Question 1

The quality of thinking determines the quality of the information that is produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Average wage is knowledge that can be derived from the data of individual wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Describe accurate information.Why is an information system providing accurate information crucial to an organisation?

Accepted Answer

Good information is accurate information

Question 4

In swimlane format,________ are specific tasks that need to be accomplished as part of a business process.

Accepted Answer

A) resources 
B) databases 
C) repositories 
D) activities 
A) resources 
B) databases 
C) repositories 
D) activities

Question 5

Activities within a business process are shown in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) rectangles 
B) squares 
C) diamonds 
D) circles 
A) rectangles 
B) squares 
C) diamonds 
D) circles

Question 6

Procedures act as the bridge between the computer and human sides of the five-component framework of an IS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Buyers read vendor and product data from the vendor data repository,but they don't write data to it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Briefly describe activities and roles in swimlane format.

Accepted Answer

Swimlane format is a graphical arrangeme

Question 9

Data is knowledge derived from information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the five-component framework of an IS,data is the bridge between the computer side and the human side.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true of business processes?

Accepted Answer

A) Process effectiveness is determined by the ratio of benefits to costs. 
B) Cost of infrastructure is not included under cost of business process. 
C) An effective business process enables an organisation to accomplish its strategy. 
D) If two versions of a business process create the same benefit,then the higher cost one is more efficient. 
A) Process effectiveness is determined by the ratio of benefits to costs. 
B) Cost of infrastructure is not included under cost of business process. 
C) An effective business process enables an organisation to accomplish its strategy. 
D) If two versions of a business process create the same benefit,then the higher cost one is more efficient.

Question 12

Automation moves work from the software component to the data component.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In an IS framework,data is considered to be a part of the computer side.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Automation is the process in which instructions for humans are transferred to instructions for hardware.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When work that was formerly done by people has been moved to computers,it is said to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A) documented 
B) outsourced 
C) automated 
D) systematised 
A) documented 
B) outsourced 
C) automated 
D) systematised

Question 16

Describe the process of automation against the background of the five-component framework of an information system.

Accepted Answer

The five components of an information sy

Question 17

One of the major benefits of an information system is labour savings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Data flows represent the movement of data from one activity to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Just barely sufficient information is information that is sufficient for the purpose for which it is generated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

________ is the ratio of benefits to costs.

Accepted Answer

A) Performance rating 
B) Scalability 
C) Efficiency 
D) Effectiveness 
A) Performance rating 
B) Scalability 
C) Efficiency 
D) Effectiveness

Exam 2: Business Processes, Information Systems and Information

The quality of thinking determines the quality of the information that is produced.

Average wage is knowledge that can be derived from the data of individual wages.

Describe accurate information.Why is an information system providing accurate information crucial to an organisation?

In swimlane format,________ are specific tasks that need to be accomplished as part of a business process.

Activities within a business process are shown in ________.

Procedures act as the bridge between the computer and human sides of the five-component framework of an IS.

Buyers read vendor and product data from the vendor data repository,but they don't write data to it.

Briefly describe activities and roles in swimlane format.

Data is knowledge derived from information.

In the five-component framework of an IS,data is the bridge between the computer side and the human side.

Which of the following statements is true of business processes?

Automation moves work from the software component to the data component.

In an IS framework,data is considered to be a part of the computer side.

Automation is the process in which instructions for humans are transferred to instructions for hardware.

When work that was formerly done by people has been moved to computers,it is said to be ________.

Describe the process of automation against the background of the five-component framework of an information system.

One of the major benefits of an information system is labour savings.

Data flows represent the movement of data from one activity to another.

Just barely sufficient information is information that is sufficient for the purpose for which it is generated.

________ is the ratio of benefits to costs.

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