MIS 180 Exam 1 Study Guide Latest Update 2025- 2026 Exam 65 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
Be able to explain how Wittgenstein's Forms of Life and Language Games are useful in
conducting a successful search. - CORRECT ANSWER: Form of Life = the set of
interpretations an individual has as a result of their profession or personal experience Language Games = the way people use words based on the situation (car crash v.accident v. etc)
Be able to tell me what these fields mean: "exact word or phrase", "all of these words", "none of these words", "site or domain", "last update". In Google's Advanced Search. -
CORRECT ANSWER: "last update" = posted in time you specify
"site or domain" = .org, .edu, etc
Clock Speed/GHz - CORRECT ANSWER: how many pulses per second it takes to
complete 1 cpu command
Entropy / Obsolescence - CORRECT ANSWER: all systems fall apart overtime if they don't adapt
For data communication, what is the protocol for wifi & LAN? - CORRECT ANSWER: wifi = 802.11 LAN (local area network) = Ethernet
How do humans create applications? 4 types. - CORRECT ANSWER: all software is
created w/ programming languages like Java, Python, C# and VisualBasic
How does a search engine populate its database? - CORRECT ANSWER: the
spider/bot does 1 / 2
How would you evaluate information in terms of its "usefulness" and "believability"? - CORRECT ANSWER: how useful the piece of info is to what you personally are doing or trying to figure out, believability is quite self explanatory
Input/Output Devices - CORRECT ANSWER: input devices bring info into computer: camera, microphone, track ball
output devices take stuff out of computer: headphones, speakers, printer
Interdependence - CORRECT ANSWER: parts depend on each other
Know an example of "triangulation" and "corroboration" when you see it. - CORRECT ANSWER: triangulation: taking a "read" from different sources
corroboration: checking one's sources story against another
Know how a search engine works with these parts: spider/bot, database, user. -
CORRECT ANSWER: spider/bot searches the web for information, puts it into the
database, and we (as users) only see the database that a certain company creates for us to see and search on
Know how the following relate to each other: supersystem, system, subsystem. -
CORRECT ANSWER: (supersystem (system (subsystem) ) )
Know the 9 qualities dimensions of high-quality information. - CORRECT ANSWER:
accurate, believable, complete, consistent, current, objective, relevant, timely, understandable -ABC3ORTU
Know the difference between a business strategy and a business tactic. - CORRECT
ANSWER: strategy = goal, planning to do it, large scale
tactic = how are we going to actually do it, ways to complete a strategy
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