Deck 1: The Importance of MIS

Question 1

A person who is good at collaboration will avoid giving critical feedback to others.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Systems thinking refers to the skill that helps make a reasoned analysis of a problem and envision potential solutions to the problem.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The most important skill for effective collaboration is to be able to give and receive critical feedback.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months according to Moore's Law.

Question 5

Abstract reasoning is the ability to construct and manipulate models.

Question 6

A company should only develop information systems if its competitors have developed information systems.

Question 7

According to the five-component framework, the number of components in an information system increases in proportion to its complexity.

Question 8

Applications such as MS Word and Excel are examples of procedures.

Question 9

Experimentation involves making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity and developing the most promising solutions, consistent with the resources one has.

Question 10

Because of Moore's Law, the cost of data processing, communications, and storage is essentially zero.

Question 11

Users should take an active role in system development to create an information system that meets their needs.

Question 12

The five components of information systems are symmetrical.

Question 13

Moore's Law predicts that the price to performance ratio of computers will double once in eighteen months.

Question 14

Brad, an employee who works in the production department, has the ability to collaborate well with others. Brad's ability to collaborate is an example of a routine skill.

Question 15

The term management information systems refers to the management and use of information systems that help businesses achieve their strategies.

Question 16

Today, because of Moore's Law, any routine skill is liable to be outsourced to the lowest bidder.

Question 17

Information systems exist to help people who work in an organization achieve the strategies of that business.

Question 18

A system is a group of components that interact without a specific purpose.

Question 19

The five-component framework applies to simple and complex information systems.

Question 20

According to the five-component framework, the five components of an information system are present in every information system.

Question 21

Data refers to the knowledge derived from information.

Question 22

Information system refers to the products, methods, inventions, and standards that are used for the purpose of producing information.

Question 23

When considering different information systems alternatives, it will be helpful to consider the low-tech versus high-tech alternatives in light of the amount of work that is being moved from people to computers.

Question 24

In the five-component model of an information system, hardware and software are part of the human side.

Question 25

Data accuracy is a critical requirement for good information.

Question 26

Data becomes information when it is presented in a meaningful context.

Question 27

Information systems differ in the amount of work that is moved from the human side to the computer side.

Question 28

In the five-component model of an information system, data acts as a bridge between the computer and the human sides.

Question 29

Information technology is an assembly of hardware, software, data, procedures, and people that produces information.

Question 30

People can buy information systems, but they cannot buy information technology.

Question 31

Information systems become a waste of time and money when users work with inaccurate data.

Question 32

Ordering additional hardware creates the least amount of organizational disruption compared to changes in the other four components of an information system.

Question 33

Changing personnel responsibilities to suit an information system is more disruptive to an organization than ordering additional hardware for the information system.

Question 34

According to the five-component model of information systems, the data and software components of information systems are capable of performing actions.

Question 35

Obtaining or developing new programs is more difficult than ordering additional hardware.

Question 36

Mary processes employee statistics to obtain a meaningful understanding of her organization. The data that she derives by processing becomes information.

Question 37

According to the five-component model of an information system, software is the most important component of an information system.

Question 38

Information technology and information systems are synonymous terms.

Question 39

Changing the structure of existing databases causes more organizational disruption than changing working procedures.

Question 40

The lower the amount of work to be moved from the human side to the computer side of an information system, the higher the complexity of that system.

Question 41

________ states that the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months.

A) Nielsen's Law
B) Faraday's Law
C) Moore's Law
D) Newton's Law

Question 42

________ is the ability to model the components of a system, to connect the inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed.

A) Abstract reasoning
B) Systems thinking
C) Collaboration
D) Experimentation

Question 43

Which of the following types of skills is most likely to be outsourced to the lowest bidder?

A) ability to experiment
B) accounting skills
C) ability to collaborate
D) abstract reasoning skills

Question 44

A good information system is one that provides the users with more information than what is required.

Question 45

Carlos is a business student doing an internship at Bruno and Venus, a firm specializing in exports of sophisticated equipment to other countries. He finds that he is unable to create a representative chart depicting the relation between processes such as procurement, shipping, and billing. This indicates that he lacks ________ skills.

A) abstract reasoning
B) collaborative
C) experimental
D) systems thinking

Question 46

Data needs to be sufficient for the purpose for which it is generated, but just barely so.

Question 47

Which of the following ratios has fallen as a result of Moore's Law?

A) price/performance
B) demand/supply
C) profit/loss
D) debt/equity

Question 48

Information systems should be subject to the same financial analyses to which other assets are subjected.

Question 49

Data is worth its cost when an appropriate relationship exists between the cost of data and its value.

Question 50

Microsoft defines a strong password as one that contains no more than seven characters.

Question 51

Which of the following is categorized as a nonroutine cognitive skill?

A) computer programming
B) marketing knowledge
C) tax accounting
D) systems thinking

Question 52

Data should be relevant to the subject, not necessarily to the context.

Question 53

Good information is conceived from accurate, correct, and complete data.

Question 54

A good password is one that contains the user's name or company name.

Question 55

Good information requires that data be timely.

Question 56

Abstract reasoning is the ability to ________.

A) work with others when performing tasks
B) make and manipulate models
C) act quickly on a problem
D) perform routine tasks

Question 57

If you need someone's password to access a system, you should ask her to enter her password and look away while she does that.

Question 58

According to Moore's Law, the ________.

A) price of integrated chips increases once in 18 months
B) size of computing devices and integrated chips doubles every year
C) number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months
D) size of computing devices and integrated chips reduces by fifty percent every year

Question 59

A manager will essentially require ________ skills to clearly understand how the resources that his or her company uses are converted to desired outputs.

A) collaboration
B) experimentation
C) interpersonal
D) systems thinking

Question 60

Which of the following is a major implication of Moore's Law?

A) Data processing activities have become complex and time consuming.
B) Costs of computing and processing have increased.
C) The size of integrated chips has increased.
D) Costs of communications and storage have become very low.

Question 61

When presenting an idea to his colleagues, Marcus failed to consider others' views and got defensive when people asked him questions. This situation indicates that Marcus lacks ________ skills.

A) systems thinking
B) collaboration
C) abstract reasoning
D) experimentation

Question 62

Meredith constantly analyzes her work in terms of her individual contribution that she makes to the overall output of the organization. This shows her ________ skills.

A) collaboration
B) experimentation
C) systems thinking
D) problem-solving

Question 63

Mark follows certain steps to access the supplementary readings for a course when using his organization's library management system. These steps that he follows are examples of the ________ component of an information system.

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

Question 64

The hardware components of an information system will act as a(n) ________.

A) bridge between the computer side and the human side
B) instruction on the human side
C) instruction on the computer side
D) actor on the computer side

Question 65

According to the five-component model of information systems, the ________ component provides instructions for the people who use information systems.

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

Question 66

________ refers to making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity, envisioning potential solutions, evaluating those possibilities, and developing the most promising ones, consistent with the resources one has.

A) Systems thinking
B) Abstract reasoning
C) Collaboration
D) Experimentation

Question 67

________ is the activity of two or more people working together to achieve a common goal, result, or work product.

A) Systems thinking
B) Abstract reasoning
C) Collaboration
D) Experimentation

Question 68

The ________ component in the five-component model of information systems is considered a bridge that connects the computer side and the human side.

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

Question 69

A customer relationship management (CRM) system contains the names and phone numbers of customers. Such details stored in a CRM system are part of the ________ component.

A) hardware
B) data
C) procedure
D) people

Question 70

The ________ component of the five-component framework of an information system includes individuals who maintain the data and support the networks of computers.

A) procedural
B) people
C) data
D) networking

Question 71

Adobe Acrobat is an application that allows users to create and edit digital documents. Adobe Acrobat is an example of a ________.

A) hardware
B) procedure
C) database
D) software

Question 72

Your company uses a software tool to manage its supply chain. This software tool is an ________ of your company's information system.

A) instruction on the computer side
B) actor on the human side
C) instruction on the human side
D) actor on the computer side

Question 73

Which of the following is an example of computer hardware?

A) a monitor
B) a browser
C) a spreadsheet
D) a user manual

Question 74

The storage disk in a computer is an example of the ________ component of information systems.

A) hardware
B) software
C) database
D) virtual

Question 75

An operating system like Windows or Linux is an example of the ________ component of an information system.

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

Question 76

The words that an individual types in an MS Word document exemplify the ________ component of the information system.

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

Question 77

The process of automation is a process of moving work from ________.

A) processes to procedures
B) procedures to people
C) instructions to actors
D) human side to computer side

Question 78

Which of the following components in the five-component model of information systems is considered an actor?

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

Question 79

Which of the following statements is true of business users who administer the development of information systems?

A) It is mandatory that they hold a degree in database management.
B) They should take an active role in the system's development.
C) They should refrain from specifying the system's requirements.
D) When the system fails, they must refrain from performing tasks related to system recovery.

Question 80

Erin is a manager for a reputed software firm. She typically monitors and evaluates the existing working procedures of her subordinates. She constantly changes these working procedures so that they are consistent with the company's resources. This shows her ability to ________.

A) participate in systems thinking
B) experiment
C) make abstractions
D) collaborate