MIS 304 EXAM 3 PRACTICE PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Which of the following statements is true about data?
1. it organizes or manipulates information to make it suitable for a
given task
2. it is the ability to understand information
3. it is the ability to make decisions or predictions based on
information
4. it has no meaning in and of itself
5. it can be defined as a representation of reality. Answer: It has no
meaning in and of itself
◉ Which of the following are examples of system software?. Answer:
WiFi Drive for Windows 10
◉ T/F - Some stores use technology to track your shopping habits?.
Answer: True
◉ The various services offered by google, such as gmail (email),
google drive or google calendar, all of which are accessed via web
browser, freeing users from the task of installing or updating
,traditional desktop applications or worrying about storing or
backing up data, are good examples of . .
1. internetworking
2. cloud computing
3. systems integration
4. data mining. Answer: Cloud computing
◉ Which of the following revenue generating models fall under
freeconomics?. Answer: freemium & advertising
◉ Which of the following best describes operational-level decision
making in an organization?
1. day-to-day decisions that are structured and recurring
2. decisions about effectively deploying organizational resources to
achieve strategic objectives. Answer: day-to-day
◉ the doubling of transistors on a chip every 2 years is called:
1. martial law
2. moore's law
3. menard's law
,4. moop's law. Answer: moore's law
◉ Which of the following is true about customer privacy?
1. A vendor is not required by law to respect your privacy
2. A vendor cannot track what products you examine in detail
3. A vendor cannot track the web pages you look at
1. A vendor is not required by law to respect your privacy. Answer: A
vendor is not required by law to respect your privacy
◉ A "Dashboard" provides short term information and is primarily
used by
1. operational staff
2. executives
3. managers. Answer: managers
◉ Firms analyze the value chain to highlight opportunities where IS
can make an organization more effective and efficient. Activities in
the value chain include:
1. Sales and Marketing
2. Freeconomics
, 3. None of the options are correct
4. The information age. Answer: sales and marketing & logistics
◉ Porter's competitive forces framework includes which of the
following sources of competition?
- existence/threats of substitute products/services that customers
can witch to
- threat of potential new entrants into an industry
- bargaining power buyers have in an industry
- rivalry among existing firms in the industry
- bargaining power of suppliers. Answer: All of the above
BBETR
◉ The gap between those individuals in our society who are
computer literate and have access to information resources like the
internet and those who do not is referred to as the
1. knowledge divide
2. electronic gap
3. horizontal disparity
4. power distance
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Which of the following statements is true about data?
1. it organizes or manipulates information to make it suitable for a
given task
2. it is the ability to understand information
3. it is the ability to make decisions or predictions based on
information
4. it has no meaning in and of itself
5. it can be defined as a representation of reality. Answer: It has no
meaning in and of itself
◉ Which of the following are examples of system software?. Answer:
WiFi Drive for Windows 10
◉ T/F - Some stores use technology to track your shopping habits?.
Answer: True
◉ The various services offered by google, such as gmail (email),
google drive or google calendar, all of which are accessed via web
browser, freeing users from the task of installing or updating
,traditional desktop applications or worrying about storing or
backing up data, are good examples of . .
1. internetworking
2. cloud computing
3. systems integration
4. data mining. Answer: Cloud computing
◉ Which of the following revenue generating models fall under
freeconomics?. Answer: freemium & advertising
◉ Which of the following best describes operational-level decision
making in an organization?
1. day-to-day decisions that are structured and recurring
2. decisions about effectively deploying organizational resources to
achieve strategic objectives. Answer: day-to-day
◉ the doubling of transistors on a chip every 2 years is called:
1. martial law
2. moore's law
3. menard's law
,4. moop's law. Answer: moore's law
◉ Which of the following is true about customer privacy?
1. A vendor is not required by law to respect your privacy
2. A vendor cannot track what products you examine in detail
3. A vendor cannot track the web pages you look at
1. A vendor is not required by law to respect your privacy. Answer: A
vendor is not required by law to respect your privacy
◉ A "Dashboard" provides short term information and is primarily
used by
1. operational staff
2. executives
3. managers. Answer: managers
◉ Firms analyze the value chain to highlight opportunities where IS
can make an organization more effective and efficient. Activities in
the value chain include:
1. Sales and Marketing
2. Freeconomics
, 3. None of the options are correct
4. The information age. Answer: sales and marketing & logistics
◉ Porter's competitive forces framework includes which of the
following sources of competition?
- existence/threats of substitute products/services that customers
can witch to
- threat of potential new entrants into an industry
- bargaining power buyers have in an industry
- rivalry among existing firms in the industry
- bargaining power of suppliers. Answer: All of the above
BBETR
◉ The gap between those individuals in our society who are
computer literate and have access to information resources like the
internet and those who do not is referred to as the
1. knowledge divide
2. electronic gap
3. horizontal disparity
4. power distance
