Deck 1: The Importance of Mis

Question 1

The fact that the cost of data communications and data storage has essentially come down to zero is an example of Moore's Law in action.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

There are six fundamental components in every information system.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

While those students majoring in finance and information systems are expected to have only routine cognitive skills,those in marketing or information systems need to develop strong non-routine cognitive skills.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

One consequence of Moore's Law is that routine skills will be internalized by high-value organizations.

Question 5

In a volatile business scenario,professionals should not allow themselves to be limited by fear of failure.

Question 6

Effective communication is an example of routine non-cognitive skills.

Question 7

The three key elements in the definition of MIS are: development and use,information systems,and business goals and objectives.

Question 8

Systems thinking is when you develop ideas and plans with others.

Question 9

During a feedback session,Symonds tells his manager that he is finding it difficult to trace the mean value of the data from the consumer survey.Symonds seems to be lacking systems thinking skills.

Question 10

Surveys indicate the single most important skill for effective collaboration is the ability to interpret nonverbal communication.

Question 11

Moore's Law states that the speed of a computer doubles every 18 months.

Question 12

According to the RAND study cited in the text,strong nonroutine cognitive skills are the most important marketable skills in the new millennium.

Question 13

Abstract reasoning is the ability to make and manipulate models.

Question 14

Being able to connect the rise in sugar prices to the supply cap of petrol products by OPEC countries is an example of abstract reasoning.

Question 15

The emergence of YouTube could be considered a consequence of Moore's Law.

Question 16

An information system is a group of components that interact to produce information.

Question 17

Abstract reasoning is an example of routine cognitive skills.

Question 18

Wesley is quite popular in the office for being nice to others.He seems to have effective collaboration skills.

Question 19

Fear of failure is one of the main reasons for the lack of systems thinking among employees.

Question 20

Sheila,the operations manager at a software development firm,finds from Reuben's teammates that he rarely asks for feedback and when provided,does not seem to respond positively to it.Reuben seems to be lacking collaboration skills.

Question 21

Hardware is the most important component in the component framework of information systems.

Question 22

Information systems have globally standardized allocations for the amount of work that is moved from the human side to the computer side.

Question 23

The number of components of an information system increases with increasing system complexity.

Question 24

A compelling reason for companies to develop an information system is to avoid "falling behind the technology curve."

Question 25

Creating new databases or changing the structure of existing databases is more difficult than obtaining or developing new programs.

Question 26

One needs to have hardware or computer programming skills to build or use an information system.

Question 27

Even if you are not technically qualified,you are still required to help in the development project of information systems by specifying the system requirements.

Question 28

The components of the information systems framework are symmetrical.

Question 29

A perfect information system is one in which the quality of your thinking is not important to the quality of information produced.

Question 30

In the information systems framework,data is the bridge between the computer side on the left and the human side on the right.

Question 31

To correctly be called an information system,a computer of some sort must be involved.

Question 32

A system that consists only of a file of email addresses and an email program is a low-tech system with considerable work still left for human intervention.

Question 33

Organizations do not expect accounting or marketing majors to know how to build information systems.

Question 34

Buying a computer,working with a spreadsheet,or creating a Web page are the three major instances of an information systems implementation.

Question 35

When you consider the components of an information system,the last component includes you.

Question 36

In an information systems model,the software and procedure components are both sets of instructions.

Question 37

The five-component framework is limited to assessing the scope of existing systems and needs to be revised when assessing the scope of new systems.

Question 38

Substantial cognitive research has shown that although you cannot increase your basic IQ,you can dramatically increase the quality of your thinking.

Question 39

The words,sentences,and paragraphs in your status report are examples of the "data" component of an information system.

Question 40

Management information systems is defined as the development and use of information systems that help businesses achieve their goals and objectives.

Question 41

The average wait time for a customer at a call center is an example of data.

Question 42

Information technology and information systems are synonymous.

Question 43

A good information system is one that provides the user with as much information as it can gather.

Question 44

The cost of gathering information should be analyzed just like any other corporate asset.

Question 45

What is data to one person may be information to another.

Question 46

An important thing to remember when you begin to use a new information system is to begin with skepticism.

Question 47

A future user of information systems has to rely on information if it appears in the context of a Web page in a well-formatted report.

Question 48

The higher you rise in an organization the less information you will need to work with.

Question 49

Information systems drive the development of information technology.

Question 50

Information relevance is an important characteristic of good information.

Question 51

Information is worth its cost when the cost of acquiring it breaks even with the returns expected.

Question 52

When you participate in the development of an IS,timeliness will be part of the requirements you will ask for.

Question 53

Data is the knowledge derived from information.

Question 54

Components of information systems are too abstract to be subjected to the same financial analyses to which other assets are subjected.

Question 55

The information that is the output of one process can be viewed as a data input to another process.

Question 56

For information to be relevant,there must be an appropriate relationship between the cost of the information and its value.

Question 57

When data is presented within a meaningful context,it becomes information.

Question 58

You can buy information technology,but you can never buy an information system.

Question 59

Barely sufficient information is a handicap in decision-making as today's business decisions require analysis of large amounts of data.

Question 60

In a study of daybreak timings across the world,the fact that the sun rose this morning at 6:25 a.m.in Atlanta is an example of data.

Question 61

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

A)6
B)12
C)18
D)24

Question 62

A computer security protocol for logging in is an example of the ________ component of an information system.

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

Question 63

Which of the following statements about collaboration is true?

A)Effective collaboration is predominantly about being nice.
B)The most critical skill for effective collaboration is to give and receive critical feedback.
C)Collaboration is what helps you to model the components of the system.
D)Collaboration aims to connect the inputs and outputs among system components.

Question 64

Customer numbers and their names are examples of the ________ component of an order management information system.

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

Question 65

Mae proposes a new social networking model to her boss.She illustrates the model on the whiteboard and describes how this could cater to a growing demand among Internet users.She also explains how their firm could profitably serve this need.Mae is exhibiting ________ skills.

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

Question 66

"Is it too weird for the market?" is a question asked by someone who is probably weak in ________ skills.

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

Question 67

________ refers to the ability to model system components and show how the component inputs and outputs relate to one another.

A)Abstract reasoning
B)Systems thinking
C)Dynamic correlation
D)Operational logic

Question 68

Because of Moore's Law,the cost of data communications and data storage is essentially zero.The growth of which of the following is a consequence of this?

A)LinkedIn
B)direct marketing
C)Windows Vista
D)Six Sigma methodologies

Question 69

Which of the following statements is true about information systems?

A)Computers have always been a part of the definition of information systems.
B)The number of components increases with the complexity of the information systems.
C)Hardware programmers and computer programmers are what it takes to build an IS.
D)An information system is an assembly of computers,programs,data,procedures,and people.

Question 70

All of the following are components of an information system except:

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

Question 71

________ is when you create and test promising new alternatives consistent with available resources.

A)Alternative reasoning
B)Systems thinking
C)Maximization
D)Experimentation

Question 72

Which of the following is an example of hardware?

A)a computer monitor
B)data in a USB drive
C)a spreadsheet
D)instructions encoded in RAM

Question 73

________ is the ability to make and manipulate models.

A)Abstract reasoning
B)Structural logic
C)Systems thinking
D)Experimentation

Question 74

The four component skills necessary to develop strong nonroutine cognitive skills include all of the following except:

A)abstract reasoning.
B)systems thinking.
C)collaboration.
D)computer programming skills.

Question 75

Making a careful and reasoned analysis of an opportunity,envisioning potential products or solutions or applications of technology,and then developing those ideas that seem to have the most promise,consistent with the resources you have is an example of ________.

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

Question 76

The Windows 7 operating system is an example of the ________ component of an information system.

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

Question 77

Which of the following is not part of the definition of management information systems?

A)development and use
B)organizational hierarchy
C)information systems
D)business goals and objectives

Question 78

Which of the following is not consistent with a proper exercise of experimentation?

A)making a careful and reasoned analysis of an opportunity
B)envisioning potential products or solutions or applications of technology
C)providing a corpus fund for testing all ideas generated
D)developing promising ideas consistent with the resources you have

Question 79

A network router is an example of the ________ component of an information system.

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

Question 80

A word processing program is an example of:

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