Exam 1: The Importance of Mis

Information is considered inefficient if ________.

An operating system like Windows or Linux is an example of the ________ component of an information system.

The five-component framework applies to simple and complex information systems.

________ is the activity of two or more people working together to achieve a common goal, result, or work product.

John Carter, the CEO of Carter Steels, is concerned about the sudden rise in employee attrition in his organization. He asks Walter, the human resources manager, to provide him with the last quarter's report showing the rate of attrition. Walter, however, sends the salary details of the new hires for the last quarter. This report is of no use to Carter as it is ________.

Which of the following terms is described as processed data or data presented in a meaningful context?

Changing the structure of existing databases causes more organizational disruption than changing working procedures.

In the five-component model of an information system, hardware and software are part of the human side.

________ is the ability to model the components of a system, to connect the inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed.

Changing personnel responsibilities to suit an information system is more disruptive to an organization than ordering additional hardware for the information system.

In the five-component model of an information system, data is the bridge between the computer and the human sides.

What job prospects are available for professionals who know how to use information systems (ISs)?

________ states that the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months.

The hardware components of an information system will act as a(n) ________.

________ skills determine the ability to conceive information from data.

Which of the following would be the most disruptive to an organization when implementing an information system?

Gordon Moore was the inventor of Ethernet.

In the five-component model, the process of automation is a process of moving work from ________.

Data is worth its cost when an appropriate relationship exists between the cost of data and its value.

A customer relationship management (CRM) system contains the names and phone numbers of customers. Such details stored in a CRM system are part of the ________ component.