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1. Tele'Wire, a mobile manufacturer, offers free connections to customers who buy its mobile phones. This cost of connection is actually included in the price of the mobile phone. Tele'Wire is pursuing a(n) ________ approach to applying freeconomics.
- cross subsidies
- advertising
- zero marginal cost
- freemium
- gift economy
12. While pursuing a global business strategy, the ________ prohibit(s) the implementation of local strategies, and thus a global company cannot quickly react to local challenges and opportunities.
- threat of new entrants into the market
- increased bargaining power of suppliers
- threat of substitute products from other industries
- need to achieve economies of scale
- increased bargaining power of customers
3. In ________ networks, servers and clients have defined roles.
- server-to-peer
- server-centric
- client-centric
- peer-to-peer
- peer-centric
4. The operating system of a computer is an example of a(n) ________ software.
- systems
- peripheral
- transitory
- open source
- application
5. Which of the following tasks is performed by the application software?
- presenting information via a monitor
- writing a business letter
- saving data to a disk
- printing documents
- updating the system clock
6. The CPU interacts with ________ for permanently storing data.
- primary storage
- random-access memory
- output technologies
- secondary storage
- volatile memory
7. Which of the following is true about the graphical Web browser Mosaic?
- It made the tracking of IP addresses possible.
- It allowed users to open and use more than one Web page simultaneously.
- It is the basis of popular browsers such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
- It initiated file sharing on the Web.
- It provided users with references or links to other documents.
8. A(n) ________ is also referred to as the computer's brain.
- random-access memory
- read-only memory
- microprocessor
- operating system
- application software
9. Which of the following types of computer software utilities monitors users' incoming e-mail messages and filters unwanted messages from arriving?
- spam blockers
- disk and data recovery
- antivirus
- data compression
- spyware detection and removal
10. Which of the following statements is true of a bus network topology?
- The configuration of bus networks facilitates easy diagnosis and isolation of network faults.
- In a bus network, every computer and device is connected to every other computer and device.
- A bus network has the most complex wiring layout.
- Extending a bus network is more difficult to achieve than it is for other topologies.
- A bus network topology enables all network nodes to receive the same message through the network cable at the same time.
11. Google's Linux-based operating system for mobile devices is known as ________.
- Java
- Bada
- iOS
- Android
- Symbian
12. Which of the following programming languages allows programmers to easily add a command button to a screen with a few clicks of a mouse instead of programming the button pixel by pixel and using many lines of code?
- Web development languages
- scripting languages
- visual programming languages
- object-oriented languages
- prototype-based programming languages
13. Which of the following is an example of presentation software?
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Microsoft Excel
- Apple Keynote
- Lotus Notes
- ACT!
14. Which of the following functions do scripting languages perform?
- laying out or formatting Web pages
- checking the accuracy of user-entered information on Web pages
- automating or supporting activities throughout the information systems development process
- developing applications in high-speed arcade graphics
- creating animation and video that can be compressed small enough for fast download speeds
15. Which of the following input technologies has been historically used for entering text and numbers on computers?
- scanner
- optical mouse
- graphics tablet
- QWERTY keyboard
- joystick