Deck 1: Is in the Life of Business Professionals

Question 1

Information technology focuses on the hardware,software,and __________components of an information system.

A)security
B)procedures
C)people
D)software
E)data

Answer 1

data

Question 2

How much did the average Canadian ICT worker earned in 2008 according to Industry Canada?

A)$49 000
B)$59 000
C)$90 000
D)$75 000
E)$69 000

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Google's use of "content extraction" with Gmail is a concern for?

A)Google
B)Governments
C)Competitors
D)Privacy advocates
E)Academics

Answer 3

D

Question 4

As a business professional,one needs to look at information systems only through the lens of

A)cost savings.
B)software.
C)business processes.
D)business nee.
E)technology.

Question 5

According to Industry Canada,the total number of jobs in the Canadian ICT sector increased by about

A)30% between 1997 to 2007.
B)40% between 1997 to 2007.
C)20% between 1997 to 2007.
D)50% between 1997 to 2007.
E)10% between 1997 to 2007.

Question 6

Gordon Moore is one of the founders of

A)Adobe Systems.
B)National Semiconductors.
C)Microsoft Corporation.
D)Intel Corporation.
E)Cisco Systems.

Question 7

According to Industry Canada,the Canadian ICT sector in 2009 included nearly

A)28 000 companies.
B)30 000 companies.
C)32 000 companies.
D)10 000 companies.
E)40 000 companies.

Question 8

Hal Varian suggests that mobility devices will change what it means to go to work.What does he mean by this?

A)You will deal with work between the hours of 8 a.m.and 5 p.m..
B)There will be less work.
C)Networks are a thing of the past.
D)You will have to go to the work.
E)Work will come to you.

Question 9

According to Moore's Law,an integrated chip's speed and power should __________ every 20 months.

A)increase 100%
B)grow 200%
C)grow 50%
D)increase exponentially
E)gradually increase

Question 10

Social media applications include

A)videos.
B)social networking sites.
C)email.
D)databases.
E)spreadsheets.

Question 11

The cost as measured per 10 000 transistors on computer chips has been __________ steadily over time.

A)increasing drastically
B)gradually increasing
C)unchanged
D)keeping pace
E)dropping

Question 12

According to Industry Canada,the percentage of all Canadian ICT workers working in ICT services in 2007 was

A)73%.
B)75%.
C)71%.
D)67%.
E)69%.

Question 13

Social Networking sites generate revenue through

A)government subsidy.
B)advertising.
C)corporate sponsorship.
D)social networking sites do not generate revenue.
E)subscription fees.

Question 14

A blog would be an example of

A)an information system.
B)information technology.
C)a web site.
D)IT procedures.
E)infrastructure.

Question 15

According to Industry Canada,the average annual growth rate in the Canadian ICT sector since 2002 has been around

A)8%.
B)4%.
C)the GDP growth rate.
D)5%.
E)6%.

Question 16

Moore's Law states that

A)the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 20 months.
B)the number of transistors on a microprocessor doubles every 12 months.
C)the price of a microprocessor decreases by 50% every 20 months.
D)the price of a computer drops by 50% every 20 months.
E)the price of a computer drops by 50% every 12 months.

Question 17

A secondary focus of this class is

A)learning to use Access.
B)learning to use tools like Excel and Access.
C)to better understand business.
D)learning to use Excel.
E)learning how to use tools like Excel and Access to accomplish a business purpose.

Question 18

Which of the following will essentially be free within the next decade?

A)Networks
B)Web sites
C)Data storage
D)PCs
E)Routers

Question 19

One example of a simple information system that business people use would be

A)instant messaging.
B)a hard drive.
C)a cell phone.
D)a keyboard.
E)a wireless mouse.

Question 20

The "Outlook on Human Resources in the ICT Labour Market: 2008 -2015" reports that there is a dramatic need for individuals with core skills that include

A)accounting skills.
B)marketing skills.
C)communications skills.
D)non -technical skills.
E)basic computer skills.

Question 21

Which ratio has fallen dramatically over the years due to Moore's Law?

A)Price/Megahertz
B)Transistor/performance
C)Price/performance
D)Cost/benefit
E)Speed/reliability

Question 22

All of the following are components of an information system except

A)people.
B)software.
C)hardware.
D)procedures.
E)culture.

Question 23

Which of the following segments of the ICT sector in Canada is responsible for the majority of this sectors revenue,according to Industry Canada?

A)Export
B)Services
C)Manufacturing
D)Software
E)Hardware

Question 24

Which of the following sectors in Canada's ICT industry had the greatest amount of employment in Canada in 2007,according to Industry Canada?

A)Education
B)Manufacturing
C)Software and computer services industries
D)Pharmaceutical Research
E)Law enforcement

Question 25

According to Industry Canada,the average earnings of a software and computer services worker in Canada in 2006 is

A)about $62 000.
B)about $67 000.
C)about $72 000.
D)about $55 000.
E)about $85 000.

Question 26

What was the total number of Canadian workers employed by the ICT sector in 2007 according to Industry Canada?

A)442 000
B)592 000
C)563 000
D)420 000
E)223 000

Question 27

It is expected that the price and power of computer chips will__________over the next decade.

A)continue to grow slowly
B)stay about the same
C)shrink
D)obey Moore's Law
E)grow more dramatically

Question 28

Which of the following is the federal government agency responsible for categorizing industry sectors and collecting information about them?

A)Canada Revenue Agency
B)Industry Canada
C)Ministry of Defense
D)Bank of Canada
E)Ministry of Finance

Question 29

Which of the following are not the responsibilities of the user of an Information System?

A)Protecting the security of the system and its data.
B)Help recover the system.
C)Backing up data.
D)Programming the system.
E)Learn how to employ the system to accomplish your goals.

Question 30

MIS can be defined as over the next decade.

A)the use of information systems that achieve business goals and objectives.
B)the development of information systems that helps a business to save money.
C)the development and use of information systems to cut cost.
D)the use of information systems to develop business strategies.
E)the development and use of information systems that achieve business goals and objectives.

Question 31

How does IT differ from IS?

A)IT costs money while IS doesn't.
B)IT refers to methods,invention,standards and products while IS is a system of hardware,software,data,procedures and people that produces information.
C)IT is a newer word for IS.
D)IT and IS are the same.
E)IT doesn't matter but IS does.

Question 32

An information system helps businesses achieve

A)security.
B)its goals and objectives.
C)waking up employees.
D)parity.
E)fairness.

Question 33

Google uses Gmail's "content extraction" to

A)sell advertising.
B)find out the interests of gmail users.
C)target advertising to Gmail users.
D)track IP addresses.
E)to track all the online activities of gmail users.

Question 34

_________ is (are)often the most important part of an information system.

A)Software
B)Processes
C)People
D)Data
E)Hardware

Question 35

Information technology only becomes useful when it is combined with the people and__________ components of an information system.

A)hardware
B)data
C)software
D)process
E)procedure

Question 36

According to Industry Canada,what is the percentage of workers who have a degree in the software and computer services industry?

A)47%
B)23%
C)29%
D)53%
E)43%

Question 37

The critical difference between information systems and information technology is?

A)The way computers are used.
B)The information and data.
C)The people.
D)The computers.
E)The computer programs.

Question 38

Hal Varian notes that for business people

A)information technology does not change business.
B)the ability to handle data will be important for decades to come.
C)information systems do not affect they way we work.
D)basic computer skills will be important for decades to come.
E)learning about technology is not important.

Question 39

According to Industry Canada,what were the revenues of the Canada's ICT sector in 2008?

A)150 billion
B)160 billion
C)125 billion
D)140 billion
E)100 billion

Question 40

What does ICT stand for?

A)Industrial Communications Technology
B)Industrial Computing Technology
C)Information Computing Technology
D)Information Communications Terminology
E)Information Communications Technology

Question 41

The ability to use basic information systems is _________ in today's work environment.

Question 42

The collision of the real world and the virtual world will be the result of cheap,reliable,and widely available __________ .

Question 43

Which of the following is an example of a social networking site?

A)Google.ca
B)Facebook.com
C)Wikipedia
D)Youtube
E)Yahoo.ca

Question 44

Information technology (IT)concerns only the hardware,software,and_________ components of an information system.

Question 45

The basic premise of Moore's law is

A)IT makes people more efficient.
B)people tend to want more information than they need.
C)IT makes people more productive.
D)the density of transistors on a computer chip doubles roughly every 20 months.
E)computer memory is getting bigger.

Question 46

Information systems exists to help businesses to

A)archive goals and objectives.
B)be more profitable.
C)better organize our lives.
D)save money.
E)be more competitive.

Question 47

The ICT sector in Canada,has had _________ the overall growth of the national GDP since 2002.

Question 48

You can maximize the value of this course by_________the material.

Question 49

Which of the following is not a function of a social networking site?

A)Video sharing.
B)Indirect selling of products.
C)Searching for friends.
D)Searching for new/unused books.
E)A repository for personal profiles.

Question 50

Changes in technology have advanced to a point where the content of an individual's email can now be used to determine the advertising that individual sees in their web mail account.This has resulted in _________ concerns.

Question 51

The Running Room has used its web site to increase its _________ to customers.

Question 52

Moore's Law states that the number of _________ per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 20 months.

Question 53

Which of the following is an example of a company that offers a large amount of free IT resources?

A)Amazon
B)Google
C)Wal -Mart
D)Pearson Publishing
E)Gartner

Question 54

The Running Room web site

A)provides information efficiently to customers.
B)provides discussion groups.
C)handles online purchases.
D)provides unique services that are not available in stores.
E)all of the above.

Question 55

_________ are defined as the development and use of information systems that help businesses to achieve their goals and objectives.

Question 56

Every information system contains hardware,software,people,_________ ,and procedures.

Question 57

Which of the following best describes the five -component framework of IS?

A)Applications,processes,processing,data,and standards
B)Hardware,software,data,procedures,and people
C)Networks,software,servers,programmers,and managers
D)Applications,people,standards,budgets,and software
E)Storage,processing,input,output,and control

Question 58

David Ticoll suggests that

A)the technology trends of today will make performance -enhancing innovations available in almost every industry.
B)we will continue to have problems in finding the hidden meaning from data.
C)the cost of storage will almost be free in the next decade.
D)we will continue to see a divide between the real and the virtual world.
E)we have already seen the pinnacle of network development.

Question 59

What is an Information System?

A)Software development process.
B)Computer hardware and software.
C)An information system is a group of components that interact to produce information.
D)A framework describing human computer interaction.
E)An information gathering application.

Question 60

According to Industry Canada,the percentage of Canadian ICT workers who have a university degree is

A)42%.
B)41%.
C)44%.
D)40%.
E)43%.

Question 61

This class is solely about learning how to use Excel and Access.

Question 62

The definition of MIS is that information systems exist to help businesses achieve their _________.

Question 63

The______sector revenues in Canada in 2008 were $150 billion.

Question 64

Every information system can be thought of as consisting of_________ components.

Question 65

To understand MIS you need to both understand and relate_________ and technology to one another.

Question 66

A(n) _________ is a group of components designed to produce information.

Question 67

In the next decade David Ticoll suggests that_________ will almost be free.

Question 68

Every information system contains hardware,software,people,data and _________ .

Question 69

MIS is synonymous with IT.

Question 70

According to "Outlook on Human Resources in the ICT Labour Market: 2008 - 2015" satisfactory communications and other business skills are important core skills for individuals looking for a career in this industry sector.

Question 71

MIS stands for _______________.

Question 72

Moore's Law tell us that the________ratio of computers has fallen dramatically for years.

Question 73

Although simple,e -mail would be an example of a(n)__________ _.

Question 74

The term______is used to refer to computer components that are not hardware.

Question 75

In the next decade unlimited storage will be almost free.

Question 76

When using an information system,you will have responsibilities for protecting the_________ of the system and its data.

Question 77

The study of MIS is not just about learning to use spreadsheets and databases,but about learning how to use these tools that to accomplish a(n)_________ purpose.

Question 78

To gain a competitive advantage in today's work place your skills need to go beyond the basic use of _________ .

Question 79

_________ is a group of components that interact to produce information.

Question 80

Moore's Law has proved generally accurate for more than_________ years.