Deck 14: Collaborative Information Systems for Student Projects

Question 1

Which of the following systems provides version control while sharing content?

A)Microsoft SharePoint
B)Google Drive
C)Windows Live SkyDrive
D)File Transfer Protocol

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding Google Drive is true?

A)Google tracks document revisions,with brief summaries of changes made.
B)A Google account is not essential to edit Google Docs.
C)A Google account is the same as a Gmail account.
D)Microsoft Excel documents cannot be uploaded to Google Drive.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

If a virtual meeting is synchronous,participants should use ________ to interact with each other.

A)discussion forums
B)videoconferencing
C)email
D)team surveys

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is a technology used to place content on a shared file server in a company?

A)FTP
B)TCP
C)Windows Live SkyDrive
D)Google Drive

Question 5

In ________,one group member posts an entry,an idea,a comment,or a question,and other group members respond to it later,at their convenience.

A)multiparty text chats
B)team surveys
C)webinars
D)discussion forums

Question 6

Which of the following tools provides version management while sharing content?

A)shared files on servers
B)Google Drive
C)emails with attachments
D)Microsoft SharePoint

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of asynchronous communication?

A)multiparty text chat
B)videoconferencing
C)email
D)webinar

Question 8

In ________,one team member creates a list of questions and other team members respond.

A)multiparty text chats
B)team surveys
C)webinars
D)discussion forums

Question 9

________ meetings are meetings in which participants do not meet in the same place,and possibly not at the same time.

A)Concurrent
B)Parallel
C)Synchronous
D)Virtual

Question 10

Which of the following is true for shared content with version management?

A)Content sharing methods that provide version management cannot accommodate concurrent work.
B)Version management systems provide version control.
C)Version management makes it impossible to know who changed the document and when.
D)Systems that provide version management track changes to documents.

Question 11

________ are useful when the team needs to meet on some topic,but not everyone can meet at the same time.

A)Blogs
B)Discussion forums
C)Wikis
D)Surveys

Question 12

Synchronous communication is defined as ________.

A)communication between similar people and groups in an organization
B)communication between people working in the same department
C)internal communication between the members of a specific group
D)communication that occurs when all team members meet at the same time

Question 13

________ are virtual meetings in which attendees view one of the attendees' computer screens for a more formal and organized presentation.

A)Discussion forums
B)Screen-sharing applications
C)Conference calls
D)Webinars

Question 14

Which of the following is a content sharing technique in which the sender does not have any control or record of changes made to the shared content?

A)email with attachments
B)Windows Live SkyDrive
C)Google Drive
D)wikis

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of synchronous communication?

A)email
B)team survey
C)multiparty text chat
D)discussion forum

Question 16

Which of the following is true of task and project management products?

A)Users cannot add their own data to the default format of the task list.
B)Microsoft Project Server allows only a single user to access shared project data via a web browser.
C)It is possible to filter task lists to show only non-completed tasks using SharePoint.
D)Microsoft Project is a desktop program that generates files that can be accessed by multiple users.

Question 17

________ communication occurs when team members do not meet at the same time.

A)Asynchronous
B)Synchronous
C)Procedural
D)Nonprocedural

Question 18

In version-control systems,shared documents are placed into shared directories called ________.

A)work labs
B)libraries
C)workspaces
D)records

Question 19

With the ________ collaboration tool set,the participant has the ability to conduct multi-party audio and video virtual meetings,and he/she will also have support for concurrent access to document,spreadsheet,and presentation files.

A)minimal
B)optimal
C)good
D)comprehensive

Question 20

With the ________ collaboration tool set,the participant should be able to collaborate with his team,though he will get little support from the software.

A)minimal
B)optimal
C)good
D)comprehensive

Question 21

A face-to-face meeting is an example of asynchronous communication.

Question 22

A Google account is not essential to edit Google Docs.

Question 23

Asynchronous communication occurs when team members do not meet at the same time.

Question 24

With the minimal collaboration tool set,the participant should be able to collaborate with his team,though he will get little support from the software.

Question 25

In version-control systems,shared documents are often placed in shared directories called libraries.

Question 26

Version management systems provide version control.

Question 27

Microsoft Project Server is a desktop program that generates files that can be accessed only by one user at a time.

Question 28

Why should a team choose to use a collaboration information system?

Question 29

Workflows cannot be defined for multistage business processes.

Question 30

With SharePoint,it is possible to filter task lists to show only non-completed tasks.

Question 31

A webinar is a virtual meeting in which attendees view one of the attendees' computer screens for a more formal and organized presentation.

Question 32

Virtual meetings can be synchronous or asynchronous.

Question 33

The good collaboration tool set includes content management and control,workflow control,online meetings in which participants can view shared whiteboards,applications,and monitors.

Question 34

Videoconferencing is likely to be less intrusive than text chat.

Question 35

In team surveys,one team member creates a list of questions and other team members respond.

Question 36

The ________ collaboration tool set has a full set of features,including content management and control,workflow control,online meetings in which participants can view shared whiteboards,applications,and monitors.

A)minimal
B)optimal
C)good
D)comprehensive

Question 37

Systems that provide version management track changes to documents and provide features and functions to accommodate concurrent work.

Question 38

Email is a tool used for synchronous communication.

Question 39

The degree of version management is very high in email attachments.

Question 40

Discussion forums are useful when the team needs to meet on some topic,but not everyone can meet at the same time.

Question 41

Explain version control with a simple example.

Question 42

Explain the importance of Microsoft SharePoint in task management.

Question 43

What are the three sets of collaboration tools?

Question 44

Explain synchronous and asynchronous communications in organizations with examples.

Question 45

What is version management and why is it important?