Deck 1: Introduction to Information Systems

Question 1

Managing information resources in a modern organization is an easy task.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

IT is enabling more and more people to communicate, collaborate, and compete, thereby leveling the digital playing field.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In general, informed users tend to get more value from whatever technologies they use.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

An information system collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose using a computer.

Question 5

You do not have to work in the IT department to benefit from learning about IT

Question 6

Knowledge of information technology is only important to those who work at large companies.

Question 7

A systems analyst focuses on designing specifications for new technology.

Question 8

The modern business environment has become intensely competitive. As such, you must compete in the job market with talent from around the world.

Question 9

End user computing is when employees directly use computers in their work.

Question 10

Knowing more about information technology makes you more valuable where you work.

Question 11

Most people today practice continuous computing.

Question 12

Managing the IS function within an organization is the exclusive responsibility of the IS department.

Question 13

An auditing manager focuses on the ethical and legal use of information systems.

Question 14

Information technology (IT)refers to the collection, processing, storage, analyzing, and dissemination of information.

Question 15

End-user computer refers to a group of end users working together to manage their interactions with a computer.

Question 16

Information technology refers to computer-based tools used to support the needs of an organization

Question 17

An informed user of IT can enhance his or her organization's competitive position.

Question 18

The person in an organization who is usually directly responsible for the IT function is the CFO.

Question 19

Managing the IS function within an organization is the exclusive responsibility of the IS department.

Question 20

Keeping informed about information technology and developments in existing technology, will help you anticipate the impact a new technology will have on your organization.

Question 21

The two major determinants of information systems support are the functions that employees perform within organizations and the cost of the information systems.

Question 22

Expert systems (ES)attempt to duplicate the work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain.

Question 23

Digital dashboards are special information systems that that support all managers of the organization.

Question 24

A transaction processing system (TPS)supports many interorganizational operations, of which supply chain management is the best known.

Question 25

IT personnel use the IT infrastructure to develop information systems.

Question 26

A student's decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a transaction to the university's information system but not to its accounting system.

Question 27

Knowledge is data that have been organized to convey accumulated learning.

Question 28

Product analysis identifies the best advertising channels..

Question 29

Information is data that have been organized to provide value.

Question 30

Information technology deals with the planning, development, management, and use of management information tools to help people perform all the tasks related to information processing and management.

Question 31

Information systems tend to follow the structure of organizations and they are based on the needs of employees.

Question 32

An organization's supply chain starts at the supplier and ends at the customer.

Question 33

An organization's IT platform consists of the IT components and IT services.

Question 34

E-commerce systems are a type of inter-organizational information systems.

Question 35

Information technology and information systems are the same thing.

Question 36

A combination of your high school grades, application essays, letters of recommendation, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)scores would be considered information.

Question 37

A university registrar who uses her experience with university admissions along with your high school grades, application essays, letters of recommendation, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)scores, would be applying her knowledge in your application process.

Question 38

An ERP system is an inter-organizational information system.

Question 39

A list of football scores with the names of the teams that played the games would be considered information.

Question 40

Data refers to the information that has been organized and processed to convey understanding to a current business problem.

Question 41

In coming years, IT will cause organizations to need more managerial levels and therefore more staff and line managers. If this trend materializes, promotional opportunities will increase

Question 42

Information technology makes managers more productive.

Question 43

If you order a computer from Dell, the process of approving your credit card is an information flow along Dell's supply chain.

Question 44

As computers gain in intelligence and capabilities, the competitive advantage of replacing people with machines is decreasing rapidly.

Question 45

Transaction processing systems provide the input for the organization's databases.

Question 46

Software is a set of programs that enable the hardware to process data.

Question 47

Functional area information systems summarize data and prepare reports, and provide the major support for middle-level managers.

Question 48

Information technology increases the number of employees who can report to a single manager.

Question 49

An organization's supply chain describes the flow of materials, information, money, and services from raw material suppliers through factories and warehouses to the end customers.

Question 50

Supply chains are composed of only physical product flows.

Question 51

A major consequence of IT has been to change the manner in which managers make their decisions. In this way, IT ultimately has changed managers' jobs.

Question 52

Lower level managers make tactical decisions, which generally deal with activities such as short-term planning, organizing, and control.

Question 53

_____________ collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates information for a specific purpose.

A)Information Technology
B)Network System
C)Information System
D)Information Network

Question 54

Refer to the Opening Case - AngelList Helps Entrepreneurs Build Companies: Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about how AngelList works?

A)Startups access the site and create profiles that list information such as their previous financial backers (if any)and the amount of capital they have already raised.
B)Startups utilize their profiles to make their "pitch" to hundreds of certified investors
C)To avoid fraud, AngelList vets its investors by requiring them to provide a track record of their prior investments.
D)AngelList is open to any business that are trying to obtain funding.

Question 55

Computers and information systems are generally regarded as agents of "progress," they can adversely affect individuals' health and safety.

Question 56

Dashboards provide rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form of reports.

Question 57

Transaction processing systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

Question 58

IT can provide employees with flexibility that can significantly improve the quality of leisure time, even if it doesn't increase the total amount of leisure time.

Question 59

Procedures are the set of instructions about how to use information systems to process information and generate desired output.

Question 60

Enterprise resource planning systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

Question 61

If Amazon uses a list of all your purchases (books bought, price paid, dates)to recommend other books to you, then it is applying its _____.

A)data
B)information
C)knowledge
D)experience
E)wisdom

Question 62

An organization's _____ consists of the physical facilities, IT components, IT services, and IT management that will support the entire organization.

A)information technology architecture
B)information technology infrastructure
C)information technology
D)information system
E)computer-based information system

Question 63

_____ is (are)data that have been organized to have meaning and value to a recipient.

A)Insights
B)Information
C)Knowledge
D)Experience
E)Wisdom

Question 64

An organization's IT components include all of the following except __________.

A)a network.
B)programs
C)procedures
D)a database
E)users

Question 65

The list of all your purchases from Amazon (books bought, price paid, dates)is defined as ___________.

A)data
B)information
C)knowledge
D)experience
E)wisdom

Question 66

The title of the executive who is in charge of the people who design and build information systems, the people who use those systems, and the people responsible for managing those systems is the _______.

A)CEO
B)CFO
C)CIO
D)CIS
E)CIT

Question 67

IT personnel use _____ to produce _____.

A)IT components, IT services
B)computer-based information systems, IT architecture
C)IT infrastructure, IT architecture
D)IT infrastructure, IT platform
E)IT components, IT architecture

Question 68

What does a systems analyst do?

A)Manages an IS service
B)Writes computer code.
C)Interfaces between end users and programmers
D)Forecasts technology trends
E)Creates Web sites and pages

Question 69

Which of the following is the correct hierarchy from the lowest level to the highest level?

A)knowledge, information, data
B)information, data, knowledge
C)data, information, knowledge
D)data, information, experience
E)information, experience, wisdom

Question 70

_____ conveys understanding, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current problem.

A)Data
B)Information
C)Knowledge
D)Experience
E)Wisdom

Question 71

In your new position, you are told that you will be working with a business analyst. What would you expect this work to entail?

A)Review computer code
B)Explain the business process
C)Test programs
D)Identify new technology that might benefit the organization
E)Create Web sites and pages

Question 72

You are registering for the next semester at your university. You take into account your major, the courses you need, the prerequisites for each course, the times you take each course, and the professors teaching each section, as well as your work schedule. You are using _____ to select your class schedule.

A)information
B)knowledge
C)experience
D)wisdom
E)data

Question 73

_____ is/are the computer hardware, software, and communications technologies that are used by IT personnel to produce IT services.

A)IT components
B)IT services
C)Information technology
D)An information system
E)A computer-based information system

Question 74

A listing of all courses offered at your university would be considered _____, whereas a listing of all courses required in your major would be considered _____.

A)information, data
B)knowledge, information
C)information, knowledge
D)data, information
E)data, knowledge

Question 75

Which of the following is not a benefit of being an informed user of IT?

A)Understanding what is "behind" applications you use in your organization.
B)Providing input to enhance your organization's applications
C)Helping to select new applications
D)Keeping abreast of new technologies
E)Working in the IT side of the organization.

Question 76

Refer to the Opening Case - AngelList Helps Entrepreneurs Build Companies: Which of the following is not a correct statement concerning Anglelist?

A)Anglelist has a feature called "Syndicates," which let investors pool their money under the direction of a single investor.
B)Weathy investors who lead Angle List syndicates are called "Leads"
C)Startups have to handle their own regulatory paperwork.
D)Lead investors decide how to invest the funds of those who follow them.

Question 77

Which of the following statements concerning the management of information resources is not true?

A)They have an enormous strategic value within an organization and therefore are relied on.
B)Information systems are expensive to acquire, operate, and maintain.
C)Computers are decentralized throughout the organization, which makes it harder to manage.
D)Managing mainframes has become more difficult.
E)Managing information resources is divided between the MIS department and end users.

Question 78

A(n)_____________ is a computer program designed to support a specific task or business process.

A)Interface
B)Application
C)Functional area
D)Network
E)Database

Question 79

As a manager in your company, you expect to retrieve ______ from operational systems and present it as _________ to your boss, who will react based on his ____________.

A)knowledge, information, data
B)information, data, knowledge
C)data, information, knowledge
D)data, information, experience
E)information, experience, wisdom

Question 80

A purchase of books in the college bookstore is ___________. The report at the end of the day showing sales totals for the day is ____________.

A)information, knowledge
B)information, data
C)data, information
D)data, database
E)data item, business intelligence