Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following components constitute the computer side of information systems?

Accepted Answer

A) software and data 
B) data and hardware 
C) people and procedures 
D) hardware and software 
A) software and data 
B) data and hardware 
C) people and procedures 
D) hardware and software

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the five characteristics of good information?

Accepted Answer

Data should be:
(1)Accurate-Good informa

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Drother Sports Inc.is a sports equipment provider that markets its products through a chain of retail outlets in three states.As part of its expansion strategy, the company decides to open outlets in six more states and decides to revise its existing business processes.According to the five-component model of information systems, which of the following processes will be the least disruptive to the organization?

Accepted Answer

A) collecting demographic data from the new markets 
B) developing new CRM software for the existing and new outlets 
C) moving existing employees and hiring new employees 
D) buying and installing new computers in the new outlets 
A) collecting demographic data from the new markets 
B) developing new CRM software for the existing and new outlets 
C) moving existing employees and hiring new employees 
D) buying and installing new computers in the new outlets

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Identify how information technology differs from information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) You can buy information technology, but not information systems. 
B) People are an important component of information technology, but not of information systems. 
C) Information systems form a subset of information technology. 
D) Unlike information systems, information technology is used for producing information. 
A) You can buy information technology, but not information systems. 
B) People are an important component of information technology, but not of information systems. 
C) Information systems form a subset of information technology. 
D) Unlike information systems, information technology is used for producing information.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

State Moore's Law.What is the implication of Moore's Law for managers?

Accepted Answer

According to Moore's Law, "the number of

Question 14

You are looking to buy a home that costs less than $700,000, but your real estate agent keeps sending you fliers for homes that cost $1,000,000 or more.This information is likely to be useless because it is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) inaccurate 
B) late 
C) irrelevant 
D) not reliable 
A) inaccurate 
B) late 
C) irrelevant 
D) not reliable

Question 15

Abstract reasoning is the ability to make and manipulate models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Software is the most important component of an information system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The CEO of an organization asks the human resources manager to send information about the rate of employee turnover in the organization for the last quarter.The manager sends the salary details of new hires during this period.This information is likely to be of little use to the CEO because it is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) inaccurate 
B) not timely 
C) irrelevant 
D) too expensive 
A) inaccurate 
B) not timely 
C) irrelevant 
D) too expensive

Question 19

Changing databases causes more organizational disruption than changing working procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the most important component of an information system? Why?

Accepted Answer

A user is the most important component o

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

Which of the following components constitute the computer side of information systems?

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

What are the five characteristics of good information?

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

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

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 ________.

Identify how information technology differs from information systems.

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

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

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

State Moore's Law.What is the implication of Moore's Law for managers?

You are looking to buy a home that costs less than $700,000, but your real estate agent keeps sending you fliers for homes that cost $1,000,000 or more.This information is likely to be useless because it is ________.

Abstract reasoning is the ability to make and manipulate models.

Software is the most important component of an information system.

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

Changing databases causes more organizational disruption than changing working procedures.

What is the most important component of an information system? Why?

Collaboration Information Systems

Strategy and Information Systems

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

Data Communication and the Cloud

Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Intelligence Systems

Development Processes

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

The International Dimension

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Exam 1: The Importance of MIS

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

Which of the following components constitute the computer side of information systems?

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

What are the five characteristics of good information?

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

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

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 ________.

Identify how information technology differs from information systems.

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

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

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

State Moore's Law.What is the implication of Moore's Law for managers?

You are looking to buy a home that costs less than $700,000, but your real estate agent keeps sending you fliers for homes that cost $1,000,000 or more.This information is likely to be useless because it is ________.

Abstract reasoning is the ability to make and manipulate models.

Software is the most important component of an information system.

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

Changing databases causes more organizational disruption than changing working procedures.

What is the most important component of an information system? Why?

Collaboration Information Systems

Strategy and Information Systems

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

Data Communication and the Cloud

Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Intelligence Systems

Development Processes

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

The International Dimension

Filters