individual records can be accessed and how long it takes to access them.
   d. the storage media used for storage.

Q17. Which is not a benefit of having a unified view of customers?
   a. More accurate customer data to support marketing, sales, support, and service initiatives.
   b. Better responsiveness to ensure that customer service representatives have up-to-date, reliable information on the customers.
   c. Faster transaction processing by organizing the data in one location.
   d. Better revenue management and more responsive business decisions.

Q18. In the healthcare industry, data errors __________.
   a. increase healthcare costs by billions of dollars
   b. have minimized healthcare costs
   c. have no impact on patient care
   d. have been eliminated by the use of data warehousing

Q19. Which is not a characteristic of a data warehouse?
   a. Data are organized by subject, such as customer, vendor, or product.
   b. Data are coded in a consistent manner.
   c. Data are kept for many years to be used for identifying trends, forecasting, and comparisons over time.
   d. Most applications of data warehousing are in real-time.

Q20. Companies implement __________ systems to retain and archive their business records that are not needed for current operations or decisions, but that must be accessible for legal or auditing obligations.
   a. electronic records management
   b. database management
   c. archive management
   d. infrastructure management

Q21. What is significant about 4G networks is that they do not have a __________, which both 2G and 3G networks do have.
   a. packet-switched IP system
   b. circuit-switched subsystem
   c. WiMAX standard
   d. GSM-based LTE subsystem

Q22. Virtual private networks (VPN) are private tunnels in the Internet that are created by __________.
   a. content indexing
   b. usernames and passwords
   c. biometrics
   d. encryption

Q23. __________ is a general term that means fast transmission speed.
   a. Bandwidth
   b. Protocol
   c. TCP/IP
   d. Broadband

Q24. __________ transmits voice and data in packets and has become one of the most cost effective ways to communicate.
   a. TCP
   b. UDP
   c. VoIP
   d. UM

Q25. Which of the following is a dysfunction of the group process?
   a. Social pressures of conformity can lead to groupthink.
   b. A group may produce synergy during problem solving.
   c. Group members may have their egos embedded in the decision, and so they may be committed to the solution.
   d. Groups are better than individuals at understanding problems.

Q26. __________ are networks that are capable of transmitting data at very fast rates, but operate in a limited area, such as an office building, campus, or home.
   a. MANs
   b. Hot spots
   c. LANs
   d. WANs

Q27. What is the most cost-effective approach to managing fraud?
   a. prevention
   b. detection
   c. prosecution
   d. compliance

Q28. __________, such as AirSnort and WEPcrack, are readily available tools that can be used to gain unauthorized access to networks putting them at great risk.
   a. Wireless packet analyzers
   b. Password crackers
   c. Firewall sniffers
   d. Intrusion detectors

Q29. A(n) __________ is the probability of a threat exploiting a vulnerability.
   a. threat
   b. risk
   c. vulnerability
   d. exploit

Q30. Crime can be divided into two categories depending on the tactics used to carry out the crime. What are those two categories?
   a. personal and non-personal
   b. felonies and misdemeanors
   c. insider and outsider
   d. violent and nonviolent

Explanation / Answer

Q16. Records can be arranged in several ways on a storage medium. The arrangement of records determines:

Answer - option C - how individual records can be accessed and how long it takes to access them.

2 ways of access are there -

- Sequential Access - takes more time , need to traverse from first record till the required record

- Random access - takes less time , less overhead ,can directly access required file directly

Q17. Which is not a benefit of having a unified view of customers?

option-C. Faster transaction processing by organizing the data in one location.

Q18. In the healthcare industry, data errors

option-D have been eliminated by the use of data warehousing

Q19. Which is not a characteristic of a data warehouse?

option B - b. Data are coded in a consistent manner. this is wrong

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