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Explain the business benefits of a data-driven website.
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Big data is a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools.
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Identify the business advantages of a relational database.
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Human-generated unstructured data includes text messages, social media data, and emails.
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Describe a database, a database management system, and the relational database model.
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Machine-generated unstructured data includes satellite images, scientific atmosphere data, and radar data.
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Explain the four primary traits that determine the value of information.
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Unstructured data is not defined, does not follow a specified format, and is typically freeform text such as emails, Twitter tweets, and text messages. Unstructured data accounts for about 80 percent of the data that surrounds us.
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What occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome?
A. analytical paradox
B. analytical analysis
C. analysis paralysis
D. analysis paradox
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Machine-generated data is data that humans, in interaction with computers, generate. Human-generated structured data includes input data, click-stream data, or gaming data.
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What is a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data?
A. distributed computing
B. advanced analytics
C. analysis paralysis
D. data artist
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Human-generated data is created by a machine without human intervention. Machine-generated structured data includes sensor data, point-of-sale data, and web log (blog) data.
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What occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome?
A. distributed computing
B. advanced analytics
C. analysis paralysis
D. data artist
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Human-generated data is data that humans, in interaction with computers, generate. Human-generated structured data includes input data, click-stream data, or gaming data.
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What is a data artist?
A. processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment
B. focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization
C. occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome
D. a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data
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Machine-generated data is created by a machine without human intervention. Machine-generated structured data includes sensor data, point-of-sale data, and web log (blog) data.
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What is analysis paralysis?
A. processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment
B. focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization
C. occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome
D. a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data
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Unstructured data is typically stored in a traditional system such as a relational database or spreadsheet and accounts for about 20 percent of the data that surrounds us.
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What tracks corporate metrics such as critical success factors and key performance indicators and include advanced capabilities such as interactive controls, allowing users to manipulate data for analysis?
A. informing
B. infographics
C. data visualization tools
D. business intelligence dashboards
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Unstructured data has a defined length, type, and format and includes numbers, dates, or strings such as Customer Address.
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What can help uncover correlations and trends in data that would otherwise go unrecognized?
A. informing
B. infographics
C. data visualization tools
D. business intelligence dashboards
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Structured data is typically stored in a traditional system such as a relational database or spreadsheet and accounts for about 20 percent of the data that surrounds us.
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What has moved beyond Excel graphs and charts into sophisticated analysis techniques such as pie charts, controls, instruments, maps, time-series graphs, and more?
A. informing
B. infographics
C. data visualization tools
D. business intelligence dashboards
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Structured data has a defined length, type, and format and includes numbers, dates, or strings such as Customer Address.
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What describes technologies that allow users to "see" or visualize data to transform information into a business perspective?
A. informing
B. infographics
C. data visualization
D. business intelligence dashboards
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Classification segments a heterogeneous population of more homogeneous subgroups.
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What can present the results of large data analysis, looking for patterns and relationships that monitor changes in variables over time?
A. informing
B. infographics
C. data visualization
D. business intelligence dashboards
Q:
Estimation determine which things go together.
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Shawn works at the local electrical company in Nampa, ID, which provides electricity to the entire city of Boise. This area is prone to floods, high winds, and tornados. As the lead enterprise architect on the night shift, Shawn has been asked to suggest ways the company can protect its information MIS infrastructure. Shawn notices that the company does not have the ability for its systems to respond to unexpected failures or crashes and there is not a backup system that can automatically take over without a loss of service to Boise residents. What should Shawn recommend his company implement?
A. accessibility
B. Moores Law
C. antivirus software
D. fault tolerance
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What has the ability to recover information or systems in the event of catastrophic disasters?
A. recovery
B. disaster recovery
C. backup
D. failback
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What occurs when a primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over from a secondary server?
A. failback
B. disrupting communications
C. warm site
D. hot site
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What occurs when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are automatically directed to a secondary server?
A. failover
B. disaster recovery cost curve
C. reliability
D. maintainability
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Which of the following describes the difference between a backup plan and a recovery plan?
A. Recovery is an exact copy of a systems information, where backup is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure.
B. Backup is mandatory, where recovery is optional.
C. Backup is an exact copy of a systems information, where recovery is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure.
D. Recovery is mandatory, where backup is optional.
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Each year businesses lose time and money because of system crashes and failures. Which of the following offers the best way to protect a system from crashes and failures?
A. backup and recovery plans
B. fault tolerance
C. failover
D. All of these are correct.
Q:
What is a sustainable MIS infrastructure?
A. identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured
B. includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organizations goals
C. identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption
D. includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets
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The ________ MIS infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption.
A. sustainable
B. information
C. virtualized
D. agile
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The information MIS infrastructure supports the day-to-day business operations and plans for ________.
A. security breaches and theft
B. floods and earthquakes
C. malicious internet attacks
D. All of these are correct.
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What are the three business functions an MIS infrastructure supports?
A. supports operations, change, and the environment or sustainability
B. supports operations, customers, and ewaste
C. supports operations, clients, and servers
D. supports information, change, and business continuity planning
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Francis works in the human resources division of a large oil and gas company in Texas. Franciss tasks include maintaining payroll and vacation records, employment histories, and benefit information along with ensuring the security of all sensitive employee information. Which MIS infrastructure is most important to Francis?
A. information MIS infrastructure
B. agile MIS infrastructure
C. sustainable MIS infrastructure
D. virtualized MIS infrastructure
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The ________ MIS infrastructure includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation.
A. information
B. virtualized
C. agile
D. sustainable
Q:
The ________ MIS infrastructure identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured.
A. sustainable
B. information
C. virtualized
D. agile
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Which of the following represents the primary elements in an information MIS infrastructure?
A. backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning
B. backup, accessibility, and usability
C. backup, cloud computing, and virtualization
D. grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization
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Backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure.
A. agile
B. sustainable
C. information
D. virtualized
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Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure.
A. agile
B. sustainable
C. information
D. virtualized
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Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization are all elements of a(n) ________ MIS infrastructure.
A. agile
B. sustainable
C. information
D. virtualized
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Which characteristics support an information MIS infrastructure?
A. accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability
B. backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning
C. grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization
D. storage, network, and server virtualization
Q:
Which characteristics support a sustainable MIS infrastructure?
A. accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability
B. backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning
C. grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization
D. storage, network, and server virtualization
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Which characteristics support an agile MIS infrastructure?
A. accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability
B. backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning
C. grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization
D. storage, network, and server virtualization
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Which of the following include the three components of an MIS infrastructure?
A. information MIS, aggregated MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures
B. information MIS, operational MIS, and changing MIS infrastructures
C. information MIS, agile MIS, and sustainable MIS infrastructures
D. varies depending on the industry
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Jessica started her own online company, which specializes in selling items for bachelorette parties, wedding parties, and baby showers. Due to the fact that she only operates online, her MIS infrastructure needs to be fast, efficient, and accurate ensuring the best possible experience for her customers. Which of the following is a critical component in Jessicas MIS infrastructure?
A. hardware and software
B. client
C. server
D. All of these are correct.
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John works for Internal Computer Specialists, which focuses on helping small business owners resolve MIS infrastructure issues. Johns tasks include cleaning and replacing motherboards, cables, and internal components such as DVDs and hard drives. What does Johns role at Internal Computer Specialists focus on fixing?
A. hardware
B. clients
C. backup
D. recovery
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An MIS infrastructure is ________and ________.
A. dynamic; static
B. dynamic; continually changing
C. a client; a server
D. hardware; software
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What is a server?
A. consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
B. the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C. a computer designed to request information from a server
D. a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
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What is a client?
A. consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
B. the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C. a computer designed to request information from a server
D. a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
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What is a network?
A. consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
B. the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C. a computer designed to request information from a server
D. a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate
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What is software?
A. consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
B. the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C. a computer designed to request information from a server
D. a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
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What is hardware?
A. consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
B. the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C. a computer designed to request information from a server
D. a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
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What is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests?
A. hardware
B. software
C. client
D. server
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What is a computer designed to request information from a server?
A. hardware
B. software
C. client
D. server
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What is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate?
A. network
B. software
C. client
D. server
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What is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks?
A. hardware
B. software
C. client
D. server
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What consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system?
A. hardware
B. software
C. client
D. server
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What is the difference between hardware and software?
A. Hardware is the physical devices associated with a computer system, where software is the instructions the hardware executes to carry out tasks.
B. They are both specific forms of clients.
C. Hardware executes the instructions to carry out tasks, where software is the physical devices associated with a computer system.
D. They are both specific forms of servers.
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Which of the following is a benefit of a solid MIS infrastructure?
A. reduces costs
B. improves productivity
C. optimizes business operations
D. All of these are correct.
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Who is a person who is grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to provide the important bridge between MIS and the business?
A. MIS Infrastructure manager
B. MIS specialist
C. enterprise architect
D. enterprise manager
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What is an agile MIS infrastructure?
A. identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured
B. includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organizations goals
C. identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption
D. includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets
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What is an information MIS infrastructure?
A. identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured
B. includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organizations goals
C. identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption
D. includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets
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Cloud bursting is when a company uses its own computing infrastructure for normal usage and accesses the cloud when it needs to scale for high/peak load requirements ensuring a sudden spike in usage does not result in poor performance or system crashes.
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Community cloud includes two or more private, public, or community clouds, but each cloud remains separate and is only linked by technology that enables data and application portability.
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Hybrid cloud serves a specific community with common business models, security requirements, and compliance considerations.
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Hybrid cloud includes two or more private, public, or community clouds, but each cloud remains separate and is only linked by technology that enables data and application portability.
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Community cloud serves a specific community with common business models, security requirements, and compliance considerations.
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Private cloud serves only one customer or organization and can be located on the customer's premises or off the customers premises.
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Public cloud promotes massive, global, industry-wide applications offered to the general public. In a public cloud, customers are never required to provision, manage, upgrade, or replace hardware or software.
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Utility computing offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity.
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Dynamic scaling means the MIS infrastructure can be automatically scaled up or down based on needed requirements.
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Virtualization offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster.
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Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster.
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Cloud computing offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or electricity.
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Cloud fabric controller is an individual that monitors and provisions cloud resources similar to a server administrator at an individual company.