Deck 1: Business Information Systems

Question 1

A__________ is an array of components that work together to achieve a common goal,or multiple goals,by accepting input,processing it,and producing output in an organized manner.

A)node
B)process
C)project
D)system

Answer 1

system

Question 2

Transaction processing systems (TPSs) are the most widely used information systems.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Computers collect,store,and process data into information according to instructions people provide via computer programs.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Input is the information an information system produces and displays in the format most useful to an organization.

Question 5

A programmer is responsible for researching,planning,and recommending software and systems choices to meet
an organization's business requirements.

Question 6

The terms "data" and "information" mean the same thing.

Question 7

The computer processes data through output devices.

Question 8

Geographic Information Systems can be used to manage daily operations as well as for planning and decision making.

Question 9

Every system has a single goal.

Question 10

While accounting systems focus on recording and reporting financial changes and states,the purpose of human resource management systems is to facilitate financial planning and business transactions.

Question 11

A(n)__________ is any manipulation of data,usually with the goal of producing information.

A)transaction
B)process
C)brownout
D)encryption

Question 12

Many enterprise resource planning systems are used by service representatives in combination with a telephone.

Question 13

__________is the raw material in the production of information.

A)Data
B)Money
C)Node
D)Program

Question 14

Since access to information can connote power,the database administrator must be astute not only technologically but politically as well.

Question 15

Information systems whose purpose is to glean from raw data relationships and trends that might help organizations compete better are called business intelligence (BI) systems.

Question 16

Companies are implementing open information systems that can be linked to other systems owned by business partners such as suppliers and clients.

Question 17

In the capacity of project leaders,senior systems analysts are put in charge of several analysts and programmers.

Question 18

Project leaders seek and allocate resources,such as personnel,hardware,and software,that are used in the development process.

Question 19

To become data,information is manipulated through tabulation,or any other operation that leads to greater understanding of a situation.

Question 20

The rapid spread of the Web,intranets,and extranets has minimized the stature of the organizational webmaster.

Question 21

In __________,information systems help organize budgets,manage cash flow,analyze investments,and make decisions that could reduce interest payments and increase revenues from transactions.

A)accounting
B)e-commerce
C)finance
D)marketing

Question 22

__________refers to the buying and selling goods and services via a telecommunications network.

A)Encapsulation
B)Business intelligence
C)Enterprise application
D)E-commerce

Question 23

A__________ is responsible for researching,planning,and recommending software and systems choices to meet an
Organization's business requirements.

A)network administrator
B)network analyst
C)system administrator
D)systems analyst

Question 24

The term __________refers to the sequence of activities involved in producing a product or service.

A)resource planning
B)activity chain
C)warehousing
D)supply chain

Question 25

Business intelligence applications access large pools of data,usually transactional records stored in large databases called__________ .

A)data warehouses
B)digital systems
C)subsystems
D)supply chains

Question 26

Changing and manipulating the data in an information system is called__________ .

A)data warehousing
B)cloud computing
C)data processing
D)resource planning

Question 27

A large collection of electronic records is called a(n)__________ .

A)open system
B)closed system
C)database
D)webmaster

Question 28

The purpose of__________ is to pinpoint the people and organizations most likely to purchase what the organization sells and to promote the appropriate products and services to those people and organizations.

A)accounting
B)e-commerce
C)finance
D)marketing

Question 29

A(n)__________ is a business event such as a sale,a purchase,the hiring of a new employee,and the like.

A)encryption
B)allocation
C)decryption
D)transaction

Question 30

The __________of a modern business shows a network of information subsystems that exchange information with each other and with the world outside the system.

A)information hub
B)information map
C)subsystem
D)database

Question 31

__________have been used to provide service via the Web,such as helping residents find locations of different services on a city map or plan travel routes.

A)Business intelligence systems
B)Decision support systems
C)Geographic information systems
D)Expert systems

Question 32

Thinking of an organization in terms of its suborganizations or subsystems is called__________ .

A)organizational thinking
B)organizational validating
C)systems thinking
D)systems validating

Question 33

__________records sums owed to the organization and by whom.

A)Accounts payable
B)Accounts receivable
C)Accounts programmable
D)Accounts writable

Question 34

A__________ is responsible for the databases and data warehouses of an organization-a very sensitive and powerful position.

A)database administrator
B)database programmer
C)system administrator
D)project manager

Question 35

__________are normally responsible for developing cost analyses,design considerations,implementation timelines,and feasibility studies of a computer system before making recommendations to senior management.

A)Database designers
B)Network administrators
C)Project managers
D)Systems analysts

Question 36

A supply chain management is an enterprise application because the systems that support each business process:

A)record data collected at the boundaries of organizations.
B)always take the form of a sequence.
C)consist of sophisticated statistical models.
D)are connected to each other to form one large IS.

Question 37

A__________ is responsible for managing an organization's computer operating systems.

A)database administrator
B)webmaster
C)systems analyst
D)system administrator

Question 38

The main goals of__________ systems are to increase the quality of customer service,reduce the amount of labor involved in serving customers,and learn as much as possible about the service preferences of individual customers.

A)customer relationship management
B)enterprise resource planning
C)expert
D)decision support

Question 39

A(n)__________ interfaces and interacts with other systems.

A)closed system
B)host system
C)cloud system
D)open system

Question 40

__________systems help mainly in record-keeping,employee evaluation,and employee benefits.

A)Accounting
B)Financial
C)Human resource management
D)Marketing

Question 41

A__________ is highly involved in the implementation of supply chain management systems,because they access corporate databases.

A)database administrator
B)database programmer
C)network administrator
D)systems analyst

Question 42

__________is facts or conclusions that have meaning within a context.

Question 43

In addition to communication that takes place between computer components,communication occurs between computers over distances called __________.

Question 44

The job of a(n) __________involves the creation of new systems or the modification of existing ones.

Question 45

A__________ oversees the planning and implementation of sophisticated security measures to block unauthorized access but at the same time to allow easy and timely access to authorized users.

A)database administrator
B)network administrator
C)programmer
D)systems analyst

Question 46

A(n) __________relies on artificial intelligence techniques to support knowledge-intensive decision-making processes.

Question 47

Supply chain management systems are often called__________ ,because the information they provide supports the planning of shipping resources such as personnel,funds,raw materials,and vehicles.

Question 48

In most organizations,the chief security officer (CSO) reports to the __________.

A)chief administrative officer (CAO)
B)chief information officer (CIO)
C)chief information security officer (CISO)
D)systems executive officer (SEO)

Question 49

A(n) __________consists of several subsystems,components of a larger system,with sub goals,all contributing to meeting the main goal.

Question 50

__________rely on models and formulas to produce concise tables or a single number that determines a decision.

Question 51

__________systems help manage an organization's relationships with its customers.

Question 52

__________is the information an IS produces and displays in the format most useful to an organization.

Question 53

The __________is responsible for all aspects of an organization's ISs and is often a corporate vice president.

A)chief information security officer
B)chief security officer
C)chief information officer
D)chief administrative officer

Question 54

The components of a larger system are called__________ .

Question 55

A(n)__________ helps track every click a web user makes on that site,so that companies specializing in consumer profiling can learn their shopping and buying habits.

Question 56

Raw data is __________in information systems to create useful information.

Question 57

__________ISs provide information that helps management decide how many sales representatives to assign to specific products in specific geographical areas.

Question 58

A(n) __________consists of all the components that work together to process data and produce information.

Question 59

The computer's greatest contribution to ISs is efficient__________ .

Question 60

A__________ is responsible for creating and maintaining an organization's intranet and extranet.

A)webmaster
B)network administrator
C)database administrator
D)systems analyst

Question 61

What are the characteristics of business intelligence systems?

Question 62

Describe closed systems and open systems.

Question 63

The__________ is responsible for acquiring,implementing,managing,maintaining,and troubleshooting local area networks throughout the organization and their interfaces with the wide area networks such as the Internet.

Question 64

In most cases when both positions are encountered in one organization,the chief technology officer (CTO) reports to the _____.

Question 65

What is the purpose of financial systems?

Question 66

A person who holds the position of __________must have both technical understanding of current and developing information technologies and business knowledge.

Question 67

Describe transaction processing systems.

Question 68

Define information systems.

Question 69

A(n) __________is involved in creatively deciding how to represent the organization on the web.