Question 1

The IT infrastructure is comprised of _______ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) IT components, IT personnel 
B) IT components, IT services 
C) IT services, IT personnel 
D) IT personnel, computer-based information systems 
E) Computer-based information systems, IT personnel 
A) IT components, IT personnel 
B) IT components, IT services 
C) IT services, IT personnel 
D) IT personnel, computer-based information systems 
E) Computer-based information systems, IT personnel

Question 2

_____ is/are the computer hardware, software, and communications technologies that are used by IT personnel to produce IT services.

Accepted Answer

A) IT components 
B) IT services 
C) Information technology 
D) An information system 
E) A computer-based information system 
A) IT components 
B) IT services 
C) Information technology 
D) An information system 
E) A computer-based information system

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct hierarchy from the lowest level to the highest level?

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge, information, data 
B) information, data, knowledge 
C) data, information, knowledge 
D) data, information, experience 
E) information, experience, wisdom 
A) knowledge, information, data 
B) information, data, knowledge 
C) data, information, knowledge 
D) data, information, experience 
E) information, experience, wisdom

Question 4

IT personnel use the IT infrastructure to develop information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements about IT's role in healthcare is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Doctors can make faster and better diagnoses and monitor critically ill patients more accurately. 
B) Enables surgeons to draw pictures to plan surgeries. 
C) Expert systems now help doctors diagnose diseases, and machine vision is enhancing the work of radiologists. 
D) doctors discuss complex medical cases via videoconferencing. 
A) Doctors can make faster and better diagnoses and monitor critically ill patients more accurately. 
B) Enables surgeons to draw pictures to plan surgeries. 
C) Expert systems now help doctors diagnose diseases, and machine vision is enhancing the work of radiologists. 
D) doctors discuss complex medical cases via videoconferencing.

Question 6

You have just been hired by the largest manufacturer in your area to join their management trainee program. You enjoyed your "computer course" in college and hope that you'll be able to put that knowledge to good use. Which of the following might you expect to do during the management training program?

Accepted Answer

A) Code a new application 
B) Recommend new technologies that might impact the organization 
C) Design a new application 
D) Become familiar with tools to support using data for decision making 
E) Work 9-5 in your office. 
A) Code a new application 
B) Recommend new technologies that might impact the organization 
C) Design a new application 
D) Become familiar with tools to support using data for decision making 
E) Work 9-5 in your office.

Question 7

Managing information resources in a modern organization is an easy task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

___________ include B2B and B2C.

Accepted Answer

A) Enterprise resource planning systems 
B) Computer-based information systems 
C) Functional area information systems 
D) Interorganizational information systems 
A) Enterprise resource planning systems 
B) Computer-based information systems 
C) Functional area information systems 
D) Interorganizational information systems

Question 9

A student's decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a transaction to the university's information system but not to its accounting system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Knowledge workers _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) handle day-to-day operations within an organization. 
B) make tactical decisions. 
C) advise middle managers 
D) make routine decisions. 
E) are generalists 
A) handle day-to-day operations within an organization. 
B) make tactical decisions. 
C) advise middle managers 
D) make routine decisions. 
E) are generalists

Question 11

What does a systems analyst do?

Accepted Answer

A) Manages an IS service 
B) Writes computer code. 
C) Interfaces between end users and programmers 
D) Forecasts technology trends 
E) Creates Web sites and pages 
A) Manages an IS service 
B) Writes computer code. 
C) Interfaces between end users and programmers 
D) Forecasts technology trends 
E) Creates Web sites and pages

Question 12

Supply chains are composed of only physical product flows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

_____ systems are designed to correct a lack of communications among _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Office automation systems, expert systems 
B) Transaction processing systems, functional area information systems 
C) Enterprise resource planning systems, functional area information systems 
D) Dashboards, office automation systems 
E) Functional area information systems, enterprise resource planning systems 
A) Office automation systems, expert systems 
B) Transaction processing systems, functional area information systems 
C) Enterprise resource planning systems, functional area information systems 
D) Dashboards, office automation systems 
E) Functional area information systems, enterprise resource planning systems

Question 14

Enterprise resource planning systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An organization's supply chain starts at the supplier and ends at the customer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A set of programs that enable the hardware to process data is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) hardware 
B) application 
C) a database 
D) a network 
E) procedures 
A) hardware 
B) application 
C) a database 
D) a network 
E) procedures

Question 17

A transaction processing system (TPS)supports many interorganizational operations, of which supply chain management is the best known.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements concerning the management of information resources is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) They have an enormous strategic value within an organization and therefore are relied on. 
B) Information systems are expensive to acquire, operate, and maintain. 
C) Computers are decentralized throughout the organization, which makes it harder to manage. 
D) Managing mainframes has become more difficult. 
E) Managing information resources is divided between the MIS department and end users. 
A) They have an enormous strategic value within an organization and therefore are relied on. 
B) Information systems are expensive to acquire, operate, and maintain. 
C) Computers are decentralized throughout the organization, which makes it harder to manage. 
D) Managing mainframes has become more difficult. 
E) Managing information resources is divided between the MIS department and end users.

Question 19

Information technology (IT)refers to the collection, processing, storage, analyzing, and dissemination of information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Transaction processing systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The IT infrastructure is comprised of _ and __.

_____ is/are the computer hardware, software, and communications technologies that are used by IT personnel to produce IT services.

Which of the following is the correct hierarchy from the lowest level to the highest level?

IT personnel use the IT infrastructure to develop information systems.

Which of the following statements about IT's role in healthcare is false?

Managing information resources in a modern organization is an easy task.

___________ include B2B and B2C.

A student's decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a transaction to the university's information system but not to its accounting system.

Knowledge workers _______________.

What does a systems analyst do?

Supply chains are composed of only physical product flows.

_ systems are designed to correct a lack of communications among _.

Enterprise resource planning systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

An organization's supply chain starts at the supplier and ends at the customer.

A set of programs that enable the hardware to process data is _____.

A transaction processing system (TPS)supports many interorganizational operations, of which supply chain management is the best known.

Which of the following statements concerning the management of information resources is not true?

Information technology (IT)refers to the collection, processing, storage, analyzing, and dissemination of information.

Transaction processing systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Data and Knowledge Management

Telecommunications and Networking

Business Analytics

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Social Computing

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Plug It in 7 Protecting Your Information Assets

Plug It in 1 Business Processes and Business Process Management

Plug It in 2 Hardware and Soft Ware

Plug It in 3 Fundamentals of Relational Database Operations

Plug It in 4 Cloud Computing

Plug It in 5 Artificial Intelligence

Plug It in 6 Project Management

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Exam 1: Introduction to Information Systems

The IT infrastructure is comprised of _______ and ________.

_____ is/are the computer hardware, software, and communications technologies that are used by IT personnel to produce IT services.

Which of the following is the correct hierarchy from the lowest level to the highest level?

IT personnel use the IT infrastructure to develop information systems.

Which of the following statements about IT's role in healthcare is false?

Managing information resources in a modern organization is an easy task.

___________ include B2B and B2C.

A student's decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a transaction to the university's information system but not to its accounting system.

Knowledge workers _______________.

What does a systems analyst do?

Supply chains are composed of only physical product flows.

_____ systems are designed to correct a lack of communications among _____.

Enterprise resource planning systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

An organization's supply chain starts at the supplier and ends at the customer.

A set of programs that enable the hardware to process data is _____.

A transaction processing system (TPS)supports many interorganizational operations, of which supply chain management is the best known.

Which of the following statements concerning the management of information resources is not true?

Information technology (IT)refers to the collection, processing, storage, analyzing, and dissemination of information.

Transaction processing systems tightly integrate the functional area information systems via a common database.

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Data and Knowledge Management

Telecommunications and Networking

Business Analytics

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Social Computing

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Plug It in 7 Protecting Your Information Assets

Plug It in 1 Business Processes and Business Process Management

Plug It in 2 Hardware and Soft Ware

Plug It in 3 Fundamentals of Relational Database Operations

Plug It in 4 Cloud Computing

Plug It in 5 Artificial Intelligence

Plug It in 6 Project Management

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The IT infrastructure is comprised of _ and __.

_ systems are designed to correct a lack of communications among _.