Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called
A) capturing.
B) processing.
C) organizing.
D) feedback.
E) analysis.
Q. 2What is the bullwhip effect in the context of supply chain management?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 3An IT company uses industry average as a standard for measuring its financial performance. Here, the industry standard is used as a(n) ________.
A) scheme
B) outline
C) benchmark
D) objective
Q. 4A patent law firm based in New Jersey provides patent drafting and filing services to its clients. The company is planning to build an electronic database of the patent applications it has filed for its clients over the years.
However, most of its clients use handwritten notes and figures for their reference. Which of the following software tools would best help the firm convert the large number of paper-based notes from its clients into electronic records that can be easily searched and referenced?A) image recognition
B) optical mark recognition
C) semantic mapping
D) intelligent character recognition
Q. 5Which of the following is the most widely used database architecture?
A) stratified database
B) object-oriented database
C) network database
D) relational database
Q. 6Which of the following best describes how new information systems result in legal gray areas?
A) They work with networked, electronic data, which are more difficult to control than information stored manually.
B) They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws.
C) They are implemented by technicians rather than managers.
D) They are created from sets of logical and technological rules rather than social or organizational mores.
E) They are little understood by politicians or lawyers.
Q. 7________ refers to the use of relevant text ads that appear as sponsored links along with the results of a particular word search in a search engine.
A) Product placement
B) Keyword advertising
C) Flyposting
D) Banner advertising
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