Question 1

Which of the following factors is the most important reason why data can be shared across different systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to convert any data into digital form 
B)  the creation of wireless communication technologies 
C)  the use of cloud storage to store off-site data 
D)  the presence of different formats of data 
A)  the ability to convert any data into digital form 
B)  the creation of wireless communication technologies 
C)  the use of cloud storage to store off-site data 
D)  the presence of different formats of data A

Question 2

In an information systems department, the enterprise systems subunit is responsible for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  installing, managing, and updating servers 
B)  providing services to internal and external customers on technology issues 
C)  developing, installing, maintaining, and overseeing the organization's mission-critical software applications 
D)  maintaining the environmentally controlled areas in which servers and communications equipment are located 
A)  installing, managing, and updating servers 
B)  providing services to internal and external customers on technology issues 
C)  developing, installing, maintaining, and overseeing the organization's mission-critical software applications 
D)  maintaining the environmentally controlled areas in which servers and communications equipment are located C

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of volunteering with the help of an information system?

Accepted Answer

A)  A volunteer uses his cell phone to translate books into Spanish while commuting to work. 
B)  A volunteer visits a branch of the CRY organization in his city to donate money. 
C)  A volunteer spends every summer teaching English in schools in Africa. 
D)  A volunteer donates his old clothes to an orphanage in his neighborhood. 
A)  A volunteer uses his cell phone to translate books into Spanish while commuting to work. 
B)  A volunteer visits a branch of the CRY organization in his city to donate money. 
C)  A volunteer spends every summer teaching English in schools in Africa. 
D)  A volunteer donates his old clothes to an orphanage in his neighborhood. A

Question 4

The binary code for SOS is information and the word "HELP!!!" is knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How are policies enforced in information systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each user can select the policies to be enforced on the individual's account. 
B)  Information systems come with built-in policies that are installed into the system. 
C)  The operational-level employees decide the policies that need to be enforced in an information system. 
D)  Managers develop policies that are enforced by the information systems. 
A)  Each user can select the policies to be enforced on the individual's account. 
B)  Information systems come with built-in policies that are installed into the system. 
C)  The operational-level employees decide the policies that need to be enforced in an information system. 
D)  Managers develop policies that are enforced by the information systems.

Question 6

Describe the trends in research in the field of management information systems.

Accepted Answer

Examining the articles in the major jour

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of the IT department areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The help desk department maintains the environmentally controlled areas in which servers and communications equipment are located. 
B)  The systems administration department installs, manages, and updates servers. 
C)  The enterprise systems and applications department handles backups and archiving. 
D)  The operations department provides services to internal and external customers on technology issues. 
A)  The help desk department maintains the environmentally controlled areas in which servers and communications equipment are located. 
B)  The systems administration department installs, manages, and updates servers. 
C)  The enterprise systems and applications department handles backups and archiving. 
D)  The operations department provides services to internal and external customers on technology issues.

Question 8

As a result of people editing, cutting and pasting, and making copies of electronic documents, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more than 75 percent of U.S. corporations have solid retention policies in place 
B)  organizations find it difficult to manage the retention process 
C)  companies no longer find it necessary to invest in e-discovery 
D)  organizations seldom review the existing business processes and organizational policies 
A)  more than 75 percent of U.S. corporations have solid retention policies in place 
B)  organizations find it difficult to manage the retention process 
C)  companies no longer find it necessary to invest in e-discovery 
D)  organizations seldom review the existing business processes and organizational policies

Question 9

People pay a monthly subscription fee to financial service companies to get current stock prices. Which of the following characteristics of information does this highlight?

Accepted Answer

A)  timeliness 
B)  accuracy 
C)  completeness 
D)  relevance 
A)  timeliness 
B)  accuracy 
C)  completeness 
D)  relevance

Question 10

Harry, an employee of Bennett-Techno Inc., is responsible for ensuring that the technological setup in the organization supports the organization goals. He is also responsible for setting the organization goals. Which of the following positions does Harry hold in the organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human Resource Director 
B)  Chief Executive Officer 
C)  Vice President of Sales 
D)  Chief Information Officer 
A)  Human Resource Director 
B)  Chief Executive Officer 
C)  Vice President of Sales 
D)  Chief Information Officer

Question 11

Which of the following functional areas in an information systems department maintains the location of servers and communications equipment?

Accepted Answer

A)  operations 
B)  end-user support and help desk 
C)  services administration 
D)  systems 
A)  operations 
B)  end-user support and help desk 
C)  services administration 
D)  systems

Question 12

________ is responsible for identifying, assessing, and addressing threats to an organization from unforeseen circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A)  The crisis management team 
B)  The customer relationship management team 
C)  The supply chain management team 
D)  The operations management team 
A)  The crisis management team 
B)  The customer relationship management team 
C)  The supply chain management team 
D)  The operations management team

Question 13

Navi-devices Inc., a manufacturer of portable navigation devices, provides free traffic updates and identifies the nearest parking spaces available with its latest device. It accomplishes this by using GPS coordinates of subscribers and traffic data from radio stations. Which of the following is the most likely impact of this strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will improve the company's operations management. 
B)  It will improve their customer relationship management. 
C)  It will lower their total revenue. 
D)  It will provide the company with a competitive advantage. 
A)  It will improve the company's operations management. 
B)  It will improve their customer relationship management. 
C)  It will lower their total revenue. 
D)  It will provide the company with a competitive advantage.

Question 14

Describe the field of management information systems. List some of the areas that attract much of the interest in this field.

Accepted Answer

The study of information systems, how pe

Question 15

Which of the following is the reason why speech data is gaining importance in call centers?

Accepted Answer

A)  It holds no patterns and therefore requires no analysis. 
B)  It can be optimized and stored in lesser storage capacities than text data. 
C)  Every individual has the same vocal pattern; therefore, it requires no analysis. 
D)  The analysis of the tone of voice and tempo reveals valuable information. 
A)  It holds no patterns and therefore requires no analysis. 
B)  It can be optimized and stored in lesser storage capacities than text data. 
C)  Every individual has the same vocal pattern; therefore, it requires no analysis. 
D)  The analysis of the tone of voice and tempo reveals valuable information.

Question 16

A single high-temperature reading of a patient at Patient First, a 24-hour walk-in clinic in Florida, is a piece of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  information 
B)  intuition 
C)  evidence 
D)  data 
A)  information 
B)  intuition 
C)  evidence 
D)  data

Question 17

Which of the following is a method employed by some organizations to prevent access to USB ports in order to keep employees from copying data?

Accepted Answer

A)  using epoxy glue 
B)  using a captcha 
C)  performing a warm boot 
D)  upgrading middleware 
A)  using epoxy glue 
B)  using a captcha 
C)  performing a warm boot 
D)  upgrading middleware

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about the ethical issues surrounding information systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is easy to determine who is responsible for the damage caused by accidental leaks of private information. 
B)  People tend to judge the severity of ethical violations in information systems partly on the basis of the number of people affected. 
C)  Information systems are powerful and contain vast amounts of personal data making the ethicality of its use a tertiary concern. 
D)  The amplification effect of information systems minimizes the harm caused by ethical violations of information systems. 
A)  It is easy to determine who is responsible for the damage caused by accidental leaks of private information. 
B)  People tend to judge the severity of ethical violations in information systems partly on the basis of the number of people affected. 
C)  Information systems are powerful and contain vast amounts of personal data making the ethicality of its use a tertiary concern. 
D)  The amplification effect of information systems minimizes the harm caused by ethical violations of information systems.

Question 19

Marsha, a sales executive, faces issues while copying data from one spreadsheet to another. The formatting of the copied data is not the same as that of the data that is pasted. She started facing this problem only after her older spreadsheet application was upgraded to a newer version. She raises a ticket stating "Request older system. New system not working as desired." The IT technician misconstrues this as a request to replace the computer with an older version. When Marsha returns the next morning, she finds that her computer has been replaced with an older version. Which of the following is the reason why her request had been misunderstood?

Accepted Answer

A)  absence of a proper IT-support structure 
B)  the lack of a dedicated help desk 
C)  different levels of communication skills 
D)  the jargon barrier 
A)  absence of a proper IT-support structure 
B)  the lack of a dedicated help desk 
C)  different levels of communication skills 
D)  the jargon barrier

Question 20

Explain, with an example, how information systems can make an enormous contribution to nonprofit organizations.

Accepted Answer

Typically, nonprofit volunteers are "do-

Which of the following factors is the most important reason why data can be shared across different systems?

In an information systems department, the enterprise systems subunit is responsible for ________.

Which of the following is an example of volunteering with the help of an information system?

The binary code for SOS is information and the word "HELP!!!" is knowledge.

How are policies enforced in information systems?

Describe the trends in research in the field of management information systems.

Which of the following statements is true of the IT department areas?

As a result of people editing, cutting and pasting, and making copies of electronic documents, ________.

People pay a monthly subscription fee to financial service companies to get current stock prices. Which of the following characteristics of information does this highlight?

Harry, an employee of Bennett-Techno Inc., is responsible for ensuring that the technological setup in the organization supports the organization goals. He is also responsible for setting the organization goals. Which of the following positions does Harry hold in the organization?

Which of the following functional areas in an information systems department maintains the location of servers and communications equipment?

________ is responsible for identifying, assessing, and addressing threats to an organization from unforeseen circumstances.

Describe the field of management information systems. List some of the areas that attract much of the interest in this field.

Which of the following is the reason why speech data is gaining importance in call centers?

A single high-temperature reading of a patient at Patient First, a 24-hour walk-in clinic in Florida, is a piece of ________.

Which of the following is a method employed by some organizations to prevent access to USB ports in order to keep employees from copying data?

Which of the following statements is true about the ethical issues surrounding information systems?

Explain, with an example, how information systems can make an enormous contribution to nonprofit organizations.

Information Systems and Strategy

Information and Communications Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture

Databases and DataWarehouses

Information Systems for the Enterprise

The Web, E-Commerce, and M-Commerce

Business Intelligence and Decision Making

Collaborating with Technology

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Ethics, Privacy, and Security

Systems Development and Procurement

Project Management and Strategic Planning

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Exam 1: Information Systems and People

Which of the following factors is the most important reason why data can be shared across different systems?

In an information systems department, the enterprise systems subunit is responsible for ________.

Which of the following is an example of volunteering with the help of an information system?

The binary code for SOS is information and the word "HELP!!!" is knowledge.

How are policies enforced in information systems?

Describe the trends in research in the field of management information systems.

Which of the following statements is true of the IT department areas?

As a result of people editing, cutting and pasting, and making copies of electronic documents, ________.

People pay a monthly subscription fee to financial service companies to get current stock prices. Which of the following characteristics of information does this highlight?

Harry, an employee of Bennett-Techno Inc., is responsible for ensuring that the technological setup in the organization supports the organization goals. He is also responsible for setting the organization goals. Which of the following positions does Harry hold in the organization?

Which of the following functional areas in an information systems department maintains the location of servers and communications equipment?

________ is responsible for identifying, assessing, and addressing threats to an organization from unforeseen circumstances.

Describe the field of management information systems. List some of the areas that attract much of the interest in this field.

Which of the following is the reason why speech data is gaining importance in call centers?

A single high-temperature reading of a patient at Patient First, a 24-hour walk-in clinic in Florida, is a piece of ________.

Which of the following is a method employed by some organizations to prevent access to USB ports in order to keep employees from copying data?

Which of the following statements is true about the ethical issues surrounding information systems?

Explain, with an example, how information systems can make an enormous contribution to nonprofit organizations.

Information Systems and Strategy

Information and Communications Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture

Databases and DataWarehouses

Information Systems for the Enterprise

The Web, E-Commerce, and M-Commerce

Business Intelligence and Decision Making

Collaborating with Technology

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Ethics, Privacy, and Security

Systems Development and Procurement

Project Management and Strategic Planning

Filters