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Consider a company that assembles computers. The probability of a faulty assembly of any computer is p. The company therefore subjects each computer to a testing process. This testing process gives the correct result for any computer with a probability of q. What is the probability of a computer being declared faulty?
A pq + (1 - p) (1 - q)
B (1 - q)p
C (1 - p)q
D pq
Computer terminals usually have
A screen only
B keyboard only
C screen and keyboard
D screen, keyboard and connectivity to the computer in use
Typewriter terminals can print computer-generated data at a rate of
A 10 characters per second
B 120 characters per second
C 120 characters per minute
D 1200 characters per minute
E None of the above
The value of a computer is depreciated over five years for tax purposes (meaning that at the end of five years , the computer is worth $0). If a business paid $ 2,100 for a computer, how much will it have depreciated after 2 years?
A $840
B $ 1,050
C $ 820
D $ 420
You create home directories for users Jan and Kim on a Windows NT Server computer. Jan works on a Windows NT Workstation computer. Kim works on a Microsoft Windows for Workgroups computer. After they log on, Jan can access her home directory, but Kim cannot access her home directory. What should you do?
A Start the Replication service on Kim's Windows for Workgroups computer
B Relocate Kim's home directory to her Windows for Workgroups computer
C Map a drive on Kim's Windows for Workgroups computer to her home directory on the server
D You cannot do this. Home directories can be accessed only by Windows NT computers
A large computer information system maintains many different computer files. Which amongst them is called a perpetual file?
A Specialized file
B Log file
C Master file
D Update file
E None of the above
What is the name for direct computer‐to‐computer transfer of transaction information contained in standard business documents?
A internet commerce
B e‐commerce
C transaction information transfer
D electronic data interchange
What is software that comes hidden in free downloadable software and tracks your online movements, mines the information stored on your computer, or uses your computer's CPU and storage for some task you know nothing about?
A Web log
B Clickstream
C Anonymous Web browsing service
D None of the above
A _____ is a formalized computer information system that can integrate data from various sources to provide the information necessary for management decision making.
A prompt
B passwords
C MIS
D Tactical
E None of the above
Computer information systems are most successful in providing information for:
A control decisions
B planning decisions
C strategic decisions
D nonprogrammable decisions
E None of the above

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