Cpa 05596 type1 mc a d corr ans c pm20 b 4 05 101 cpa

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CPA-05596 Type1 M/C A-D Corr Ans: C PM#20 B 4-05
101. CPA-05596 Released 2007 Page 64
Which of the following allows customers to pay for goods or services from a web site while maintaining
financial privacy?
Supplemental Questions
CPA-03720 Type1 M/C A-D Corr Ans: C PM#1 B 4-99
102. CPA-03720 D94 - 1.13 Page 7
Which one of the following systems best characterizes a decision support system (DSS)?

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a. Transaction processing system (TPS).
b. Database management system (DBMS).
c. Interactive system.
d. Computer-integrated manufacturing system (CIM).
CPA-03720 Explanation
Choice "c" is correct. Decision support systems are interactive.
Choice "a" is incorrect. DSS are not transaction-based.
Choice "b" is incorrect. DSS use database management systems as tools, but these are not the main
thrusts of a DSS.
Choice "d" is incorrect. DSS are for decision-making, not manufacturing.
CPA-03723 Type1 M/C A-D Corr Ans: A PM#2 B 4-99
103. CPA-03723 BEC C03 #11 Page 31
The Internet can be defined as:
a. An international network of computers that are all linked together.
b. A network controlled and managed by an international committee.
c. A network controlled and managed by the United States government.
d. An international network of computers used primarily for selling retail goods.
CPA-03723 Explanation
Choice "a" is correct. The Internet is composed of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of
interconnected business, government, military, and education networks from all around the world that all
can communicate with one another. It is a true international network of computers that are linked
together.
Choice "b" is incorrect. There is no international committee that controls the Internet.
Choice "c" is incorrect. The United States government does not control the Internet.