Deck 1: Information Systems and You

Question 1

Information technology (IT) refers to methods, inventions, standards, and products.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Information systems must include the use of a computer.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

To gain a competitive advantage it is important that one be an IT developer.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Question 5

Email is an example of an information system.

Question 6

Information systems are created to solve business needs.

Question 7

In the next decade unlimited storage will be almost free.

Question 8

Most innovative uses of IT have already been invented.

Question 9

Most managers will get involved in purchasing computer hardware and building systems.

Question 10

The decreasing price and increasing power of computer chips is one of the main drivers for improvements in information systems.

Question 11

Information systems are not created for the sheer joy of exploring technology.

Question 12

MIS is the development and use of information systems to help organizations accomplish their goals and objectives.

Question 13

An important skill in business is to be able to identify opportunities for innovation through the use of information systems.

Question 14

MIS is embedded in an IT system.

Question 15

According to Industry Canada, Canada's ICT industry has grown faster than the country's overall GDP since 2002.

Question 16

Google uses a function called "content extraction" for Gmail accounts to understand the content of users' e-mails.

Question 17

Moore's Law can be expressed as "the speed of a computer chip doubles every 20 months."

Question 18

MIS stands for "Management Information Sciences."

Question 19

MIS only matters to MIS majors and not to students in other business disciplines.

Question 20

You must be a technology wizard to achieve the company's goals and objectives using IT.

Question 21

Information systems exist to help businesses to

A) save money.
B) better organize our lives.
C) be more profitable.
D) be more competitive.
E) achieve goals and objectives.

Question 22

What was the approximate number of Canadian workers employed by the ICT sector in 2011, according to Industry Canada?

A) 522 000
B) 422 000
C) 592 000
D) 420 000
E) 233 000

Question 23

According to Industry Canada, how much did the Canada's ICT sector add to the Canadian gross domestic product in 2011?

A) 67.2 billion
B) 1.1 billion
C) 27.6 billion
D) 150.5 billion
E) 125.0 billion

Question 24

The basic premise of Moore's Law is

A) IT makes people more efficient.
B) the density of transistors on a computer chip doubles roughly every 20 months.
C) people tend to want more information than they need.
D) IT makes people more productive.
E) computer memory is getting bigger.

Question 25

What is an information system?

A) An information system is a group of components that interact to produce information.
B) Computer hardware and software
C) Software development process
D) A framework describing human computer interaction
E) An information gathering application

Question 26

Which of the following is the federal government agency responsible for categorizing industry sectors and collecting information about them?

A) Industry Canada
B) Bank of Canada
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Canada Revenue Agency
E) Ministry of Defense

Question 27

According to "Outlook on Human Resources in the ICT Labour Market: 2008 - 2015" satisfactory communications and other business skills are important core skills for individuals looking for a career in this industry sector.

Question 28

You can maximize the value of this course by personalizing the material.

Question 29

Social networking sites generate revenue through

A) government subsidy.
B) subscription fees.
C) social networking sites do not generate revenue.
D) advertising.
E) corporate sponsorship.

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT considered a function of a social networking site?

A) A repository for personal profiles
B) Video sharing
C) Searching for new / unused books
D) Indirect selling of products
E) Searching for friends

Question 31

Understanding the implications of technological change allows for greater effectiveness of business professionals.

Question 32

According to Industry Canada, the Canadian ICT sector in 2011 included over

A) 23 000 companies.
B) 33 000 companies.
C) 40 000 companies.
D) 10 000 companies.
E) 28 000 companies.

Question 33

How does IT differ from IS?

A) IT costs money while IS doesn't.
B) IT is a newer word for IS.
C) IT refers to methods, invention, standards and products while IS is a system of hardware, software, data, procedures and people that produces information.
D) IT and IS are the same.
E) IT doesn't matter but IS does.

Question 34

Which of the following best describes the five-component framework of IS?

A) Hardware, software, data, procedures, and people
B) Networks, software, servers, programmers, and managers
C) Applications, people, standards, budgets, and software
D) Storage, processing, input, output, and control
E) Applications, processes, processing, data, and standards

Question 35

A combination of business and technology skills can open a number of doors in the new Canadian economy.

Question 36

This class is solely about learning how to use Excel and Access.

Question 37

Which of the following is an example of a social networking site?

A) YouTube
B) Yahoo.ca
C) Facebook.com
D) Wikipedia
E) Google.ca

Question 38

Moore's Law states that the number of circuits (microprocessor transistors) will double every four years.

Question 39

According to Industry Canada, the average annual growth rate in the Canadian ICT sector since 2007 has been around

A) 6.2 percent.
B) the GDP growth rate.
C) 1.6 percent.
D) 4.2 percent.
E) 8.1 percent.

Question 40

As a business professional, one needs to look at information systems only through the lens of

A) business need.
B) technology.
C) cost savings.
D) software.
E) business processes.

Question 41

Which of the following will essentially be free within the next decade?

A) Web sites
B) Data storage
C) Routers
D) PCs
E) Networks

Question 42

Which of the following segments of the ICT sector in Canada is responsible for the majority of this sector's revenue, according to Industry Canada?

A) Software
B) Manufacturing
C) Services
D) Export
E) Hardware

Question 43

Moore's Law states that

A) the complexity of the microprocessor will drop by 50 percent every 20 months.
B) the number of transistors on a microprocessor doubles every 12 months.
C) the price of a computer doubles every 12 months.
D) the density of circuits on an integrated chip will double approximately every 2 years.
E) the price of a microprocessor decreases by 50 percent every 20 months.

Question 44

Gordon Moore is one of the founders of

A) Intel Corporation.
B) Adobe Systems.
C) Cisco Systems.
D) Microsoft Corporation.
E) National Semiconductors.

Question 45

MIS can be defined as the

A) development and use of information systems that achieve business goals and objectives.
B) use of information systems to develop business strategies.
C) use of information systems that achieve business goals and objectives.
D) development of information systems that helps a business to save money.
E) development and use of information systems to cut cost.

Question 46

Which ratio has decreased over the years due to Moore's Law?

A) Speed/reliability
B) Price/performance
C) Transistor/performance
D) Price/Megahertz
E) Cost/benefit

Question 47

Hal Varian suggests that mobility devices will change "what it means to go to work." What does he mean by this?

A) There will be less work.
B) Networks are a thing of the past.
C) You will have to go to the work.
D) You will deal with work at home.
E) The work will come to you.

Question 48

The critical difference between information systems and information technology is the ________.

A) computers
B) way computers are used
C) people
D) information and data
E) computer programs

Question 49

Google's use of "content extraction" with Gmail is a concern for?

A) Academics
B) Google
C) Privacy advocates
D) Governments
E) Competitors

Question 50

________ is (are) often the most important part of an information system.

A) People
B) Processes
C) Hardware
D) Data
E) Software

Question 51

According to Industry Canada, the percentage of software and computer-services companies in the Canadian ICT sector in 2011 was

A) 87 percent.
B) 6 percent.
C) 23 percent.
D) 17 percent.
E) 49 percent.

Question 52

The Running Room website

A) handles online purchases.
B) provides unique services that are not available in stores.
C) provides discussion groups.
D) provides information efficiently to customers.
E) all of the above.

Question 53

Which of the following sectors in Canada's ICT industry had the greatest amount of employment in Canada in 2011, according to Industry Canada?

A) Law enforcement
B) Manufacturing
C) Pharmaceutical Research
D) Education
E) Software and computer-services industries

Question 54

According to Industry Canada, what is the percentage of the Canadian workforce that has a university degree?

A) 29 percent
B) 23 percent
C) 26 percent
D) 43 percent
E) 47 percent

Question 55

Which of the following is an example of a company that offers a large amount of free IT resources?

A) Wal-Mart
B) Amazon
C) Google
D) Gartner
E) Pearson Publishing

Question 56

According to Industry Canada, the total number of jobs in the Canadian ICT sector in 2011 was about

A) 522 000.
B) 171 000.
C) 717 000.
D) 63 000.
E) 480 000.

Question 57

How much did the average Canadian ICT worker earn in 2011, according to Industry Canada?

A) $90 000
B) $19 000
C) $75 000
D) $68 000
E) $59 000

Question 58

Google uses Gmail's "content extraction" to

A) track all the online activities of Gmail users.
B) target advertising to Gmail users.
C) sell advertising.
D) find out the interests of Gmail users.
E) track IP addresses.

Question 59

What does ICT stand for?

A) Information and Communications Terminology
B) Information Computing Technology
C) Information and Communications Technology
D) Industrial Communications Technology
E) Industrial Computing Technology

Question 60

Which of the following are NOT the responsibilities of the user of an information system?

A) Backing up data
B) Programming the system
C) Learning how to employ the system to accomplish your goals
D) Helping recover the system
E) Protecting the security of the system and its data

Question 61

Information technology focuses on the hardware, software, and ________ components of an information system.

A) data
B) security
C) procedures
D) software
E) people

Question 62

One example of a simple information system that business people use would be

A) instant messaging.
B) a hard drive.
C) a cell phone.
D) a keyboard.
E) a wireless mouse.

Question 63

The ________ sector revenues in Canada in 2011 were $67 billion.

Question 64

A blog would be an example of

A) IT procedures.
B) an information technology.
C) an information system.
D) an email system.
E) an infrastructure system.

Question 65

Information technology only becomes useful when it is combined with the people and ________ components of an information system.

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

Question 66

David Ticoll suggests that

A) we will continue to see a divide between the real and the virtual world.
B) we have already seen the pinnacle of network development.
C) the technology trends of today will make performance-enhancing innovations available in almost every industry.
D) we will continue to have problems in finding the hidden meaning from data.
E) the cost of storage will almost be free in the next decade.

Question 67

Hal Varian notes that for business people

A) the ability to handle data will be important for decades to come.
B) learning about technology is not important.
C) information technology does not change business.
D) basic computer skills will be important for decades to come.
E) information systems do not affect the way we work.

Question 68

According to Industry Canada, the average earnings of a software and computer-services worker in Canada in 2011 is

A) about $62 000.
B) about $85 000.
C) about $72 000.
D) about $55 000.
E) about $67 000.

Question 69

A secondary focus of this class is

A) learning to use Access in everyday tasks.
B) learning to integrate tools like Excel and Access.
C) learning how to use tools like Excel and Access to accomplish a business purpose.
D) learning to use Excel to store data.
E) to understand Information Systems.

Question 70

The "ICT Labour Trends Outlook" report of 2010 indicates there is a dramatic need for individuals with core skills that include

A) communications skills.
B) non-technical skills.
C) basic computer skills.
D) accounting skills.
E) marketing skills.

Question 71

According to Moore's Law, an integrated chip's circuit density should ________ every 20 months.

A) grow 50%
B) decrease 50%
C) increase 1%
D) grow 100%
E) gradually increase

Question 72

According to Industry Canada, in 2011 the percentage of Canadian ICT workers who have a university degree is

A) 45 percent.
B) 40 percent.
C) 41 percent.
D) 43 percent.
E) 42 percent.

Question 73

The term ________ is used to refer to computer components that are not hardware.

Question 74

Social media applications include

A) email.
B) spreadsheets.
C) videos.
D) databases.
E) social networking sites.

Question 75

Moore's Law tells us that the ________ ratio of computers has fallen dramatically for years.

Question 76

Network effects and lock-in of certain technologies affect which ratio?

A) Values received decreases as the number of users increase.
B) Values received increases as the number of users increase.
C) Price increases as availability increases.
D) Benefits decrease as the number of users increase.
E) Values received increases as the costs increase.

Question 77

All of the following are components of an information system EXCEPT

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

Question 78

An information system helps businesses achieve

A) its goals and objectives.
B) parity.
C) waking up employees.
D) security.
E) fairness.

Question 79

When using an information system, you will have responsibilities for protecting the ________ of the system and its data.

Question 80

It is expected that the complexity of computer chips will ________ over the next decade.

A) stay about the same
B) obey Moore's Law
C) shrink
D) continue to grow slowly
E) grow more dramatically