Management Information Systems

231. The direct, computer-to-computer exchange of standardized, common business transaction documents between business partners, suppliers, and customers is ______________

1. EDI
2. ES
3. EIS
4. ERP

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232. What software organizes, manages, and processes business data concerned with inventory, customers, and vendors?

1. customer- oriented software
2. data management software
3. storage area network network
4. grid computing software

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233. Which topology requires a central controller or hub?

1. Mesh
2. Star
3. Bus
4. Ring

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234. A ______________ is a data communication system spanning states, countries, or, the whole world.

1. MAN
2. LAN
3. WAN
4. none of the above

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235. HUB is ______________ Device & Switch is ______________ Device.

1. Unicast, Multicast
2. Multicast, unicast
3. Broadcast, multicast
4. none of the above

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236. Which of the following network covers the largest geographical area,

1. PAN
2. LAN
3. MAN
4. WAN

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237. What is the powerful, centralized computer system that performs data storage and processing tasks on behalf of clients and other network devices?

1. Client
2. Host computer
3. Terminal
4. Network

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238. Which of the following is a computer based system that stores and, manipulates data that are viewed from a geographical point or reference?

1. Geographical information System (GIS)
2. Database System (DS)
3. Geographic System (GS)
4. Software System (SS)

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239. An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n)

1. single-user database application
2. multiuser database application
3. e-commerce database application
4. data mining database application

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240. In the spiral model risk analysis is performed

1. In the first loop
2. in the first and second loop
3. In every loop
4. before using spiral model

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