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Chapter 01 – Computer Technology: Your Need To Know

 

1.     Most people feel comfortable purchasing complex devices, such as cars, home theater systems, and computers.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

2. To make an informed choice when purchasing a computer, you must know your preferences and requirements, such as the application software you plan to use and whether you plan to discard or upgrade the computer in a year or two.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

3. Large computer systems and the software that runs on them use more complex technology than smaller ones do.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

4. Large computer systems and the software that runs on them use more complex technology than smaller ones do.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

5. Architecture includes the processes analysis and construction.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

6. Architects don’t need to understand the underlying technology of what they design.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

7. Each iteration of the UP includes whatever activities are needed to produce testable models or working software.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

8. The mix of activities in each iteration of the UP is tailored to each development project.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

9. Efforts in each discipline of the UP are generally distributed across all of the iterations in the same way for each project.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

10. Technical knowledge of computer hardware and system software is required to assess the resources required to update a system to address unmet user needs.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

11. The knowledge required to perform business and requirements modeling covers a narrow range of current technology.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

12. The design discipline can be decomposed into architectural and detailed design.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

13. The deployment discipline is the set of activities for building, acquiring, and integrating application software components.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

14. UP disciplines include business modeling, requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and evaluation/maintenance.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

15. By far, the most important of activity to keep your knowledge current is taking training courses from hardware and software vendors.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

16. Consolidation in periodical publishers has created large corporate families of technology-related Web sites and publications.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

17. Competition prevents publishers from providing content and services that transcend a single paper publication.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

18. Unbiased information exists on the Web, and it’s generally easy to find.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

19. Expect to pay for unbiased information.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

20. When dealing with publicly accessible information sources, be sure to use information from several unrelated sources to balance the biases of each source.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

21. Manufacturer Web sites are mainly marketing and customer support tools.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

22. Hardware and software manufacturers are in the business of providing unbiased information about products.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

23. The membership of the Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) represents a broad cross-section of the computer community including IS managers and application developers.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

24. The membership of the ACM represents a broad cross-section of the computer community, including hardware and software manufacturers, educators, researchers, IT professionals, and students.

  a. True
  b. False

 

   
   
   

 

25. When developing an information system, IS professionals follow a series of steps called a ____.

  a. project life cycle
  b. systems development life cycle
  c. project development life cycle
  d. service development life cycle

 

   
   
   

 

26. Typically, the first iteration or two of the UP produces documentation and a ____ system.

  a. trial
  b. alpha
  c. conceptual
  d. prototype

 

   
   
   

 

27. In the UP, related activities are grouped into UP ____.

  a. disciplines
  b. cycles
  c. services
  d. practices

 

   
   
   

 

28. Activities in the business modeling discipline and the ____ discipline are primarily concerned with building models of the organization that will own and operate the system, models of the system’s environment, and models of system and user requirements.

  a. design
  b. modeling
  c. requirements
  d. architectural

 

   
   
   

 

29. The ____ discipline is the set of activities for determining the structure of a specific information system that fulfills the system requirements.

  a. design
  b. requirements
  c. modeling
  d. architecture

 

   
   
   

 

30. The first set of design activities, called ____ design, selects and describes the exact configuration of all hardware, network, system software, and application development tools to support system development and operations.

  a. reference
  b. architectural
  c. system
  d. functional

 

   
   
   

 

31. When actual hardware, network, and system software components are acquired and installed, they make up a(n) ____ for one or more information systems.

  a. information assurance
  b. information services
  c. data services
  d. technology architecture

 

   
   
   

 

32. ____ design activities are narrower in scope and constrained by the information architecture compared to the remaining design activities.

  a. Reference
  b. Architectural
  c. Detailed
  d. Functional

 

   
   
   

 

33. The ____ discipline of the UP includes all activities for building, acquiring, and integrating application software components.

  a. implementation
  b. design
  c. architecture
  d. requirements

 

   
   
   

 

34. The ____ discipline includes activities that verify correct functioning of infrastructure and application software components and ensure that they satisfy system requirements.

  a. architecture
  b. design
  c. testing
  d. implementation

 

   
   
   

 

35. The ____ discipline is the set of activities for installing and configuring infrastructure and application software components and bringing them into operation.

  a. services
  b. implementation
  c. testing
  d. deployment

 

   
   
   

 

36. Although not a formal UP discipline, systems evaluation and ____ is an important group of activities that accounts for much of the long-range system cost.

  a. integration
  b. maintenance
  c. design
  d. coordination

 

   
   
   

 

37. Managers of _____ collections of information systems and supporting infrastructure must contend with a great deal of technical complexity.

  a. connected
  b. complex
  c. integrated
  d. dynamic

 

   
   
   

 

38. Given the rapid pace of change in computer technology, a manager must have a broad understanding of current technology and _____.

  a. future technology trends
  b. integration standards
  c. best practices
  d. industry standards

 

   
   
   

 

39. ____ is the professional society whose membership is most specifically oriented toward IS management and development.

  a. ACM
  b. IEEE Computer Society
  c. AITP
  d. IEEE Information Management Society

 

   
   
   

 

40. Digital libraries of the ____ professional societies are important sources of unbiased technology information.

  a. AITP and ACM
  b. ACM and IEEE
  c. AITP and IEEE
  d. IEEE and InformationWeek

 

   
   
   

 

41. ____ Web sites are oriented toward sales, but they usually contain detailed information on specific products or links to other Web sites.

  a. Manufacturer
  b. User
  c. Reseller
  d. Vendor

 

   
   
   

 

42. ____ Web sites have detailed information on their products and offer technical and customer support services.

  a. Reseller
  b. Vendor
  c. Manufacturer
  d. User

 

   
   
   

 

43. The ____ is a well-established organization with a primary emphasis on computer science.

  a. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  b. Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  c. Oxford Computer Society (OCS)
  d. International Standards Organization (ISO)

 

   
   
   

 

44. The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ____ is a subgroup of the IEEE that specializes in computer and data communication technologies.

  a. Control Systems Society
  b. Education Society
  c. Computer Society
  d. Communications Society

 

   
   
   

 

45. The membership of the _____ consists mainly of IS managers and application developers.

  a. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  b. Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  c. Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
  d. Oxford Computer Society (OCS)

 

   
   
   

 

46. The steps in the Unified Process are called ____________________.

   
   
   

 

47. In the UP, the ____________________ discipline includes activities such as creating test data, conducting tests, and evaluating test results.

   
   
   

 

48. In the UP, the business and its environment are defined and modeled within the ____________________ discipline

   
   
   

 

49. The purpose of building ____________________ and requirements models is to understand the environment in which the system will function and the tasks the system must perform or assist users to perform.

   
   
   

 

50. The UP design discipline can be decomposed into architectural and ____________________ design.

   
   
   

 

51. Selecting and configuring computer hardware, network hardware, system software, and application development tools is a task in ____________________ design.

   
   
   

 

52. A(n) ____________________ combines aspects of computer, information, network, and software architecture.

   
   
   

 

53. In the UP, installing and configuring hardware and software components are activities of the ____________________ discipline.

   
   
   

 

54. Spectrum is a publication of the ____________________ professional society.

   
   
   

 

55. High quality and ____________________ information is the product of intensive research and something for which you should expect to pay.

   
   
   

 

56. Describe the different activities and emphases of architectural and detailed design.

   
   
   

 

57. Describe the issue of bias in sources of information about computer-, network-, and software-related technology.

   
   
   

 

58. List and describe two or more periodicals that serve as a good information source for IS professionals.

   
   
   

 

59. List two ways that companies earn revenue for Web-based information and services.

   
   
   

 

60. List two possible biases from sites that generate revenue from advertising, referrals, commissions, or preferred partner arrangements.

 

 

   
   
   

 

 

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