Question 1

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in which category of making a hamburger?

Accepted Answer

A)  Input 
B)  Process 
C)  Output 
D)  All of these 
A)  Input 
B)  Process 
C)  Output 
D)  All of these

Question 2

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in the process of making a hamburger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Predictive analytics is a world where interconnected, Internet-enabled devices or "things" can collect and share data without human intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supplier's intelligence 
B)  Social intelligence 
C)  Employee intelligence 
D)  Business intelligence 
A)  Supplier's intelligence 
B)  Social intelligence 
C)  Employee intelligence 
D)  Business intelligence

Question 5

Which of the following is considered a good?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cars 
B)  Teaching 
C)  Waiting tables 
D)  All of these 
A)  Cars 
B)  Teaching 
C)  Waiting tables 
D)  All of these

Question 6

The business decisions made by the accounting department include manufacturing data, distribution data, and production data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If you were thinking about an oven as a system which of the following represents the process?

Accepted Answer

A)  The uncooked food. 
B)  The cooked food. 
C)  A light indicating that the oven has reached the preheated temperature. 
D)  The oven running at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 
A)  The uncooked food. 
B)  The cooked food. 
C)  A light indicating that the oven has reached the preheated temperature. 
D)  The oven running at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Question 8

Using only data and information to make decisions and solve problems is the key to finding success in business. These are also the only core drivers of the information age and the building blocks of business systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the human resource department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Financial data 
B)  Technology data 
C)  Production data 
D)  Employee data 
A)  Financial data 
B)  Technology data 
C)  Production data 
D)  Employee data

Question 10

MIS is a business function, like accounting or sales, which moves information about people, products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision making and problem solving. What does MIS stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Management information strategy. 
B)  Management intelligence system. 
C)  Management information system. 
D)  Management information strategist. 
A)  Management information strategy. 
B)  Management intelligence system. 
C)  Management information system. 
D)  Management information strategist.

Question 11

If you were thinking about a dishwasher as a system which of the following represents the outputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dirty dishes, water, and detergent. 
B)  The clean dishes. 
C)  The washing and rinsing. 
D)  The light indicating that the dishwasher is done. 
A)  The dirty dishes, water, and detergent. 
B)  The clean dishes. 
C)  The washing and rinsing. 
D)  The light indicating that the dishwasher is done.

Question 12

Which of the following provides an example of data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who are my best customers? 
B)  What is my best-selling product? 
C)  What is my slowest-selling product? 
D)  Who is customer number 12345XX? 
A)  Who are my best customers? 
B)  What is my best-selling product? 
C)  What is my slowest-selling product? 
D)  Who is customer number 12345XX?

Question 13

The accounting and finance departments primarily use monetary data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are business analytics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The scientific process of transforming data into insight for making better decisions. 
B)  Techniques that describe past performance and history. 
C)  Techniques that extract information from data and use it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns. 
D)  Techniques that create models indicating the best decision to make or course of action to take. 
A)  The scientific process of transforming data into insight for making better decisions. 
B)  Techniques that describe past performance and history. 
C)  Techniques that extract information from data and use it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns. 
D)  Techniques that create models indicating the best decision to make or course of action to take.

Question 15

Which activities belong in the marketing department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Records, measures, and reports monetary transactions. 
B)  Tracks strategic financial issues, including money, banking, credit, investments, and assets. 
C)  Supports the sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services. 
D)  Relies on information from operations to understand inventory, place orders, and forecast consumer demand. 
A)  Records, measures, and reports monetary transactions. 
B)  Tracks strategic financial issues, including money, banking, credit, investments, and assets. 
C)  Supports the sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services. 
D)  Relies on information from operations to understand inventory, place orders, and forecast consumer demand.

Question 16

Why do students need to study information technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information technology is everywhere in business. 
B)  Information technology is frequently discussed in business. 
C)  Information technology is frequently used in organizations. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  Information technology is everywhere in business. 
B)  Information technology is frequently discussed in business. 
C)  Information technology is frequently used in organizations. 
D)  All of these.

Question 17

MIS can be an important enabler of business success and innovation. Which of the below statements is accurate when referring to MIS?

Accepted Answer

A)  MIS equals business success and innovation. 
B)  MIS represents business success and innovation. 
C)  MIS is not a valuable tool that leverages talent. 
D)  MIS is a valuable tool that can leverage the talents of people who know how to use and manage it effectively. 
A)  MIS equals business success and innovation. 
B)  MIS represents business success and innovation. 
C)  MIS is not a valuable tool that leverages talent. 
D)  MIS is a valuable tool that can leverage the talents of people who know how to use and manage it effectively.

Question 18

Prescriptive analytics use techniques that extract information from data and use it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The sales department needs to rely on information from operations to understand ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inventory 
B)  Customer orders 
C)  Demand forecasts 
D)  All of these 
A)  Inventory 
B)  Customer orders 
C)  Demand forecasts 
D)  All of these

Question 20

If a business could produce more hamburgers with the same inputs, it would see a rise in productivity and possibly an increase in profits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Business Driven Technology

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in which category of making a hamburger?

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in the process of making a hamburger.

Predictive analytics is a world where interconnected, Internet-enabled devices or "things" can collect and share data without human intervention.

What is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making?

Which of the following is considered a good?

The business decisions made by the accounting department include manufacturing data, distribution data, and production data.

If you were thinking about an oven as a system which of the following represents the process?

Using only data and information to make decisions and solve problems is the key to finding success in business. These are also the only core drivers of the information age and the building blocks of business systems.

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the human resource department?

MIS is a business function, like accounting or sales, which moves information about people, products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision making and problem solving. What does MIS stand for?

If you were thinking about a dishwasher as a system which of the following represents the outputs?

Which of the following provides an example of data?

The accounting and finance departments primarily use monetary data.

What are business analytics?

Which activities belong in the marketing department?

Why do students need to study information technology?

MIS can be an important enabler of business success and innovation. Which of the below statements is accurate when referring to MIS?

Prescriptive analytics use techniques that extract information from data and use it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

The sales department needs to rely on information from operations to understand ________.

If a business could produce more hamburgers with the same inputs, it would see a rise in productivity and possibly an increase in profits.

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

Ebusiness

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

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