MIS 213 Study Guide - Test #2


You may take the exam any time between
Monday, November 4 at 9:30 a.m. until Wednesday, November 6 at 5:00 p.m.

Test will be comprised of 45 multiple choice and true/false and fill in the blank questions
You will take the quiz inside Entropy, like the Mini Quizzes you have taken,
This test is open book and notes and you will have 40 minutes



What should you do to prepare?

  • Read Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
  • Read Appendix A - Hardware portion
  • Read Appendix I - Security
  • Complete the mini quizzes at the end of the chapters
  • Answer the questions below in advance
  • Understand the basic Excel concepts from Projects 5 and 6

Key concepts you should know:

Chapter 4 - Decision Making - Analyze

  • Different types of decision making questions: structured, semi structured, unstructured
  • Decision Making Steps: Define the problem, Requirements, Alternatives, Criteria
  • Tools assisting in decision making
  • Excel - Scenarios

Hardware
Appendix A

  • Key factors you should know when purchasing a new device
  • What does the CPU do?
  • How is a unit of measurement for the CPU?
  • What is the purpose of RAM
  • How is it measured?
  • Name two long term storage devices
  • How are long term storage devices measured?
  • Name 2 devices that may be input and output
  • What does dpi mean and what does it represent?

Chapter 5 - Decision Making - Information and Knowledge

  • What is knowledge management and why is it important
  • Explicit versus tactic knowledge
  • Visualization Tools?
  • Impact of AI on knowledge and informaiton management
  • Techniques used in business analysis

Chapter 6 - Communications

  • Local Area Networks
  • Client / Server Arrangements
  • Wide Area Networks
  • Guided Media Advantages / Disadvantages
    • Twisted Pair
    • Cable
    • Fiber Optics
  • Wireless Media Advantages / Disadvantages
    • Microwave
    • Satellite
    • Celluar
    • BlueTooth
  • Internet
    • History - ARPANet, First User of the Internet?
    • Common Internet Applications
    • Internet versus Intranet
  • Cloud Computing
  • Software, Infrastructure, Platform .. as a Service
  • Virtualization is....

Chapter 7
Security


  • Security involves Risk Management, define...
  • Security involves Information Security, define...
  • Asymmetric warfare implies...
  • Define Denial of Service
  • Malware is..
  • Ransomware is...
  • Examples of Social Engineering

Chapter 8
Privacy

  • Cookies are
  • Clickstream refers to...
  • How is a unit of measurement for the CPU?
  • Who is responsible for the privacy policies
  • HIPPA and FERPA laws refer to..
  • Opt In versus Opt Out
  • Name an advantage of DuckDuckGo