Question 1

Which of the following is considered a good?

Accepted Answer

A) Cars 
B) Teaching 
C) Waiting tables 
D) All of the above 
A) Cars 
B) Teaching 
C) Waiting tables 
D) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following are included as potential internal strengths in a SWOT analysis that are helpful to an organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Core competencies, market leaders, cost advantages, excellent management. 
B) Lack of strategic direction, obsolete technologies, lack of managerial talent, outdated product line. 
C) Expanded product line, increase in demand, new markets, new regulations. 
D) New entrants, substitute products, shrinking markets, costly regulatory, requirements. 
A) Core competencies, market leaders, cost advantages, excellent management. 
B) Lack of strategic direction, obsolete technologies, lack of managerial talent, outdated product line. 
C) Expanded product line, increase in demand, new markets, new regulations. 
D) New entrants, substitute products, shrinking markets, costly regulatory, requirements.

Question 3

What resides within the minds of members, customers, and colleagues and include physical structures and recorded media?

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.

Question 4

What includes all parties involved, directly or indirectly, in obtaining raw materials or a product?

Accepted Answer

A) Support chain. 
B) Supply chain. 
C) System chain. 
D) Supply choice. 
A) Support chain. 
B) Supply chain. 
C) System chain. 
D) Supply choice.

Question 5

Cheryl Steffan is the operations manager for Nature's Bread Company, which specializes in providing natural products for health conscious individuals. Cheryl is responsible for compiling, analyzing, and evaluating daily sales numbers to determine the company's profitability and forecast production for the next day. Which of the following is an example of knowledge that Cheryl would be using to successfully perform her job?

Accepted Answer

A) Craig Newmark is customer number 15467. 
B) Flour Power is supplier number 8745643. 
C) Best-selling product by day 
D) Best-selling product changes when Tony the best baker is working. 
A) Craig Newmark is customer number 15467. 
B) Flour Power is supplier number 8745643. 
C) Best-selling product by day 
D) Best-selling product changes when Tony the best baker is working.

Question 6

Cheryl Steffan is the operations manager for Nature's Bread Company, which specializes in providing natural products for health conscious individuals. Cheryl is responsible for compiling, analyzing, and evaluating daily sales numbers to determine the company's profitability and forecast production for the next day. Which of the following is an example of a piece of data Cheryl would be using to successfully perform her job?

Accepted Answer

A) Craig Newmark is customer number 15467. 
B) Compare the costs of supplies including energy over the last five years to determine the best-selling product by month. 
C) Best-selling product by day. 
D) Best-selling product changes when Tony the best baker is working. 
A) Craig Newmark is customer number 15467. 
B) Compare the costs of supplies including energy over the last five years to determine the best-selling product by month. 
C) Best-selling product by day. 
D) Best-selling product changes when Tony the best baker is working.

Question 7

Feedback is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions. What would the original transmitter include?

Accepted Answer

A) Input, Transform, Output. 
B) Input, Transform, Outnumber. 
C) Output, Input, Performer. 
D) Input, Process, Transform. 
A) Input, Transform, Output. 
B) Input, Transform, Outnumber. 
C) Output, Input, Performer. 
D) Input, Process, Transform.

Question 8

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 9

The chief knowledge officer is responsible for (1)overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

Jason Charney is the CIO of Zapp Industries. Which of the following does not describe his primary responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

A) Manage and defend intellectual property, copyrights and patents. 
B) Oversee all the uses of information technology. 
C) Ensure the strategic alignment of MIS with business goals and objectives. 
D) Have tremendous insight into the capabilities of MIS. 
A) Manage and defend intellectual property, copyrights and patents. 
B) Oversee all the uses of information technology. 
C) Ensure the strategic alignment of MIS with business goals and objectives. 
D) Have tremendous insight into the capabilities of MIS.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Broad differentiation, broad cost leadership, and ________ create the three generic strategies identified by Porter.

Accepted Answer

A) Narrow market leadership 
B) High cost versus low cost 
C) Focused strategy 
D) None of the above 
A) Narrow market leadership 
B) High cost versus low cost 
C) Focused strategy 
D) None of the above

Question 14

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 15

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 the above. 
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 the above.

Question 16

Data is useful for understanding individual sales, but to gain deeper insight into a business data needs to be turned into information. Which of the following offers an example of turning data into information?

Accepted Answer

A) Who are my best customers? 
B) What is my best-selling product? 
C) What is my worst-selling product? 
D) All of the above 
A) Who are my best customers? 
B) What is my best-selling product? 
C) What is my worst-selling product? 
D) All of the above

Question 17

Waiting tables, teaching, and cutting hair are all examples of services that people pay for to fulfill their needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A stakeholder is a person or group that has an interest or concern in an organization. Stakeholders drive business strategies, and depending on the stakeholder's perspective, the business strategy can change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How are the majority of companies today typically organized?

Accepted Answer

A) By departments or functional areas. 
B) By departments or financial areas. 
C) By degree or financial areas. 
D) By manager or knowledge area. 
A) By departments or functional areas. 
B) By departments or financial areas. 
C) By degree or financial areas. 
D) By manager or knowledge area.

Question 20

The marketing department supports sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is considered a good?

Which of the following are included as potential internal strengths in a SWOT analysis that are helpful to an organization?

What resides within the minds of members, customers, and colleagues and include physical structures and recorded media?

What includes all parties involved, directly or indirectly, in obtaining raw materials or a product?

Feedback is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions. What would the original transmitter include?

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

The chief knowledge officer is responsible for (1)overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives.

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.

Jason Charney is the CIO of Zapp Industries. Which of the following does not describe his primary responsibilities?

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

Broad differentiation, broad cost leadership, and ________ create the three generic strategies identified by Porter.

What data is created by a machine without human intervention?

Why do students need to study information technology?

Data is useful for understanding individual sales, but to gain deeper insight into a business data needs to be turned into information. Which of the following offers an example of turning data into information?

Waiting tables, teaching, and cutting hair are all examples of services that people pay for to fulfill their needs.

A stakeholder is a person or group that has an interest or concern in an organization. Stakeholders drive business strategies, and depending on the stakeholder's perspective, the business strategy can change.

How are the majority of companies today typically organized?

The marketing department supports sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services.

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

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Exam 1: Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Which of the following is considered a good?

Which of the following are included as potential internal strengths in a SWOT analysis that are helpful to an organization?

What resides within the minds of members, customers, and colleagues and include physical structures and recorded media?

What includes all parties involved, directly or indirectly, in obtaining raw materials or a product?

Feedback is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions. What would the original transmitter include?

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

The chief knowledge officer is responsible for (1)overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives.

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.

Jason Charney is the CIO of Zapp Industries. Which of the following does not describe his primary responsibilities?

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

Broad differentiation, broad cost leadership, and ________ create the three generic strategies identified by Porter.

What data is created by a machine without human intervention?

Why do students need to study information technology?

Data is useful for understanding individual sales, but to gain deeper insight into a business data needs to be turned into information. Which of the following offers an example of turning data into information?

Waiting tables, teaching, and cutting hair are all examples of services that people pay for to fulfill their needs.

A stakeholder is a person or group that has an interest or concern in an organization. Stakeholders drive business strategies, and depending on the stakeholder's perspective, the business strategy can change.

How are the majority of companies today typically organized?

The marketing department supports sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services.

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

Filters