Question 1Tips5 pts_____ offer companies a more cost-effective way to link computers than linking terminals to a mainframe computer.Group of answer choicesIntranetsExtranetsVirtual private networksLocal area networksLinking networks Flag question: Question 2Question 2Tips5 ptsA network that connects computers at different sites via telecommunications media is called a(n):Group of answer choiceslocal area networkWeb-based networklong-distance communications systemwide area networkin-house communications computer system Flag question: Question 3Question 3Tips5 ptsA network that connects computers at one site is called a(n):Group of answer choiceslocal area networkWeb-based networklong-distance communications systemwide area networkin-house communications computer system Flag question: Question 4Question 4Tips5 pts_____ are examples of wide area networks (WANs).Group of answer choicesFunctional and process networksHierarchical and matrix networksFunctional and hierarchical networksExtranets and intranetsPersonal and nonpersonal networks Flag question: Question 5Question 5Tips5 ptsWhen compared to a wired LAN, the wireless LAN is:Group of answer choicesunable to transmit data at one single sitefaster and more reliableis unable to communicate with wired communication systemssignificantly more expensivetypically inconvenient to use Flag question: Question 6Question 6Tips5 pts_____ are internal corporate wide area networks that use Internet technology to link employees in many different locations and with many different types of computers.Group of answer choicesIntranetsFunctional networksSpecialized networksExtranetsInformation systems Flag question: Question 7Question 7Tips5 ptsNMCI is the name used for a large-scale effort to link Navy and Marine Corps computer systems on bases, boats, and in offices around the world. When completed, this internal WAN will use Internet technology to link soldiers in the field with support personnel on bases, etc. NMCI is an example of a(n):Group of answer choicesintranetfunctional networkspecialized networkextranetinformation system Flag question: Question 8Question 8Tips5 ptsGeneral Electric saves $1.6 billion per year by using its private corporate network that links its 340,000 employees. Another name for this network that operates behind a firewall is a(n):Group of answer choicesintranetfunctional networkspecialized networkextranetinformation system Flag question: Question 9Question 9Tips5 ptsIntranets are essentially mini-Internets that operate behind a(n) _____ that prevents unauthorized access.Group of answer choicesnetwork barriercommunications bufferinsulated connectormodem synthesizerfirewall Flag question: Question 10Question 10Tips5 ptsMany companies use _____ to connect two or more private networks over a public network, such as the Internet.Group of answer choicesmultinetsextranetsvirtual private networkswireless local networksconnects Flag question: Question 11Question 11Tips5 ptsThrough the use of a(n) _____ physicians with patients at many hospitals can access and interact with multiple, disparate hospital information systems through a single, secure, Web-based application. Data that is accessible may include demographics, lab results, radiological images or other diagnostic data. In addition, physicians can use the technology to view patients' aggregated clinical data, electronically sign orders, and order medications and lab tests in both ambulatory and inpatient settings.Group of answer choiceswork stationinternal networkvirtual networkenterprise portalknowledge manager Flag question: Question 12Question 12Tips5 ptsWhich type of information system is used only by operational managers?Group of answer choicesmanagement analytic systemtransaction processing systemword processing systemexecutive information systemoffice automation system Flag question: Question 13Question 13Tips5 ptsWhich type of information systems is used by both operational managers and middle managers?Group of answer choicesinformation reporting systemtransaction processing systemmanagement analytic systemdecision support systemexpert system Flag question: Question 14Question 14Tips5 ptsIn a transaction processing system the database can be updated in two ways. They are _____ processing.Group of answer choicesbatch and on-lineopen and closedbatch and databaseopen and auxiliaryon-line and periodic