Social Computing Practice Quizzes Rainer Ch.9 Test Bank Docx

Package Title: Practice Questions

Course Title: Rainer, Introduction to Information Systems, Fifth Canadian Edition

Chapter Number: 09

Shuffle: No

Question type: True/False

1) Web 2.0 sites tend to be more interactive and collaborative than Web 1.0 sites.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

2) A tag is a keyword or term that describes a piece of information, such as a photo or video clip.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

3) RSS allows content publishers to get their content across to a large group of interested as well as uninterested consumers on a regular basis.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

4) In the blogosphere, news travels at a faster pace than in the mainstream media.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

5) Information available on blogs consists of opinions that don’t have any real impact on readers.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

6) Wikipedia can always be considered a reliable and indisputable source of information.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

7) ‘RSS’ stands for Really Simple Solutions.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

8) ‘Blogosphere’ is a term to describe millions on blogs on the Web.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

9) Social Capital refers to the total monetary value that the connections within a business’ social network could potentially bring to the company.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

10) Entrepreneurs are starting to realize that there is a new source of capital in crowdfunding markets. The gap of their funding needs can be met efficiently and cost-effectively. Supporters will provide both funds and ‘crowd intelligence’ by providing invaluable research, feedback and validation of their ideas.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Identify the methods used for shopping socially.

Section Reference 1: Social Computing in Business: Shopping

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

11) Many traditional media organizations can now provide a variety of content thanks to the invention of netcasting.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

12) Social media websites can use feeds to help market their products and services.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

13) To mix and match content from other parts of the Web, one needs to create a Mashup Site.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

14) Human resource (HR) departments in many organizations use social computing applications outside their organizations for recruiting.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss different ways in which human resources managers make use of social computing.

Section Reference 1: Social Computing in Business: Human Resources Management

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

Question type: Multiple Choice

15) The ability to precisely specify the geographic location of pictures is referred to as

a) locating.

b) tagging.

c) geo-tagging.

d) none of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

16) Companies use blogs for the following purposes:

a) marketing and social commerce.

b) connecting with their customers/clients.

c) influencing customers and market forces.

d) all of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

17) Which of the following statements about blogs is not true?

a) In the blogosphere, news travels at a much faster pace than in the mainstream media.

b) Blogs are changing the way information and news are consumed.

c) The information available on blogs consists of personal opinions that don’t have an impact on readers.

d) Blogs are a vehicle for companies to engage with their customers.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

18) Which of the following statements concerning social media websites like Twitter and Facebook are true?

a) They collect vast amounts of data about and from their users.

b) Data collected from users can be used without their explicit consent.

c) They connect individuals with similar interests.

d) They are useful in recording the lives of famous people and ordinary people.

e) all of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

19) Which of the following is NOT a type chatbot?

a) Notification assistants

b) Self-driving vehicles

c) Contextual assistants

e) Personalized assistants

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe how social computing improves customer service.

Section Reference 1: Social Computing in Business: Customer Relationship Management

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

20) Which of the following is an example of a Web 2.0 media site?

a) YouTube

b) Picasa

c) Facebook

d) Flickr

e) all of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

21) The two major categories of Web 2.0 sites are

a) mashups and aggregators.

b) aggregators and crowdsourcing.

c) mashups and social networking

d) social networking and netcasting.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

22) Wiki’s are used within an organization in the following ways:

a) knowledge management.

b) project management.

c) customer management.

d) supplier management.

e) all of the above

f) none of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Describe examples of Web 2.0 tools and major types of Web 2.0 sites.

Section Reference 1: Web 2.0

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

23) Aggregators are primarily designed to

a) collect information from different information sources.

b) disseminate information to potential consumers.

c) store information for later reference.

d) none of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: Discuss different ways in which human resources managers make use of social computing.

Section Reference 1: Social Computing in Business: Human Resources Management

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

24) Which of the following statements about advertising on Facebook is not true?

a) It is a more subtle form of advertising than traditional print or broadcast media.

b) Advertisements based on the users’ preferences are reinforced and result in high click-through rates.

c) Advertisers do not need to pay Facebook to make their ads feature more prominently in the user’s conversations.

d) Companies use Facebook to promote themselves by offering coupons and exclusive deals.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 1: Discuss different ways to use social networking sites for advertising and market research.

Section Reference 1: Social Computing in Business: Marketing

AACSB: Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge