c954 Information Technology Management - Set 3 - Part 2

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

Question 21: Which legal regulation emphasizes the privacy of student educational records in the United States?

USA Patriot Act

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

CAN-Spam Act

Question 22: The primary purpose of an Intranet is to:

Share data with external clients

Store public documents

Provide restricted network access within an organization

Enable communication across the internet

Question 23: What is the primary function of nanotechnology in computing?

Increasing physical device size

Reducing data transmission speed

Creating smaller, more efficient circuits

Decreasing processing capabilities

Question 24: What is the focus of a hot site in business continuity planning?

Remote data storage only

Backup location with limited resources

Fully equipped alternate site ready for immediate use

Minimal cost recovery option

Question 25: Which system development life cycle (SDLC) phase includes translating business requirements into detailed technical specifications?

Maintenance

Design

Testing

Implementation

Question 26: Which of the following describes "feature creep" in project management?

Expansion of a project's original scope with additional features

Focus on reducing project costs

Process of adding redundant tasks

Completing tasks out of order

Question 27: Which security principle prevents unauthorized modification of data?

Confidentiality

Integrity

Authenticity

Availability

Question 28: Which of these data structures organizes information in nodes with organic relationships, such as a network?

Hierarchical Database

Relational Database

Network Database

Object-Oriented Database

Question 29: What is the primary focus of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in software development?

Building centralized monolithic applications

Developing reusable services that can be used by multiple applications

Limiting external access to software

Reducing database usage in systems

Question 30: In cloud computing, which type of cloud setup is exclusively accessible by multiple organizations sharing similar needs?

Public Cloud

Private Cloud

Community Cloud

Hybrid Cloud

Question 31: Which type of analytics would be used to analyze data from social media posts to understand customer sentiment?

Predictive Analytics

Web Analytics

Text Analytics

Transactional Analytics

Question 32: Which component of a decision support system (DSS) enables statistical modeling for data analysis?

Data

User Interface

Model

Dashboard

Question 33: Which of the following best describes a primary key in a relational database?

A unique identifier for each record in a table

A field that duplicates data across tables

A secondary storage element

A relationship identifier between unrelated databases

Question 34: Which network device interconnects LANs and directs data packets to their destinations?

Hub

Switch

Router

Firewall

Question 35: If an organization wants to implement a system to help predict potential outcomes based on historical data, they should use:

Operational Database

Analytical Processing Database

Hierarchical Database

Network Database

Question 36: A project manager decides to implement parallel testing to mitigate risk during implementation. This approach involves:

Releasing the system to a small group first

Running the new and old systems concurrently

Implementing only a portion of the system at a time

Completely replacing the old system with the new

Question 37: In a break-even analysis, which cost varies depending on the number of units produced?

Fixed Cost

Overhead Cost

Variable Cost

Sunk Cost

Question 38: What is the main advantage of a data mart over a data warehouse?

Wider range of data sources

Limited scope for faster processing

Higher data redundancy

Only stores raw data

Question 39: Which type of metric in supply chain management measures the percentage of products that are out of stock?

Stock Availability Rate

Stockout Rate

Fill Rate

Inventory Turnover

Question 40: Which system development approach includes rapidly creating a system prototype for user feedback before final development?

Waterfall

Tiered Design

Prototyping

Agile

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