Deck 1: The Importance of MIS

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Question 5

The five components of an information system are computer hardware, software, data, procedures, and people.

Question 6

Systems thinking refers to making a reasoned analysis of a problem and envisioning potential solutions to the problem.

Question 7

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

Question 8

The five-component framework also applies to simple information systems.

Question 9

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

Question 10

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 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

Information systems exist to help people who work in a business to successfully implement the strategies of that business.

Question 14

The five components of information systems are symmetrical in their functions.

Question 15

Experimentation involves envisioning potential solutions and developing the most promising ones.

Question 16

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

Question 17

The number of components in an information system increases in proportion to its complexity.

Question 18

Abstract reasoning is the ability to make and manipulate models.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

Information technology and information systems are synonymous terms.

Question 22

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

Question 23

You process employee statistics to obtain a meaningful understanding of your organization.The data that you derive by processing becomes information.

Question 24

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 25

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

Question 26

Changing personnel responsibilities to suit an information system is more disruptive to an organization than developing new programs for the information system.

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

Hardware is the easiest to change of the five components of an information system.

Question 30

Changing databases causes more organizational disruption than changing working procedures.

Question 31

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 32

Software is the most important component of an information system.

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

Low-tech systems move more work from the human side to the computer side than high-tech systems do.

Question 36

Software and procedures are part of the human side in an information system.

Question 37

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

Question 38

The hardware and software components of information systems are capable of performing actions, according to the five-component model of information systems.

Question 39

Data accuracy is a critical requirement of good information.

Question 40

Data refers to the knowledge derived from information.

Question 41

Kerin is a business student interning at Benson and Hodgson, a firm specializing in exports of sophisticated equipment to other countries.She finds that she is unable to create a representative chart depicting the relation between processes such as procurement, shipping, and billing.This indicates that she lacks ________ skills.

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

Timeliness of data is not a critical component of good information.

Question 44

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

Question 45

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)Physical size of integrated chips has increased.
D)Costs of data communications and storage have become very low.

Question 46

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)analyze and perform routine tasks

Question 47

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

Question 48

According to Moore's Law, the ________.

A)price of integrated chips will increase once in eighteen 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 reduce by fifty percent every year

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

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

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

________ 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 54

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 55

If you need someone's password, you should ask them to enter their password and look away while they do that.

Question 56

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

A)price/performance
B)output/price
C)performance/input
D)performance/output

Question 57

Developing systems that provide information in near real time is less expensive than producing information a few hours later.

Question 58

Which of the following is a nonroutine cognitive skill?

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

Question 59

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

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

Question 60

A good password must contain your user name, real name, or company name.

Question 61

You constantly analyze your work in terms of the contribution that you make to the overall output of your organization.This shows your ________ skill.

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

Question 62

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 63

Which of the following is an example of computer hardware?

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

Question 64

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

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

Question 65

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

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

Question 66

________ 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 67

You follow certain steps to access the supplementary readings for a course when using your organization's library management system.These steps that you follow are examples of the ________ component of an information system.

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

Question 68

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 69

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 70

The words that you type in an MS Word document is an example of ________.

A)procedures
B)data
C)processes
D)software

Question 71

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

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

Question 72

Business users who administer the development of information systems should ________.

A)have the skills to be a programmer or a database designer
B)take an active role in that system's development
C)refrain from involving themselves in software development
D)have a good understanding of programming concepts

Question 73

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

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

Question 74

________ 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)Abstraction
C)Collaboration
D)Experimentation

Question 75

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

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

Question 76

When presenting an idea to her colleagues, Marjorie failed to consider others' perspectives and got defensive when people asked her questions.This situation indicates that Majorie lacks ________ skills.

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

Question 77

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 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

The five-component framework considers individuals who maintain the data and who support the networks of computers as ________ components.

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

Question 80

Edwin leads a team of fifteen programmers.He constantly changes the procedures that he uses to monitor, evaluate, and control the way his subordinates function.This shows his ability to ________.

A)involve in systems thinking
B)experiment
C)make abstractions
D)relate outputs and inputs