Which of the following types of testing for information systems is conducted to assess how well a system performs under peak loads?
A) stress testing
B) parallel testing
C) unit testing
D) system testing
Q. 2Which of the following is a highly structured decision?
A) creating a new product
B) estimating the effect of changing costs of supply materials
C) calculating the best trucking routes for product delivery
D) granting credit to a customer
E) forecasting new industry trends
Q. 3To forecast trends in your supplier's industry that could affect your firm over the next five years, you would use a(n)
A) ESS.
B) TPS.
C) MIS.
D) DSS.
E) KMS.
Q. 4Explain how e-marketing information systems track customer behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 5A field or a group of fields that make a record unique in a table is called a(n) ________.
A) primary key
B) autonumber
C) central entity
D) attribute record
Q. 6Which of the following is involved in the integration testing process for information systems?
A) checking the functionality of small modules of code during the development phase
B) testing a new system's interfaces with other software components it links to
C) determining whether a project is complete as specified by the end user
D) conducting tests to assess how well a system performs under peak loads