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C HAPTER 8 A SSESSMENT

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13. Knowledge workers are
a. people who work with information
b. computer programmers only
c. college professors only
d. CIOs only

14. The parts of a computer and anything attached to it are called
a. hardware
b. software
c. computer ware
d. network equipment

15. Programs that perform specific tasks are known as
a. application software
b. operating system software
c. network software
d. program software

16. A worldwide network of linked computers that allows users to trans-
fer data and information from one computer to another anywhere in
the world is
a. a wide area network
b. the Internet
c. a local area network
d. all of the above

17. To share certain information with selected people outside a com-
pany, such as suppliers and major customers, the company would
use a(n)
a. intranet
b. extranet
c. Internet
d. wide area network
18. A Web page address embedded in a word, phrase, or graphic that,
when clicked, transports users to that address is a
a. hyperlink
b. Web link
c. jumplink
d. Web site

19. An information system that combines and summarizes ongoing
transactions within the company to provide top-level executives
with information needed to make decisions affecting the present
and future goals and direction of an organization is a(n)
a. information support system (ISS)
b. decision support system (DSS)
c. executive information system (EIS)
d. management information system (MIS)

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