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43. The_____?enforces a privacy law called the Directive on Data Privacy.

a. European Union (EU)?b. United States (US)

c. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)?d. Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

44. An unresolved challenge involved in cross-border data transfers is the_____________________?.

a. respect for individual privacy?b. difference in payment mechanisms

c. regulations on tariffs?d. difference in languages

45. Identify a principle of the Directive on Data Privacy that conflicts with U.S. practices.

a. Businesses can refrain from informing people of the ways their data will be used.

b. Organizations can purchase personal data from third parties and never notify the subject.

c. Personal data can be processed only if the subject has given consent.

d. Personal data can be used for processes other than the original one.

46. Different___?can significantly impact what a company may or may not display from its servers.

a. payment mechanisms used in e-commerce?b. time zones across global regions

c. national standards followed across nations? d. laws regarding free speech

47. A(n)?is one for which there is no algorithm to follow to reach an optimal solution.

a. unstructured discussion?b. unstructured problem

c. structured plan?d. structured report

48. Determining which stock will yield the highest return by the end of the year is an example of a(n)_______________problem.

a. structured?b. limited

c. semi-structured?d. unstructured

49. A(n)?system is used at all levels of an organization, and often by non-managerial staff.

a. enterprise resource planning?b. customer relationship management

c. supply chain management? d. decision support

50. A(n)?is a computer-based information system designed to help knowledge workers select one of many alternative solutions to a problem.

a. database management system (DBMS)?b. geographic information system (GIS)

c. expert system (EA)? d. decision support system (DSS)

51. The three major components of a DSS are a data management module, a model management module, and a(n)

_____ module.

a. network?b. inference engine

c. dialog? d. knowledge base