...Essential of MIS (9th edition) Chapter 1 1) As discussed in the chapter opening case, the Yankees' use of information systems in their new stadium can be seen as an effort to achieve which of the primary business objectives? A) Operational excellence B) Survival C) Customer and supplier intimacy D) Improved decision making 2) Journalist Thomas Friedman's description of the world as "flat" referred to: A) the flattening of economic and cultural advantages of developed countries. B) the use of the Internet and technology for instantaneous communication. C) the reduction in travel times and the ubiquity of global exchange and travel. D) the growth of globalization. 3) The six important business objectives of information technology are: new products, services, and business models; customer and supplier intimacy; improved decision-making; competitive advantage; operational excellence, and: A) flexibility. B) survival. C) improved business practices. D) improved efficiency. 4) The use of information systems because of necessity describes the business objective of: A) survival. B) improved business practices. C) competitive advantage. D) improved flexibility. 5) Which of the following choices may lead to competitive advantage (1) new products, services, and business models; (2) charging less for superior products; (3) responding to customers in real-time? A) 1 only B) 1 and 2 C) 2 and 3 D) 1, 2, and 3 6) Verizon's implementation of a Web-based...
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...Exam : 312-50 Title : Ethical Hacker Certified Ver : 02-23-2009 312-50 QUESTION 1: What is the essential difference between an 'Ethical Hacker' and a 'Cracker'? A. The ethical hacker does not use the same techniques or skills as a cracker. B. The ethical hacker does it strictly for financial motives unlike a cracker. C. The ethical hacker has authorization from the owner of the target. D. The ethical hacker is just a cracker who is getting paid. Answer: C Explanation: The ethical hacker uses the same techniques and skills as a cracker and the motive is to find the security breaches before a cracker does. There is nothing that says that a cracker does not get paid for the work he does, a ethical hacker has the owners authorization and will get paid even if he does not succeed to penetrate the target. QUESTION 2: What does the term "Ethical Hacking" mean? A. Someone who is hacking for ethical reasons. B. Someone who is using his/her skills for ethical reasons. C. Someone who is using his/her skills for defensive purposes. D. Someone who is using his/her skills for offensive purposes. Answer: C Explanation: Ethical hacking is only about defending your self or your employer against malicious persons by using the same techniques and skills. QUESTION 3: Who is an Ethical Hacker? A. A person whohacksfor ethical reasons B. A person whohacksfor an ethical cause C. A person whohacksfor defensive purposes D. A person whohacksfor offensive purposes Answer:...
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...Tutorial Test S1 2014 MACROECONOMICS 1 ECON 1102 School of Economics Australian School of Business Name:_____________________________________________________________________ Student number:_____________________________________________________________ Tutorial day/time:____________________________________________________________ Tutor’s name:_______________________________________________________________ 1. You must provide student ID before you begin the test. 2. You will have 30 minutes to answer all of the questions. 3. A non-programmable calculator may be used. 4. Answer the questions in the space provided on this test paper. 5. All electronic communication devices must be switched off. 6. Tutorial tests will be constructed from the following pool of short-answer questions. 7. Each Tutorial test will be comprised of a sufficient number of short-answer questions to add-up to a total of 20 marks. 8. The marks for each question provide an indication of how much is required to answer the question. 9. Tutorial tests may contain questions on different topics. 10. The set of questions used will vary across Tutorial tests. 11. Where questions have numerical parts, the actual numbers used will be changed for the Tutorial tests. 12. Since the following questions will be used; lecturers, tutors and PASS leaders will not provide help in directly answering the questions. The following equations describe planned spending for a closed economy. ( ) (a) Write out the equation for...
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...MICROECONOMICS FALL2014 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS (Set 01.01) 1. What do economists mean when they say that the economy faces scarcity? A. There are fewer resources available than there were in the 1960s. B. It is quite evident that the world is running out of resources. C. The economy is producing far below its capacity to produce. D. The resources available are not sufficient to produce all that everyone wants. 2. Which of the following terms describes the next best alternative that must be sacrificed as a result of making a particular choice? A. Microeconomics. B. Macroeconomics. C. Scarcity. D. Opportunity costs. E. The law of increasing costs. 3. (p. 12-13) All of the following except one are considered to be among the three fundamental questions in economics? Which one is the exception? A. What to produce? B. How much competition? C. How to produce? D. For whom? 4. (p. 7) All of the following except one are factors of production. Which is the exception? A. Land. B. Labour. C. Capital. D. Money. E. Enterprise. 5. (p. 8) What are the payments made to the owners of land, labour, capital and enterprise respectively? A. Rent, wages, dividends and profits. B. Rent, wages, dividends and interest. C. Rent, profits, wages and interest. D. Rent, wages, interest and profits. E. Rent, wages, profits and interest 6. (p. 7) All of the following except one are microeconomic statements. Which is the exception? A. The price of wheat declined...
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...Principles of Microeconomics, 8e (Case/Fair) Chapter 5: Elasticity Elasticity Multiple Choice Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.1 below to answer the questions that follow. [pic] Figure 5.1 1) Refer to Figure 5.1. The demand for tickets is A) perfectly elastic. B) perfectly inelastic. C) unitarily elastic. D) income elastic. Answer: B Diff: 1 Type: F 2) Price is determined entirely by demand when A) demand is downward sloping. B) demand is perfectly inelastic. C) supply is perfectly inelastic. D) supply is perfectly elastic. Answer: C Diff: 2 Type: D 3) When supply is perfectly inelastic, A) price is determined solely by supply. B) price is determined solely by demand. C) only the government can set the price. D) the price may be set by either supply or demand. Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: D 4) A ________ line is a perfectly price elastic demand curve. A) horizontal B) vertical C) positively sloped D) negatively sloped Answer: A Diff: 1 Type: F 5) A ________ line is a perfectly price inelastic demand curve. A) horizontal B) vertical C) positively sloped D) negatively sloped Answer: B Diff: 1 Type: F 6) When the price...
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...For all things listed as a study make sure you know the IV, DV, results and any theory that might be associated. Verbal Knowledge Lecture 16/ chapter 9/ Meyer What is a concept, categorization, and why do we categorize? What is the definitional approach? The prototype approach? The exemplar Approach? What do we wactually use? Rosch’s study of family resemblance. What is the typicality effect? Rosch’s study of it with priming colors. What are the types of categories according to Rosch? What is the evidence that Basic level categories are special? How can experience change this? What is the hierarchical model of Collins and Quillian? What are the flaws? What is spreading activation? What is Collins and Loftus’ Semantic model? What are the flaws? What is the connectionist approach? How does it simulate actual learning? How are categories represented in the brain? Freedman’s cat-dog study. Lexical Decisions: Meyer: Know the hypothesis in addition to the usual. Understand how the word types can be broken into different IVs. Mental Imagery Lecture 17/ chapter 10/ Shepard and Meltzer What is mental Imagery? Visual Imagery Study of paired associate learning (dog flower) Paivio’s study of nouns that can evoke an image What are the spatial and propositional representation of visual imagery? Kossyln’s studies (2) of visual imagery, know the criticism that lead to the second study (the island study). What is mental scanning? ...
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...Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Introduction to Biochemistry Water Amino Acids and the Primary Structures of Proteins Proteins: Three-Dimensional Structure and Function Properties of Enzymes Mechanisms of Enzymes Coenzymes and Vitamins Carbohydrates Lipids and Membranes Introduction to Metabolism Glycolysis Gluconeogenesis, The Pentose Phosphate Pathway, and Glycogen Metabolism The Citric Acid Cycle Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation Photosynthesis Lipid Metabolism Amino Acid Metabolism Nucleotide Metabolism Nucleic Acids DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination Transcription and RNA Processing Protein Synthesis Recombinant DNA Technology 1 10 27 46 65 85 104 119 137 153 169 185 199 213 227 241 256 269 284 300 315 330 348 Chapter 1 Introduction to Biochemistry 1) Which elements account for more than 97% of the weight of most organisms? A) C, H, N, Mg, O, S B) C, H, N, O, P, S C) C, H, N D) Fe, C, H, O, P E) Ca2+ , K+ , Na+ , Mg 2+ , ClAnswer: B Page Ref: Section 2 2) Proteins in biological membranes may be A) porous. B) attached to the membrane surface. C) span the membrane. D) All of the above E) B and C only Answer: D Page Ref: Section 3 3) Which statement...
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...In recent decades there has been a globalization process driven by the market, especially due to the rapid advances in information exchange and telecommunications. This process involves the increasing integration, to varying degrees, global markets for goods, services, capital, technology and labor, which has led to greater openness and freer movement of factors of production. This allows the globalization of the economy through trade, present new opportunities for growth and development. But these countries are not exempt of difficulties and problems in being able to exercise these trade shares without being harmed by their lower weight in the global economy. The World Trade Organization is an international organization that is responsible for regulating the global rules governing trade between countries, and its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly and freely as possible. If we look at the composition of the members of the WTO, three quarters of its members are developing or least developed countries, and takes place in 2000 a new round of negotiations has passed some called Doha Development where developing countries raise a number of issues to promote their development and trade, among the measures taken are: longer terms for enforcing agreements and commitments; measures to increase their trading opportunities and assistance to help them build the necessary infrastructure to carry out the tasks related to the WTO; agreements on non-agricultural...
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...Chapter Study Questions Exam Five 2305 (Chapters 4, 5, and 9) The Enduring Democracy Third Edition, 2013-2014, Dautrich and Yalof, Cengage Publishing. Be sure to skip a line between the question and the answer and skip another line before the next question. Chapter Four: Civil Liberties 1. What are civil liberties and when did individual rights recognized by government first appear in a legal charter? What charter? 73 - Those specific individual rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution and cannot be denied to citizens by government. Most of these rights are in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights. The original English legal charter, the Magna Carta of 1215. 2. How are civil liberties different from civil rights? 73 - Civil liberties may be distinguished from civil rights (sometimes called equal rights), which refer to rights that members of various groups (racial, ethnic, sexual, and so on) have to equal treatment by government under the law and equal access to society’s opportunities. 3. What were the Alien and Sedition Acts and were editors if newspapers actually jailed? 74 - Alien Act, which authorized the president to deport from the United States all aliens suspected of “treasonable or secret” inclinations; the Alien Enemies Act, which allowed the president during wartime to arrest aliens subject to an enemy power; and the Sedition Act, which criminalized the publication of materials that brought the U.S. government...
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...a Multiple Choice—CPA Adapted Chapter 14 – Long Term Liabilities 1. On July 1, 2010, Spear Co. issued 1,000 of its 10%, $1,000 bonds at 99 plus accrued interest. The bonds are dated April 1, 2010 and mature on April 1, 2020. Interest is payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1. What amount did Spear receive from the bond issuance? a. $1,015,000 b. $1,000,000 c. $990,000 d. $965,000 2. On January 1, 2010, Solis Co. issued its 10% bonds in the face amount of $3,000,000, which mature on January 1, 2020. The bonds were issued for $3,405,000 to yield 8%, resulting in bond premium of $405,000. Solis uses the effective-interest method of amortizing bond premium. Interest is payable annually on December 31. At December 31, 2010, Solis's adjusted unamortized bond premium should be a. $405,000. b. $377,400. c. $364,500. d. $304,500. 3. On July 1, 2009, Noble, Inc. issued 9% bonds in the face amount of $5,000,000, which mature on July 1, 2015. The bonds were issued for $4,695,000 to yield 10%, resulting in a bond discount of $305,000. Noble uses the effective-interest method of amortizing bond discount. Interest is payable annually on June 30. At June 30, 2011, Noble's unamortized bond discount should be a. $264,050. b. $255,000. c. $244,000. d. $215,000. 4. On January 1, 2010, Huff Co. sold $1,000,000 of its 10% bonds for $885,296 to yield 12%. Interest is payable...
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...aslee@stcloudstate.edu Contacting the instructor: Please post questions related to this course (grades, assignments, drop deadlines, specific homework questions, exams, deadlines, etc.) at the D2L Discussion Board. If you have details you wish to keep private in your question, you may email the instructor at aslee@stcloudstate.edu, but the D2L Discussion Board is the preferred method for asking questions about the course. Office Hours by email as needed daily. Pre-requisites: None, but you will need to do basic arithmetic and algebra in this course. Required Textbooks: 1) Life in the Universe, Bennett, 3rd edition, ISBN-9780321687678. This book is your main instructional resource - be sure to read all of the assigned chapters. ***You do NOT need the access code. You do NOT need the latest edition. Other required materials: Regular and reliable Internet access to complete assignments. Grades: Grades will be determined from scores achieved on TESTS, QUIZZES & ACTIVITIES. The lowest 25 % of Quizzes & Activities will be dropped. Work Percent of Final Grade Best 3 out of 4 Test scores 50% Reading Quizzes (Best 75%) 25% Activity scores (Best 75%) 25% Total 100% The basic grading scale is: 100 –90 A 89 – 80 B 79 – 70 C 69 – 60 D 59 or lower F Tests: The tests are proctored, which means that you must show photo identification to 1 someone who administers the test. The exams are given on the SCSU campus (or another ...
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...assessments have their advantages and disadvantages. Formal assessments are standardized tests that are designed by test specialists. There are given and scored under a standard condition. Informal assessments are tests designed by teachers for use in their classroom. Standardized tests are a type of formal assessments. Standardized tests are formal assessments because the tests are given in the same manner every time. They are fixed choice tests. It is a published achievement test. These are assessments that have been made to allow students to answer a vast amount of questions in a short time period. Since these tests are standardized they will all be the same unless there are different versions of the same test with the questions in different order. By using the same tests the answers can be machine scored. There will not be any mistakes due to grading error. They are convenient to assess student’s knowledge. These are the advantages of using standardized tests. With any given test there are some disadvantages to them, even those designed to be the best. Since standardized tests are fixed choices tests, they can exaggerate accurate information and minimal level skills at the sacrifice of advanced order problem solving and conceptual skills. They also take away from teaching time. These tests usually last a few hours, and during this time students are not learning. Standardized tests also do not assess the same curriculum. Every state has its own curriculum that it...
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...stockholders’ equity. Statement of cash flows and accounting issues related with accounting changes and error correction are also covered in this class. Prerequisite: ACCT 320A or equivalent with a grade C or better Grading: Points are distributed as follows. Accounting majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in each accounting class taken to graduate. Midterms 100 250-300 A Final 130 210-249 B Participation & Attendance 10 180-209 C Comprehensive test 20 150-179 D Homework 40 Below 150 F Total 300 points A modified curve may be applied at the end of the quarter if necessary. Withdrawal Policy: The dropping policies of the University and Accounting Department will be strictly enforced. Drops are permitted only for serious and compelling reasons after the Drop Period. Poor performance in the class is not considered to be a compelling reason. NO MAKE-UP exam will be given. If you are unable to take the test, you need to inform me before the exam date. Academic Integrity:...
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...personal and professional details of a person. These applications facilitate analysis and comparison of the candidates. 3. Scrutiny of applications: As the limit of the period within which the company is supposed to receive applications ends, the applications are sorted out. Incomplete applications get rejected; applicants with un-matching job specifications are also rejected. 4. Written tests: As the final list of candidates becomes ready after the scrutiny of applications, the written test is conducted. This test is conducted for understanding the technical knowledge, attitude and interest of the candidates. This process is useful when the number of applicants is large. Many times, a second chance is given to candidates to prove themselves by conducting another written test. 5. Psychological tests: These tests are conducted individually and they help for finding out the individual quality and skill of a person. The types of psychological tests are aptitude test, intelligence test, synthetic test and personality test 6. Personal interview: Candidates proving themselves successful through tests are interviewed personally. The interviewers may be individual or a panel. It generally involves officers from the top...
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...qualification, qualities required and work conditions etc. Advertisement:- Based on the information collected in step 1, the HR department prepares an advertisement and publishes it in a leading news papers. The advertisement conveys details about the last date for application, the address to which the application must be sent etc. Application blank/form :- Application blank is the application form to be filled by the candidate when he applies for a job in the company. The application blank collects information consisting of 4 parts- 1) Personal details 2) Educational details 3) Work experience 4) Family background. Written test :- The application which have been received are screened by the HR department and those applications which are incomplete arerejected. The other candidates are called for the written test. Arrangement for the written test is looked after the HR department i.e....
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