Question 1

Information from inside the organization is sufficient for managers to make effective decisions.

Accepted Answer

To make effective decisions, managers need information both from inside the organization and from external stakeholders.

Question 2

The methods for acquiring, organizing, storing, manipulating, and transmitting information are known as information technology.

Accepted Answer

Information technology (IT) is the set of methods or techniques for acquiring, organizing, storing, manipulating, and transmitting information.

Question 3

The term data refers to raw, unsummarized facts.

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Data are raw, unsummarized facts.

Question 4

The demand for a product is minimal during the embryonic stage of a product's life cycle.

Accepted Answer

In the embryonic stage, a product has yet to gain widespread acceptance; customers are unsure what a product has to offer, and demand for it is minimal.

Question 5

A line of software code is called an instruction.

Accepted Answer

An instruction is a line of software code.

Question 6

The process through which managers regulate how efficiently and effectively an organization and its members perform the activities necessary to achieve its stated goals is called decision making.

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The process through which managers regulate how efficiently and effectively an organization and its members perform the activities necessary to achieve its stated goals is called controlling.

Question 7

The mainframe is the master computer that controls the operations of all the other types of computers and digital devices as needed and can link them into one integrated system.

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The mainframe is the master computer that controls the operations of all the other types of computers and digital devices as needed and can link them into one integrated system. Author: Most businesses today have their own network but only the largest have a mainframe. I would suggest you correct this question, but I suspect that would mean correcting the textbook as well.

Question 8

Computers express words, numbers, images, and sound in alphabets.

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The language of computers is a digital language of zeros and ones. Words, numbers, images, and sound can all be expressed in zeros and ones.

Question 9

Accuracy and reliability determine the completeness of information.

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Accuracy and reliability determine the quality of information.

Question 10

The demand for a product is highest during the growth stage.

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The demand for a product is highest during the maturity stage.

Question 11

The decline stage of a product begins when a more advanced product makes the old one obsolete.

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The decline stage begins because advancing IT leads to the development of a more advanced product, making the old one obsolete. Author: Bizarre feedback. Please correct.

Question 12

Management information systems came into existence during the computer age.

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Management information systems have existed for as long as there have been organizations and were mostly paper based till the advent of the computer age.

Question 13

Interlinked computers that exchange information constitute a network.

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Interlinked computers that exchange information constitute a network.

Question 14

Information that is relevant is useful and suits a manager's particular needs and circumstances.

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Information that is relevant is useful and suits a manager's particular needs and circumstances.

Question 15

Cloud computing service is an example of an internal IT network.

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The mainframe is the master computer that provides connection to the external IT networks such as an organization's cloud computing services. Author: Again, incorrect as regards mainframe.

Question 16

Data are more useful to managers than information.

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Data alone do not tell managers anything; information, in contrast, can communicate a great deal of useful knowledge to the person who receives it.

Question 17

The term information refers to data that have been organized in some type of meaningful way.

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Information is data that are organized in a meaningful fashion, such as in a graph showing the changes in sales volume or costs over time.

Question 18

Information that reflects current conditions in the organization is called real-time information.

Accepted Answer

Real-time information is information that reflects the current status of business conditions.

Question 19

The shorter a product's life cycle, the less important it is to innovate products quickly and continuously.

Accepted Answer

The shorter a product's life cycle, the more important it is to innovate products quickly and continuously.

Question 20

The greater the accuracy and reliability of information, the higher is the quality of information.

Accepted Answer

The greater its accuracy and reliability, the higher is the quality of information.

Quiz 18: Used Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

Information from inside the organization is sufficient for managers to make effective decisions.

The methods for acquiring, organizing, storing, manipulating, and transmitting information are known as information technology.

The term data refers to raw, unsummarized facts.

The demand for a product is minimal during the embryonic stage of a product's life cycle.

A line of software code is called an instruction.

The process through which managers regulate how efficiently and effectively an organization and its members perform the activities necessary to achieve its stated goals is called decision making.

The mainframe is the master computer that controls the operations of all the other types of computers and digital devices as needed and can link them into one integrated system.

Computers express words, numbers, images, and sound in alphabets.

Accuracy and reliability determine the completeness of information.

The demand for a product is highest during the growth stage.

The decline stage of a product begins when a more advanced product makes the old one obsolete.

Management information systems came into existence during the computer age.

Interlinked computers that exchange information constitute a network.

Information that is relevant is useful and suits a manager's particular needs and circumstances.

Cloud computing service is an example of an internal IT network.

Data are more useful to managers than information.

The term information refers to data that have been organized in some type of meaningful way.

Information that reflects current conditions in the organization is called real-time information.

The shorter a product's life cycle, the less important it is to innovate products quickly and continuously.

The greater the accuracy and reliability of information, the higher is the quality of information.