Question 1

What extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet of Things 
B)  Predictive analytics 
C)  Machine to machine 
D)  Flat world 
A)  Internet of Things 
B)  Predictive analytics 
C)  Machine to machine 
D)  Flat world

Question 2

MIS is a business function.Which of the following does MIS perform to help aid the company in decision making and problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moves information about people 
B)  Moves processes across the company to improve systems 
C)  Moves information about products 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Moves information about people 
B)  Moves processes across the company to improve systems 
C)  Moves information about products 
D)  All of these choices

Question 3

Which of the following includes the roles and responsibilities of the CSO?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensuring the speed,accuracy,availability,and reliability of the MIS 
B)  Ensuring the ethical and legal use of information within a company 
C)  Ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by hackers and viruses 
D)  Ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives 
A)  Ensuring the speed,accuracy,availability,and reliability of the MIS 
B)  Ensuring the ethical and legal use of information within a company 
C)  Ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by hackers and viruses 
D)  Ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives

Question 4

The business decisions made by the Accounting department include manufacturing data,distribution data,and production data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What type of structured data includes input data,clickstream data,or gaming data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human-generated 
B)  Machine-generated 
C)  Machine-to-machine (M2M) 
D)  Systems thinking 
A)  Human-generated 
B)  Machine-generated 
C)  Machine-to-machine (M2M) 
D)  Systems thinking

Question 6

If you were thinking about a home theater system which of the following represents the outputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The DVD player,DVD movie,speakers,TV,and electricity 
B)  Playing the movie including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV 
C)  A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played 
D)  Spinning the disk to play,pause,rewind,or fast forward 
A)  The DVD player,DVD movie,speakers,TV,and electricity 
B)  Playing the movie including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV 
C)  A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played 
D)  Spinning the disk to play,pause,rewind,or fast forward

Question 7

When a company is the first to market with a competitive advantage,this is called a first-mover advantage.All of the following companies were first-movers except ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  FedEx - online self-service software 
B)  Apple - iPad 
C)  Apple - iPod 
D)  Microsoft - Bing search engine 
A)  FedEx - online self-service software 
B)  Apple - iPad 
C)  Apple - iPod 
D)  Microsoft - Bing search engine

Question 8

Closing the MIS skills gap by aligning the current workforce with potential future business needs is a simple proposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and act independently of each other.One solution that can help a company work ___________ includes management information systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  variables 
B)  human resource data 
C)  interdepartmentally 
D)  resource information systems 
A)  variables 
B)  human resource data 
C)  interdepartmentally 
D)  resource information systems

Question 10

The Sales and Marketing departments primarily use monetary data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which role within a company is responsible for overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategic aligns with business goals and objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chief knowledge officer (CKO) 
B)  Chief privacy officer (CPO) 
C)  Chief information officer (CIO) 
D)  Chief security officer (CSO) 
A)  Chief knowledge officer (CKO) 
B)  Chief privacy officer (CPO) 
C)  Chief information officer (CIO) 
D)  Chief security officer (CSO)

Question 12

A business strategy achieves a specific set of goals which include __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing new products or services,attracting new competition 
B)  Increasing costs,attracting new competition 
C)  Attracting new customers,developing new products or services 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Developing new products or services,attracting new competition 
B)  Increasing costs,attracting new competition 
C)  Attracting new customers,developing new products or services 
D)  All of these choices

Question 13

Who is responsible for collecting,maintaining,and distributing company knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chief knowledge officer (CKO) 
B)  Chief privacy officer (CPO) 
C)  Chief technology officer (CTO) 
D)  Chief information officer (CIO) 
A)  Chief knowledge officer (CKO) 
B)  Chief privacy officer (CPO) 
C)  Chief technology officer (CTO) 
D)  Chief information officer (CIO)

Question 14

Big data is a collection of large complex data sets,including structured and unstructured,which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Fast Company magazine,a few executive levels you might see created over the next decade include chief intellectual property officer,chief automation officer,and chief user experience officer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Firm infrastructure and human resource management are part of the support value activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the science of fact-based decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Business intelligence 
B)  Information 
C)  Knowledge 
D)  Analytics 
A)  Business intelligence 
B)  Information 
C)  Knowledge 
D)  Analytics

Question 18

The business decisions made by the Human Resources department include investment data,monetary data,and reporting data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which activities belong in the Accounting 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 is marketing 
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 is marketing 
D)  Relies on information from operations to understand inventory,place orders,and forecast consumer demand

Question 20

Which of the following offers an example where Porter's Five Forces are mostly strong and competition is high?

Accepted Answer

A)  A dog walking business 
B)  A ski resort 
C)  A professional hockey team 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  A dog walking business 
B)  A ski resort 
C)  A professional hockey team 
D)  All of these choices

What extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns?

MIS is a business function.Which of the following does MIS perform to help aid the company in decision making and problem solving?

Which of the following includes the roles and responsibilities of the CSO?

The business decisions made by the Accounting department include manufacturing data,distribution data,and production data.

What type of structured data includes input data,clickstream data,or gaming data?

If you were thinking about a home theater system which of the following represents the outputs?

When a company is the first to market with a competitive advantage,this is called a first-mover advantage.All of the following companies were first-movers except ____________.

Closing the MIS skills gap by aligning the current workforce with potential future business needs is a simple proposition.

The challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and act independently of each other.One solution that can help a company work ___________ includes management information systems.

The Sales and Marketing departments primarily use monetary data.

Which role within a company is responsible for overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategic aligns with business goals and objectives?

A business strategy achieves a specific set of goals which include __________.

Who is responsible for collecting,maintaining,and distributing company knowledge?

Big data is a collection of large complex data sets,including structured and unstructured,which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools.

According to Fast Company magazine,a few executive levels you might see created over the next decade include chief intellectual property officer,chief automation officer,and chief user experience officer.

Firm infrastructure and human resource management are part of the support value activities.

What is the science of fact-based decision making?

The business decisions made by the Human Resources department include investment data,monetary data,and reporting data.

Which activities belong in the Accounting department?

Which of the following offers an example where Porter's Five Forces are mostly strong and competition is high?

Decisions Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics 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

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Understanding Telecommunication Systems and Network Topologies

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Exam 1: Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

What extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns?

MIS is a business function.Which of the following does MIS perform to help aid the company in decision making and problem solving?

Which of the following includes the roles and responsibilities of the CSO?

The business decisions made by the Accounting department include manufacturing data,distribution data,and production data.

What type of structured data includes input data,clickstream data,or gaming data?

If you were thinking about a home theater system which of the following represents the outputs?

When a company is the first to market with a competitive advantage,this is called a first-mover advantage.All of the following companies were first-movers except ____________.

Closing the MIS skills gap by aligning the current workforce with potential future business needs is a simple proposition.

The challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and act independently of each other.One solution that can help a company work ___________ includes management information systems.

The Sales and Marketing departments primarily use monetary data.

Which role within a company is responsible for overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategic aligns with business goals and objectives?

A business strategy achieves a specific set of goals which include __________.

Who is responsible for collecting,maintaining,and distributing company knowledge?

Big data is a collection of large complex data sets,including structured and unstructured,which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools.

According to Fast Company magazine,a few executive levels you might see created over the next decade include chief intellectual property officer,chief automation officer,and chief user experience officer.

Firm infrastructure and human resource management are part of the support value activities.

What is the science of fact-based decision making?

The business decisions made by the Human Resources department include investment data,monetary data,and reporting data.

Which activities belong in the Accounting department?

Which of the following offers an example where Porter's Five Forces are mostly strong and competition is high?

Decisions Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics 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

Understanding Computer Hardware and Software: From CPUs to Operating Systems

Understanding Telecommunication Systems and Network Topologies

Database Design and Entity Relationships

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