Computers

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The vast industry involving the gathering and selling of personal data is

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Information reselling

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One proposed law requiring employers to alert employees during monitoring with some sort of audible or visual signals was passed to prevent the abuse of which program?

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Snoopware

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Programs that are deposited on a user's hard drive when they visit a Web site are called

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Cookies

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A wide range of programs used to secretly record an individual's activities on the Internet is called

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spyware

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Which one of the following is the most likely program to be used by investigators having a few leads on potential suspects' internet activities?

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keystroke logger

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This type of computer criminal creates and shares programs designed to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.

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crackers

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Which of the following is not malware?

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spy doctor

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A program that fills a computer system with self-replicating information thus clogging the system is called a

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worm

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Free computer games and free screen saver programs are typical carriers of

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trojan horses

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Which among the following is the most effective way to ensure the shutting down of an ISP or a Web site?

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denial of service attack

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Theft can take many forms – of hardware, of software, of data, of computer time. White-collar computer crime frequently involves the theft of

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data

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According to which of the following laws is it illegal for an owner of a program to make backup copies for their personal use and resell or give them away?

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digital millennium copyright act

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Corporations often use this to prevent copyright violations.

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digital rights management (DRM)

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A device that protects against a sudden increase in electrical power is a(n)

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surge protector

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A common way to protect information being sent over a network, when long distance is involved, is

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encrypting

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A _____ acts as a security buffer between a company's private network and all external networks.

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firewall

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In a scenario where the city power shuts down, and backup supplies of electricity are insufficient, the most beneficial tool for a large firm involved in the completion of several important deadlines in such a situation would be a/an

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disaster recovery plan

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The most important procedure to protect software and data is to

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make frequent backups of data and store them in remote locations.

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_____ is concerned with protecting software and data from unauthorized tampering or damage.

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data security

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There are three primary privacy issues: accuracy, property, and

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access

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This law gives you the right to look at your personal records held by government agencies:

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freedom of information act

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It is highly likely that each one of us has an electronic profile created by information resellers. (t/f)

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True

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Spy removal programs are designed to detect and remove cookies, Web bugs, and monitoring software.
(t/f)

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true

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Biometric scanning devices use fingerprint and iris scanners.
(t/f)

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true

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Cutting and pasting material from a Web site directly into your own report or paper without giving proper credit to the original source is unethical.(t/f)

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true

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_____ system helps supervisors by generating databases that act as the foundation for the other information systems.

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transaction processing

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Which of the following refers to a system that summarizes the detailed data of the transaction processing systems in standard reports for middle-level managers?

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management information system (MIS)

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Management Information Systems are used by

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middle management

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Which among the following presents information in the most highly summarized form?

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executive support system (ESS)

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A transaction processing system is also sometimes referred to as a

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data processing system

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The _____ keeps records of the number of each kind of part or finished good in the warehouse.

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inventory control system

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Regional managers can compare their sales reports with that of the others by using

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periodic reports

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A sales report that shows that certain items are selling significantly above or below marketing department forecasts is an example of this type of report.

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exception

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This report is used to analyze data and its reports do not have a fixed format.

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decision support system

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This decision model controls the work of the organization, such as financial planning and sales promotion planning.

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tactical model

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These systems often can be organized to retrieve information from databases outside the company.

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executive support system (ESS)

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_____ are used in managing documents, communication and scheduling.

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office automaton systems

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Project resources can be scheduled, planned and controlled using

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project manager programs

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CAD/CAM would be most useful in what industry?

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auto manufacturing

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Top-level managers need information both from within the organization and from outside. (t/f)

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true

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The management information system records day-to-day transactions, such as customer orders, bills, inventory levels, and production output. (t/f)

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false

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There are three basic decision models used in a GDSS: operational, strategic, and financial.(t/f)

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false

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Knowledge workers use specialized information systems called KWS to create information in their area of expertise. (t/f)

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true

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Demand reports need not be produced periodically. (t/f)

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true

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The executive support system helps top-level managers oversee the company's operations and develop strategic plans. (t/f)

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true

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Which view of data deals with how the data is actually formatted and located?

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physical view

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A data field represents a(n)

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attribute

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Collectively, a person's name, address, and age would be called a

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record

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A _____ in different tables can be used to integrate the data in a database.

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key field

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A credit card bill that is processed at one shot - say the end of the month - is an example of

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batch processing

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Having several instances of the same data is called

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data redundancy

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If Mr. Smith's bike has been sent to his new address, but the bill to his old one, it can most likely be attributed to a

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lack of data integrity

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The data manipulation subsystem can use query-by-example as well as

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SQL

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The feature of describing the entry field in a data dictionary form as 'text' is characteristic of

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data definition subsystem

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This type of database is organized into many tables with common data items (key fields) linking the tables to one another.

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relational

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_____ databases store not only data but also instructions to manipulate the data.

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object-oriented

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A common operational database is a type of

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shared database

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If all the data in a database is not physically located in one place, it would be a(n)

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distributed database

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Information collected by an organization from a variety of external and internal databases is stored in special type of database called a

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data warehouse

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The logical view of data focuses on meanings and content of the data. (t/f)

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true

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A record is a collection of related tables. (t/f)

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false

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Database tables can be related or connected to other tables by common key fields. (t/f)

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true

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The ATM works on the principle of real-time processing. (t/f)

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true

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A nationwide airline reservation system is an example of this type of database model.

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hierarchical model

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A network database can utilize ____, special connections between nodes that allow multiple connections between records.

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pointers

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In the object-oriented database model, this term is the equivalent to a field in a relational model.

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attributes

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This commercial database offers news and information on legal, public records, and business issues.

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LexisNexis

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Data redundancy results due to lack of data integrity. (t/f)

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false

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The company database may be stored on a mainframe and managed by a database administrator.
(t/f)

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true

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A collection of activities and elements organized to accomplish a goal. This is the definition of

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system

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In this phase of the systems life cycle, the new information system is installed and adapted to the new system, and people are trained to use it.

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systems implementation

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In this phase of the systems life cycle, new or alternative information systems are designed.

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systems design

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A recent survey by Money magazine determined that out of 100 widely-held jobs, the top job classification, based on salary, prestige, and security, was a

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computer engineer

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In the preliminary investigation phase of the systems life cycle, which one of the following tasks would not be included?

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gathering the data

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In order to obtain financing for the analysis phase, the systems analyst must

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prepare a preliminary investigation report

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The relationship between input and output documents is shown by

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grid chart

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Which of the following is used to show the rules that apply to a decision when one or more conditions apply?

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decision table

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These tools are also called computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools. They are used in system analysis to evaluate alternative hardware and software solutions.

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automated design tools

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Which among the following would not be described in the systems analysis report?

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training requirements for users

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The final task in the design phase of the systems life cycle is to

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write a systems design report

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The first step in the systems design phase is to

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design alternative systems

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The costs versus the benefits of designs and the outlines of their effects is presented in the

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systems design report

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During which phase of the systems life cycle are users trained to use the new system?

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systems implementation

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The first step in implementing a new system is to determine the

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conversion type

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Problems arising in this approach would spell disaster.

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direct approach

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This implementation approach is preferred when there are many people in an organization performing similar operations.

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pilot

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The final step of the implementation phase of the systems life cycle is to

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train the users

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Identify the sixth phase of the systems life cycle.

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systems maintenance

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Determining whether the new procedures are actually furthering productivity is part of the

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systems audit phase

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Although the development time is shorter, it is sometimes more difficult to manage the project and to control costs with

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prototyping

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In the testing phase of the systems life cycle, processed information is evaluated to see whether the results are correct. (t/f)

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true

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The organization can switch to the old system if the new system fails in the parallel approach. (t/f)

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true

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Periodic evaluation is part of the systems maintenance phase of the systems life cycle. (t/f)

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true

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Programming is part of the phase ____ of the systems life cycle.

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systems development

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Program definition or program analysis is another name for

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program specification

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Program objectives, desired outputs, needed inputs, and processing requirements are all recorded in the

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program specifications document

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The program's processing steps are grouped into logically-related programming statements called

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modules

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This is like making a summary of the program before it is written.

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pseudocode

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Identify the programming tool that uses linked symbols to show the sequence of steps needed to solve a programming problem.

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flowchart

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The logic structure used to perform a series of statements one after the other is called

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concatenation

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The outcome of the decision determines which of the two paths to follow in this logic structure.

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IF-THEN-ELSE

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The _____ structure involves repeating a sequence until a certain condition remains true.

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loop

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Which of the following is not necessary for a good program?

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It should contain colorful graphics and an interesting user interface.

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Eliminating errors in a program is also called _____ the program.

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debugging

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A(n) _____ error could be the result of the programmer making an incorrect calculation.

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logic

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This is usually the final step in testing a program.

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beta testing

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In programming, _____ consists of written descriptions and procedures about a program and how to use it.

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documentation

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Which of the following refers to tools that are used to design, code, and test software?

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CASE

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Object-oriented programming

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is a process in which a program is organized into objects.

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Which among the following varies according to the make of the computer?

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machine languages

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These languages use abbreviations and mnemonics that make it easier for humans to understand.

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assembly

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Languages designed to express the logic that can solve general problems are called _____.

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procedural languages

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A compiler performs the following function:

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converts source code into machine language code

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An interpreter performs the following function:

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converts the procedural language one statement at a time

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Computer programmers create and test new software programs. They do not update and repair existing programs. (t/f)

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false

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Program maintenance involves ensuring that current programs are operating error-free, efficiently, and effectively. (t/f)

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false

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One of the items to be defined in the program specification is the program's objectives. (t/f)

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true