C724 Information Systems Management Practice Questions - Set 5 - Part 2

Test your knowledge of Information Systems Management concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.

Question 21: Which business strategy emphasizes low production costs to attract price-sensitive customers?

a) Differentiation

b) Niche Marketing

c) Cost Leadership

d) Diversification

Question 22: In the OSI model, which layer is responsible for data encryption and decryption?

a) Transport Layer

b) Presentation Layer

c) Network Layer

d) Data Link Layer

Question 23: Which database term describes a collection of fields in a table that uniquely identify each record?

a) Schema

b) Index

c) Tuple

d) Primary Key

Question 24: Which type of data analytics examines past performance to understand what happened and why?

a) Predictive Analytics

b) Diagnostic Analytics

c) Descriptive Analytics

d) Prescriptive Analytics

Question 25: Which type of malware replicates itself to spread across networks and devices without needing human intervention?

a) Virus

b) Worm

c) Trojan

d) Spyware

Question 26: What term describes data currently being created, modified, or processed?

a) Data at Rest

b) Data in Motion

c) Data in Use

d) Data Warehouse

Question 27: Which development methodology allows non-technical end-users to create and modify systems with minimal assistance?

a) End-User Development

b) Prototyping

c) Agile Development

d) Waterfall

Question 28: What type of database allows multiple users to view and modify data from a centralized source?

a) Flat File Database

b) Relational Database

c) Distributed Database

d) Object-Oriented Database

Question 29: In cloud computing, what does 'Elasticity' refer to?

a) The ability to increase storage permanently

b) The capacity to automatically scale resources up or down based on demand

c) The ease of moving data between cloud services

d) The availability of multiple cloud environments

Question 30: Which project management approach emphasizes speed and flexibility through rapid prototyping and minimal planning?

a) Waterfall

b) Spiral

c) Critical Path Method

d) Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Question 31: Which law was enacted to protect digital copyrighted content by restricting unauthorized copying and distribution?

a) Sarbanes-Oxley Act

b) Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

c) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

d) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Question 32: In data processing, which term describes the removal of duplicate data entries to improve database efficiency?

a) Data Validation

b) Data Normalization

c) Data Extraction

d) Data Filtering

Question 33: Which diagramming tool is commonly used to map out process flows and identify potential areas for improvement?

a) Gantt Chart

b) Fishbone Diagram

c) PERT Chart

d) Data Flow Diagram

Question 34: What type of analysis in project management assesses how project variables influence the overall project outcome?

a) Feasibility Analysis

b) Sensitivity Analysis

c) Cost-Benefit Analysis

d) Qualitative Analysis

Question 35: Which data type is primarily used for long-term archival storage and accessed only occasionally?

a) Cache

b) Primary Storage

c) Secondary Storage

d) Tertiary Storage

Question 36: Which protocol is responsible for managing email transmissions between mail servers?

a) HTTP

b) POP

c) SMTP

d) FTP

Question 37: In cloud computing, which model provides users with access to applications hosted on the provider’s servers?

a) IaaS

b) SaaS

c) PaaS

d) DaaS

Question 38: What type of interface allows users to type commands to communicate with the operating system?

a) Graphical User Interface (GUI)

b) Natural Language Interface

c) Command Line Interface (CLI)

d) Tangible User Interface

Question 39: Which data security measure restricts access to only those employees whose roles require it?

a) Data Encryption

b) Multi-Factor Authentication

c) Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

d) IP Whitelisting

Question 40: Which data structure in a relational database links records between two tables by matching primary and foreign keys?

a) Schema

b) Composite Key

c) Relationship

d) Index

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