Question 1

Why do students need to study information technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information technology is everywhere in business. 
B)  Information technology is rarely discussed in business. 
C)  Information technology is rarely used in organizations. 
D)  Information technology is found in only a few businesses. 
A)  Information technology is everywhere in business. 
B)  Information technology is rarely discussed in business. 
C)  Information technology is rarely used in organizations. 
D)  Information technology is found in only a few businesses.

Question 2

What data is created by a machine without human intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human-generated 
B)  Machine-generated 
C)  Machine-to-machine (M2M) 
D)  Unstructured data 
A)  Human-generated 
B)  Machine-generated 
C)  Machine-to-machine (M2M) 
D)  Unstructured data

Question 3

What are services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
B)  Tasks performed by people that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
C)  The process where a business takes raw materials and processes them or converts them into a finished product for its goods or services. 
D)  The rate at which goods and services are produced based upon total output given total inputs. 
A)  Material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
B)  Tasks performed by people that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
C)  The process where a business takes raw materials and processes them or converts them into a finished product for its goods or services. 
D)  The rate at which goods and services are produced based upon total output given total inputs.

Question 4

Lettuce, tomatoes, patty, bun, and ketchup are included in the output of making a hamburger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is considered a good?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cars 
B)  Groceries 
C)  Clothing 
D)  All of these 
A)  Cars 
B)  Groceries 
C)  Clothing 
D)  All of these

Question 6

What type of report changes automatically during creation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Static report 
B)  Dynamic report 
C)  Variable report 
D)  Structured report 
A)  Static report 
B)  Dynamic report 
C)  Variable report 
D)  Structured report

Question 7

MIS is a tool that is most valuable when it leverages the talents of people who know how to use and manage it effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which activities belong in the sales 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 9

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to devices that connect directly to other devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following represents the relationship between functional areas in a business?

Accepted Answer

A)  Independent 
B)  Autonomous 
C)  Interdependent 
D)  Self-sufficient 
A)  Independent 
B)  Autonomous 
C)  Interdependent 
D)  Self-sufficient

Question 11

Which of the following is considered a service?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cars 
B)  Groceries 
C)  Cutting hair 
D)  All of these 
A)  Cars 
B)  Groceries 
C)  Cutting hair 
D)  All of these

Question 12

What is a way of monitoring the entire system in a company, by viewing the multiple inputs being processed to produce outputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feedback thinking 
B)  Systems thinking 
C)  Output management 
D)  Operational thinking 
A)  Feedback thinking 
B)  Systems thinking 
C)  Output management 
D)  Operational thinking

Question 13

In terms of system thinking, what is input?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data entered in a computer. 
B)  Controls to ensure correct processes. 
C)  The resulting information from the computer program. 
D)  The computer program that processes the data. 
A)  Data entered in a computer. 
B)  Controls to ensure correct processes. 
C)  The resulting information from the computer program. 
D)  The computer program that processes the data.

Question 14

The department within a company that supports the sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sales 
B)  Operations management 
C)  Accounting 
D)  Marketing 
A)  Sales 
B)  Operations management 
C)  Accounting 
D)  Marketing

Question 15

What is business intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. 
B)  Data converted into a meaningful and useful context. 
C)  Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making. 
D)  Skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with information and intelligence, that create a person's intellectual resources. 
A)  Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. 
B)  Data converted into a meaningful and useful context. 
C)  Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making. 
D)  Skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with information and intelligence, that create a person's intellectual resources.

Question 16

Which of the following is considered a service?

Accepted Answer

A)  Selling groceries 
B)  Managing a team 
C)  Cutting hair 
D)  All of these 
A)  Selling groceries 
B)  Managing a team 
C)  Cutting hair 
D)  All of these

Question 17

Cars, groceries, cell phones, and clothing belong in which category?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goods 
B)  Services 
C)  Production 
D)  Productivity 
A)  Goods 
B)  Services 
C)  Production 
D)  Productivity

Question 18

What are predictive 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 19

What are material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goods 
B)  Services 
C)  Production 
D)  Productivity 
A)  Goods 
B)  Services 
C)  Production 
D)  Productivity

Question 20

What helps harness the wealth of knowledge in the organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge assets. 
B)  Knowledge facilitators. 
C)  Predictive analytics. 
D)  Business analytics. 
A)  Knowledge assets. 
B)  Knowledge facilitators. 
C)  Predictive analytics. 
D)  Business analytics.

Exam 1: Business Driven Technology

Why do students need to study information technology?

What data is created by a machine without human intervention?

What are services?

Lettuce, tomatoes, patty, bun, and ketchup are included in the output of making a hamburger.

Which of the following is considered a good?

What type of report changes automatically during creation?

MIS is a tool that is most valuable when it leverages the talents of people who know how to use and manage it effectively.

Which activities belong in the sales department?

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to devices that connect directly to other devices.

Which of the following represents the relationship between functional areas in a business?

Which of the following is considered a service?

What is a way of monitoring the entire system in a company, by viewing the multiple inputs being processed to produce outputs?

In terms of system thinking, what is input?

The department within a company that supports the sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services is called ________.

What is business intelligence?

Which of the following is considered a service?

Cars, groceries, cell phones, and clothing belong in which category?

What are predictive analytics?

What are material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need?

What helps harness the wealth of knowledge in the organization?

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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