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Chapter 3
Develop your own definition of software being certain to explain the key terms.
What are the primary functions of an operating system?
Which of the following are operating systems and which are applications: Microsoft Excel, Google Chrome, iTunes, Windows, Android, Angry Birds.
What is your favorite software application? What tasks does it help you accomplish?
How would you categorize the software that runs on mobile devices? Break down these apps into at least three basic categories and give an example of each.
What does an ERP system do?
What is open-source software? How does it differ from closed-source software? Give an example of each.
What does a software license grant to the purchaser of the software?
If you were running a small business with limited funds for information technology, would you consider using cloud computing? Find some web-based resources that support your decision.
Chapter 4
What is the difference between data, information, and knowledge?
Explain in your own words how the data component relates to the hardware and software components of information systems.
What is the difference between quantitative data and qualitative data? In what situations could the number 42 be considered qualitative data?
What are the characteristics of a relational database?
When would using a personal DBMS make sense?
What is the difference between a spreadsheet and a database? List three differences between them.
Describe what the term normalization means.
Why is it important to define the data type of a field when designing a relational database?
Name a database you interact with frequently. What would some of the field names be?
What is metadata?
Name three advantages of using a data warehouse.
What is data mining?
In your own words, explain the difference between supervised learning and unsupervised learning. Give an example of each (not from the book).
Conduct some independent research on the process of business intelligence. Using at least two scholarly or practitioner sources, write a two-page paper giving examples of how business intelligence is being used.
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Articles collectively advocate for proactive research
: How do the articles collectively advocate for proactive research, evaluation, and implementation of new technologies and ideas?
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Public policy can make significant impact on economy
: Public policy can make a significant impact on the economy. describing how the public policy can impact Information Technology from a business standpoint
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Explain change management practices
: Explain change management practices and the benefits of updating and implementing such practices.
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Focus on the social and organizational issues
: We focus on the social and organizational issues that exist with better understanding why changes occurs
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Definition of software
: What are the primary functions of an operating system? What is the difference between data, information, and knowledge?
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Information security and risk management
: What are the main objectives of a risk management plan, and why is it so important to implement one.
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Policies for both business continuity-disaster recovery plan
: It is important to have backup tools, processes, and policies for both business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
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Using each of the risk mitigation strategies
: Give some examples of projects using each of the risk mitigation strategies (accept, minimize, share, or transfer). How successful were these strategies?
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Qualitative risk assessment
: Imagine that you are a member of a project team that has been charged with developing a new product for the residential building industry.
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