Foundations of Finance
The best example of a diversified investment is _____.
A) defensive stocks
B) growth stocks
C) a mutual fund
D) real estate
C) a mutual fund
Fill in the blank with the correct word. The dog has ______ the pizza.
A) eat
B) eaten
C) aten
D) ate
B) eaten
The market plan describes the group of people that they are trying to reach and encourage. The group is called a _____.
A) market share
B) market sample
C) market segment
D) target market
D) target market
The below report indicates that the system is most likely infected by which of the following? Protocol LOCAL IP FOREIGN IP STATE, TCP 0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 Listening, TCP 0.0.0.0:3390 0.0.0.0:0
A) worm
B) trojan
C) listening
D) logic bomb
C) listening
______ is an example of a natural disaster that will have an impact on international business.
A) Terrorism
B) Civil unrest
C) War
D) Drought
D) Drought
Banks are investing heavily in _____ banking technology, in which customers use mobile, web platforms to use banking services.
A) personalized
B) long distance
C) real time
D) digital
D) digital
_____ is a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
A) Fact
B) Opinion
C) Thought
D) Perspective
B) Opinion
S.M.A.R.T. is an approach for sales. Which of the following descriptors is not part of S.M.A.R.T?
A) accurate
B) specific
C) relevant
D) measurable
A) accurate
What can best be defined as the sum of protection mechanisms inside the computer, including hardware, firmware, and software?
A) security perimeter
B) trusted computing base
C) trusted system
D) security kernel
B) trusted computing base
The most price-effective form of transportation is by _____.
A) airplane
B) train
C) truck
D) water
D) water
The Federal Reserve does not regulate _____.
A) insurance agencies
B) foreign branches of U.S. national and state member banks
C) state-chartered member banks
D) bank holding companies
A) insurance agencies
Multimedia presentation software is known for incorporating ______ into presentations.
A) sound
B) cinematic-like special effects
C) all answers are correct
D) animation effects
C) all answers are correct
To be socially responsible is when the organization is concerned about _____ with whom and where it conducts business.
A) all answers are correct
B) society
C) environment
D) people
A) all answers are correct
Which of the following are not a countermeasure to traffic analysis?
A) eavesdropping
B) sending noise
C) padding messages
D) covert channel analysis
A) eavesdropping
The International Monetary Fund _____.
A) acts as the reservoir of the currencies of all the member countries
B) all answers are correct
C) has been instrumental to the growth of international trade
D) allows a borrowing country can borrow the currency of another country out of this reservoir
B) all answers are correct
A _____ is a debt security that doesn't pay interest (a coupon) but is traded at a deep discount, rendering profit at maturity when the bond is redeemed for its full-face value.
A) bank note
B) savings bond
C) treasury note
D) zero coupon bond
D) zero coupon bond
In which of the following regions are bare legs, arms, shoulders, or heads on the street or in holy buildings considered offensive?
A) Middle East
B) North America
C) Europe
D) South America
A) Middle East
_____ is a data analysis tool.
A) Cloudera
B) 101Data
C) all answers are correct
D) Actian
C) all answers are correct
Which of the following statements pertaining to the trusted computing base (TCB) is false?
A) it originates from the Orange Book
B) it includes hardware, firmware, and software
C) a higher TCB rating will require that details of their testing procedures and documentation be reviewed with more granularity
D) its enforcement of security policy is independent of parameters supplied by system administrators
D) its enforcement of security policy is independent of parameters supplied by system administrators
The first step for successful international business is to ______.
A) understand the social and business cultures of other countries
B) determine acceptable bribery for conducting international business
C) learn the language of business trade partners
D) understand the banking systems of other countries
A) understand the social and business cultures of other countries
Earnings that corporations keep for expansion and research are _____ earnings.
A) retained
B) preferred stock
C) common stock
D) distributed
A) retained
The ability to consider something in a new way is called _______.
A) analytical skill
B) long-term planning
C) goal setting
D) creative reasoning
D) creative reasoning
An automobile dealership offers complimentary repair and oil changes for 4 years or 50,000 miles (whichever occurs first). This is an example of a(n) _____.
A) assurance
B) guarantee
C) promise
D) warranty
D) warranty
Which one of the following functions provides the least effective organizational reporting structure for the Information Systems Security function?
A) IS resource management
B) corporate security
C) IS quality assurance
D) IS operations
D) IS operations
Individuals taking jobs in other parts of the world
A) should count on their employers to pay for required medical procedures.
B) do not have to worry about medical issues since their company is insulated from the rest of the public.
C) should make sure that all medical vaccinations are up to date.
D) should wait to receive medical vaccinations when they arrive to their final destination.
C) should make sure that all medical vaccinations are up to date.