Question 1

Which of the following is an example of real-time information?

Accepted Answer

A)  The price of a particular brand of chocolate 
B)  Number of cars sold by a manufacturer in the last two years 
C)  Census data over the last ten years 
D)  Daily weather forecast details 
E)  Literature review on a particular research study

Question 2

Rapid advances in IT have been associated with a flattening of the organizational hierarchy which results in:

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in establishment of boundaryless organizations. 
B)  a move toward vertical information flow. 
C)  a move toward greater centralization. 
D)  a decrease in the organization's efficiency. 
E)  an increase in the establishment of tall management hierarchies.

Question 3

The _____ stage occurs when advancing IT leads to the development of a more advanced product making the old one obsolete and resulting in a fall of sales. Author: This is true only of IT-related products, a small portion of the business world. An energy drink does not enter its decline stage because of advancing IT. Please revise.

Accepted Answer

A)  embryonic 
B)  conceptual 
C)  growth 
D)  maturity 
E)  decline

Question 4

A line of software code is called an instruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is the most advanced management information system that incorporates artificial intelligence in its design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expert system 
B)  Group decision-support system 
C)  Executive-support system 
D)  Transaction-processing system 
E)  Operations information system

Question 6

Which of the following management information systems are used for routine tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decision-support systems 
B)  Expert systems 
C)  Transaction-processing systems 
D)  E-commerce systems 
E)  Decision-support systems
Author: Possible answers A and E are identical.

Question 7

A B2B network structure is a formal series of global strategic alliances that one or several organizations create with suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors to produce and market a product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Application software tells the computer hardware how to run.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The decline stage of a product begins when a more advanced product makes the old one obsolete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Rapid advances in IT have resulted in greater decentralization and horizontal information flows within organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The attribute that affects the usefulness of information and is determined by the availability of information as per requirement is called _____. Author: Could you rephrase this question? "Availability as per requirement" is not exactly clear.

Accepted Answer

A)  relevance 
B)  timeliness 
C)  quantity 
D)  completeness 
E)  quality

Question 12

Local area networks are multimodule application software packages that allow a company to link and coordinate the entire set of functional activities necessary to move products from the initial design stage to the final customer stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Trade that takes place between a company and individual customers using IT and the Internet is called business-to-business (B2B) commerce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The stage which immediately follows the embryonic stage in a product's life cycle is the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  creation 
B)  maturity 
C)  decline 
D)  growth 
E)  conception

Question 15

The set of methods or techniques for acquiring, organizing, storing, manipulating, and transmitting organized and meaningful data is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  data harvesting. 
B)  data mapping. 
C)  data mediation. 
D)  informatization. 
E)  information technology.

Question 16

With respect to expert systems, which of the following is NOT a minimum requirement for IT in order to mimic human expertise and intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognition of problems 
B)  Display of emotions 
C)  Formulation of solutions 
D)  Explanation of solutions 
E)  The ability to learn from experience

Question 17

The final step that managers need to take to achieve control over organizational activities is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  measure actual performance. 
B)  establish measurable standards of performance. 
C)  perform tests to confirm consistency. 
D)  compare actual performance against established goals. 
E)  evaluate the results and take corrective action.

Question 18

A system that managers use in their nonroutine tasks of coordinating and controlling tasks is known as a transaction-processing system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a nonprogrammed task or decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changing streetlights 
B)  The purchase of a new house 
C)  A trip to the grocery store for supplies 
D)  Paying electricity bills 
E)  Reordering printer cartridges

Question 20

Raw, unsummarized, and unanalyzed facts are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociofacts 
B)  data 
C)  information 
D)  feedback 
E)  morse codes

Exam 18: Used Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

Which of the following is an example of real-time information?

Rapid advances in IT have been associated with a flattening of the organizational hierarchy which results in:

A line of software code is called an instruction.

Which of the following is the most advanced management information system that incorporates artificial intelligence in its design?

Which of the following management information systems are used for routine tasks?

A B2B network structure is a formal series of global strategic alliances that one or several organizations create with suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors to produce and market a product.

Application software tells the computer hardware how to run.

The decline stage of a product begins when a more advanced product makes the old one obsolete.

Rapid advances in IT have resulted in greater decentralization and horizontal information flows within organizations.

The attribute that affects the usefulness of information and is determined by the availability of information as per requirement is called _____. Author: Could you rephrase this question? "Availability as per requirement" is not exactly clear.

Local area networks are multimodule application software packages that allow a company to link and coordinate the entire set of functional activities necessary to move products from the initial design stage to the final customer stage.

Trade that takes place between a company and individual customers using IT and the Internet is called business-to-business (B2B) commerce.

The stage which immediately follows the embryonic stage in a product's life cycle is the _____ stage.

The set of methods or techniques for acquiring, organizing, storing, manipulating, and transmitting organized and meaningful data is known as:

With respect to expert systems, which of the following is NOT a minimum requirement for IT in order to mimic human expertise and intelligence?

The final step that managers need to take to achieve control over organizational activities is to:

A system that managers use in their nonroutine tasks of coordinating and controlling tasks is known as a transaction-processing system.

Which of the following is an example of a nonprogrammed task or decision?

Raw, unsummarized, and unanalyzed facts are called _____.