Deck 1: An Introduction to Information Systems

Question 1

Teraflops is a measure of computer processing speed.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Software is needed for computers of all sizes from cell phones and small hand held devices to the largest supercomputers.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Information about the documents on the Web and access to these documents are controlled and provided by tens of thousands of special computers called Web servers.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Using a computer to forecast future sales and order more inventory before a shortage can occur is an example of information system feedback.

Question 5

C2C stands for computer-to-computer e-commerce.

Question 6

Information and data are essentially the same thing.

Question 7

An intranet is a network based on Web technologies that allows selected outsiders, such as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company's extranet.

Question 8

Transaction processing systems were developed in the 1950s.

Question 9

Mobile commerce is the use of mobile, wireless devices to place orders and conduct business.

Question 10

Electronic business goes beyond e-commerce and e-procurement by using information systems and the Internet to perform all business-related tasks and functions.

Question 11

The technology infrastructure is a set of shared IS resources that form the foundation of each computer-based information system.

Question 12

Some countries try to censor or control what information is available to their citizens, especially through the Internet and social media.

Question 13

Today's more advanced processor chips have the power of 1990s-era supercomputers.

Question 14

The use of information systems is practical in only a limited number of professions.

Question 15

Increasingly, companies are incorporating computer-based information systems into their products and services.

Question 16

While technologically advanced, unfortunately, e-commerce offers few advantages for streamlining work activities.

Question 17

Application software such as Microsoft Windows controls basic computer operations, including start-up and printing.

Question 18

The World Wide Web is a network of links on the Internet to documents containing text, graphics, video, and sound.

Question 19

A CBIS is a single set of hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, people, and procedures configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information.

Question 20

Information is simply a collection of raw facts such as an employee number or the total hours worked in a week.

Question 21

Outsourcing is the hiring of an overseas company to perform some or all of a systems development project.

Question 22

Systems analysis defines the problems and opportunities of the existing system.

Question 23

The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their organization's _____.

A) profits
B) goals
C) cost reduction initiatives
D) quality improvement measures

Question 24

The process of defining relationships among data to create useful information requires ______

A) an information system.
B) intelligence
C) knowledge
D) intuition

Question 25

Some successful stock, options, and futures traders use expert systems to spot trends and improve the profitability of their investments.

Question 26

_____ consists of computer equipment used to perform input, processing, and output activities.

A) Information technology
B) Technology infrastructure
C) Telecommunications
D) Hardware

Question 27

The unique value of learning systems is that they allow organizations to capture and use the wisdom of experts and specialists.

Question 28

_____ consists of computer programs that govern the operation of the computer.

A) Hardware
B) Software
C) Applications
D) Telecommunications

Question 29

______ are people who create, use, and disseminate knowledge and are usually professionals in science, engineering, business, and other areas.

A) Systems analysts
B) Knowledge workers
C) Chief Information Officer
D) End user

Question 30

Organizations cannot fire employees who criticize their employer on Facebook or other social networks because of the First Amendment which guarantees freedom of expression.

Question 31

______ is a measure of the extent to which a system achieves its goals.

A) Efficiency
B) Reliability
C) Performance rate
D) Effectiveness

Question 32

A DSS can include a collection of models to support a decision maker, a collection of facts, and procedures that help decision makers to interact with the DSS.

Question 33

Neural networks give the computer the ability to make suggestions and function like an expert in a particular field, helping enhance the performance of a novice users.

Question 34

A decision support system is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that provides routine information to managers and decision makers.

Question 35

Data that can be used for a variety of purposes is said to be ______.

A) flexible
B) economical
C) relevant
D) verifiable

Question 36

Augmented reality is a new form of virtual reality that enables a user to become fully immersed in an artificial, computer-generated 3D world.

Question 37

_____ is an important component of every information system that helps organizations to achieve their goals.

A) Hardware
B) Software
C) Feedback mechanism
D) Data

Question 38

In information systems, _____ is used to make changes to input or processing activities.

A) forecasting
B) feedback
C) output
D) processing

Question 39

An MIS typically provides standard reports generated with data and information from a TPS or ERP system.

Question 40

Keyboards, automatic scanning devices, and equipment that can read magnetic ink characters are examples of _____ hardware.

A) storage
B) processing
C) output
D) input

Question 41

____________ is information from the system that is used to make changes to input or processing activities.

Question 42

_____ connect computers and equipment in a building, around the country, or around the world to enable electronic communications.

A) Telecommunications
B) Telecommuting
C) Networks
D) Databases

Question 43

According to Thomas Friedman in his book The World is Flat, we have progressed from the globalization of countries to the globalization of multinational corporations to the globalization of ______.

A) information systems
B) technology
C) products and services
D) individuals

Question 44

Computerized ______ are being placed in vehicles to record vehicle speed, possible engine problems, driver performance, and more.

Question 45

An _____ is a network based on Web technologies that allows only selected outsiders, such as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company's intranet.

A) Internet
B) blog
C) Web 2.0
D) extranet

Question 46

The goal of the _____ phase of systems development is to gain a clear understanding of the problem to be solved or opportunity to be addressed.

A) systems analysis
B) systems investigation
C) systems design
D) systems implementation

Question 47

A common type of information system used in business organizations are those designed for _____

A) electronic and mobile commerce
B) transaction processing
C) decision support
D) all of the above

Question 48

_____ is the awareness and understanding of a set of information and the ways the information can be made useful to support a specific task or reach a decision.

Question 49

_____ involves using information systems and the Internet to acquire parts and supplies.

A) e-commerce
B) e-business
C) mobile commerce
D) e-procurement

Question 50

Hiring an outside company to perform some or all of a systems development project is called _____

A) virtual reality
B) offshoring
C) systems investigation
D) outsourcing

Question 51

An organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices used to perform and record business transactions.

A) decision support system
B) management information system
C) business intelligence system
D) transaction processing system

Question 52

The earliest type of business information system developed in the 1950s was the _____.

A) transaction processing system
B) enterprise resource planning system
C) decision support system
D) e-commerce system

Question 53

_____ is (are) considered to be the most important element in a computer-based information system.

A) Hardware
B) Software
C) Procedures
D) People

Question 54

A(n) _____ is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that support problem-specific decision making.

A) TPS
B) MIS
C) DSS
D) Virtual reality system

Question 55

A set of integrated programs that manages vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization.

A) transaction processing system
B) e-commerce system
C) enterprise resource planning system
D) decision support system

Question 56

The ______ is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices to create, store, share, and use the organization's knowledge and experience.

A) artificial intelligence system
B) expert system
C) virtual reality
D) knowledge management system

Question 57

Predicting future events to avoid problems is called _____.

Question 58

In information systems, the activity of gathering and capturing raw data is called _____.

Question 59

The _______ phase of systems development defines the problems and opportunities of the existing systems.

A) systems investigation
B) analysis
C) design
D) maintenance

Question 60

_____ is a branch of artificial intelligence that allows computers to recognize and act on patterns or trends.

A) Vision systems
B) Neural networks
C) Robotic systems
D) Natural language processing

Question 61

The use of mobile, wireless devices to place orders and conduct business is called ____________

Question 62

The ____________ phase of systems development includes purchasing software, hardware, databases, and other IS components.

Question 63

_____ include the strategies, policies, methods, and rules for using the CBIS.

Question 64

____________, a newer form of virtual reality, has the potential to superimpose digital data over real photos or images.

Question 65

_____ allows people to get the information they need from the Internet instead of from desktop or corporate computers.

Question 66

_____ involves any business transactions executed electronically between companies.

Question 67

The technology used to create the Internet is also being applied within companies and organizations to create _____, which allow people in an organization to exchange information and work on projects.

Question 68

A(n) _____ is a set of integrated programs that manages the vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization.

Question 69

Although most software can be installed from CDs, many of today's software packages can be downloaded through the _____.

Question 70

____________ is the activity of creating or modifying information systems.

Question 71

During the ____________ phase of the systems development process the project team determines how the new system should be developed to meet the business needs defined during systems analysis.

Question 72

An organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices used to record completed business transactions is called a(n) _____.

Question 73

____________ is the knowledge of how data and information are used by individuals, groups, and organizations.

Question 74

____________ is a branch of artificial intelligence that allows computers to recognize and act on patterns or trends.

Question 75

The collection of rules, procedures, and relationships that must be followed by an expert system to achieve the proper outcome is contained in the expert system's _____.

Question 76

A system to create, store, share, and use the organization's knowledge and experience is called a(n) _____.

Question 77

The _____ is a network of links on the Internet to documents containing text, graphics, video, and sound.

Question 78

The _____ is the world's largest computer network consisting of thousands of interconnected networks, all freely exchanging information.

Question 79

A(n) ____________ is an organized collection of people, processes, software, databases, and devices that provides routine information to managers and decision makers.

Question 80

An approach to work called _____ that enables people to work from home or while traveling.