Exam 2: Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Which of the following components of a functioning information system includes the computer,keyboard,and monitor?

Which of the following is considered software when writing a class report?

Data should be relevant both to the context and to the subject.

Why is it important to recognize that all new information systems are frustrating at first?

Information varies from person to person based on

Dynamic processes cannot be reduced to fixed activities done the same way every time.

Data needs to be sufficient for the purpose for which it was generated.

A(n)________ is referred to as a sequence of activities for accomplishing a function.

Data must be accurate to improve the quality of information.

To understand the impact of a new technology,what are some questions that should be asked when assessing the scope of a new system?

A company's information system discovers a customer's poor credit history only after certain goods have been shipped to him.The information produced,as a result,was not useful because the data was ________.

Innovation is not expected in structured processes,but it is required in dynamic processes.

Understanding how business processes interact with information systems is common in the workplace.

Explain the reasons for the need of sufficient data.

Highly-standardized processes are done in different ways each time,regardless of who is working on it.

The instructions of a dynamic process are more rigid when compared to a structured process.

Human intuition does not play any role in a dynamic process.

Having to learn the procedures for using technology hinders productivity.

Define information and explain its characteristics.

All repositories are databases.