Question 1

A university registrar who uses her experience with university admissions in reviewing the applicant grades, application essays, and letters of recommendation, would be applying her knowledge in your application process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In your new position, you are told that you will be working with a business analyst. What would you expect this work to entail?

Accepted Answer

A) Review computer code 
B) Explain the business process 
C) Test programs 
D) Identify new technology that might benefit the organization 
E) Create Web sites and pages

Question 3

Who is an informed user, and what are the benefits of being an informed user?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Define the terms data, information, and knowledge, and provide examples of each one.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define the terms data, information, and knowledge,...

Question 5

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.

Question 6

___________ include B2B and B2C.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Discuss three positive and three negative societal effects of the increased use of information technology.

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Question 8

Knowledge is data that have been organized so that they have meaning to provide value to the recipient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As a manager in your company, you expect to retrieve _______ from operational systems and present it as _________ to your boss, who will react based on his ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

You are registering for the next semester at your university. You take into account your major, the courses you need, the prerequisites for each course, the times you take each course, and the professors teaching each section, as well as your work schedule. You are using _______ to select your class schedule.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The Emerging Technologies Manager forecasts technology trends; evaluates and experiments with new technologies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Software Project Manager is responsible for

Accepted Answer

A) strategic planning. 
B) day-to-day operations of the entire organization. 
C) managing IS services such as help desks, hotlines, training, and consulting. 
D) managing a particular existing system. 
E) managing a particular new systems development project.

Question 13

_________ is a traditional function of the MIS Department.

Accepted Answer

A) Managing system integration including the Internet, intranets, and extranets 
B) Educating the non-MIS managers about IT 
C) Providing technical services 
D) Creating business alliances with business partners

Question 14

Information is data that have been organized so that they have meaning to provide value to the recipient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What does a systems analyst do?

Accepted Answer

A) Manages an IS service 
B) Writes computer code 
C) Determines information requirements and technical specifications for new applications 
D) Forecasts technology trends 
E) Creates Web sites and pages

Question 16

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 to 5 in your office

Question 17

Which of the following statements about your future role as a manager is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The people I manage will likely be dispersed geographically. 
B) The size of my team will likely be smaller than teams of today. 
C) There will be less emphasis on office politics. 
D) Many of my decisions will be "real time". 
E) I will need IT tools to handle the data I utilize to make decisions.

Question 18

Who manages all systems throughout the organization and the day-to-day operations of the entire IS organization?

Accepted Answer

A) IS director 
B) Information centre manager 
C) Project manager 
D) Operations manager 
E) Programming manager

Question 19

Digital dashboards are special information systems that that support all managers of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The list of all your purchases from Amazon (books bought, price paid, dates)is defined as ___________.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: Introduction to Information Systems

A university registrar who uses her experience with university admissions in reviewing the applicant grades, application essays, and letters of recommendation, would be applying her knowledge in your application process.

In your new position, you are told that you will be working with a business analyst. What would you expect this work to entail?

Who is an informed user, and what are the benefits of being an informed user?

Define the terms data, information, and knowledge, and provide examples of each one.

Knowledge workers:

___________ include B2B and B2C.

Discuss three positive and three negative societal effects of the increased use of information technology.

Knowledge is data that have been organized so that they have meaning to provide value to the recipient.

As a manager in your company, you expect to retrieve ___ from operational systems and present it as _ to your boss, who will react based on his ________.

The Emerging Technologies Manager forecasts technology trends; evaluates and experiments with new technologies.

The Software Project Manager is responsible for

_________ is a traditional function of the MIS Department.

Information is data that have been organized so that they have meaning to provide value to the recipient.

What does a systems analyst do?

Which of the following statements about your future role as a manager is false?

Who manages all systems throughout the organization and the day-to-day operations of the entire IS organization?

Digital dashboards are special information systems that that support all managers of the organization.

The list of all your purchases from Amazon (books bought, price paid, dates) is defined as ___________.